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I have been thinking about developing a .US site as a trial balloon to see how a site with that extension would fare in the real world. I have been looking for a good name on a subject I am familiar with and would like to develop content on.
I have gotten a 3-letter dictionary word that I think is perfect for what I want to do - especially since I am a wine fan.
It is cru.us. Cru is a familiar term to wine drinkers (well, it is if they drink something a notch or two above Thunderbird or Ripple anyway!). Cru gets over 1000 searches on Overture and a Google search yields over 660,000 entries. I'm really surprised this one was unregistered this long after the .US launch.
Cru is a class of wine (the word literally means growth). Grand Cru means great growth, Premier Grand Cru is first great growth. The word originated in France of course (where cru also means means a vineyard or wine producing region).
I want to use the domain as a portal to American wines, highlighting the top vintners and regions across the U.S. Of course I would sell it if the price was right but I think it is too early to accurately set values for .US names.
Has anyone else developed a .US of their own yet? Any advice or comments on the value of the idea? Some may think it is a waste of time to develop .US this early in the game. If you're one of them let me know - you might save me a lot of wasted development hours! I guess rather than a dollar appraisal I am looking for an appraisal on the merits of the idea.
I have gotten a 3-letter dictionary word that I think is perfect for what I want to do - especially since I am a wine fan.
It is cru.us. Cru is a familiar term to wine drinkers (well, it is if they drink something a notch or two above Thunderbird or Ripple anyway!). Cru gets over 1000 searches on Overture and a Google search yields over 660,000 entries. I'm really surprised this one was unregistered this long after the .US launch.
Cru is a class of wine (the word literally means growth). Grand Cru means great growth, Premier Grand Cru is first great growth. The word originated in France of course (where cru also means means a vineyard or wine producing region).
I want to use the domain as a portal to American wines, highlighting the top vintners and regions across the U.S. Of course I would sell it if the price was right but I think it is too early to accurately set values for .US names.
Has anyone else developed a .US of their own yet? Any advice or comments on the value of the idea? Some may think it is a waste of time to develop .US this early in the game. If you're one of them let me know - you might save me a lot of wasted development hours! I guess rather than a dollar appraisal I am looking for an appraisal on the merits of the idea.