Ask HN: Non .com .tld for project website

Re:Ask HN: Non .com .tld for project website by 3000 on Sunday April 30, 2023 @02:40PM (#35765358)

notion started the .so trend didnt they? follow up question.... why? whats 'so' short for?

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Re:Ask HN: Non .com .tld for project website by niemandhier on Sunday April 30, 2023 @04:31PM (#35766334)

Shared object, it’s the traditional extension of dynamically likeable c++ libs.

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Re:Ask HN: Non .com .tld for project website by 3000 on Sunday April 30, 2023 @04:48PM (#35766473)

thanks didnt know that, was thinking SOftware

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Re:Ask HN: Non .com .tld for project website by ratio11 on Monday May 01, 2023 @12:44AM (#35769176)

As far as I know, yes. Namecheap markets it as being short for software, or social.

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Re:Ask HN: Non .com .tld for project website by simantel on Monday May 01, 2023 @05:34PM (#35779498)

It's short for Somalia. I don't think Notion has ever said why they chose it, though?

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