Javilk wrote:
> I will have to agree with you on that, Bob. That and the need for
> localization methodologies to insure you get Bob's Bar and Grill in your
> local area, not in Alaska, Florida, or Hawaii. And that, I feel, is far
> more important an issue than domain names. Most business is local, and
> will remain so for some time. It makes no sense to ship a McDonalds from
> Michigan if you are in California, and no sense to force you through the
> hoops, and through Michigan, to get one.
Although it will be changing shortly, Canada has had localized domain names
for some time. A local company would get 'company.city.prov.ca' as a domain
name. The problem with that is that your company now looks like a small fish
in a big pond and people end up getting .com domains or go through hoops to
get company.ca to get around it.
I think that local search engines are the best way to get around the problem
of finding a local supplier. We run one such engine, and there are many
others out there. If you want to find Bob's Garage you shouldn't be using
the Yahoos or Altavistas but local directories.
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