[gkjunior]

Go back and look again, and I believe it states end of March for delivery right ?

So why do you need a domain now? Makes it sound like you think there will never be delivery or changes made. Not understanding your post.
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Originally Posted by JagG

.telegraph newsletter On the 4th paragraph it says "AdSense Units (each of which typically hold 3 ads) in their .tel domains, see page 2 for an example." Where is Page 2 ?? Please Unless this can be done now, and someone can PM me the domain so I can see what it looks like. Cheers

[WordWalker]

Originally Posted by JagG

.telegraph newsletter ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 On the 4th paragraph it says "AdSense Units (each of which typically hold 3 ads) in their .tel domains, see page 2 for an example." Where is Page 2 ?? Please Unless this can be done now, and someone can PM me the domain so I can see what it looks like. Cheers

Perhaps the attached file will help...

[DubDubDubDot]

The current design is a juiced up online business card.

The new design seems to be going for the crappy social networking feel (the only thing missing is a friends list.). If there were social networking sites in 1997, this is very similar to what they would have looked like.

That being said, I think this is a step in the right direction. At this rate it's going to be years before their profile pages can make the masses happy though. With that comes the risk of existing services (and startups) getting their own TLD from ICANN when that becomes available and overshadowing .tel before anyone takes notice of it.

[CDM]

NewOrleans.tel is now in the snapnames auction as well

https://www.snapnames.com/store/events.action?ig=425

[WordWalker]

Originally Posted by DubDubDubDot

The current design is a juiced up online business card.

Which brings to mind John Travolta's oft quoted line from director John Woo's 1996 blockbuster, "Broken Arrow":

"Yeah, ain't it cool?"

2:18

[lipps]

Adsence.
Finally something tht may add value to the domains.

Vcard is good but it would be really kewl if the vcard could be the display that was seen in a persons friends list.
Add friend then get vcard.... has the display picture, the link to the social net page and any info to share .. now then it would be killer.

[liming]

Huge innovation possibility and imagination space for .tel
I like the uniform interface that I need not to think over and it will collect all kinds of great ideas.
Open source domain!

[lewisrx]

The new look for your .tel page is very nice ,but the better things is to add the opitions to select the DNS so that we can build website in our own ways.

[spline]

According to
http://us.mcafee.com/en-us/local/doc...ng_Mal_Web.pdf

surfing to a .com domain has a weighted risc of about 33%!

Since users are not allowed to have their own javascript flash etc on a .tel, it makes .tel the safest and domain to browse of all domains.


Another reason is that it would ruin what makes .tel unique, the fact that people know what they get when they go to a .tel.

This is a huge advantage when surfing from a cellphone.

You can get another domain from what is it 200-300+ endings if you want to have your own site on it.

[dag]

Just thought this might be of interest:

I was just in Vancouver for some of the Olympics (curling!), and we parked at one point in a downtown parking garage. Inside the parking garage was a 6 x 2 ft billboard-style ad saying "What's your .TEL?" with a few selling points surrounding it and a very prominent .TEL logo...

Surprising to see it in a place like that!

[zlaja]

For word "fakultet" my fakultet dot tel is on the first place on Bing.
It has 1,500,000 broad searches according to Google KeywordTool.
I think it is good result?

[dotker]

Hello guys, anyone know where to get .tel marketing materials like high-quality logo. i am putting a link to my .tel & would like to have their logo on my site.

Thanks.

[JagG]

Originally Posted by dotker

Hello guys, anyone know where to get .tel marketing materials like high-quality logo. i am putting a link to my .tel & would like to have their logo on my site. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 Thanks.

Telnic | Marketing Materials

[wot]

Originally Posted by JagG

Telnic | Marketing Materials

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I like the answer.

It's almost like somebody asking" where did you get that hat-" answer- "a hat shop"

[Soofi]

Originally Posted by wot

I like the answer. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=561820 It's almost like somebody asking" where did you get that hat-" answer- "a hat shop"

go figure? lmfao

[dotker]

Originally Posted by JagG

Telnic | Marketing Materials

cool thanks a lot! was looking it all over their site but didnt knew it was on community.

[JagG]

Originally Posted by dotker

cool thanks a lot! was looking it all over their site but didnt knew it was on community.

Glad to help you out
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Peeps

Check Out My Pass For A Expo @london.

It cracked me up when I got it though the post

[dhana]

I have developed a new directory for submitting developed .tel websites. Can also submit .tel domains and websites for sale. I hope this will be good for everyone. It's 100% Free directory.

TelWebsites.com

[virtualwords]

Good luck with your directory.

