This is to me a weird rant on how trying to extort money for domain names is not worth it anymore.
To the ones who found it interesting, what is your take on it ?
The main bit:
> The urban legend around domain names is about the same. Yes, some people made money registering domain names and selling them to the companies that rightfully should have had them. Others, well, they didn't fare as well.
You need a domain name if you want to own your destiny. You certainly need one for a company if (a) you ever might want to change service providers, or (b) your service provider might one day go down, out of business, or just plain screw up.
Depending on Google for accessing your site is putting the cart before the horse.
Do you need a great domain name? Maybe not. 1998 was great for people overpaying for domain names. But books.com turned out not to be that important. Or toys.com. Or pets.com. On the other hand, you won't learn much about rainforests at Amazon.com, but you can buy books, toys, and cat litter there.
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The main bit:
> The urban legend around domain names is about the same. Yes, some people made money registering domain names and selling them to the companies that rightfully should have had them. Others, well, they didn't fare as well.
Depending on Google for accessing your site is putting the cart before the horse.
Do you need a great domain name? Maybe not. 1998 was great for people overpaying for domain names. But books.com turned out not to be that important. Or toys.com. Or pets.com. On the other hand, you won't learn much about rainforests at Amazon.com, but you can buy books, toys, and cat litter there.
What does the author mean by "Zuckerstein"?
Either way, it's unfortunate wording