On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, at 20:26 [=GMT+0700], Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com...:
[People in South East Asia know what TV is, but not what NET is.]
[I wrote:]
> > Those 90 that would not know, are they on the internet?
>
> Some are, some aren't, but in the next few years, most will be. And many
> people here that have internet access don't really know what it stands for.
Meaning they do not speak even some English? I would guess they get a
clue quickly, when starting to use and know the net.
TV is not a native word in their language either, is it?
> I realize in the States people are better informed.
And in other countries where NET is a word in the local language (like
Holland), or some slight variant thereof (like NETZ in Germany). It is
easier for them. But as the word TV became common everywhere with the
introduction of TV's, so will the word NET with the introduction of
the net.
Then you do not want a dot.TV anymore. Domain names require
planning. Techniques become outdated. You don't want them in your
domain name then any more. Will we still use TV's in 10 years time?
-- Marc Schneiders (rest in header)
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