Could apps kill domains

Rob_F · 05-12-2011, 07:33:22 PM

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Originally Posted by doodlebug

I had a thought last night, take a look at search results now, does Google really have to display the URL ? not really, it could just display the title and description, how many people search for something and then manully enter the URL into their browser, answer they don't you simply click the link which means if Google didn't display the domain name then it wouldn't matter so much what it was clothes.co.uk or davidsclothessale.co.uk[/b]

And if you were looking for e.g. some Adobe software, would you not want to know you were visiting Adobe.com and not YangsAdobeCopies.cn?

Apps will only ever be part of the picture imo. Domains work exceptionally well – I believe, like phone numbers, they are here to stay.

- Rob

doodlebug · 05-12-2011, 08:23:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob_F

And you if you were looking for e.g. some Adobe software, would you not want to know you were visiting Adobe.com and not YangsAdobeCopies.cn?
Apps will only ever be part of the picture imo. Domains work exceptionally well � I believe, like phone numbers, they are here to stay.

- Rob

My point on here was that the consumer would never see the URL so it wouldn't matter what the domain was but hey lets hope that domains are here to stay, even if domains don't matter because the consumer doesn't get to see the URL it would still be years away before they became of little importance in that way.

I will still be regging some

BREWSTERS · 05-12-2011, 09:16:28 PM

App developer shells out $100k to buy exact match domain;

http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/05...011-best-buys/

doodlebug · 05-12-2011, 09:59:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BREWSTERS

App developer shells out $100k to buy exact match domain;

http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/05...011-best-buys/

If the buyer is an app delveloper and spending 100k then that gives us some confidence

ratboy · 05-12-2011, 11:10:50 PM

Interesting quote from that article:

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While some of the �geniuses� on other threads think APPs will obsolete .com�s, the key is getting the APP on the phone � that means marketing � which means a great .com is needed to promote it � that mean $100K for Touch.com was a great deal.

chrisduggan · 06-12-2011, 09:54:42 AM

Everything be voice activated and beamed up on 3D holographic OLEDs soon enough. No more need for browser bars. Maybe i watch too much Sci-Fi

Sean · 06-12-2011, 12:50:04 PM

At the end of the day the web browser is an app itself, the difference is that you can use it to view whatever you want rather than restricting yourself to what a developer deems important.

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