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Old 06-27-2008, 07:21 PM   · #1
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Question .MA Domains

Hello,

I saw on internet .MA domains which is of Morocco. Please share your feedbacks for this ccTLD. Do you think there is any good future for .MA domains?

Your comments / feedbacks are highly appreciated.

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Old 06-27-2008, 09:28 PM   · #2
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Only if you want to register somethig for Massachusetts.

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Old 06-27-2008, 09:46 PM   · #3
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morocco not massachusetts
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Old 06-27-2008, 10:50 PM   · #4
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I know

Yeah, I know but I can't think of anything worthwhile in Morrocco.

At least the .ma could supply some identity for a Massachusetts domain.

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Old 06-27-2008, 10:52 PM   · #5
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Originally Posted by Sam
morocco not massachusetts



Not a mistake, although it's not technically correct using a country code extension to represent a state is not a new idea and can be quite marketable.

For examples look for any California city in the .ca Canada extension, they are all taken eg. losangeles.ca

They are even marketing .la (laos) as Los Angeles, Louisiana and Latin America.
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Old 06-27-2008, 11:32 PM   · #6
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Originally Posted by Sam
morocco not massachusetts



Well,

Have a look at these few .MA names then!

Mass.MA, Barnstable.MA, Boston.MA, Brockton.MA, Brookline.MA, Cambridge.MA, Chicopee.MA, Fall River.MA, Framingham.MA, Haverhill.MA, Lawrence.MA, Lowell.MA, Lynn.MA, Malden.MA, Medford.MA, New Bedford.MA, Newton.MA, Peabody.MA, Pittsfield.MA, Plymouth.MA, Quincy.MA, Revere.MA, Somerville.MA, Springfield.MA, Taunton.MA, Waltham.MA, Weymouth.MA, Worcester.MA

MassOnline Inc. maintains 351 community websites for 351 Geo.MA names within the state of Massachusetts.

I like .MA for domain hacks.
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Doesn't it cost something like $85 a year to register a .MA. That's too much in my opinion for a non .com.
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Originally Posted by 4ltrorg
Doesn't it cost something like $85 a year to register a .MA. That's too much in my opinion for a non .com.


You should check out some of the $xxxx premium .tv fees
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Timewarp

Never even thought of Louisiana or Latin America.
Fees may be high but with the right name, it could be flipped to an end user.

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Thanks everyone for your feedbacks.
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Old 06-28-2008, 03:15 AM   · #11
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Originally Posted by 4ltrorg
Doesn't it cost something like $85 a year to register a .MA. That's too much in my opinion for a non .com.



Nope.

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Not a mistake, although it's not technically correct using a country code extension to represent a state is not a new idea and can be quite marketable.

For examples look for any California city in the .ca Canada extension, they are all taken eg. losangeles.ca

They are even marketing .la (laos) as Los Angeles, Louisiana and Latin America.


Yes of course,

I am the owner of massachusetts.ma
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I have 'PresidentOba.ma' and 'BarackOba.ma'.

At the moment DotMaroc are trying to get the whole system fully automated, if and when that happens it will be a great little boost.
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So your the one with BarackOba.ma... its me vs you, I got the good old JohnMcca.in (although i support obama all the way )
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Yes of course,

I am the owner of massachusetts.ma



And I own Indiana.in
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there are no restrictions as far as I know.

I know that some Hungarian websites exist with this tld, as Hungary is called Magyarorszag in its own language, and Magyarorszag.ma is an active site.

From the FAQ page of domain.ma: http://domain.ma/faq.php

Who can register a .ma domain name?

Moroccan country code domain can be registered by every one on a first come, first served basis. New naming rules are on discussion by the Telecom Regulator and will be published here if there is any change.
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Can anyone register a .MA?

Rules have changed last year. You now need a local admin-c contact but the registrar will usually provide one if needed.
Similar requirements are in place for .de etc.
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I do like the looks of these ccTLD domain hacks but has anyone tried promoting a site using one?
With the increase in GEO targeted search it could be a huge disadvantage. My own experience with .ca sites is that they come up much more often in google.ca searches and less in general google.com searches.
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