Comments on: Search Engines want to Eliminate Domain Names http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html I think there's an opinion on that subject lying around here somewhere.... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:08:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: anonymous http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-132684 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:25:32 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-132684 You know nothing, anyone can "idex" or bookmark a website without a "domain". A domain is an easier way to remember your "ip" without a domain it would be hard to remember a website you wanted to go to. Domains will never go away, but the internet can be censored. Remember those search engines you are talking about are search engines only because of domains. <strong><em>John replies: Well, I doubt I "know nothing", but thanks for the comment. Sounds like a comment from a domainer with limited vision of how the web actually works today. You see, that's the point. if you care about success on the web, you have to care not only about the planned structure of the web (using domains and noting that blocking select domains is akin to censorship), but how it is IN REAL LIFE. Gripe all you want about Google's bias, but Google is still biased. Go ahead and choose to fight that... but try not to be too blind to the truth or you might get hurt really bad. Here's a challenge... hit the streets with a videocam and interview people. Tell them a 6 sentence story about a great new website, and mention the website domain 3 times during your pitch. Then ask them to name their 3 favorite websites. Ask them to name one website they visited in the past few days (any one). Then, ask them what was the name of the new website you told them about? I bet no one remembers your domain name. </em></strong> You know nothing, anyone can “idex” or bookmark a website without a “domain”. A domain is an easier way to remember your “ip” without a domain it would be hard to remember a website you wanted to go to. Domains will never go away, but the internet can be censored. Remember those search engines you are talking about are search engines only because of domains.

John replies: Well, I doubt I “know nothing”, but thanks for the comment. Sounds like a comment from a domainer with limited vision of how the web actually works today. You see, that’s the point. if you care about success on the web, you have to care not only about the planned structure of the web (using domains and noting that blocking select domains is akin to censorship), but how it is IN REAL LIFE. Gripe all you want about Google’s bias, but Google is still biased. Go ahead and choose to fight that… but try not to be too blind to the truth or you might get hurt really bad.

Here’s a challenge… hit the streets with a videocam and interview people. Tell them a 6 sentence story about a great new website, and mention the website domain 3 times during your pitch. Then ask them to name their 3 favorite websites. Ask them to name one website they visited in the past few days (any one). Then, ask them what was the name of the new website you told them about?

I bet no one remembers your domain name.

]]> by: Jerry Mark http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-130169 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:33:52 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-130169 I can't understand one thing from your post "Google and domain owners are competitors" why the Google & Domain owners are competitors? I can’t understand one thing from your post “Google and domain owners are competitors” why the Google & Domain owners are competitors?

]]> by: Ubezpieczenia http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-129202 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:51:58 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-129202 I don't agree with it. I think that domain name (and url) is like a "Brandmark" of each site. Everyone whant to be reminded. I don’t agree with it. I think that domain name (and url) is like a “Brandmark” of each site. Everyone whant to be reminded.

]]> by: deleted http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-129123 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:53:42 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-129123 I don't think this is such good idea after all. I think that the best thing for search engines is to give people as many changes to advertise their sites and blogs as it is possible. The more elements and tools will be available for website owners the more money could search engines achieve. I think that search engines could earn more with not only commercials poping out of the screen but with more payed commercials. One or two of many kind could appear in results of any topic - the price of such commercial could be even ridiculously cheap, and based on search results of keyword. I don’t think this is such good idea after all. I think that the best thing for search engines is to give people as many changes to advertise their sites and blogs as it is possible. The more elements and tools will be available for website owners the more money could search engines achieve. I think that search engines could earn more with not only commercials poping out of the screen but with more payed commercials. One or two of many kind could appear in results of any topic - the price of such commercial could be even ridiculously cheap, and based on search results of keyword.

]]> by: Jay Tani kredyt http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-129029 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:56:46 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/680/searchegnines-domainnames.html#comment-129029 That's an interesting article. Defenitely domains as search will gradually be marginalized, though I think that they'll never be completely eliminated. That’s an interesting article. Defenitely domains as search will gradually be marginalized, though I think that they’ll never be completely eliminated.

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