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They probably wouldn't bother trying to guess. And I honestly don't see that as a bad thing. I rarely guess domain names. If I don't know the address, I sear

by Navarr 14y ago

They probably wouldn't bother trying to guess. And I honestly don't see that as a bad thing. I rarely guess domain names. If I don't know the address, I search it. I expect most normal people search it even if they do know the address.

seanp2k2 14y ago
What, then, is the point of a domain name at all? You can get Google to index your IP. Save cash, protect yourself somewhat from USA or some other police state pulling your domain...there are myriad benefits.
- Navarr 14y ago
  The point of a domain name is an easy to remember address. Not a guessing game. Not an easy to guess address. I'm not even sure how you came to that conclusion based on what I said. Multiple domain names (like book et al) will hopefully be easier to remember. Things like "harrypotter.book" or "looking-for.love" won't be easy to forget if you see them once. Domains shouldn't be a guessing game anyway.
- shykes 14y ago
  Even when people stop using DNS to find what they're looking for, they'll still use it for a long time to confirm that they're in the right place. Numeric IPs definitely don't pass the smell test. In fact some browsers might even display phishing warnings.
  - MichaelGG 14y ago
    Having more gTLDs just makes "finding the right place" even more difficult. Is mybank.com/.bank/.money/.finance correct? SSL will be easy to get on the other domains. With arbitrary gTLDs, it just makes the domain name even less useful for identifying than it currently is.
5l 14y ago
It's a bad thing - effectively it gives a few search companies control over the entire namespace. ie. if it's not searchable, it doesn't exist.
- Navarr 14y ago
  That doesn't make it a bad thing. When did marketing depend on search engines? Search Engines aren't the end all be all.
- shykes 14y ago
  It's true that the decline of DNS further strengthens the position of a few gatekeepers - Google on the web, Apple on the phone. On the bright side, this might kill ICANN or at least make them irrelevant. That is a good thing because ICANN is arguably the worst possible gatekeeper for internet names. They combine the worst aspects of the private and public world: they inherited a monopoly over a public resource which frees them from the constraints of being an efficient and trustworthy business, like so many state bureaucracies; yet they are a private entity not accountable to the public in any way.

by Navarr 14y ago

seanp2k2 14y ago

What, then, is the point of a domain name at all? You can get Google to index your IP. Save cash, protect yourself somewhat from USA or some other police state pulling your domain...there are myriad benefits.

Navarr 14y ago
The point of a domain name is an easy to remember address. Not a guessing game. Not an easy to guess address. I'm not even sure how you came to that conclusion based on what I said. Multiple domain names (like book et al) will hopefully be easier to remember. Things like "harrypotter.book" or "looking-for.love" won't be easy to forget if you see them once. Domains shouldn't be a guessing game anyway.
shykes 14y ago
Even when people stop using DNS to find what they're looking for, they'll still use it for a long time to confirm that they're in the right place. Numeric IPs definitely don't pass the smell test. In fact some browsers might even display phishing warnings.
- MichaelGG 14y ago
  Having more gTLDs just makes "finding the right place" even more difficult. Is mybank.com/.bank/.money/.finance correct? SSL will be easy to get on the other domains. With arbitrary gTLDs, it just makes the domain name even less useful for identifying than it currently is.

5l 14y ago

It's a bad thing - effectively it gives a few search companies control over the entire namespace. ie. if it's not searchable, it doesn't exist.

Navarr 14y ago
That doesn't make it a bad thing. When did marketing depend on search engines? Search Engines aren't the end all be all.
shykes 14y ago
It's true that the decline of DNS further strengthens the position of a few gatekeepers - Google on the web, Apple on the phone. On the bright side, this might kill ICANN or at least make them irrelevant. That is a good thing because ICANN is arguably the worst possible gatekeeper for internet names. They combine the worst aspects of the private and public world: they inherited a monopoly over a public resource which frees them from the constraints of being an efficient and trustworthy business, like so many state bureaucracies; yet they are a private entity not accountable to the public in any way.