The .com is a standalone sign with a value, but a short/simple domain clearly makes it easier for people to return so im not sure, and because my site is more tech related i thought .net would be better than .org or am i blindly guessing?
[edited by: Nasheer at 5:41 pm (utc) on Dec. 15, 2006]
If you don't need keywords in your domain name, it's still possible to come up with a short, good name.
Not sure what you mean by "long brand-related name". That's kind of an oxymoron. Do you have an existing brand name in the real world? That's the only case where that makes sense.
Let's make sure you have your terminology straight.
yahoo = brand
widget = keyword (unless you don't actually sell widgets, in which case it's a brand...)
I like using keywords that are not keywords in your subject area and/or adding keywords that are not keywords in your subject area. Or that are, but wouldn't be used in a direct type-in search because of the way in which they are combined.
I recently registered a domain name with 9 letters, 3 keywords, all completely relevant, where two of the keywords overlap. (compound words). And I got all of the gTLDs.
Contains something like foobar, where it can be read either as "foo bar" or "foobar". There are actually loads of these available, you just have to twiddle with the words.
All depends on the purpose and target audience of your site. Most that hang out here are concerned with type-in traffic. Those names are mostly long-gone though the reel in some fish now and again.
If you just want a short, memorable, meaningful name for a content, social networking, etc. site that should be a piece of cake!
