Just nitpicking, but Chaplin was born in the UK and was already a vaudeville star when he was signed up by Karno and went to Hollywood. His status as an immigrant led to calls for him to be deported when he protested against HUAC. In the end, when he left for the premier of Limelight in London in 1952, the AG revoked his re-entry permit, and he didn't return to the US for twenty years.
Which is not to deny that his silent movie career isn't American culture; just that Chaplin's relationship with America was complicated.
Charlie Chaplin's movies. Modern Times is very funny, but the end scene. I cry every time. City lights, ditto, the end scene is so strong. And Limelight. And the Gold rush...
This got me to thinking about discoverability, seo, and distinction in general. Acquiring the domain name is one thing, but getting your business or app popular enough to outmuscle established businesses with less hip domain names is another.
The domain and term [limelig.ht] caught my eye.
In this instance, if you'd like to be known and searchable simply with the term "limelight" you'll have to beat out, limelight.com (Limelight Networks), a 1952 movie of the same name, and the dictionary definitions (wiki, etc.) for the term (it's actually not that bad really).
At this point, even if your domain name is [getlimelight.com], you'd be counting on the same seo, success, and buzz as you would by using [limelig.ht], except that you wouldn't have to explain to anyone that, "it's limelig dot ht".
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Just nitpicking, but Chaplin was born in the UK and was already a vaudeville star when he was signed up by Karno and went to Hollywood. His status as an immigrant led to calls for him to be deported when he protested against HUAC. In the end, when he left for the premier of Limelight in London in 1952, the AG revoked his re-entry permit, and he didn't return to the US for twenty years.
Which is not to deny that his silent movie career isn't American culture; just that Chaplin's relationship with America was complicated.
Charlie Chaplin's movies. Modern Times is very funny, but the end scene. I cry every time. City lights, ditto, the end scene is so strong. And Limelight. And the Gold rush...
This got me to thinking about discoverability, seo, and distinction in general. Acquiring the domain name is one thing, but getting your business or app popular enough to outmuscle established businesses with less hip domain names is another.
The domain and term [limelig.ht] caught my eye.
In this instance, if you'd like to be known and searchable simply with the term "limelight" you'll have to beat out, limelight.com (Limelight Networks), a 1952 movie of the same name, and the dictionary definitions (wiki, etc.) for the term (it's actually not that bad really).
At this point, even if your domain name is [getlimelight.com], you'd be counting on the same seo, success, and buzz as you would by using [limelig.ht], except that you wouldn't have to explain to anyone that, "it's limelig dot ht".