Lucky number "4" domain names

[LuckyShima]

What is it with the "4" domain names? Has forum-boss chris started a trend?

Over on sp I saw a poster with these websites:

http://www.4lawschool.com/
http://www.4law.net/

I assume the attraction is that it is a homonym for "for".

I was a bit skeptical when I first saw it being used because for Chinese the number 4 is very bad luck, including multi-story buildings not have a floor numbered "'4" and no house number being "4".

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH...14/346702.html

Why? Because in the Japanese and Chinese languages, four sounds just like the word for death, shi, and it's been avoided for untold ages as an "unlucky number,

and
http://www.thenewspaper.org.uk/world/pg000327.php

A taxi company in Shanghai in China has banned cabs with number plates ending in the number four from carrying students who are about to sit exams.

Anyway it seems to be working ok on the Internet so maybe I should grab a few "4" domain names before they are all gone

[Todd W]

What is it with the "4" domain names? Has forum-boss chris started a trend?

Over on sp I saw a poster with these websites:

http://www.4lawschool.com/
http://www.4law.net/

I assume the attraction is that it is a homonym for "for".

I was a bit skeptical when I first saw it being used because for Chinese the number 4 is very bad luck, including multi-story buildings not have a floor numbered "'4" and no house number being "4".

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH...14/346702.html

and
http://www.thenewspaper.org.uk/world/pg000327.php

Anyway it seems to be working ok on the Internet so maybe I should grab a few "4" domain names before they are all gone

4 = For

You are right that's the attraction, that and less chars. and there "WERE" domains available w/it.

[Cutter]

Sometimes numbers are a big help with directories sorted in alphabetical order.

[Chris]

yup. Alphabetical order, shortest way possible to turn something generic into something unique, and it reads like "for"