20 May 2008
DNS parking 2.0: 10 other places you should register your name
Posted by Alistair Croll under: Communicating; Standing out; Startups .
It’s not enough to register your .com, .org, and .net any more. Here are some places we’ve been camping out recently, reserving names and keywords before someone else does.
Unlike the domain name world, where ICANN can regulate egregious violations of copyright, it’s unclear how naming disputes will be resolved by many of these sites. So it’s the first-come-first-served Wild West of the nineties
- Twitter: RSS for people. If you don’t own the Twitter ID, someone else will.
- Drop.io: A place for your stuff, with your name. URLs use the format drop.io/myname.
- Facebook: Groups in Facebook have names, and you should own yours.
- Myspace: Despite Facebook’s buzz, Myspace still has lots of users. Get a page.
- Paypal: If you’re taking payments, then people will be more comfortable if they’re paying someone with the same name.
- Eventbrite: Running an event? You should probably use the name of your event before it’s taken.
- Pownce: The other Twitter.
- Digg and Reddit: If you’re going to comment on things and be a part of the community, go grab those.
- Slideshare: If you’re going to post presentations using this service, you may want the name to go with them.
I’m off to register some names.