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I am looking for a domain name for a new website and the one ending with "ster" (as in friendster) is available.

Are these domain names recommended or are they so 90s?

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Yes, what is the website? – Ryan Chatterton Sep 18 '11 at 19:35

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They're not 90s, Netflix just announced Qwikster, I had a domain name earlier called loopster but not anymore. Ending with ster can sound catchy sometimes. Nothing is 90s or 80s as long as its catchy and easy to remember.

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'-ster' does seem a bit old, as I suspect '-ly' domains will in another few years.

EDIT: Somewhat relevant: http://technologizer.com/2011/09/19/qwikster-not-to-be-confused-with-quixtar-quickstar-kwikster-quickster-kwik-star-quik-star-or-kickstar/

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Most of those do sound a bit awkward, and also like you're trying to cash in on the popularity of a site that isn't even popular anymore.

That said, product names are usually less important than people think. It's your baby, you want it to have a cool name, but if you're spending hours agonizing over the name, that's time that could be better spent on improving the product. If it's a great site, people will flock to it regardless of the name. Just look at google - you don't even notice anymore that it's a silly name, do you?

So if your product name sounds great with a "ster" at the end and the domain's available for cheap, just go for it and go back to making it a site so great people will love it by any name.

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Of course that would depend on what the first part is!

You can't just say it's old because it ends with ster,

pwnzster.com don't look too old right?

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