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> If Amazon should have the second level domain because it's the most well know association of the word at the commerce level, then why shouldn't it be given th

> If Amazon should have the second level domain because it's the most well know association of the word at the commerce level, then why shouldn't it be given the top level domain if it has the most well known association of the word, period? The second question is a lot wider in scope and harder to answer, for one. It's usually beneficial to narrow scope to make problems easier to solve.

icebraining 8y ago
Then why stop at one? Let's have three or four. They can get "amazon.retail.com.us", while the river can get "amazon.river.geo.america", etc.
ryanlol 8y ago
Easy test that might give us a hint, compare the google search results between '"amazon.com" -site:amazon.com' '"the amazon" OR "amazon rainforest" OR "amazon river"' At least on google, amazon.com returns vastly more stuff. Hell, even '"Amazon" AND "Bezos"' gets way more hits than '"amazon rainforest" OR "amazon river"' Obviously this is far from conclusive, but it's something. Google trends might also be an useful tool. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%22the%20amazon%22,%22amazon.com%22,amazon%20bezos,amazon%20river,amazon%20rainforest https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%22the%20amazon%2... Seems like people search for "the amazon" about as often as they search for amazon and bezos together, worldwide.
- kadendogthing 8y ago
  > google search results between It's so amazing how predictable some of the response on HN are. Google is a search engine built for the web, and even more so today built for U.S. consumers. Not what's real, or true, or appreciable. And certainly not reality. The fact that you thought this would be a convincing argument is extremely laughable and again, palpably ridiculous.
  - ryanlol 8y ago
    My comment you’re replying to already acknowledges that this isn’t a convincing argument by itself. Whats up with the unnecessary hostility?
    - kadendogthing 8y ago
      >Whats up with the unnecessary hostility? What are you talking about? >My comment you’re replying to already acknowledges that this isn’t a convincing argument by itself. then why make it?
      - ryanlol 8y ago
        >What are you talking about? "The fact that you thought this would be a convincing argument is extremely laughable and again, palpably ridiculous." Which actually probably better applies to your statement about Google specifically being built for US consumers, which is obviously nonsense. Google works great in Finnish which is a terribly complicated and small language, doesn't seem like an US consumer only product to me. And anyway, if we're going to focus on the English language word for the Amazon river, then we'd be better off focusing on the English-speaking market. A quick look at wikipedia shows that very few languages besides English use "Amazon". >then why make it? As I said, because it's something.

icebraining 8y ago

Then why stop at one? Let's have three or four. They can get "amazon.retail.com.us", while the river can get "amazon.river.geo.america", etc.

ryanlol 8y ago

Easy test that might give us a hint, compare the google search results between '"amazon.com" -site:amazon.com' '"the amazon" OR "amazon rainforest" OR "amazon river"' At least on google, amazon.com returns vastly more stuff. Hell, even '"Amazon" AND "Bezos"' gets way more hits than '"amazon rainforest" OR "amazon river"' Obviously this is far from conclusive, but it's something. Google trends might also be an useful tool. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%22the%20amazon%22,%22amazon.com%22,amazon%20bezos,amazon%20river,amazon%20rainforest https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%22the%20amazon%2... Seems like people search for "the amazon" about as often as they search for amazon and bezos together, worldwide.

kadendogthing 8y ago
> google search results between It's so amazing how predictable some of the response on HN are. Google is a search engine built for the web, and even more so today built for U.S. consumers. Not what's real, or true, or appreciable. And certainly not reality. The fact that you thought this would be a convincing argument is extremely laughable and again, palpably ridiculous.
- ryanlol 8y ago
  My comment you’re replying to already acknowledges that this isn’t a convincing argument by itself. Whats up with the unnecessary hostility?
  - kadendogthing 8y ago
    >Whats up with the unnecessary hostility? What are you talking about? >My comment you’re replying to already acknowledges that this isn’t a convincing argument by itself. then why make it?
    - ryanlol 8y ago
      >What are you talking about? "The fact that you thought this would be a convincing argument is extremely laughable and again, palpably ridiculous." Which actually probably better applies to your statement about Google specifically being built for US consumers, which is obviously nonsense. Google works great in Finnish which is a terribly complicated and small language, doesn't seem like an US consumer only product to me. And anyway, if we're going to focus on the English language word for the Amazon river, then we'd be better off focusing on the English-speaking market. A quick look at wikipedia shows that very few languages besides English use "Amazon". >then why make it? As I said, because it's something.