LooseSuits Thread: .ws domain names

.ws domain names

CK — Fri, 04 May 2007 10:31:51

For me, they've always been synonymous with warez sites.

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philbowell — Thu, 03 May 2007 21:02:21

I have .com and would be my first choice everytime. After that .co.uk or .org/.net. My family email is .me.uk which I think is kinda cool as its for me! hehe! Other than that .com rules!

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silvertje — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:36:47

.ws domains ring a big spam-alert bell inside my head. I personally use a .nl domain because I´m Dutch/I use my name but for anything else I would prefer .com or .net or .org

I love the domain name govcom.org :)

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Rich — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:14:13

WS is the top level domain of Western Samoa, like Oli said. Though it is being marketed more and more as an acronym of "website," ostensibly because of the lack of available .coms.

It's worth bearing in mind that .ws TLDs are non-transferable, by the way.

My opinion is that you shouldn't bother. .com, .net, et al are popular and convenient because they are easily pronounced - dot-com, dot-net, dot-co-dot-co-dot-uk - but .ws is not. It wouldn't be as memorable, to my mind.

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arthus — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:57:28

I use .ws as part of myfla.ws, the domain hack of my personal blog. Actually, the price was not $24, but the same as .com at most registers - $1.99. (Providing you have the right savings codes). However, if it wasn't for the domain hack, I wouldn't register a .ws and would prefer to stick with .name for personal blogs or .com/.net for everything else.

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shadeofgray — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:44:54

I have .org only because .com and .net were taken and I needed it to go with the name of my blog. So yeah, like everyone else said .com first, .net second, and .org last, I didn't even want to get into all the other ones because I would never remember it.

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davidair — Thu, 03 May 2007 15:15:11

I agree with those who say .com is best.

Afterwards I'd go for a .co.uk (as I'm in the UK) or a .net or .org depending on the venture.

I almost bought princes.st as Princes Street is the main street in my city, but then thought no-one would remember it as well as a dot com.

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shadowsun7 — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:13:28

Definitely a .com, Mutahir. It'll be easier to remember.

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jackosh — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:01:23

i always prefer a .com to anything else.

..actually, sometimes .net just sounds better for a blog- but it depends!

I wouldn't pay (especially extra) for a .ws!

Just my 2c, hope it helps!

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seanrox — Thu, 03 May 2007 07:52:29

@peroty: if they're not taken now, they will be soon enough ;)

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peroty — Thu, 03 May 2007 07:34:07

I can see using it for amusement but not much else. I don't ever recall seeing a .ws site in the wild.

I wonder if these are taken..

sa.ws
cla.ws
seesa.ws
scre.ws
cre.ws
lo.ws

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JulianBH — Thu, 03 May 2007 07:28:22

I know someone who used them to mean wikiservice.

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Oli — Thu, 03 May 2007 05:36:40

WS is Samoa's country-code.

I've seen them about but they're not as memorable as a .com unless you work them into the domain. I seem to remember somebody here owning myfla.ws which works.

The added expense makes them even less attractive.

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PunkNoodles — Thu, 03 May 2007 05:06:20

I hadn't even heard of them until now. I don't know why they would be more expensive than the ever popular .com, .net, .org, etc.

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mutahir — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:57:05

yes, i think it means website. they are expensive as compared to the .com .net ones

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seanrox — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:53:34

I prefer having the .com of a domain name but if it's not available, I suppose a .ws would work.

What does the ws mean? WebSite?

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mutahir — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:52:11

Hello 9rulers,

the .ws domains (e.g. www.mutahir.ws), are they a good choice ? the price is something like $24 for a year .

what do you all think of .ws domains ?

Regards