▲ 139 ▼ The Disappearance of an Internet Domain (about .io, and about the history of .su and .yu) (every.to) submitted 2 years ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] notabot@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) You're probably correct, but it'll still have to be competitive with other TLDs, so it probably wont go too high. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mora@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You would assume so, but then there are domains like .car/.cars/.auto/.sexy which cost more than 2000$ yearly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago All this is speculative of course, but those domains you listed are vanity domains in lucrative markets. I call them vanity domains, because it can easily set you back 3-4 figures to get a domain like me.blog , let alone yourname.cars which is quite desirable if you sell cars. As with everything else, domain prices are simply subject to the laws of supply and demand. Regarding .io , compared to average country code domains, such as .de for example, that tend to be quite modestly priced, .io has seen substantial increase in the past 5 or so years, transformed from a geeky exoticism to a symbol of AI-hype tech companies. At least from my perspective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mora@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You would assume so, but then there are domains like .car/.cars/.auto/.sexy which cost more than 2000$ yearly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago All this is speculative of course, but those domains you listed are vanity domains in lucrative markets. I call them vanity domains, because it can easily set you back 3-4 figures to get a domain like me.blog , let alone yourname.cars which is quite desirable if you sell cars. As with everything else, domain prices are simply subject to the laws of supply and demand. Regarding .io , compared to average country code domains, such as .de for example, that tend to be quite modestly priced, .io has seen substantial increase in the past 5 or so years, transformed from a geeky exoticism to a symbol of AI-hype tech companies. At least from my perspective. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago All this is speculative of course, but those domains you listed are vanity domains in lucrative markets. I call them vanity domains, because it can easily set you back 3-4 figures to get a domain like me.blog , let alone yourname.cars which is quite desirable if you sell cars. As with everything else, domain prices are simply subject to the laws of supply and demand. Regarding .io , compared to average country code domains, such as .de for example, that tend to be quite modestly priced, .io has seen substantial increase in the past 5 or so years, transformed from a geeky exoticism to a symbol of AI-hype tech companies. At least from my perspective. permalink fedilink source parent