readwriteweb.com — Wiki vendors Wikia and MindTouch appear to be wrangling over the wiki.com domain, which was bought last year by entrepreneur John Gotts for a staggering $2.86 Million. After purchasing it, Gotts partnered with MindTouch, but Wiki.com currently re-directs to Wikia. Who is running wiki.com now?
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hmtksteveJan 20, 2007
@avili -Are you serious? Any domain can be made valueable by having something good there. Examples of weird domains that became valuable:boingboingttzwikiyoutubeetc...It's all about making the URL worth something. Would "wallstreet.com" be worth anything if the Major Stock Exchanges in New York were on tenth avenue?
cosmicbrattJan 20, 2007
Avili, is it filling up the tubes?
cozmoz365Jan 20, 2007
@AviliOnce a domain has been bought they are your property, people should be able to use them as they feel fit. Just because someone else feels they can make better use of one it doesn't mean they should be aloud to just snatch it of you saying they can put it to "better use". Besides where do you draw the line???Here's an example of it all going horribly wrong:iTunes domain name battle<a class="user" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/4473009.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/4473009.stm</a>
snorriJan 20, 2007
.is is for Iceland, dumbass.
3denJan 20, 2007
Nothing at all says that a domain must have a website associated with it, or even an email address. The purpose of a domain, remember, is to abstract IP addresses into something more manageable, and nowadays to help locate other services (MX records for email, custom records for SIP & other services, etc).The fact that the "web" became dominant does not mean we should change this fundamental concept.
cawpinJan 20, 2007
@Avili - "@jtrostI disagree - we only have a finite amount of domains, of which only a small percentage are relevant and make sense (digg.com instead of digg494.com). With such a limited number, landing pages and MFA (made for adsense) should not receive priority domains - let them have the digg494's, and let the real sites with real content -regardless of what that content be, have the actual domains.The main issue that I see is not in controlling ownership, but ensuring fair access to limited resources."Hello? Is this thing on? You just debunked your own argument. If we only have a finite number of domains, what is the number? Answer, there isn't one. You illustrated it in your example of digg494.com vs digg.com. All you have to do is add another character and you have another domain.I don't like domain squatters, but they aren't breaking any laws and they are practicing free enterprise. There isn't anything wrong with that.
Closed AccountJan 20, 2007
don't be stupid - if your were to start your own business, do you really think ThisCompany39393.com makes you look professional? There's a limited number of coherent domains. Prefixing and Suffixing numbers and letters is not a solution and again it's only a temporary solution, plus a very large portion of the domains available are pure gibberish and not even phonetical - example: "asafasdfadsfhfahfeaf.com" I doubt anyone would want that domain, it's a nightmare to remember and I can guarantee your SEO traffic would be pure crap. There's a funny SNL skit, where a company waits too long to get a web presence, and the only two url available is clownpenis.fart <a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6210g1mtkLs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6210g1mtkLs</a>There it is!