Regards

Gav

[CDM]

Is anyone still investing in .tel?

[Ms Domainer]

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Let's just say that I'm holding and not folding.

I have plenty of premium names.


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[JagG]

Originally Posted by Ms Domainer

* Let's just say that I'm holding and not folding. I have plenty of premium names. *

I 2nd that

[tkstark]

Originally Posted by CDM

Is anyone still investing in .tel?

i'll likely sell or drop some of mine, but i plan to keep some (5-12). i'm also thinking about regging a new one for a project i've got in mind. i think .tel may have a future, and some of the names i'm shedding are strong...but i'm not confidant enough in the extension to renew a bunch of .tels i don't have personal use for.

[CDM]

Originally Posted by Ms Domainer

* Let's just say that I'm holding and not folding. I have plenty of premium names. *

well that would be more past tense, i.e. you 'invested'

i guess i should rephrase the question.

is anyone at this stage actively putting capital towards acquiring premium aftermarket .tel domains?

is there an aftermarket?

there have been some sales at Sedo, but not sure about recently. DNSalePrice only shows as late as October.

a couple went at one of the live auctions recently, i think it was Lisa.tel and another one.

overall the aftermarket is fairly weak though, imo. just wondering if anyone is actively pursuing picking up good domains (not regging), it would be a buyers market, for anyone who thought .tel was still a good investment.

however if the general price floor for premium keywords is at or below the landrush price of $375, that is a horribly fatal indicator.

for people picking up a handful or a dozen at reg fee that is just what I would call a little speculating. but if for people at this stage to be picking up dozens or hundreds of new names at reg fee (spending hundreds/thousands), that is an investment but why wouldnt you instead put all the money into one or a few top keywords? otherwise it is rather a classic case of the pitfall of noob domaining (to reg hundreds of names at reg fee rather than buy a few top generics).

i'm gauging things based on what i see, not on what i hear and what people say. lots of people are invested, myself included (though I will not be at a loss since i've already sold over my initial investment. I did this early on to hedge my bet), and that is fine if that is the case and you are in bought and hold mode. That 'wait and see' mode is indicative of an unsure market, i.e. afraid to buy and afraid to sell, not knowing which way the market will go.

however as I said, i cant see much beyond what the public sales show, which I cant find beyond October. So I'm just wanting to know is anyone actively buying up keyword domains privately? Is anyone in buy mode? (again, not reg. mode)
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I'm still holding on to some good ones, but also looking to liquidate a few due to wanting to fund some other projects. as some of you may know I had NewOrleans.tel at auction recently, it did receive one bid for $500 which was below the reserve. IMO, for the aftermarket to even be considered to be good domains need to be seeing at least 2x on the landrush pricing, meaning sales of $750 +.

those are some of my thoughts on the subject. welcome anyone else to share your perspective.

---------- Post added at 03:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 PM ----------

Originally Posted by tkstark

i'll likely sell or drop some of mine, but i plan to keep some (5-12). i'm also thinking about regging a new one for a project i've got in mind. i think .tel may have a future, and some of the names i'm shedding are strong...but i'm not confidant enough in the extension to renew a bunch of .tels i don't have personal use for.

following on my above comments, what i'm asking in a nutshell is, "to who will you be selling and for what kind of profit?"

[Ms Domainer]

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I could be wrong, but I think that many investors are holding, unless there are a lot of unreported sales going on in the aftermarket (other than the few we have seen in auction).

I am NOT buying on the aftermarket, nor am I trying to sell the ones I have. I am NOT hand regging--the premiums are gone (though some that were grabbed for reg fee right after landrush may expire in a few weeks--that remains to be seen). I have enough .tels that if it were to take off, I would do very well. On the other hand, if it totally bombed, I wouldn't lose my shirt, so why mess with that model?

I don't know if the Google adsense addition will make much difference in terms of desirability. What could make a huge difference is if the .tel registry were bought out by a major mobile phone company, heavily advertised, and put to use by customers. I don't think that telnic has the budget to advertise heavily.

I, too, would be interested in hearing what other investors are doing. It seems that just about everyone has gone "mum," which could mean one of two things: something major is in the offing OR the enthusiasm has died down.
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I know for a fact that two or three major investors have invested A LOT of money in this TLD. They did so dishonestly (by applying for bogus TMs on premium generic terms during sunrise), BUT I doubt if they would have spent so much time and money on a TLD if they didn't think it would go anywhere.

I think it's too soon to write the obit for .tel. A year is not that long. If, after three years (March 2012), we're still at this point, then it may be time to fold.

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