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Ask HN: Do you have an aversion to recent TLDs?

21 points GaryBluto | 5 comments | 01 Nov 25 06:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

I noticed recently that I tend to subconsciously avoid websites visiting websites using more recent TLDs, like .space, .app, etc.

After some introspection I realized that they feel dodgy and "fake" to me. I was wondering if this was a personal eccentricity or something other people experience.

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chrismeller ◴[01 Nov 25 07:18 UTC] No.45779806[source]▶
I admit that I still subconsciously treat com/net/org as somehow more legitimate, though there's no logical reason. I do like that there are more options now, but some of the gTLDs are quite ridiculous.

And I really don't like that companies like Google/MS can buy their own TLD now. I don't think allowing a trademarked term to be used should have been allowed.

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1. GaryBluto ◴[01 Nov 25 07:33 UTC] No.45779866[source]▶
> but some of the gTLDs are quite ridiculous.

Case in point: .sucks, .wtf, .zip, .ninja

The fact .zip was created by Google of all companies is hilarious to me.

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2. donatj ◴[01 Nov 25 08:31 UTC] No.45780095[source]▶
.sucks was a pure genius money making scheme where every major company has to squat (company).sucks - we own ours and used to use it to test our frame rules.
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3. rkomorn ◴[01 Nov 25 08:34 UTC] No.45780111[source]▶
The "conspiracy theory" I buy into the most is that all these new TLDs are primarily motivated by the revenue of forcing every corp to register their equivalent domain.

Love that your company leaned into it for that purpose.

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4. saaaaaam ◴[01 Nov 25 09:28 UTC] No.45780344{3}[source]▶
This isn’t a conspiracy theory. I accidentally ended up in a senior role at one of the new gTLD domain registries for a couple of years. “Name protection” - and partnering with the companies who offer corporate domain services to large corporations - was a core part of the commercial strategy.
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5. rkomorn ◴[01 Nov 25 09:52 UTC] No.45780450{4}[source]▶
Yes, the quotes around conspiracy theory were very intentional. :)