Domain Envy? Or Domain Snobs?

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I have to agree that there is some domain snobbery against hotmail and AOL users, and that, to an extent, it is deserved.

On the other hand, there are some prize e-mail addresses, like Google's gmail.com. Because they're not free to just anyone, they've developed a certain sort of geek cred. Having a g-mail account is more prestigious than having your own domain and having e-mail at it.

In the end, it just reminds me of Dr. Seuss's Sneetches ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0394800893 ).

- Greg

Posted by: Greg Bulmash at May 3, 2005 10:36 AM

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