February 26th, 2024 × #domains#webdev#Afghanistan#country-codes
The Taliban Stole My Domain
Wes recounts how the Taliban taking over Afghanistan resulted in his bos.af domain being revoked, and discusses the intricacies and risks of getting clever country code top-level domains.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
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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