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Re: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

tpmx wrote: post #34
fragmede wrote: post #12

As mentioned on the linked page, http://docs.new , http://sheets.new , and http://slides.new exist as shortcuts to get to a new google doc, but it doesn't play well with Chrome's address bar - using them makes getting to existing docs and sheets take an extra step. Not the worst, but still, kind of annoying.

If you have a both a personal gmail account and a for-work "google for business" account - the shortcut will take you to whatever account you signed into first . If you attempt to switch to a different account after accessing https://docs.new/ , that will trigger an "ask for permission to access document" dialog. Not awesome. (AFAIK, the only way to fix this is to sign out and then log back in, in the "correct" order…

Note on Android this actually works great. Typing docs.new gives me a modal where I can choose between my work and personal account, and then dumps me in the docs editor app with a new doc.

Re: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

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Post by AdrienLemaire »

I'm a bit confused. Are these domains only usable as web redirects? Or is it just that the examples shown are used as such, but we can use the domain as any other one? I wonder how having multiple entries to the same page will affect page ranking.

Looking up gist.new, I wonder why there are 2 requests done:

307 Internal Redirect

301 Moved Permanently

Before getting the 200 request to https://gist.github.com/.

Re: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

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Post by tln »

tpmx wrote: post #34
fragmede wrote: post #12

As mentioned on the linked page, http://docs.new , http://sheets.new , and http://slides.new exist as shortcuts to get to a new google doc, but it doesn't play well with Chrome's address bar - using them makes getting to existing docs and sheets take an extra step. Not the worst, but still, kind of annoying.

If you have a both a personal gmail account and a for-work "google for business" account - the shortcut will take you to whatever account you signed into first . If you attempt to switch to a different account after accessing https://docs.new/ , that will trigger an "ask for permission to access document" dialog. Not awesome. (AFAIK, the only way to fix this is to sign out and then log back in, in the "correct" order…

On chrome for Android, I am asked which account to use.

On chrome desktop, I have separate profiles for work and home so nothing is intermingled.

Re: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

#46

Post by p1necone »

ChrisGranger wrote: post #33
appleshore wrote: post #30

The only super useful version of this idea is a privacy law that requires services that collect data to offer a “facebook.delete” link to temporarily and permanently remove personal data.

Please, please, please let this become a thing. I hate how many sites force you to jump through hoops to remove your data and/or close your account.

A lot of those hoops are an important security measure though. Imagine if someone else could quickly and easily delete your account if they managed to steal your password.

Re: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

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Post by tpmx »

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #41
tpmx wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you have a both a personal gmail account and a for-work "google for business" account - the shortcut will take you to whatever account you signed into first . If you attempt to switch to a different account after accessing https://docs.new/ , that will trigger an "ask for permission to access document" dialog. Not awesome. (AFAIK, the only way to fix this is to sign out and then log back in, in the "correct" order…

Note on Android this actually works great. Typing docs.new gives me a modal where I can choose between my work and personal account, and then dumps me in the docs editor app with a new doc.

Surely "PCs" must the dominant form factor for Google Docs/Sheets/Slides authoring? Still?

I mean, it's neat that you can edit a google doc on your phone, but who actually spends hours authoring that doc, tapping on a software keyboard on 5 inch touch screen?

Re: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

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Post by yoloClin »

JMTQp8lwXL wrote: post #18
yoloClin wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm really sad that registering clin.sucks would cost me $250USD or whatever. The intent of the TLD seller is to hold companies to ransom (buy yourcompany.sucks, or someone that hates you will). I'd kill clin.sucks as a mail domain.

Even without the TLD, someone could register a multitude of other names, e.g., brandsucks.com. Or brandreallysucks.com. You couldn't buy all of them.

Yeah, but apple.sucks is far more iconic than applesucks.com. I'm sure companies as large as Apple would have purchased both, and other variations as a defensive move.

I can't think of any other justification for .sucks to charge as much as they do for registration other than to ransom large companies.

TLDs are a complete wasteland any way you look at them.

com.au domains (owned by AUDA) at have a policy against squatting but it's reactive, toothless, time consuming and painful. On releasing a squatted domain, it's flagged as being a squatted domain (rather than expired) and AUDA approved registrars such as drop.com.au host blind auction domains, with the highest bin winning. Meaning you're either paying more than you need for a resource that should cost $15AUD to fight off real or imaginary squatters who will offer you the domain at a highly inflated cost. If you lose the auction any money you bid ends up as non-refundable credit within Drop.com.au ecosystem. I'm still unsure if it's good intentions gone bad, or just blatantly corrupt.

/rant

Re: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

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Post by jiveturkey »

p1necone wrote: post #46
ChrisGranger wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please, please, please let this become a thing. I hate how many sites force you to jump through hoops to remove your data and/or close your account.

A lot of those hoops are an important security measure though. Imagine if someone else could quickly and easily delete your account if they managed to steal your password.

no, most of the hoops are a dark pattern to discourage you not to delete and/or trick you into incomplete deletion.

presumably a .delete domain wouldn't be "quick and easy", you'd still have to authenticate and perhaps verify intent via OOB method. however, the link to the action would be well known and obvious, instead of having to dig dig dig around a website.

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