735: The Taliban Stole My Domain
Feb 26, 2024•15 min
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Episode description
Wes shares the story of how the Taliban stole his .af domain. Scott and Wes discuss top-level domain (TLD) best practices, how to find unique custom domain names for your website, and how to avoid having yours stolen.
Show Notes- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:16 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 01:11 The story of how the Taliban stole my domain.
- 05:10 When you purchase a domain, does that country receive the registration fee?
- Country Code Top-Level Domain
- Infrastructure Top-Level Domain
- Generic Top-Level Domain
- Sponsored Top-Level Domain
- 07:29 Notion lost their .so domain.
- Notion
- 09:18 .ai domain names.
- 09:53 Other popular TLD options.
- tolin.ski
- wes.io
- 12:05 What are the best TLDs?
- 13:18 iwantmyname
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