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Old 19-05-07, 03:49 PM
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I have to say, I have mixed feelings about type-ins. Domaining really sounds exciting and I think everything, that can lower one's risk profile and make one a bit more independent from Google is a good thing (especially in Germany where Google's market share exceeds 90%).

I also read, that type-in traffic is increasing, but I'm really wondering if that's only true in absolute numbers (because the web is growing) or if it also holds true in relative numbers:

Do many internet savy people really type in a domain name instead of using a search engine? My guess is this would be mostly people who are not very internet savy, yet and the more internet savy surfers become, the less likely they'll become to type in a domain name.

I've read, that somebody interested in baseball cards (for example) will sooner or later type in www baseballcards com (read it on a domainer's blog). I don't really do this, but I think this might be true for many people - that they'll just type in such a name out of curiosity to see what is there..and if it's your domain and you have a good site, it probably does have good value.

Edit: I'm sorry, I forgot to address your question: I think it didn't break down the type-ins into locations they came from. I would be interested in knowing this, too, however, in case anybody happens to know.

P.S.: Andy, I have to say, I find it strange, that you, Discovery & evilgreenmonkey from SEW all know Austrian people (but no/fewer Germans), when our nation has about 10 times their population. Maybe Austria is more open to international relationships than us Germans are?

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