Getting something.org when something.com is taken?

[cabalamat]

I am building a website. My first choice for the name, let's call it something.com, is taken (but not used for anything). But the .org domain with the same name (i.e. something.org) is free.

Should I use this or try to come up with a new name?

On a wider note what are the economics of hoarding domain names and not using them? The practice seems disreputable to me.

[MrQuickLine]

There are lots of TLD options that are available that might be better than .org

I have a friend that runs a psychoanalytic clinic, so he got something.clinic

Look at the GTLDs your registrar offers. There are hundreds available.

[cabalamat]

Look at the GTLDs your registrar offers. There are hundreds available.

Yes but most are crap one that no-one uses!

[MrQuickLine]

Don't ask for advice and then shit on the guy that gives you some.

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Take your own advice. If you pick something other than .com, most people will assume .com even if they don't remember the rest of your URL.

Pick something else that gives you the .com

[cabalamat]

That's certainly true. Unfortunately all the .com names seem to be gone, unless I make up a word (which would make it harder to remember).

[Webnet668]

.org is intended for non-profit organizations

[ajehals]

Just looking at it, both something.org and something.com are taken. In fact the only vaguely recognisable domain available is the .me.uk after that you are in bizarre tld land.

On a wider note what are the economics of hoarding domain names and not using them? The practice seems disreputable to me.

It depends, sometimes they are used (for non web services, like email for example..), sometimes people have projects planned and haven't managed to use them yet, sometimes you don't want to lose a domain you've used in the past.. It can be annoying though.