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Massachusetts now the "Dot Commonwealth"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-dear-lord dept.

RomulusNR writes "The 'state' of Massachusetts is firing back at years of Siliconia by nicknaming itself the ".commonwealth". (Ya see, MA isn't really a state, it's a Commonwealth, as are KY, VA, and PA, allowing them to come up with this somewhat tacky nickname.) Boston Globe has a story on this, and there's also the official .COMmonwealth site. Oh, and another groaner: MA is also now "the state of things to come". " Yes, it is official: Virgina - the .com state and MA are now in competition.

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  1. I, Marketer by gad_zuki! · · Score: 5
    Somewhere out there is some east coast yuppie, who makes a lot more money than me, bragging to his friends that, ".commonwealth" was his idea.

    I'm copywriting these before he does it again.

    .massmailachusetts - cyber promotions.

    .TandAssachusetts - porn domain.

    .sundaymassachusetts - for catholics.

    .ACHOOsetts - local clarin distributor.

    .yahoochusetts - no explanation needed.

    .sadomassachusetts - Local S&M forum.

    .criticalmassachusetts - Nuclear Regalutory Board.

    .gasachusetts - Amoco domain.

    Ah, Noble and Proud Massachusetts, land of many names.