Facebook says LOL is dead, but the domain name comes out tomorrow.
Get ready to LOL tomorrow.
Uniregistry will launch the .lol top level domain name in general availability on Tuesday. Annual registration costs appear to be about $30 retail, but many registrars are offering discounted first year registrations.
I’ve made it a point to never type LOL in a message, because, c’mon, do you ever really laugh out loud when IM’ing with someone?
I’m not the only one. Facebook has posted some research suggesting LOL is on its way out, prompting headlines today such as ‘Haha’ has killed ‘lol’ and No one says LOL anymore.
But no one applied for the .haha top level domain, so it’s .lol this time around.
Also coming up this week for new domains: Early access for Donuts domain names .dog, .theater, .taxi, .hockey and .run.
.lol types really well on a keyboard and still edges the others out according to G https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=lol%2C%20ha%20ha%2C%20he%20he&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT%2B7
Facebook research says just 1.9% use it, and since most of the folks on Facebook seem to be the older generation, I guess even they must be hip to the unhipness. The younger generation moved on, once the oldsters started using LOL. They use terms like LEL or KEK or LULZ…. .LMFAO would have been an interesting tld.
The West Coast uses HaHa, HeHe. The East Coast uses: OhHa. Of course, everyone under the age of 50 uses emojis.
In the struggle for nTLDs to be taken seriously, .lol is the antithesis of .bank.
Lol !
Even more lol to the $30 high registration cost to own a TLD name that is becoming extinct and less relevant, just like the “tech” domain ringtones.com that has lost great value over the years, from $750k in 2010 to $105k in 2015.
Bye bye lol….say hello to
However, words like “funny” is for all generations and can never become extinct, which is why the phrase in the domain funnyppl.com — has been used for years in social media conversations, before we acquired and turn it into a website.
Will I pay $30 for the .lol of funnyppl? Don’t think so!
As an acronym indicating a giggle or laugh over something that is either funny or leading to a chuckle, LOL is very much alive. Not sure why you’d feel uncomfortable using it. Or are you against emojis too? 😀
Wow I was way ahead of the curve..years…with my use of “haha”.
Oddly enough I began use “LOL” about 15 years ago but only when I actually really laughed out loud