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October 24 | Comments (2)
Michael Arrington at TechCrunch posts:
I’m skeptical of companies that continue to launch with these domain name abominations (dropping vowels, using random ccTLDs and lots of extra dots), but if the service rocks, I will forgive all.
Isn't the resurgence of domain name creativity just a reaction to the lack of available "proper" domain names? I don't mind people showing some flair in the creation of something as mundane as a URL. Be honest, Flickr, Del.icio.us, ma.gnolia, etc. is at least more interesting than the last time people started adding bits to URLs. Remember, IVillage, Estamps.com, etoys.com etc.
I would imagine that there will be some backlash in terms of their respective memorability, we'll have to wait and see. It's just another trend, and next year there will be another one. Hell, I've even bought a couple of abominations myself!
Comments
Hey thanks for the wave and words of support for our 'yes, it's another del.icio.us-like domain' domain name :) We really loved the name Magnolia, and with magnolia.com out of our reach, as you can imagine, this was a way to match our URL to our product.
It's a little hard to type, but with address bar auto-complete almost ubiquitous now, we hope people can get past any annoyances. Good luck with your own purchased ab.ominations!
Posted by: Todd Sieling | October 24, 2005 11:38 PM
No problem. Can't wait to see what you guys are up to.
Posted by: jfolkmann | October 25, 2005 7:17 AM