Ben, The "inherent value" of a registered domain name is how much someone is willing to pay for it. In the case of zygoat.com, you did not think it was worth more than the registration fee. Neither, apparently, did anybody else. So, not a particularly valuable name. And I think you say as much below: "Of COURSE domain names are desirable, but of COURSE they are also all 'created equally'."
I see your point about artificial distinctions between "standard" domains and "premium" domains. As your case proves, zygoat.com was a premium domain (for you) and a standard domain for everybody else. For me, the problem is less about a "premium domain name" marketplace and more about irritating made-for-adwords pages. Does marketing these "premium names" lead to more irritants? My guess would be yes. Juan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Kennedy Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:58 PM To: Domains Gen Subject: Re: [domains-gen] Premium Domains are now available through Tucows! George Kirikos wrote at 11:45 AM (-0700) on 6/19/07: >"May 2002: We have finally acquired the zygoat.com domain name; for now >it simply redirects web requests and mail to the canonical zygoat.ca." > >Emphasis on the word "finally". That should be all the evidence one >needs that "zygoat.com" was desirable and that all domain names are not >created equally. Hardly, George. If you said "by 10 a.m. I finally had breakfast", could I infer that this is "all the evidence one needs" to conclude you had not eaten in weeks, were starving to death, and that all digestive systems are not created equally? (The manner by which I acquired zygoat.com was like this-- me: "hey, current holder, you don't seem to be using your domain. wanna sell?" him: "you're right, I'm not using it, wanna buy?" me: "how much?" him: "a whole bunch" me: "no thanks, not worth that much to me" him: "okay" ...time passes.... domain expires, falls back into public pool... I register as regular customer at tucows standard cost.) Of COURSE domain names are desirable, but of COURSE they are also all "created equally". There is no inherent value in a domain name, only that which a particular individual chooses to ascribe to it. Therefore, to talk about "standard" vs. "premium" domain names is creating an artificial distinction. My purpose in this thread was not to suggest that I believed nobody values domain names. It was to remark on the marketing circus into which the DNS has become. -b -- Ben Kennedy (chief magician) zygoat creative technical services http://www.zygoat.ca _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
