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Aaron Wall made a post today stating that he doesn’t like .biz domain names. I can’t say that I’m a fan of them either, but I’m not sure about his reasoning.

The question posed was along the lines of switching from a .biz to a .com for better ranking. Aaron believes that a .biz extension could hurt your exposure because the .biz is geared toward business in general and therefore could cost you some links.

Now I’m in the same boat as Scott who points out the fact that .com is commercial. That was the whole basis for .org domains. So the “commercial = spam” can be applied in theory but not logic.

In all honesty though, who’s going to register a .biz domain if the .com is available? Not sure you’d have many takers there.

I think the question is more, “Should I try for a variation of a .com domain instead of choosing my desired domain in a .biz format?”

In that case the answer is a big YES!

I think a .biz vs. .com domain is most always going to come out with .com on top. Although I’m not so sure it has to do with the extension itself but the perspective built into web surfers. A domain with a .com is seen instinctively as more authoritative than a .biz.

If you are going to register a domain and you have to choose from your desired domain in a .biz format or a variation in a .com format; make the smart choice and go .com.

You may remember a few weeks back that I wrote about the new Google Image Search Interface. I, like many, couldn’t stand the new interface.

Guess what? Google listened! They have reverted back to the old interface that shows the image details without needing to hover over each item.

Thanks for listening Google!

A report over at Search Engine Roundtable has confirmed that Gmail is now open to public registration.

No more begging or bidding to ge an invite. At one point it would cost you $250 for an invite on eBay.

So head on over to Gmail and sign up without an invite!