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Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by cnity »

gnu8 wrote: post #10

The DNS is serious internet infrastructure, not your play toy. The practice of selling TLDs to every two bit dotcom was a mistake and needs to end.

Domain registration is the most fascinating interaction between multiple outlooks. There's the true hacker spirit of DNS resolution as a technology. There's the lawful bureaucracy of ICANN shoe-horning the technology into a legal framework. Then there's the capitalism of registry "operators" who appear to exist almost solely to navigate ICANN.

It really feels like there ought to be a better system.

Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by kykeonaut »

broast wrote: post #29
ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's still available, I checked. It just happen to cost 12.5k USD.

I don't really get godaddys pricing on these or what exactly they buy you. They're claiming this price is to preregister to maximize your chance to own it. There is a base rate of $19.99 per year but depending on what word you enter, it quotes up to $12k Bang.ing = 12k; Smash.ing = 3k; Gni.ing = 100; Whyaresomecheaper.ing = 19.99

b.ing goes for 130k

Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by jancsika »

imbusy111 wrote: post #26
0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where does this land legally now? Could Microsoft go to ICANN and demand you hand it over for the registration fee or is it first come first serve?

Yes, they can demand you hand it over and you will hand it over.

Do they have to pay you for it?

Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by lagniappe »

bluish29 wrote: post #11

So as I understand, they sold the Google domain business to Squarespace but will keep Google Registry with all its questioning new TLDs like .zip.

I get the idea sometimes that the "concept" of a TLD is being destroyed. Whether that be intentionally or unintentionally, I get the hints that we're headed toward AOL keywords all over again.

Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by phkahler »

Sander_Marechal wrote: post #2

Great. There's a Dutch bank called ING. I can't wait for all the phish.ing to start. IMHO all those new TLDs are just a huge mistake and a blatant money-grab.

>> IMHO all those new TLDs are just a huge mistake and a blatant money-grab.

Especially with this one. There is no room for competition since each verb can only be used once with the ing suffix. Well, competition for who is willing to pay the most, but from the consumer side there can only be one URL.

Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by SXX »

ge96 wrote: post #15

nice, going to open a lot of doors imagine someone automates buying all the verbs(?)

It's exactly what Google want you to do. They made majority verbs prohibitevely expensive premium domains to take their cut.

Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by NKosmatos »

Great, another goldmine "discovered" by Google. They'll make loads of money out of thin air and in the meantime allow people to create some confus.ing and phish.ing web sites (sorry for the pun :-))

Re: The .ing top-level domain

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Post by olalonde »

broast wrote: post #29
ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's still available, I checked. It just happen to cost 12.5k USD.

I don't really get godaddys pricing on these or what exactly they buy you. They're claiming this price is to preregister to maximize your chance to own it. There is a base rate of $19.99 per year but depending on what word you enter, it quotes up to $12k Bang.ing = 12k; Smash.ing = 3k; Gni.ing = 100; Whyaresomecheaper.ing = 19.99

Bitcoin.ing shows up as $129,999.99/yr. I think I'll pass.

https://www.godaddy.com/domainsearch/find?checkAvail=1&domai...

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