James M Woods wrote:
>Roger,
>
>Your assuming that TLD's are created to make the internet easier to
>access. Totally disagree. TLD's should be created to give domain
>registrants a CHOICE so that THEY can DECIDE what name THEY want to
>CHOOSE to interface with prospective or existing customers, family,
>friends etc. What TLD it (the domain) lives in has little baring on the
>accessibility of the internet.
>
See, I disagree. Registrants are best served not by giving them what
they WANT -- any old domain they choose -- but what they NEED -- domains
under which they can be found.
I disagree totally with the registrant-centric view of the net.
>My 85 year old grandmother who is a fantastic web user has no clue
>regarding difference between TLD's...Heck she shouldn't...but she sure
>does know how to google!! ;)
>
>
Then why don't we just change them all to .shmizzle, .dsfsdf, .54gfg,
etc.? They are bounded with MEANING to make things easier to locate.
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