tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post4741184964357881572..comments2024-02-02T04:29:21.136-06:00Comments on Good URL Bad URL: amfam.comAaron Goldmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031428438339674593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post-34978180617458938482007-12-12T21:16:00.000-06:002007-12-12T21:16:00.000-06:00Wow! amfam.com, that's just dumb.Wow! amfam.com, that's just dumb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post-41960596817956669702007-12-11T13:22:00.000-06:002007-12-11T13:22:00.000-06:00At least you can still GO to "AmericanFamilyInsura...At least you can still GO to "AmericanFamilyInsurance.com"... though it will take you to that silly URL.<BR/><BR/>This was probably done because they don't feel like people will want to type in a long URL... one of the stupidest reasons ever not to have (as you pointed out) your well branded, culturally ingrained name as your URL.<BR/><BR/>There's nothing quite as annoying as someone saying, "We're the Downtown Association of Grocers... our URL is DT-AoGR.net... we wanted it to be easy to remember."<BR/><BR/>WHAT?!?!<BR/><BR/>(that's not a real URL btw.)<BR/><BR/>Plus, you type it in once and then it's remembered.Noel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088210494970406088noreply@blogger.com