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Water Cooler v2 <wtr_clr@yahoo.com> stumbled into
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and said:

> I want to create my own new website. I believe I first have to register
> a domain name. I looked up Google and got a lot of links to websites
> that let you register a domain name. I am asking for advise on whether
> the cost to register is the only criteria for choosing a domain
> registrar or is there some particular widely popular choice?
>
> What're the few best choices?

godady has already been mentioned

also take a look at joker.com - they have proved themselves easy to work
with.

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William Tasso

whither a trophy?

"William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> wrote in message
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| Fleeing from the madness of the http://groups.google.com jungle
| Water Cooler v2 <wtr_clr@yahoo.com> stumbled into
| news:alt.http://www.webmaster,alt.html,comp.p...tcp-ip.domains
| and said:
|
| > I want to create my own new website. I believe I first have to register
| > a domain name. I looked up Google and got a lot of links to websites
| > that let you register a domain name. I am asking for advise on whether
| > the cost to register is the only criteria for choosing a domain
| > registrar or is there some particular widely popular choice?
| >
| > What're the few best choices?
|
| godady has already been mentioned
|
| also take a look at joker.com - they have proved themselves easy to work
| with.
|
Take care if you register a *.ws domain as once registered you can't
transfer the registration.

"NotMe" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:wcBOf.48$RC4.12@fe03.lga...
>
> Take care if you register a *.ws domain as once registered you can't
> transfer the registration.
>

But if you're not in Samoa, it shouldn't really be a problem, should it ?

--
Richard

"Richard Rundle"

| > Take care if you register a *.ws domain as once registered you can't
| > transfer the registration.
| >
|
| But if you're not in Samoa, it shouldn't really be a problem, should it ?

Not many of the *.ws domains have anything to do with W Samoa. The company
that administers the domain is located in the USA.

Most think *.ws = *.WebSite ... I doubt if the holders can even find it on
a map.

Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
NotMe <me@privacy.net> stumbled into
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and said:

> "Richard Rundle"
>
> | > Take care if you register a *.ws domain as once registered you can't
> | > transfer the registration.
> | >
> | But if you're not in Samoa, it shouldn't really be a problem, should
> it ?
>
> Not many of the *.ws domains have anything to do with W Samoa. The
> company
> that administers the domain is located in the USA.
>
> Most think *.ws = *.WebSite ...

which makes it more or less superfluous don't you think?[1] - but then I
think the whole idea of TLDs wasn't properly thought out [2] - we are all
familiar with the potential for confusion viz. http://whitehouse..... &c.


> I doubt if the holders can even find it on
> a map.

I suspect the inhabitants are grateful for that.

FWIW I've yet to field one single enquiry for a .ws domain - the same is
also true for .info - I have one .biz on the books.

[1] yes, I know - but this is a webmaster group so live with it.
[2] hindsight is blessed with 20/20 vision

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"William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> wrote in newsp.s5zugccmm9g4qz-
wnt@tbdata.com:

>
> [1] yes, I know - but this is a webmaster group so live with it.
> [2] hindsight is blessed with 20/20 vision


definitely maybe

William Tasso wrote:

> FWIW I've yet to field one single enquiry for a .ws domain - the same
> is also true for .info - I have one .biz on the books.

Sounds about right. I currently hold several .info and a couple of .biz
names, but mainly because I have most of them in the .com and/or .net
version as well. And I registered them just to avoid someone with cruel
intentions doing it first. I've yet to see someone actually using any
of them to reach any websites linked to them (if any). With the
exception of a .info domain I registered to use with a Norwegian IRC
channel for PHP programmers (which generally just contains the
channel rules, starter links and a self-made pastebin).

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On 6 Mar 2006 16:31:24 GMT, Kim André Akerø put finger to keyboard and
typed:

>William Tasso wrote:
>
>> FWIW I've yet to field one single enquiry for a .ws domain - the same
>> is also true for .info - I have one .biz on the books.
>
>Sounds about right. I currently hold several .info and a couple of .biz
>names, but mainly because I have most of them in the .com and/or .net
>version as well. And I registered them just to avoid someone with cruel
>intentions doing it first. I've yet to see someone actually using any
>of them to reach any websites linked to them (if any). With the
>exception of a .info domain I registered to use with a Norwegian IRC
> channel for PHP programmers (which generally just contains the
>channel rules, starter links and a self-made pastebin).

Just as a contra-indication, my experience is that .info is becoming
increasingly more popular and I've got several that I deal with - both
my own and those of other people (my second most popular website is on
a .info domain). The big advantage of .info, at least for English
speakers, is that it's a real word (or, at least, a common abbreviated
word) which can make the entire domain make sense as a phrase. From
here in the UK, it's often also a better choice for non-profit sites
than either .org or .org.uk, as it's easy for people to get confused
between the gTLD and ccTLD forms and end up at the wrong place. And,
according to published stats, registrations in .info are growing
faster than any other gTLD, even though it's still running in fourth
place overall behind .com, .net and .org.

I'd agree, though, that no-one seems to want .biz. I don't know anyone
who uses it for a primary domain, and only a handful of owners who've
registered it defensively and pointed it to an existing domain. Part
of the problem is reputaion - all that seems to be on .biz are
spammers and scammers.

Mark
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