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This looks really cool. The first question that comes to mind from the .io tld is does it have API access? There was a company called Zecco (zecco.com) which a

by Tarang 13y ago

This looks really cool. The first question that comes to mind from the .io tld is does it have API access? There was a company called Zecco (zecco.com) which also did something similar with zero commissions (hence the name). Not sure if they're still active. Update: looks like they (zecco) were bought by tradeking. So from the FAQ Page it looks like they will make money from margin accounts (presumably swap/interest) and also by charging for API access.

seiji 13y ago
Why does a .io TLD make you think about API access?
- blackjack48 13y ago
  "input-output"
  - seiji 13y ago
    "indian ocean"
    - Tarang 13y ago
      That may be where the tld belongs but you'll find a disproportionally large amount of .io sites serving up APIs
      - brownbat 13y ago
        Huh, go figure. It really took off as the home for artisanal techie websites: http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/artisanal-websites-the-rise-of-io-domains-for-well-crafted-web-services http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/artisanal-websites-the-ri... (Beattie credits evocative short name, stable British administration, lots of available short and English word domains.)
        seiji 13y ago
        Yup, nothing to do with APIs though. Another clever new-ish one is .ac, but it's more expensive than the already expensive .io.
        Multics 13y ago
        The Rise of .io Domain Names for APIs: http://blog.programmableweb.com/2013/08/28/the-rise-of-io-domain-names-for-apis/ http://blog.programmableweb.com/2013/08/28/the-rise-of-io-do... .io domains are very popular in a ton of different areas, though!
      - prodigal_erik 13y ago
        Only to people poorly informed enough not to know that "some random guy in a legal jurisdiction we don't know anything about has us by the throat, and we're okay with that" should make a service look rather sketchy.
        saryant 13y ago
        It's a British territory...
        prodigal_erik 13y ago
        After http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depopulation_of_Chagossians_from_the_Chagos_Archipelago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depopulation_of_Chagossians_fro... it looks worse than most naturally suspect unfamiliar country codes. The non-elected government seems to be run by dishonest scumbags who quietly deported all the natives to set up a military base. The people who run Guantánamo are allegedly under US jurisdiction but I wouldn't risk buying a domain from them either, because what would I do when they screw me over?
notdrunkatall 13y ago
Zecco started out with free trades. Then it was free trades if you had $10k. Then it was 25 free trades per month if you had $25k. Then they were bought by Tradeking.
ThomPete 13y ago
I worked on the original Zecco.com (originally called Gekko from Gordon Gekko). It was developed and designed in Denmark by an agency i co-founded and then incorporated in the US a year later. They merged with TradeKing a couple of years ago. The intent with ZEro Cost COmmission was to be free and making money on margin accounts. But as I think these guys will find its going to be tough to build a business on that. As circumstances will have it I am having lunch with one of the original zecco people today :)

by Tarang 13y ago

seiji 13y ago

Why does a .io TLD make you think about API access?

blackjack48 13y ago
"input-output"
- seiji 13y ago
  "indian ocean"
  - Tarang 13y ago
    That may be where the tld belongs but you'll find a disproportionally large amount of .io sites serving up APIs
    - brownbat 13y ago
      Huh, go figure. It really took off as the home for artisanal techie websites: http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/artisanal-websites-the-rise-of-io-domains-for-well-crafted-web-services http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/artisanal-websites-the-ri... (Beattie credits evocative short name, stable British administration, lots of available short and English word domains.)
      - seiji 13y ago
        Yup, nothing to do with APIs though. Another clever new-ish one is .ac, but it's more expensive than the already expensive .io.
        Multics 13y ago
        The Rise of .io Domain Names for APIs: http://blog.programmableweb.com/2013/08/28/the-rise-of-io-domain-names-for-apis/ http://blog.programmableweb.com/2013/08/28/the-rise-of-io-do... .io domains are very popular in a ton of different areas, though!
    - prodigal_erik 13y ago
      Only to people poorly informed enough not to know that "some random guy in a legal jurisdiction we don't know anything about has us by the throat, and we're okay with that" should make a service look rather sketchy.
      - saryant 13y ago
        It's a British territory...
        prodigal_erik 13y ago
        After http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depopulation_of_Chagossians_from_the_Chagos_Archipelago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depopulation_of_Chagossians_fro... it looks worse than most naturally suspect unfamiliar country codes. The non-elected government seems to be run by dishonest scumbags who quietly deported all the natives to set up a military base. The people who run Guantánamo are allegedly under US jurisdiction but I wouldn't risk buying a domain from them either, because what would I do when they screw me over?

notdrunkatall 13y ago

Zecco started out with free trades. Then it was free trades if you had $10k. Then it was 25 free trades per month if you had $25k. Then they were bought by Tradeking.

ThomPete 13y ago

I worked on the original Zecco.com (originally called Gekko from Gordon Gekko). It was developed and designed in Denmark by an agency i co-founded and then incorporated in the US a year later. They merged with TradeKing a couple of years ago. The intent with ZEro Cost COmmission was to be free and making money on margin accounts. But as I think these guys will find its going to be tough to build a business on that. As circumstances will have it I am having lunch with one of the original zecco people today :)