http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:35:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/#comment-310 Dan Bruno Sat, 02 Jun 2007 19:50:04 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/05/15/web-20-and-syllabic-consonants-a-match-made-in-silicon-valley/#comment-310 I think it's a practical thing. Because so many desirable domain names are taken (e.g., flicker.com) and can be expensive to buy out, Web 2.0 startups need to get creative while still maintaining some level of memorability. Misspelling words by dropping letters is a pretty good technique. Another one is playing with subdomains/top-level domains, as with del.icio.us. I think it’s a practical thing. Because so many desirable domain names are taken (e.g., flicker.com) and can be expensive to buy out, Web 2.0 startups need to get creative while still maintaining some level of memorability. Misspelling words by dropping letters is a pretty good technique. Another one is playing with subdomains/top-level domains, as with del.icio.us.

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