Curious histories of generic domain names

Josh Fruhlinger, ITworld.com

Eat.com a corporate shill? Milk.com a statement of individuality and pride? Take a walk down memory lane (courtesy of the Internet Wayback Machine) with these and other generic domain names and get a sense of how Internet culture has changed over the last dozen or so years. ...continue reading 'Curious histories of generic domain names'

Who owns [your last name].com?

- Me! I was quick on the draw in the '80/'90s and/or I have an obscure last name
- Someone in my family
- An individual I don't know
- Some company or other organization that has my last name as part of its name
- Some company or other organization that owns the domain for puzzling reasons
- A porn site, shamefully
- Who cares? The important thing is that I own [my last name].org, [my last name].net, and [my last name].info!

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