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Its funny....
I PREMIUM pre-regged with Euro DNS hundreds of .mobis, and I got only 1
(ViPod_mobi) where I also have the .com version.
Eaven GoDaddy seems faster than EuroDNS when checking the WHOIS for my "lost" names.
Strange ..... ???
I saw a lot of .mobi PARKED at Sedo. e.g: sexnet.mobi
GUYS/GIRLS seems you didnt read the .mobi TOS !
In a nutshell:
A non mobi optimized/designed page is subject to take the domain away from you !
Regarding the "awfull names" comment - YES right !
Remember that .mobi names will have to be linked somehow with mobile devices mostly.
So IMO many of the "normal" good names probably donīt suit with .mobi
PS:
If you reg .mobi to resell, be prepared to pay renewal several years untill they really raise value.
Okay, I broke down and registered three. I have another list of about 20, but I think I'll wait until the premium prices fall to check on them. Here's what I got.
FuelPrices.mobi
PhoneSupplies.mobi (I also have phonesupplies.com)
PhoneSupply.mobi
The first was one I thought would be popular with people on the road. The second two make a good site for selling mobile phone chargers, batteries, cases, etc.
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I don't get the .mobi pull...I have a very basic "mobi" site that gets a few hundred visitors per day but it is not a "dot mobi" site but just a simple website designed for mobile phones and from what I have heard from my users they prefer to type less...so my site wap.giantweed.com is better than using the .mobi extension because there is an extra finger move! D'uh!
I wouldn't spend the extra coin on a mobi site when a reguklar and cool dot com with a decent subdomain can do the same. Why would I push anything else but http://wap.giantweed.com when a mobi extension would cause my users fingers to fall off?
The propogation of such new and "innovative" domain extensions is quite convenient for the registrars and those who can extract reg fees from speculators faster than the Enron retirement gang!
I don't think "registrars" have anything to do with the creation of this "innovative" domain. The creaters of this domain include the likes of Microsoft, Vodafone, T-mobile, Nokia and Google...yes BIG G too....no reasonable person would imagine any of these industry giants giving a crap about milking us...the domain speculators....they're all in this together and the real "speculation" is that they are onto something that's likely to be really Big....but as to exactly what and how...we really don't know yet. Many have reasonable ideas but no one knows for sure as to how these big players intend to leverage this new domain that they have created. Each one of these companies are worth in billions with a solid track record...they are not stupid....IMO, wise are those who observe these things keenly and act on them in a timely fashion rather than having deja vu of 90's (for .coms) and 2001/02 (for .infos & .us) all over again in 4-5 years. I was not there for .coms but I've NEVER regretted taking part in landrushes and early regs (first few days of open registrations) for the newer extensions that I participated in such as .info, .biz, .us, and .in. The kind of names one can get in these early days would be a dream in just few short weeks, and if one does not attempt to be too innovative in name selection, you can almost always get your money back plus some for these names down the road.
Just my $0.02 based on 6+ years of domaining. Take it or leave it...Cheers.
the .mobi extenstion does give the fingers a workout 1666622444 just to get .mobi. but the dot .com is 12226666 so the .mobi is only two extra keys. Not a deal breaker imho, especially when the user KNOWS they are going to be getting a site designed for their phone.
What would a 9 letter word like Broadband.mobi require to be typed?
Of course, it's not the same issue for those with mobile devices featuring mini keyboards.
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QWERTY keyboards baby... Don't over anylize how people will feel about typing in domains.
When was the last time you typed in a PHONE NUMBER on your phone?
HotKeys, Quick Dial, Contact List... mobi Hotkey, Saved Sites and "instant on" search features... THAT is the future of mobi devices.
Backed by a multi-million dollar "education" campaign to ensure both users and owners know and prefer the mobi on these devices.
You wait, you wont be able to get on this "faster, new network" and their quick links and hotkeys and instant-on browsers UNLESS you are a mobi. Suddenly, if you want a mobile presence, you might find yourself faced with an unavailable mobi to match your website.
I think on key point most are banking on is that .mobi will become the default extension on mobile devices. You might just have to enter the domain and no extension and .mobi will be added by default. If that's the case, it will have the same advantage .com does in some browsers.
Also, Most phones have software that let you select an extension as a click or two from a drop down box. Again, I think think most are banking on .mobi being at the top of the drop down list.
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B4 you go crazy and give your cc a real workout, think about this. For mobi to take off, a lot will depend on adoption and standards.
Take goog for instance. gmail does not have a .mobi site; however, they (goog) took a different avenue by creating a mobile device subdomain for gmail:
I might be wrong, but a lot will depend on whether or not the big boys use .mobi and adhere to the .mobi standards.
While domain registration is cheap, the administration and re-development required to support the .mobi may not be worth it since 800 lb gorillas like goog already have a workable solution in place.
Or... to put this another way, who's gonna find m.gmail.com on their mobile if everyone is looking for a mobi?
This is exactly the point... Consolidation and Standardization.
On your desktop, you can type ext to your heart's content. Use a multitide of search sites, flip through pages... on and on.
The diversity of websites is overwhelming!
Not really, but it would be on a mobile.
The point of mobi is to reduce all the variables to one standard applicable to the mobile.
And yes, I do believe it's the future of mobi to be the default for portables... but I think the plot is deeper than that. I think that under the guise of "being compliant" many emerging content providers, search engines and pre-programmed software (shortcuts, ads, hotkeys, soft keys, etc) will be RESTRICTED to mobi websites. Which means that the vast advertising platform they are creating for Portables will perfer (if not exclusively) accept mobi sites over other dots.
THAT'S when the "real" landrush will happen. People/Companies will panic as they realize that this entire niche market was built specifically for mobi.
But... then.... isn't that what they've been saying all along?
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