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I have said it before and I will say it again, the new gTLDs are just a money grab by ICANN. Not only that, but they are basically SEO black holes, no thanks!
If we can get older blogs and new blogs onto the .blog namespace, then this will free up .com for what it was intended for; companies.
What's wrong with blog.domain.com or domain.com/blog? Why have a gazillion different domains - this is fragmenting identity especially if you can't secure the same name. The new extensions are a legalized extortion!
Also, I don't know that I'd call this extortion, no one is forcing people to buy up these new TLDs.
A cash grab, however...
What's wrong with blog.domain.com or domain.com/blog? Why have a gazillion different domains - this is fragmenting identity especially if you can't secure the same name. The new extensions are a legalized extortion!
Theres nothing wrong with blog.domain.com or domain.com/blog. This new TLD is probably going to be more useful than the other TLDs that were released previously. Also, I don't know that I'd call this extortion, no one is forcing people to buy up these new TLDs. A cash grab, however...
I have said it before and I will say it again, the new gTLDs are just a money grab by ICANN. Not only that, but they are basically SEO black holes, no thanks!
No, I think they are needed. The .com namespace is crowded, it's really hard to find a nice, short domain name, as pretty much everything under 6 characters has been bought up. If we can get older blogs and new blogs onto the .blog namespace, then this will free up .com for what it was intended for; com panies.
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Theres nothing wrong with blog.domain.com or domain.com/blog. This new TLD is probably going to be more useful than the other TLDs that were released previously. Also, I don't know that I'd call this extortion, no one is forcing people to buy up these new TLDs. A cash grab, however...
It surely is! If you have name.com/blog, now you have to buy yet another domain - name.blog. Many brands are forced to "secure" a bunch of overpriced domains! And this is what extortion is! And I said "legalized" extortion as on paper, as you say, nobody is forcing anybody, but in fact they are!
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It surely is! If you have name.com/blog, now you have to buy yet another domain - name.blog. Many brands are forced to "secure" a bunch of overpriced domains! And this is what extortion is! And I said "legalized" extortion as on paper, as you say, nobody is forcing anybody, but in fact they are!
"now you have to buy" I fail to see why. Do they also have to "secure" a handle in every social media/service/website/platform that allows registration? An email account in every provider? Register their company in every country in the world?
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No, I think they are needed. The .com namespace is crowded, it's really hard to find a nice, short domain name, as pretty much everything under 6 characters has been bought up. If we can get older blogs and new blogs onto the .blog namespace, then this will free up .com for what it was intended for; com panies.
Oh, so consumers make a difference between name.co, name.com, name.website, name.online, name.click, name.link? Gimme a break! This is a legalized scam and ICANN is a mafia!
You're really looking for a problem where there is none.