Comments on: Top-level decision made on domain names http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/top-level-domain-names/ The Blog for Dusted Design Partners Limited Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:53:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: DNEdition http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/top-level-domain-names/#comment-6049 DNEdition Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:28:48 +0000 http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/?p=364#comment-6049 The new .PRO extension seems to be a good idea. Not exactly sure how it will benefit branding but I like the aspect of providing domain extension for certain business professionals. The new .PRO extension seems to be a good idea. Not exactly sure how it will benefit branding but I like the aspect of providing domain extension for certain business professionals.

]]> By: SEO http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/top-level-domain-names/#comment-6048 SEO Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:14:45 +0000 http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/?p=364#comment-6048 I think they have gone to far with the "extension boom" newbies are getting more and more confused. If they would have stayed with the original 5 we would have been ok, but in the long run the new ones will fall and well be back to a less confusing dimension I think they have gone to far with the “extension boom” newbies are getting more and more confused. If they would have stayed with the original 5 we would have been ok, but in the long run the new ones will fall and well be back to a less confusing dimension

]]> By: Epic Urls http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/top-level-domain-names/#comment-6047 Epic Urls Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:05:00 +0000 http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/?p=364#comment-6047 I agree with Matt. I think as long as search engines do not discriminate the extension but give equally to each extension then we may see a slight balance of power with .coms. Unfortunately, the coms are regarded as the only extension worthy of businesses. I agree with Matt. I think as long as search engines do not discriminate the extension but give equally to each extension then we may see a slight balance of power with .coms. Unfortunately, the coms are regarded as the only extension worthy of businesses.

]]> By: sharlene http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/top-level-domain-names/#comment-5844 sharlene Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:37:39 +0000 http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/?p=364#comment-5844 yeah agreed....some things are just meant to be kept simple yeah agreed….some things are just meant to be kept simple

]]> By: Matt http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/top-level-domain-names/#comment-5179 Matt Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:02:16 +0000 http://www.dusteddesign.com/blog/?p=364#comment-5179 I think the last thing we need is overcomplicated domain names. Simple is best. Currently you can pretty much guess a company’s web address by taking their name and sticking ‘.com’ on the end. Complicated <acronym title="Universal Resource Identifier">URI</acronym>s have already proved to be a miss with users. An example of this is the social bookmarking site Delicious. Their URI used to be <del datetime="2008-09-02T11:17:05+00:00">de.licio.us</del> <a href="http://del.icio.us" rel="nofollow">del.icio.us</a> (Had to edit this to get it right... case in point!). When they recently re-designed their site, they also took the opportunity to change their URI to <a href="http://delicious.com" rel="nofollow">delicious.com</a> as users would frequently mis-type the old one. I think the last thing we need is overcomplicated domain names. Simple is best. Currently you can pretty much guess a company’s web address by taking their name and sticking ‘.com’ on the end.

Complicated URIs have already proved to be a miss with users. An example of this is the social bookmarking site Delicious. Their URI used to be de.licio.us del.icio.us (Had to edit this to get it right… case in point!). When they recently re-designed their site, they also took the opportunity to change their URI to delicious.com as users would frequently mis-type the old one.

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