At 15/09/2009 09:55 PM, Bret Fausett wrote:
I really wish we could get beyond the myth that a second-level vanity domain name is some sort of magic ticket to publishing.
:-) and I wish you could accept the reality than the use of domain names as addresses for content are substantially more accessible and descriptive than a subpage on GeoCities.
Ripped from recent news is this example: http:// www.NoMoreJoeWilson.com, registered a few hours after Representative Wilson yelled "You Lie" from the floor of Congress. The ability to descriptively address your content is a great tool to increase readership.
-- Bret
But to put this in perspective, someone who registered http://www.NoMoreJoeWilson.com a few hours after Representative Wilson yelled "You Lie" from the floor of Congress probably already has other domain names and an established relationship with a registrar/reseller. And this is in fact the case. It is registered to "canesyrup.com" which is in turn a domain dating back to 1999 (held by the same reseller). So according to the processes we are describing, http://www.NoMoreJoeWilson.com still could have been registered instantaneously... Alan