Comments on: What’s in a (Domain) Name Anyway? http://blog.magnt.com/2008/10/whats-in-a-domain-name-anyway/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:39:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matthewm http://blog.magnt.com/2008/10/whats-in-a-domain-name-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Matthewm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:03:53 +0000 http://tastynectar.com/blog/?p=303#comment-53 I was branded a geek for registering my own name as a domain name. I suggested to friends that they do the same but they weren't interested ... ... at least until I registered their names for them. They didn't like the idea of somebody else being in control of their own internet real-estate! Great post, thanks for sharing. Matt I was branded a geek for registering my own name as a domain name. I suggested to friends that they do the same but they weren’t interested …

… at least until I registered their names for them. They didn’t like the idea of somebody else being in control of their own internet real-estate!

Great post, thanks for sharing.

Matt

]]> By: mike h http://blog.magnt.com/2008/10/whats-in-a-domain-name-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-49 mike h Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:49:52 +0000 http://tastynectar.com/blog/?p=303#comment-49 Having my own domain name has been very important to me for a few years now. It's like your own little island on the web that take on a different form at any time you wish. On a career/professional level, it's your store front. Why settle for username.blogspot.com? The longevity of social networking and blog sites is something I'm very skeptical of, and my own domain name gives me some insulation if they were to fail. Five years from now, we'll probably look at blogs and microblogs and say "that's so 2008". The pace at which these sites have been created speaks to how fast they will evolve and even become obsolete. When my daughter was born three years ago, one of the first things I did was buy her a domain name! Of course, she doesn't do anything with it, but it'll be there for her when she is ready for it. In 2020, she'll probably take ownership of it... but by then I bet blogs and the like will be ancient history. Having my own domain name has been very important to me for a few years now. It’s like your own little island on the web that take on a different form at any time you wish. On a career/professional level, it’s your store front. Why settle for username.blogspot.com? The longevity of social networking and blog sites is something I’m very skeptical of, and my own domain name gives me some insulation if they were to fail. Five years from now, we’ll probably look at blogs and microblogs and say “that’s so 2008″. The pace at which these sites have been created speaks to how fast they will evolve and even become obsolete.

When my daughter was born three years ago, one of the first things I did was buy her a domain name! Of course, she doesn’t do anything with it, but it’ll be there for her when she is ready for it. In 2020, she’ll probably take ownership of it… but by then I bet blogs and the like will be ancient history.

]]> By: kylesteed http://blog.magnt.com/2008/10/whats-in-a-domain-name-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-27 kylesteed Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:29:04 +0000 http://tastynectar.com/blog/?p=303#comment-27 ... and this is why I own www.kylesteed.com … and this is why I own http://www.kylesteed.com

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