Comments on: Domain names & widgets in Ireland http://www.16thletter.com/2008/06/24/domain-names-widgets-in-ireland/ thoughts on how the Internet intersects with work, play & life Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: .anydomainnameyouwant soon to be available for purchase » 16th letter » Blog Archive http://www.16thletter.com/2008/06/24/domain-names-widgets-in-ireland/#comment-7392 .anydomainnameyouwant soon to be available for purchase » 16th letter » Blog Archive Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:33:09 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=431#comment-7392 [...] « Domain names & widgets in Ireland [...] […] « Domain names & widgets in Ireland […]

]]> By: Greg http://www.16thletter.com/2008/06/24/domain-names-widgets-in-ireland/#comment-7347 Greg Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:18:51 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=431#comment-7347 1) Country codes are definately more prevalent outside the US. .com is closely associated with US based businesses. Ergo why the English version of Amazon is Amazon.co.uk. Ireland actually has a very large and highly skilled IT population. Web Development is quite common there. 2) Widget is and always will be related to beer no matter what the Web Technologists or College Professors people think. Nitrogen is the key to a good pint. :) 1) Country codes are definately more prevalent outside the US. .com is closely associated with US based businesses. Ergo why the English version of Amazon is Amazon.co.uk. Ireland actually has a very large and highly skilled IT population. Web Development is quite common there.

2) Widget is and always will be related to beer no matter what the Web Technologists or College Professors people think. Nitrogen is the key to a good pint. :)

]]> By: Luca http://www.16thletter.com/2008/06/24/domain-names-widgets-in-ireland/#comment-7323 Luca Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:21:44 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=431#comment-7323 The use of national top level domains is indeed quite widespread. You'll find them even more common in non-English speaking countries - .fr or .it clearly signal that the website is in French or Italian. Also it's much easier to get domain names with national TLDs than .com. The use of national top level domains is indeed quite widespread. You’ll find them even more common in non-English speaking countries - .fr or .it clearly signal that the website is in French or Italian.

Also it’s much easier to get domain names with national TLDs than .com.

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