tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post3793344540339574405..comments2023-10-31T09:02:22.735-07:00Comments on tipjoy.com :: our 2 ¢: A solution to domain namesabbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00539228321528905968noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-34637144493826921212009-06-03T23:31:44.022-07:002009-06-03T23:31:44.022-07:00Thats a good post. made me think out of the box, a...Thats a good post. made me think out of the box, and ask WHY NOT? i have 4 web sites and maintining it through <br /><a href="http://www.tucktail.com/" rel="nofollow">tucktail domain</a> for the past 5 years, now a days i can really feel the pinch of domain name ( perfect) finding for my new ventures.let me brain storm this out.gfgfdgdfgdfghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963948091969472597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-83037806609213501212008-05-25T18:33:00.000-07:002008-05-25T18:33:00.000-07:00Keywords for domains - isn't that what bookmarks a...Keywords for domains - isn't that what bookmarks are for.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if someone can predict when all the good domain names are going to run out. That would be interesting..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543485744925458879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-37510375424647004722008-05-25T14:46:00.000-07:002008-05-25T14:46:00.000-07:00FYI -- I just did an analysis of Tipjoy located at...FYI -- I just did an analysis of Tipjoy located at http://jeffspost.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/why-didnt-it-take-off-pathology-of-a-floundering-web-20-startup/<BR/><BR/>Ya'll can flame me if you want--it's not terribly possitive. But doesn't appear the company is going anywhere and I'd love it if ya'll were successful. (I'm a blogger and this is something I want to see succeed)Jeff Staddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593505184280765617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-31586923993947852662008-04-25T15:00:00.000-07:002008-04-25T15:00:00.000-07:00open-source pagerank with integrated user voting s...open-source pagerank with integrated user voting system. please and thankyou.Nick Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957384209323100017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-14394297803792810922008-04-25T05:55:00.000-07:002008-04-25T05:55:00.000-07:00This is an excellent idea. The trouble at the mom...This is an excellent idea. The trouble at the moment is that people are free to register whatever domain names they want, and (as we all know) freedom inevitably leads to anarchy and evil. So what we need to do is take the freedom away, and hand control to a corporation. Or the US government - I rather like tlrobinson's idea of letting the powers that be decide whose websites are "legitimate" and whose are undesirable or subversive. It's an uncertain world out there, and the old liberal idea that people should be 'free' to publish whatever information they want is well past its sell by date.John Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534775350648016971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-65503482912519693162008-04-25T00:00:00.000-07:002008-04-25T00:00:00.000-07:00It would just make it all that much more important...It would just make it all that much more important to scam search engines to be the top result.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that the barrier to entry is too low... too cheap. Domain "tasting" made it even worse, since squatters could just register hundreds of thousands of domain names, monitor the traffic for a week, and return the duds. Thankfully ICANN is putting an end to domain tasting.<BR/><BR/>The better solution, I believe, is to require a person or company demonstrate a legitimate use for the domain name. Acquiring a domain name should be like registering a trademark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-61261466393529131452008-04-24T20:22:00.000-07:002008-04-24T20:22:00.000-07:00@mchristoff - good domain names cost thousands, bu...@mchristoff - good domain names cost thousands, but you're right. If you want less of something, tax it.Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908394344830029455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-13926868662571866762008-04-24T19:46:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:46:00.000-07:00Easier solution: Domains now cost $100 a piece.Not...Easier solution: Domains now cost $100 a piece.<BR/><BR/>Not a perfect solution, but it would certainly make it less economical to squat.mchristoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358961020693516620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-39910974443500014782008-04-24T19:15:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:15:00.000-07:00Richard, you invalidate your own point.How did you...Richard, you invalidate your own point.<BR/><BR/>How did you find this blog? Either through twitter, hacker news, or somewhere on tipjoy.com. When did you have to enter the url?<BR/><BR/>Links are often the way people find things. <BR/><BR/>Also, Google controls things already. I'm sure the vast majority of people never go the the second page. That's why I mentioned the need for better "lucky" settings. It should be "gimme the best result if it's obviously the best"Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908394344830029455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-11922666468887826062008-04-24T18:56:00.000-07:002008-04-24T18:56:00.000-07:00I'm feeling luck would basically hand over control...I'm feeling luck would basically hand over control of Internet traffic entirely to google (coz they don't control enough of it already).<BR/><BR/>The only web sites that would get any visits would be the ones at the top of the search results for a given keyword.<BR/><BR/>How, for example would we find your blog?<BR/><BR/>How could the world ever find anything past wikipedia? :)<BR/><BR/>CheersUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295886505120539832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-43715975551159615732008-04-24T18:47:00.000-07:002008-04-24T18:47:00.000-07:00Etsy and Twitter would still be the brands Fred --...Etsy and Twitter would still be the brands Fred -- just like company names were brands before domain names. They would certainly be the first hits on a search anyway.<BR/><BR/>Josh, these aren't AOL keywords because the owner of the IP would claim a name. It would partly be an SEO process and partly a branding process. Both are just positioning in a marketing sense anyway.<BR/><BR/>The search engines of choice controls things. Let's not have any illusions about that. They determine how much traffic you get. Things wouldn't be too different in this scheme.<BR/><BR/>Shared hosting is certainly an issue today. Unless I'm mistaken, IPv6 could solve this with unique IPs per share. <BR/><BR/>Also, DNS-like layer on top of the IP layer would also work. But here, a number of would map to another number, and there wouldn't be a squatting issue.<BR/><BR/>afs: yeah, I saw that Japan reference recently too. It makes sense.Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908394344830029455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-90509899508434614392008-04-24T18:27:00.000-07:002008-04-24T18:27:00.000-07:00this is already used in japan to a large extent, s...this is already used in japan to a large extent, see http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/25/japanese-ads-downpla.htmlaaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432590017929503618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-40149482083572382012008-04-24T18:16:00.000-07:002008-04-24T18:16:00.000-07:00You're basically talking about AOL keywords. The m...You're basically talking about AOL keywords. The main issue with this idea is, who decides what page ranks for what keyword? Will I have to pay so my site is #1? What if I don't rank for my phrase on Google? <BR/><BR/>I think the keyword thing is a good idea, it's just that it won't replace domains. As fred said, domain are a very valuable piece of branding. <BR/><BR/>You can be 99% sure when you say go to twitter.com they're going to get your site. But could you really be sure that you be #1 when you told someone to search for twitter on google? (Think more obscure than twitter for a better example)<BR/><BR/>And finally linking by IP won't work because of shared hosting. There could 1000 sites on single ip...which site do you want?Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257196582646737495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516606662934418997.post-42215901135841196142008-04-24T18:02:00.000-07:002008-04-24T18:02:00.000-07:00that's ideal in theory but i am not sure we are ye...that's ideal in theory but i am not sure we are yet at a place where names are unecessary. i still think domains such as etsy and twitter are valuable brands. they might not be as strong brands if they were just ip addressesfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147637007594619150noreply@blogger.com