tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719019503704853049.post6410182785534586131..comments2023-03-25T01:11:01.209-07:00Comments on Just Tim: What's an Icio?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719019503704853049.post-9472013648888961952008-04-18T07:23:00.000-07:002008-04-18T07:23:00.000-07:00I think it's the linguist in me that doesn't like ...I think it's the linguist in me that doesn't like it. <BR/><BR/>The .us is a domain code, like .com or .org. These are pronounced "dot U.S.", "dot com," etc. If you reserve a domain name like icio.us ("icio dot U.S."), you're trying to be clever and have your "dot U.S." do double duty-- it's a domain code AND a "clever" suffix. But it can't do that. That's not how language works. We don't have natural affixes in our language that do double duty. <BR/><BR/>As for eBay and Google, those are brand names. eBay <I>does</I> mean online shopping, and Google <I>does</I> mean searching. But "Del Icio," by itself, means nothing. It's a failed attempt at being clever. <BR/><BR/>And there's enough of my righteous anger to go around...OldTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07989346965148640094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719019503704853049.post-60732013673020644402008-04-17T11:39:00.000-07:002008-04-17T11:39:00.000-07:00The first part of a URL has historically been the ...The first part of a URL has historically been the machine name. It used to be that www was the default computer where web requests went. So, www.google.com goes to the machine www at google and image.google.com goes a machine called image. Now, of course, everything is virtual and there are banks of machines serving up content, so www.google.com probably goes to hundreds or thousands of machines that can respond to web requests.<BR/><BR/>They just decided to be clever and reserve icio.us as a way to make it seem like they have delicious. <BR/><BR/>Sure, delicious has nothing to do with bookmarks, but ebay has nothing to do with shopping nor does google with searching. It's just a brand - nothing to get so worked up about :)<BR/><BR/>If we could just harness some of that righteous anger for social or environmental justice... :)Dan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387429717617727003noreply@blogger.com