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.io is simply the new .net, what you get when you can't get .com but don't want to rename. Although .io and .ai are really expensive so I wouldn't be surprised

.io is simply the new .net, what you get when you can't get .com but don't want to rename. Although .io and .ai are really expensive so I wouldn't be surprised if something new comes up.

yieldcrv 3y ago
in my world that was true 10 years ago, except it wasnt a cop out: nobody needed .coms but nobody knew it yet because of prevailing wisdom over here .xyz is the new .io and nobody cares about the tld that much at all if you’re relying on users to type in your domain name, or SEO, or some form of legitimacy with an equally as antiquated crowd, you’ve already failed and need to scrap the idea
- loktarogar 3y ago
  I only seem to see .xyz in the crypto space (and alphabet inc). Generally it's a crypto scam pushed at me in a twitter/x ad. What are some other players on the .xyz tld?
  - Levitating 3y ago
    I've used .xyz because the domains go for a few cents per year. And then I moved away from them because it felt so unprofessional.
  - sdsd 3y ago
    i've seen lots of devs using it for their personal blogs, i guess because it's cheap. personally, im excited to buy an .lol tonight!
    - account42 3y ago
      .lol is overpriced and worse, can arbitrarily increase the price in the future. Using anything other than an ICANN-controld gTLD (com,net,org,etc.) or a ccTLD (be very careful about ones from countries other than your own) is a fool.
      - sdsd 3y ago
        the domain i was looking at is $1.80/yr so im not upset at the price, and its just for silly personal stuff so if they increase price i could just switch to something else. good to know about the risks of price hikes though!
        whatyesaid 3y ago
        First registration is $2 but any renewal is $20 after. A lot of first year domains use different pricing and they are charged differently I think by the TLD holders, so it's not just stupid marketing by like GoDaddy who hopes you don't transfer to another registrar after them taking a loss the first year and huge hike after A lot of super cheap ones have expensive renewals.
      - cqqxo4zV46cp 3y ago
        “A fool” is beyond dramatic.
  - xigoi 3y ago
    One of the lecturers at my faculty has his academic website on an .xyz domain.
    - owl57 3y ago
      Does he speak any Slavic languages? I know a Russian lecturer who does that in part because he considers it funny to use a TLD that looks similar to the obscene word "хуй".
      - notpushkin 3y ago
        That's a bit weird of an association. I'm Russian and хуй doesn't usually come to my mind when I see xyz.
      - xigoi 3y ago
        > Does he speak any Slavic languages? Well yes, but not one that uses the Cyrillic alphabet or has this word.
- Etheryte 3y ago
  Singular data point, but I don't think I've ever seen a company that I would take seriously use .xyz.
  - farco12 3y ago
    abc.xyz?
    - account42 3y ago
      Alphabet is not a company most people interact with directly so their website address doesn't matter at all.
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - paulddraper 3y ago
    Double data point here. In fact, unless you're selling to techies, it's dubious to operate a US business on anything but .com.
    - rlayton2 3y ago
      Aussie here, we try to get both the .com and the .com.au (and now also the .au), because people will just use one or the other, regardless of what the link says.
      - omeid2 3y ago
        I think opening up .au was criminal. Same as the .uk one. Investor value at the cost of hurting small business by increasing cost or creating confusion.
        shric 3y ago
        I realize you're referring specifically to general .au, but I don't think the average person will think to try foo.au instead of foo.com.au and .com.au isn't opened up to my knowledge. The name must be derived from your registered Australian business (ACN or ABN). I've had a .net.au since 1999 and the same rules apply there.

.io is simply the new .net, what you get when you can't get .com but don't want to rename. Although .io and .ai are really expensive so I wouldn't be surprised if something new comes up.

yieldcrv 3y ago

in my world that was true 10 years ago, except it wasnt a cop out: nobody needed .coms but nobody knew it yet because of prevailing wisdom over here .xyz is the new .io and nobody cares about the tld that much at all if you’re relying on users to type in your domain name, or SEO, or some form of legitimacy with an equally as antiquated crowd, you’ve already failed and need to scrap the idea

loktarogar 3y ago
I only seem to see .xyz in the crypto space (and alphabet inc). Generally it's a crypto scam pushed at me in a twitter/x ad. What are some other players on the .xyz tld?
- Levitating 3y ago
  I've used .xyz because the domains go for a few cents per year. And then I moved away from them because it felt so unprofessional.
- sdsd 3y ago
  i've seen lots of devs using it for their personal blogs, i guess because it's cheap. personally, im excited to buy an .lol tonight!
  - account42 3y ago
    .lol is overpriced and worse, can arbitrarily increase the price in the future. Using anything other than an ICANN-controld gTLD (com,net,org,etc.) or a ccTLD (be very careful about ones from countries other than your own) is a fool.
    - sdsd 3y ago
      the domain i was looking at is $1.80/yr so im not upset at the price, and its just for silly personal stuff so if they increase price i could just switch to something else. good to know about the risks of price hikes though!
      - whatyesaid 3y ago
        First registration is $2 but any renewal is $20 after. A lot of first year domains use different pricing and they are charged differently I think by the TLD holders, so it's not just stupid marketing by like GoDaddy who hopes you don't transfer to another registrar after them taking a loss the first year and huge hike after A lot of super cheap ones have expensive renewals.
    - cqqxo4zV46cp 3y ago
      “A fool” is beyond dramatic.
- xigoi 3y ago
  One of the lecturers at my faculty has his academic website on an .xyz domain.
  - owl57 3y ago
    Does he speak any Slavic languages? I know a Russian lecturer who does that in part because he considers it funny to use a TLD that looks similar to the obscene word "хуй".
    - notpushkin 3y ago
      That's a bit weird of an association. I'm Russian and хуй doesn't usually come to my mind when I see xyz.
    - xigoi 3y ago
      > Does he speak any Slavic languages? Well yes, but not one that uses the Cyrillic alphabet or has this word.
Etheryte 3y ago
Singular data point, but I don't think I've ever seen a company that I would take seriously use .xyz.
- farco12 3y ago
  abc.xyz?
  - account42 3y ago
    Alphabet is not a company most people interact with directly so their website address doesn't matter at all.
- deleted 3y ago
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- paulddraper 3y ago
  Double data point here. In fact, unless you're selling to techies, it's dubious to operate a US business on anything but .com.
  - rlayton2 3y ago
    Aussie here, we try to get both the .com and the .com.au (and now also the .au), because people will just use one or the other, regardless of what the link says.
    - omeid2 3y ago
      I think opening up .au was criminal. Same as the .uk one. Investor value at the cost of hurting small business by increasing cost or creating confusion.
      - shric 3y ago
        I realize you're referring specifically to general .au, but I don't think the average person will think to try foo.au instead of foo.com.au and .com.au isn't opened up to my knowledge. The name must be derived from your registered Australian business (ACN or ABN). I've had a .net.au since 1999 and the same rules apply there.