Diamondback96 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 http://kingsisland.com If this is not temporary KI better get right on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I used to have a "bang head here" sign on my desk for times like these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Why? His point is if the domain name is available, time's a wasting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 I'm just saying KI should look into this when they have the time. In fact I only found this out while trying to get to KI's website before remembering the correct one. Lots of people probably do the same thing. And Terpy beat me to it. Hey, at least it's not SoB again! Oh crap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 http://www.visitkingsisland.com/index.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Seriously? I already knew the real domain. I just forgot it for a second as I haven't been on it (or here) for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I just use pki.com still. It's shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I just use the bookmark on my toolbar. Even quicker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 I just use pki.com still. It's shorter. Oh, forgot about that one. Surprised it still works. But it expires soon, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I just use pki.com still. It's shorter. Oh, forgot about that one. Surprised it still works. But it expires soon, doesn't it? http://www.networkso...-search/pki.com http://www.networkso...?domain=pki.com According to those, not until August 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Kings Island It's the first thing that shows up on Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 If Cedar Fair knows anything about domains, they would NOT let pki.com expire. 3 character domain names fetch a pretty penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/kingsisland.com kingsisland.com expires in September of next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Visitkingsisland.com is only so odd because it's so difficult to advertise. Imagine the radio ad: "Visit visit Kings Island dot com for more information!" But then, there was pgathrills.com. Who would ever guess that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 ^ Paramount's Great America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Right, but if you were searching for Great America's website, would you ever assume it would be pgathrills? Especially with the Professional Golfer's Association! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Visitkingsisland.com is only so odd because it's so difficult to advertise. Imagine the radio ad: "Visit visit Kings Island dot com for more information!" Thinking outside the box: they can simply use: "visit us at www.visitkingsisland.com", "find us at www.visitkingsisland.com", "click on www.visitkingsisland.com for more information" etc., etc. While using "www." maybe old, it can easily solve this minor problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Keep in mind that some people and companies buy URL names hoping that someone will want to buy it from them at a later date and give them a substantial amount for it. I know of one person who has made quite a bit of money doing this. Not sure if this is the case for kingsisland.com when KI lost the Paramount name? Maybe CF was not willing to pay the price for the URL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I'm pretty sure when they mention their website in commercials they say "Go to visitkingsisland.com". There are a lot of ways around saying "visit vistkingsisland.com." So I wouldn't say it's a huge issue, but kingsisland.com would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsrattler Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I think ki.com would be perfect. The shorter the url the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I think ki.com would be perfect. The shorter the url the better. http://ki.com/ Already taken, though that would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I agree that shorter names the better, but with Google and any other favorite search engines at your fingertips I am not so sure it is much as a big deal any more? Most of the time for me if I don't already know the URL Google is my stop and sometimes if I am already at Google, I might use it instead. I hardly ever bookmark a page any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsrattler Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 ^ My main reasoning for liking shorter url's is our mobile centric world now. The less typing i have to do on my touch screen the better. Even if i go to google, I still have to type out "Kings Island", where as ki.com is three button presses (for those wondering my phone has a ".com" button) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocolts Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I just use pki.com still. It's shorter. Hmm, it does still work? Surprised. I think Paramount Still Secretly owns Kings Island ! But it is wierd that we don't get a kingsisland.com like Cedar Point, Carowinds, Cedar Fair parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 It's because, until very recently, www.kingsisland.com was the web address for a completely different company. This topic was created when that website mysteriously vanished, the idea being that maybe the domain name is available and that Cedar Fair should buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocolts Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 It's because, until very recently, www.kingsisland.com was the web address for a completely different company. This topic was created when that website mysteriously vanished, the idea being that maybe the domain name is available and that Cedar Fair should buy it. Yeah, they should buy it. I do remember once I went to www.kingsisland.com and it was a completely different company! I forget what it was though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 It's because, until very recently, www.kingsisland.com was the web address for a completely different company. This topic was created when that website mysteriously vanished, the idea being that maybe the domain name is available and that Cedar Fair should buy it. Yeah, they should buy it. I do remember once I went to www.kingsisland.com and it was a completely different company! I forget what it was though. It was Kings Island, haha. Whatever company it was, I'm not sure why it was called Kings Island in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Am I the only one who still types www.pki.com ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 No. Just a few posts above yours, Hendrick Is quoted saying he does.... Terp, known for reading every post, for various and...uh...sundry reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsrattler Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 ^ Definitely had to just look up sundry. Read enough posts by terp, your vocabulary will double in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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