The name is the game
For independence movements, an Internet domain can be half the battle.
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Ancient philosophers believed there was a profound connection between names and the things they identified. In the Internet age, this magical relationship now seems to occur between domain names and nonexistent or contested geopolitical entities. Just say the name, or better, register it, and your ‘domain’ will become real.
So does the Latin phrase nomen omen – one name, one destiny – ring true for the Web as well?
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