[wot]

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Originally Posted by Jasonn ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/561820-the-official-tel-discussion-thread.html I hope .tel has some anti spam measures in place for .tel. It would be a spammers harvest paradise otherwise. Plenty of email addresses and phone numbers all for the taking.

A bit like genuine whois then.

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by whitebark

Works fine on my iphone. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 I am testing this myself with one of my tel's and the spam is already rolling in - just as I and others suspected. The email is used nowhere else - created ONLY for the .tel domain and after just a few days it has already been scrapped. Now with an actual website you can easily shield your email address...

Of course you are getting spam, you could put a test e-mail in this thread and you will get spam. You put an e-mail address anywhere on the internet and it will get spam.

Not to defend the .tel, I am still a skeptic but there is an option to make info public or private.

Try it again and make the e-mail address private. If you still get spam, that is a huge problem that .tel would need to address.

[tata668]

Originally Posted by Shahid7

typing.tel homejobs.tel ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 autoshows.tel almighty.tel funky.tel lory.tel giancarlo.tel gianmarco.tel eriksen.tel sethi.tel umar.tel Vicki.tel desirable.me stupid.tel jenifer.tel andie.tel grammar.tel different.tel version.tel irshad.tel ( a name ) multan.tel ( a city ) sweety.tel ( everyone knows it some of my reseller buying domains

I'd say my favorite one is desirable.me!

[Ms Domainer]

Originally Posted by plaggypig

I think they're just targeting the US market right now - I'm told they'll role out to Europe and elsewhere soon. Here are some of the creatives they're running: http://www.aboutdottel.com/social-me...-offering-tel/

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I haven't seen any ads yet on MySpace (US).


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[tkstark]

popunders clearly violate the spirit of what .tel is all about. it is a terrible, terrible idea.

[hawkeye]

This one is a little long, but a generic profession -

MesotheliomaAttorney.tel

[Ms Domainer]

Originally Posted by tkstark

popunders clearly violate the spirit of what .tel is all about. it is a terrible, terrible idea.

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After thinking about the repercussions of popunders, I think I have to agree here. Our intentions may be good, but it would be a paradise for spammers.

As far as popups, slide across ads, popunders, some of the worst sites are major media sites. I hate that newest one (on Yahoo!), that seems to come from nowhere and just explodes on the screen (it must be embedded in the page itself).
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As users, we all hate them when they are imposed on us, yet advertisers love em.


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[cobo]

To be clear, my vision of a popunder or popup relative to .TEL is more of a "hover over".
A brief description of the link to be clicked in advance of the actual click.
Perhaps in my earlier posts regarding the popunder/up term, my understanding of the semantic meaning was not being made clear via my responses.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820
I do like the idea of a "hover over" descriptive of a link prior to being clicked.
I think that would be cool and look good. But maybe not on all types of sites. Just as an option for certain sites.
No second thoughts here. My team and I are stoked! We are quite clear as to what can be done with these names at this time and look forward to further creative applications to the platform in the future. We captured great names in our niches and are very pleased to have spent our dollars to do so.
With the keyword generics we grabbed and using them as a simple directional bridge to our sites, the ROI is estimated to be several fold.
In the investment world they are called "ten-baggers"! And as my clients already know and have come to expect, "we did it again"!
But yeah, I hate spam too!

[brendan52190]

Originally Posted by hawkeye

This one is a little long, but a generic profession - MesotheliomaAttorney.tel

You might as well get the plural of that. It's still available

[MicroGuy]

Originally Posted by brendan52190

You might as well get the plural of that. It's still available

You might as well lock up the 'i' and the 'e' versions as well.
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iMesotheliomaAttorney.tel
eMesotheliomaAttorney.tel

[brendan52190]

Originally Posted by MicroGuy

You might as well lock up the 'i' and the 'e' versions as well. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 iMesotheliomaAttorney.tel eMesotheliomaAttorney.tel

Don't forget mesothelioma-attorney.tel

[CDM]

a funny thing just happened ... i was about go to justin.tv and put justin.tel in my browser. what do you know, direct nav to .tel

btw, i think the market for .tel is going start heating up real soon .. i've got a feeling about it

[.tv]

Originally Posted by brendan52190

Don't forget mesothelioma-attorney.tel

m-e-s-o-t-h-e-l-i-o-m-a-a-t-t-o-r-n-e-y.tel is far better, IMO.

