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The year is 2024 and many domainers still find it practically impossible to openly acknowledge other TLD extensions have relevance. Why does this matter? Well, it speaks to the industryâs maturity being capped. At least from a domain investor standpoint. This isnât to suggest by any means that domainers should view every extension as having the same value as their beloved .com. Itâs merely to say itâs time to grow up and acknowledge thereâs room for more than .com in the online world of website addressing and digital identity. Especially for individual addressing needs/preferences.
In the case of individual addressing needs/preferences, itâs rather concerning that some domainers would see a domain like âbob.hawkesâ and double-down on the notion it has no relevance in comparison to âbobhawkes.comâ. (Would love your thoughts on which is better @bobhawkes.) Sheesh. Whereâs the logic in that? Especially if shorter is âbetterâ. An exact-match name clearly has relevance; and alternative TLDs make this naming approach possible. Ask a major web player like YouTube who actively employs YouTu.be. This isnât a matter of preferring or valuing all extensions. Itâs a matter of recognizing life and language isnât all âcommercialâ and â.comâ.
Sure, this thread will likely be moved to another section of the forum; and will likely jog unsavory feelings in the minds and hearts of those domainers whoâd downvote it into oblivion if they could. Yet, the relevant point about other extensions having relevance stands. Thereâs not a single domainer that has gone the distance of boycotting ICANN for approving TLDs; or went on a crusade to rid the world of every word and acronym except commercial and .com. Itâs time to wake up and recognize we donât have to like or value what has even the slightest bit of relevance. We should merely acknowledge it has a place. Easy right? For most of us old-school domainers, probably not.
In the case of individual addressing needs/preferences, itâs rather concerning that some domainers would see a domain like âbob.hawkesâ and double-down on the notion it has no relevance in comparison to âbobhawkes.comâ. (Would love your thoughts on which is better @bobhawkes.) Sheesh. Whereâs the logic in that? Especially if shorter is âbetterâ. An exact-match name clearly has relevance; and alternative TLDs make this naming approach possible. Ask a major web player like YouTube who actively employs YouTu.be. This isnât a matter of preferring or valuing all extensions. Itâs a matter of recognizing life and language isnât all âcommercialâ and â.comâ.
Sure, this thread will likely be moved to another section of the forum; and will likely jog unsavory feelings in the minds and hearts of those domainers whoâd downvote it into oblivion if they could. Yet, the relevant point about other extensions having relevance stands. Thereâs not a single domainer that has gone the distance of boycotting ICANN for approving TLDs; or went on a crusade to rid the world of every word and acronym except commercial and .com. Itâs time to wake up and recognize we donât have to like or value what has even the slightest bit of relevance. We should merely acknowledge it has a place. Easy right? For most of us old-school domainers, probably not.