Dissecting del.icio.us

What is the breakdown on the name del.icio.us and its meaning. Also tips for unique naming of domains.

clipped from www.quickonlinetips.com February 16th, 2005 February 16th, 2005 Decoding the Domain Name del.icio.us [This article is meant as a short tutorial for newbies to explain the basics how to register a domain name] del.icio.us has become the most popular social bookmarks manager in recent times. Many surfers are drawn to curiosity by the peculiar domain name del.icio.us. It was an ingenious way to register a domain name. I mean it is much better than getting delicious.com or delicious.net etc. A domain search reveals there are many such names and many more subject to domain name availability. Now to solve the confusion of the del part. del is actually a subdomain of icio.us (Update: though some readers have pointed in comments that it del is a server of icio.us and not a subdomain). A subdomain is a domain that is part of a larger domain name. So the main site del.icio.us is hosted on the del server of the domain name icio.us And so rests the decoding of del.icio.us!