I get that some instances use the domain + TLD to make a word, like lemm.ee or to an extent, sh.itjust.works. But I’ve seen so many TLDs I had no idea existed, like .world, .zone, .social, and yes .works as well.
Is there any real reason for that? Trying to look cool or kinda underground-y? Cheaper and more varied domain options? Something actually kinda functional?
Interestingly, I started on vlemmy.net because I was a scared Reddit refugee and the .net TLD gave me comfort. Then it vanished a few days later without a trace. So here I am on lemmy.world
Because it’s no longer 1996 and there are domains beyond ccTLDs and com/net/org?
It’s not 1996 anymore?!! Why didn’t somebody tell me? My license is probably expired.
One day it was just 1997. Damnedest thing, there was no vote or anything. Frankly I think it was a bad move.
Yep, straight from Macarena to Tubthumping and nobody even noticed.
I hate that my brain played little riffs of both of those songs for me just by seeing their titles.
That was an upgrade, imo
Shit, gotta get my car inspected too
No way dude it’s gonna be 1996 forever… Forever… Forever…
You can buy .zip if you want to now… that still doesn’t sit right with me
I’m still waiting for .rar so I can buy unregistered.rar, which is the way it’s meant to be.
I’m waiting for .7z because it doesn’t nag me to register it.
.app has been a thing for a while as well…
Yeah, that domain screams scam emails to me.
I was surprised it took almost an entire day before appleinvoice. zip got snatched up🤣 I wonder how much appleinvoice or microsoft agreement is worth to some scammer.
Probably not as much as something more generic like “invoices”, “emails”, “communications”
Edit: I didn’t mean to make it a link lol… I actually have the domain blocked until I need a use for it.
There are people who use (regex) blocking for the zip TLD and that other one that google released with it, for the reason that they can be very deceptive.
It’s not that hard. Because people out there are still buying domains like tomandkatesfamouspizzacincinattiohio.net
Please don’t work please don’t work.
I have a few .coms that aren’t random letters, that are less than 8 characters. Got em mostly in the last decade.
I own candidvideosofouremployeesjerkingoff.com.
Can’t believe it hadn’t been nabbed yet.