Well, "twitter style" :) with the @ signifies an address. Without the @ it could be used as a universal login for other applications.
I am thinking that the domains have less and less importance, and that our data should be more integrated across the web. I am aiming at unifying the web data of a user just as it is available at local storage, and applying the desktop usage habits to the web.
It's just some thoughts passing, and I'd appreciate opinions.