click here for story (http://www.wirednews.com/news/business/0,1367,40270,00.html)

Got $2,000 anyone? I'm registering dotbizsucks.biz :)

[Edited by Chicken on 11-19-2000 at 09:21 AM]

Originally posted by Chicken
http://www.wirednews.com/news/business/0,1367,40270,00.html

Got $2,000 anyone? I'm registering dotbizsucks.biz :)

lol. I'd help you, but I don't have much money right now myself ;)

SEX.BIZ

99.9% that it is taken :bawling:

Uhm, Chicken-y, you might wanna edit yer post to fix the URL...

Chicken,
I was expecting a new .web but then they have left this out. .web seems to be the next best after .com and .net
Wonder why they left it out.

BTW, Have you thought abt poultry.biz? Jus' kiddin'

Wing.
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As part of our cost cutting exercises, the light at the end of the tunnel has been shut down until further notice.

[Edited by TheWingThing on 11-19-2000 at 08:20 AM]

Originally posted by TheWingThing

I was expecting a new .web but then they have left this out. .web seems to be the next best after .com and .net
Wonder why they left it out.

I read somewhere that they decided not to do .web because lots of people - according to webtld.com, 20,000 people - have already registered .web names. And the names don't even "work" yet! There was an issue of what to do about people who'd already registered good .webs, should the database be cleared out so that everyone had a chance or would the speculators be able to keep their .webs, etc. etc. I tried to confirm this info on ICANN's site but couldn't find it.

So by proving they could do it, WebTLD shot themselves in the foot (at least initially). Ironic eh? Maybe charging people wasn't the best idea just yet?

Anyway, if people want a shorter name they can already go for a different contry code, so I don't see the need for more, really expensive TLDs.

Originally posted by Chicken
Anyway, if people want a shorter name they can already go for a different contry code, so I don't see the need for more, really expensive TLDs. The hope of the people behind .biz is that the high price and the rules for eligibility will create an air of exclusivity and thus desirability.

Your dotbizsucks.biz likely wouldn't be allowed, since unlike .com domains .biz will only be available for "legitimate" businesses. Too bad this plan http://www.wirednews.com/news/politics/0,1283,34691,00.html didn't pan out; you could have gone with dotbiz.sucks instead!

[Edited by JayC on 11-19-2000 at 04:44 PM]