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The problem with this whole argument is that the person purchasing the domain isn't the consumer. The end user is the consumer, and the .COM TLD isn't failing

The problem with this whole argument is that the person purchasing the domain isn't the consumer. The end user is the consumer, and the .COM TLD isn't failing them in any perceptible way whatsoever. The higher prices actually serve their needs, because they lend greater credibility to the .COMs. The consumer can trust them more, the consumer can expect greater investment in the product they serve, and the consumer can easily recognize and remember the domain name.

alexkehr 12y ago
There is something insanely useful about New TLDs though that also lends credibility to a site. For example, I have the domain alex.social as sort of a social hub for myself. I believe that that makes my site almost more credible than my blog domain, alexkehr.com. A domain that firmly says who you are and what you do seems like it should/does have a lot of value.
- logicallee 12y ago
  yes; but if you had your blog under alex.com nobody who ever learned this about you would ever, ever forget. it would put you in a whole different league. I dare say it would get you laid at parties. even zuckerberg doesn't have mark.com
- morgante 12y ago
  If you tell the average consumer your site is at "alex.social" they will type in alex.social.com.
  - icebraining 12y ago
    It's funny, but our main site now uses a .solutions domain, and our existing users adapted pretty well, even those who have trouble with basic computer tasks.
- chimeracoder 12y ago
  That works for the mil and edu domains, because there is a verification process creating a barrier to entry, and therefore some measure of validity. There are so many new TLDs out there that I couldn't even pick out the real ones from fake ones if you gave me a list. And most of them require no verification whatsoever, so They're completely open to legitimate users and spammers alike.
- byuu 12y ago
  Even before gTLDs, that's why I grabbed .org and didn't worry about .com at all (owned by a Chinese squatter; unused for 14+ years now) org doesn't even make sense as "open source", but pretty much every open source project has a .org domain; and since that's what I do, it works well for me. I'm treating mine like a pseudo-TLD and just spamming out CNAMEs of @ for pet projects. Of course, it used to be that an end-user could have the shortest possible domains, just like businesses of "$name.com", but now businesses can drop $25,000/yr on ".$name", which regular people obviously can't. Remains to be seen how much those get used, looks more like everyone wants to buy ".$adjective" gTLDs to resell instead so far.

alexkehr 12y ago

There is something insanely useful about New TLDs though that also lends credibility to a site. For example, I have the domain alex.social as sort of a social hub for myself. I believe that that makes my site almost more credible than my blog domain, alexkehr.com. A domain that firmly says who you are and what you do seems like it should/does have a lot of value.

logicallee 12y ago
yes; but if you had your blog under alex.com nobody who ever learned this about you would ever, ever forget. it would put you in a whole different league. I dare say it would get you laid at parties. even zuckerberg doesn't have mark.com
morgante 12y ago
If you tell the average consumer your site is at "alex.social" they will type in alex.social.com.
- icebraining 12y ago
  It's funny, but our main site now uses a .solutions domain, and our existing users adapted pretty well, even those who have trouble with basic computer tasks.
chimeracoder 12y ago
That works for the mil and edu domains, because there is a verification process creating a barrier to entry, and therefore some measure of validity. There are so many new TLDs out there that I couldn't even pick out the real ones from fake ones if you gave me a list. And most of them require no verification whatsoever, so They're completely open to legitimate users and spammers alike.
byuu 12y ago
Even before gTLDs, that's why I grabbed .org and didn't worry about .com at all (owned by a Chinese squatter; unused for 14+ years now) org doesn't even make sense as "open source", but pretty much every open source project has a .org domain; and since that's what I do, it works well for me. I'm treating mine like a pseudo-TLD and just spamming out CNAMEs of @ for pet projects. Of course, it used to be that an end-user could have the shortest possible domains, just like businesses of "$name.com", but now businesses can drop $25,000/yr on ".$name", which regular people obviously can't. Remains to be seen how much those get used, looks more like everyone wants to buy ".$adjective" gTLDs to resell instead so far.