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The only motivation behind this is absurd profit for those selling domain names, and I doubt that NYC will even see that money (does anybody know more informati
by thrush 13y ago
The only motivation behind this is absurd profit for those selling domain names, and I doubt that NYC will even see that money (does anybody know more information about this?).
Otherwise, I don't see how this would help a company identify in any useful way especially because we are talking about internet addresses here. How would ordering a product from webstore.nyc be any more helpful than webstore.com? It seems like a useless novelty, and will add more complexity and confusion to URL's in general as other cities get their own TLD's from the US and globally.
- mattzito 13y agoRegistrars are a very low-margin business these days. I assume you mean registry.
- thrush 13y agoThanks for pointing that out. I edited to have a broader meaning, because I think there is a potential exploitation done by domain squatters in addition.
- jweir 13y agoPeople take great pride in where their business is based. And making that fact know is valuable. Whether it is a brewery in Bend, Oregon, a tech firm in Mountain View or a fashion company in New York City. To have a domain which instantly says where you are is valuable. So, another motivation might be branding the city and the businesses which function within the city. NYC already has the Made in NY program http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_NY http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_NY this is another step in the city branding itself and its industry.