[hawkeye]

I just bought a few to flip, but someone mentioned an interesting approach at monetizing these with affliate links as the weblinks. Maybe put in 2-3 links and see how it works. Might as well try it a good paying keyword name like this! Wonder what the restrictions are on 'leasing out' the phone number every month?

[brendan52190]

Lol someone got TimeWill.tel

[Ms Domainer]

Originally Posted by hawkeye

I just bought a few to flip, but someone mentioned an interesting approach at monetizing these with affliate links as the weblinks. Maybe put in 2-3 links and see how it works. Might as well try it a good paying keyword name like this! Wonder what the restrictions are on 'leasing out' the phone number every month?

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You can rent or lease subdomains, but you have to keep control of it, which means you (not the customer) will have to add links, etc. to the card.

If you own a company, you can lend your employee a subdomain, and they may work on it (according to TOS), but I would imagine that unless Telnic approves a separate login for subdomains, most companies will fill in the subdomain for the employee.
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When I was in the pre-order pool for ringtones[.]tel, I had thought about setting up a ringtone parking page (on a dot com site) and linking the .tel to it and also rent out some affiliate links on the main page and on subdomains (free.ringtones[.]tel)

I do have ring-tones[.]tel (GA pre-order reg), so I may do it still, given the the two-word version does garner over 100,000 exact searches a month. But that ringtones[.]tel would have been sweet (over 800,000 exact searches), and I could have charged a small fortune for a link (that is, once .tel takes off).

The point is, I think that with the right keywords, affiliate links could be very lucrative.


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[phase111]

Originally Posted by hawkeye

This one is a little long, but a generic profession - ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 MesotheliomaAttorney.tel

Crikey that is long! I dont feel so bad about registering housesforsale.tel now.

[cobo]

I think .TEL goes well with .MOBI, .COM, .ME, and .ORG. Yeah! No others, just those!
Here are 147 that I may put up for sale or open up for collaborative ventures.
I feel pretty good about recouping my investment.
My 200+ "Keepers" are not on this list and I might even keep a few listed below like
account(s), the click a choice type game names and some others.
Comments, constructive criticism, and development ideas are certainly invited.

777s .TEL
888s .TEL
ACCOUNT .TEL
ACCOUNTS .TEL
AffiliateLinks .TEL
ALERTS .TEL
ALIST .TEL
AllStars .TEL
ASSETS .TEL
ASSOCIATE. TEL
ASSOCIATES .TEL
AVAILABLE .TEL
BetNow .TEL
BLOGGING .TEL
BOOKMARK .TEL
BOTS .TEL
CharterMember .tel
CharterMembers .tel
CHOICES .TEL
ClickHere .TEL
ClickMe .TEL
ClickOn .TEL
CLICKS .TEL
CLIENT .TEL
CLIENTS .TEL
CONNECTION .TEL
CONNECTIONS .TEL
CONNECTS .TEL
CONSOLE .TEL
CONTEST .TEL
COUPON .TEL
DASHBOARD .TEL
DEBIT .TEL
DICE .TEL
DOES .TEL
DOUBLE .TEL
EcoSystem .TEL
EFT .tel
ENTER .TEL
EPISODE .TEL
EXL .TEL
FAQs .TEL
FAVORITE .TEL
FAVORITES .TEL
FILES .TEL
FOLDERS .TEL
FORWARD .TEL
FOUND .TEL
FUTURES .TEL
GoodorBad .TEL
HeadsOrTails .TEL
HighLow .TEL
iCLICK .TEL
iCONTACT .TEL
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iFRIEND .TEL
iKNOW .TEL
INCREASE .TEL
InnerCircle .TEL
INSIDERS .TEL
INVES .TEL
iTAG .TEL
LISTS .TEL
LUCK .TEL
MAKEMONEY .TEL
MANAGER .TEL
MEDITATIONS .TEL
MEMBERSHIP .TEL
MEMBERSHIPS .TEL
MicroBlog .TEL
MINE .TEL
MiniSite .TEL
MobileBets .TEL
MobileGaming .TEL
MyList .TEL
NEED .TEL
NICHE .TEL
OPTIONS .TEL
PAYABLE .TEL
PayPer .TEL
PayPerClick .TEL
PayPerView .TEL
PER .TEL
PHO .TEL
PhoneBets .TEL
PICK .TEL
PICKS .TEL
PIPS .TEL
PLAYING .TEL
PlugIns .TEL
PROGRAM .TEL
PromoCode .TEL
PromoCodes .TEL
PROPIEDAD .TEL
QandA .TEL
Qcode .TEL
QUO .TEL
RAFFLE .TEL
RANK . TEL
RANKINGS .TEL
RATE .TEL
RATING .TEL
REASONS .TEL
REFUND .TEL
RESOURCE .TEL
RESOURCES .TEL
RESPOND .TEL
RESPONSE .TEL
ROFLMAO .TEL
ROSTER .TEL
SELECT .TEL
SELECTION .TEL
SELECTIONS .TEL
SEND .TEL
SOCIALIZE .TEL
SOCIETY .TEL
SWIPE .TEL
TABS .TEL
TAGS .TEL
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TAPS .TEL
TEAM .TEL
TeleSeminar .TEL
TEMPLATE .TEL
TESTS .TEL
THEM .TEL
THEME .TEL
TheWINNER .TEL
THEY .TEL
THOUSANDS .TEL
THUMBS .TEL
TWEET .TEL
UPorDOWN .TEL
VAULT .TEL
vBLOGS .TEL
VID .TEL
VideoBlogs .tel
VideoDate .TEL
VIPonly .TEL
VIRAL .TEL
vLOGS .TEL
VoteFor .TEL
WANT .TEL
WEALTHY .TEL
WEBINARS .TEL
WhoIsBest .TEL
WHOSE .TEL
WNR .TEL
YOURS .TEL

