While that URL may be long at least it's one that can be remembered.

What is far worse at dumb companies who get 0800 word numbers and domain names that could be interpreted in different ways - ie wotzon.com which have a radio add telling you "What's on.com and then have to pronounce that wotzon.com"

IMHO any time you have to spell out a word number or domain it's an instant failure and not going to drive customers to your business. Why do so many people not understand this?

Agree with all points above. What I dislike as well is hyphens in a domain name, they just add more content and are harder to remember. A while back a client came to me wanting a really long domain name, I didn't reccomend it but he persisted, only now has he come back to me wanting to change domain names as his first one was too long.

sbiddle: While that URL may be long at least it's one that can be remembered.

The longer the domain name, the more you open yourself up to spelling and general typo errors.

They would be much better to go for an acronym, or even a catchy shortened name or phrase.

Slightly OT, I love how the ridiculously long title of this topic is pushing everything over on the main Geekzone page.

Third time to ettempt this, When hitting "Post reply" i'm getting posting on a different forum number!

I heard some gems a few years ago especially on the radio as you say, one had to pretty much spell out the entire URL. as they used "Z" in place of an "S" and other stupid misspellings in a lame to be unique (one of my pet hates) "That's ends with a zed"

I remember people being told to visit Vizzavi.net.nz pronounced: "Vee sar vee" .net.nz (part of the Vodafone old WAP content)

visa-vie, vissavee, veesavee take from it what ever you would try.

What does amaze me though it my parents choice of a 17-character domain name got well and truly squatted after we forgot to re-renew it, it got renewed again the third year running last month, has a "portral.infromatron.cum" scumsite on it. It was never advertised and must get 3 visits a year.

All my domain names are 4 letters or characters except one which is 6 which I use for joke purposes anyway.

Nate: Lol at your icon, I had butcherd mine a while back too.

I have those squatter sites blocked in my hosts file, they seem to be "all the rage" at the moment and it's really bad, often bad enough to put me off even bothering with the internet.

I think a lot of them though will be pressured when they get the new Top Level Domain options which if managed properly, will give legitimate people their choice in name back again.