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Ick... I think I'd rather just pick something no one would want (google.com, or yahoo.com, say) and build the brand.


Perhaps years ago names like these were "something no one would want", but now every possible five or six letter combination is in demand. Particularly anything pronounceable.

Something no one would want now would have to be much longer - and while it may not be as important as it once was to have a short domain name, it's still one more barrier to getting users on your site.


He seemed to have done alright with Newsvine...


Top article there right now: "Country's first legal gigolo starts work in Nevada"

Unless he's the gigolo...




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