The Art of a Three Letter Domain Name

http://blog.lob.com/post/55544977604/the-art-of-a-3-letter-domain-name

by bavidar • 13 years ago

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lob 1. Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court. 2. to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target. 3. Cricket. to bowl (the ball) with a slow underhand motion. 4. to throw (something) slowly in an arc.

Unless there is something i'm missing, this seems like a really dumb domain name for this type of company.

woobles• 13 years ago

This seems like simplicity just for simplicity's sake...

Scryptonite2• 13 years ago

They could have considered a four letter domain and a two letter top level, if they had to have a length of 7 characters.

Even so... 'netprint.io' anyone? Would make a bit more sense than 'lob.com'. If they did actually purchase 'lob.com' from someone else, they could have cut the price they paid down to $50 or so if they found 'netprint.io' acceptable (Which is actually available at the time of writing this).

mwg9862• 13 years ago

How does netprint.io make sense? It's 10 characters and lob.com is 6? Am I missing some thing? Lob.com or even just "Lob" by itself I don't think conjures a particular image in most peoples mind. I think they can take this and make it their own thing. Then again "Lob" is weird, we'll see I guess. I do like netprint.io tho, it just isn't quite as memorable/kind of generic.

Scryptonite2• 13 years ago

How does 'lob.com' make sense for a "Cloud Printing for Developers" company? At least 'netprint' (some imaginary word that probably has to do with nets, networks or internet, and prints or printing) better conveys the meaning of their service... That and '.io' conveys some meaning to most developers.

markyc• 13 years ago

nah, pinkturtle.com is way better than lob.com

stevebrowne• 13 years ago

I want to buy a nice town house in the middle of London / New York / etc. but they are all owned by property squatters who will only sell for a stupid amount of money.

The Art of a Three Letter Domain Name

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