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Re: Domains for the Rest of Us

#61

Post by bxparks »

atomi wrote: post #47
zhte415 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Typing a domain or having a preference for a browser, perhaps more IT in background, is a huge generational gap. EDIT as I seem to be a computer! Let me explain a recent conversation, one of several, that illustrated this. /EDIT Chatting with a friend that wants an app for his small business, just a 3 page app with a contact form: His clients are mainly 20s, mainly early 20s, not particularly technical. Most (so, aro…

That's an interesting writing style.

Yeah... I can't understand what the writer is trying to say. I read it 3-4 times.

Re: Domains for the Rest of Us

#62

Post by zhte415 »

atomi wrote: post #47
zhte415 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Typing a domain or having a preference for a browser, perhaps more IT in background, is a huge generational gap. EDIT as I seem to be a computer! Let me explain a recent conversation, one of several, that illustrated this. /EDIT Chatting with a friend that wants an app for his small business, just a 3 page app with a contact form: His clients are mainly 20s, mainly early 20s, not particularly technical. Most (so, aro…

That's an interesting writing style.

This is weird. I've had this comment here before, not a lot, but once every few months. What is it in particular? Punctuation? Adjective clauses?

No, I am not a computer.

Re: Domains for the Rest of Us

#64

Post by klipt »

zhte415 wrote: post #62
atomi wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's an interesting writing style.

This is weird. I've had this comment here before, not a lot, but once every few months. What is it in particular? Punctuation? Adjective clauses? No, I am not a computer.

Is English your second language?

I guess everyone is more suspicious since GPT-3 came out and a bunch of people made ML generated blog posts etc.

FWIW I found your comment understandable.

Re: Domains for the Rest of Us

#65

Post by klipt »

bxparks wrote: post #61
atomi wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's an interesting writing style.

Yeah... I can't understand what the writer is trying to say. I read it 3-4 times.

Older people prefer browsing to a website. Younger people, too young to remember RSS, prefer apps.

Re: Domains for the Rest of Us

#66

Post by gogopuppygogo »

ramraj07 wrote: post #39

If anyone still wants a simple cool TLD .com, try out names with hyphens. They're almost completely unexplored and I personally see no downside (except typing the domain in a mobile keyboard but who types domains anyways).

I agree. I’ve seen multiple startups achieve seven figures in revenue with hyphens before moving to buy the name without the hyphen.

Re: Domains for the Rest of Us

#68

Post by zhte415 »

klipt wrote: post #64
zhte415 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is weird. I've had this comment here before, not a lot, but once every few months. What is it in particular? Punctuation? Adjective clauses? No, I am not a computer.

Is English your second language? I guess everyone is more suspicious since GPT-3 came out and a bunch of people made ML generated blog posts etc. FWIW I found your comment understandable.

Not a second language. But spent the last decade largely speaking a second (or third) language and/or with ESL speakers. Perhaps that's starting to rub-off! Oh dear.. Not sleeping right for the past few days may also be a factor. GPT-3 paranoia may also be a thing.

Re: Domains for the Rest of Us

#70

Post by miguelmota »

ramraj07 wrote: post #39

If anyone still wants a simple cool TLD .com, try out names with hyphens. They're almost completely unexplored and I personally see no downside (except typing the domain in a mobile keyboard but who types domains anyways).

Curious, are there any sites that you use that have a hyphen in domain?

Seems like about ~1% of the top 500 websites use a hyphen in domain.

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