[Ms Domainer]

Originally Posted by phase111

Crikey that is long! I dont feel so bad about registering housesforsale.tel now.

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????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820

Mesothelioma and Attorney are BIG money keywords, so the domain makes sense.


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[hawkeye]

Originally Posted by brendan52190

Originally Posted by hawkeye This one is a little long, but a generic profession - ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 MesotheliomaAttorney.tel You might as well get the plural of that. It's still available

Well it's gone now!!

[phase111]

Originally Posted by CDM

a funny thing just happened ... i was about go to justin.tv and put justin.tel in my browser. what do you know, direct nav to .tel ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 btw, i think the market for .tel is going start heating up real soon .. i've got a feeling about it

Yes, I definitely think you're right, the waters are starting to stir and a .tel storm is brewing, I can feel it in me sea legs (aarrgh, shiver me timbers!)... seriously though, a successful New Zealand entrepreneur once said "winning ideas often whisper, they don't shout"... many said that .tel wouldnt get off the ground and it did look like a pretty unassuming extension- basic and limiting, but those fortunate to appreciate it's point of difference and excellent timing as internet goes mobile, are sure to witness their instincts being correct.

[phase111]

Originally Posted by Ms Domainer

* Mesothelioma and Attorney are BIG money keywords, so the domain makes sense. *

Haha, yes you would hope so, lol. Not a bad catch in that case then perhaps down the track. Any plans for development with it I wonder?

[hawkeye]

Originally Posted by phase111

Crikey that is long! I dont feel so bad about registering housesforsale.tel now.

I picked up CondosForSale.tel, and ForeclosedHomes.tel. I like the realestate angle.

[lexisdomains]

Originally Posted by tkstark

couple of things: your first link (see this a lot) is a link to the page the user currently is on (which you inexplicably refer to it as a "featured sponsor"). seems to waste a premium spot. after all, given the format, the order in which you list things is the only tool you have to direct viewers to what's important. in the same vein, your paragraph explaining merchandise.tel is located at the bottom, surrounded by keywords that users are likely to tune out (since they repeat the names of the directories listed above). unless a visitor already knows what merchandise.tel is about, it might be confusing.

I appreciate your critique tkstark.
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I didn't realize that the text records were non-sequential. Actually, the txt records were bouncing around due to telhosting configuration error. But I simply consolidated "all" records into one contextual record in a attempt to minimize this problem.

Also, the Featured Sponsored categories were purposely setup as "example listing". I also edited this field with an example domain: "FeatureYourCompany.tld" to reflect ad space.

Take a look now: http://www.merchandise.tel

[andrewsA]

A friend and I bought one, beach.tel

Hopefully it will work out, .tel has a good idea.