Here is an interesting article from Slate about domain names and their waning significance. Turns out you might not need to buy 500 versions of your domain name, each with different suffixes. The news of dead domain name may be a tad premature. It is worth noting that relevant domain names will help your search ranking. And a really good domain can help a new site get quick word of mouth.

 

 

Here is the link to the full article.