I agree. For existing businesses possibly they carry their domain. (app engine for business). But App Engine gives platform gives opportunity for creating new businesses. Having "www" domain is good, but having easy to remember free domain also does not hurt.
On Jul 17, 9:17 am, jMotta <jayrmo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you got the whole internet thing wrong. When you have a business, > doesn't matter for your users if it's written in Java or ASM, they just care > if it works or won't. > > So, if it will be appengine or anything else it's much more a choice from > you than from anyone else. In other words, your user doesn't care if it's > appspot or "yourdomain.com" ... but probably he will remeber "yourdomain.com" > easily. > > In the future if you choose to move from appengine to something else, you'll > be stuck on it. Instead request something from Google, a company that > doesn't even know that you exist, buy a domain, do something useful, work on > your business, that's it. > > *Jayr Motta* > Software Developer > * > * > I'm on > BlackBeltFactory.com<http://www.blackbeltfactory.com/ui#!User/jmotta/ref=jmotta> > ! > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:10 PM, dreamer <venugopal.vasire...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > =>Why don't you buy one? > > > One extra requirement, takes long way in larger scope. > > What I mean is, for sure if app engine widely becomes popular, > > "appspot.com" may become normal word for non tech folks. > > but there are already popular words available like "cloud" , "sky", > > which straight away can be leveraged for their popularity. > > > On Jul 17, 8:20 am, jMotta <jayrmo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > You must be kidding, right? They're already giving you a free domain name > > > with all possible services without charge anything and you "request" a > > > domain easy to remember. > > > > Why don't you buy one? You've said that you could pay for this service, > > go > > > on! > > > > *Jayr Motta* > > > Software Developer > > > * > > > * > > > I'm on BlackBeltFactory.com< > >http://www.blackbeltfactory.com/ui#!User/jmotta/ref=jmotta> > > > ! > > > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 12:11 PM, dreamer <venugopal.vasire...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > My apps url is "http://schoolk12.appspot.com/". > > > > I had hard time remembering this URL, for sure I can not expect > > > > general user to remember this. > > > > So I have to have "www" domain name. > > > > > I din't have any intention of buying domain name any time soon.I am > > > > hoping "App engine+GWT+Datastore" - really takes off, And > > > > "appspot.com" domain becomes so popular, and we don't have to buy > > > > "www" - domain names for most of the hosted apps if not all. > > > > > "appspot" is not a general term to remember, if this were some thing > > > > like "cloud.com" or "googlecloud.com", it would > > > > have been easier to remember for general user to remember. > > > > > We can pay these www domain costs to google, for paid service. The way > > > > domain names are going, I would be cleaner, if google brands some > > > > thing like "appspot.com". > > > > > So I request google come up with very generic domain name. > > > > Some of the suggestions. > > > > > "cloud.com" > > > > "globe.com" > > > > > Then my URL looks like this > > > > > "http://schoolk12.cloud.com/" > > > > "http://schoolk12.globe.com/" > > > > > For general user, I feel these URLS may be easy to remember and refer > > > > to. > > > > > Please share your opinion. > > > > > -Venu > > > >http://schoolk12.appspot.com/ > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "Google App Engine for Java" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > google-appengine-java@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google App Engine for Java" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > google-appengine-java@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-java@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.