Internet Handle

Internet Handle Every time you sign up for a new social app, you have to rush to claim your username. If someone else got there first, too bad. And that username only works on that one app anyway. This is silly. The internet has already solved this problem. There already exists a kind of handle that works anywhere on the internet—it’s called a domain. A domain is a name you can own on the internet, like wikipedia.org or google.com. Most creators on the internet today don’t own a domain. Why not? Until recently, you could only use a domain for a website or custom email. But personal websites have mostly fallen out of fashion, and each social app sports its own kind of handles. However, open social apps are starting to change that. These apps let you use any internet domain…

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