.mobi premium auctions to be awarded in January 07.

slugraduate · 12-04-2006, 11:35 AM

DUBLIN, Ireland and WASHINGTON, DC – November 8, 2006 – dotMobi, the official worldwide registry for the .mobi domain, this week launched the first round of its Request for Proposals (RFP) process for four highly anticipated premium .mobi domain names: "news.mobi," "ringtones.mobi," "sports.mobi" and "weather.mobi."
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/265329-mobi-premium-auctions-we-awarded-january.html

dotMobi will review all submitted proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria in the dotMobi RFP application form and expects to announce winning proposals in January 2007. Each RFP submission will be evaluated on the applicant’s business and technical capability, with an emphasis on the proposed content for the Web site relating to the domain name. Sites are expected to go live by February 2007.

seanboy · 12-04-2006, 12:04 PM

this is old news

iNod · 12-04-2006, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by seanboy

this is old news

But news nonetheless.

I am not after those three but I have submitted an application for another one.

- Steve

seanboy · 12-04-2006, 12:26 PM

you know what i'm curious about...

Besides the application fee...how much will it actually cost to get one of these names??

thinking1 · 12-04-2006, 12:33 PM

It really depends. If for some odd reason there aren't too many people interested in a name it could sell for just the registration fee.

seanboy · 12-04-2006, 12:39 PM

Could you imagine getting news.mobi for regfee? How sweet would that be??

iNod, good luck with your application

thinking1 · 12-04-2006, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by seanboy

Could you imagine getting news.mobi for regfee? How sweet would that be??

That would be incredible.

But, I highly doubt there is only one person interested in that name.

fautebol · 12-04-2006, 01:52 PM

If you don't have a TM you won't the getthe following:

private.mobi Cine Craft Limited
yellowpages.mobi Yellow Pages Group Co. / Groupe Pages Jaunes Cie
pagesjaunes.mobi Yellow Pages Group Co. / Groupe Pages Jaunes
pearl.mobi Pearl Agency Allgemeine Vermittlungsgesellschaft mbH
coral.mobi Coral Group Trading Limited
yellowpages.mobi Yell Limited
wireless.mobi CTIA - The Wireless Association
one.mobi ONE GmbH
solar.mobi Solar Turbines Inc.
toro.mobi The Toro Company
stuff.mobi Haymarket Publishing Services Ltd
golf.mobi Time4 Media Inc.
bat.mobi British American Tobacco (Brands) Limited
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=265329
ski.mobi Time4 Media Inc.
entrepreneur.mobi Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
epinions.mobi Epinions Inc.
motor.mobi Hearst Business Publishing, Inc.
teen.mobi Hearst Communications, Inc.

Here is the list of current premium TM applications:
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/c...0000-0199.html

iNod · 12-04-2006, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by seanboy

Could you imagine getting news.mobi for regfee? How sweet would that be??
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=265329

iNod, good luck with your application

lol. So do I, the application cost is outrageous, but if I get this I will be rolling in the money later, so it is worth it.

- Steve

colombani · 12-04-2006, 03:12 PM

which companies have deposit submission for those domains ?
Is anyone has informations ?

GeoOwners · 12-04-2006, 03:18 PM

how much is app fee?

iNod · 12-04-2006, 03:24 PM

For those 4 names above there is probably a good 100 for each. Since the application fee is free for those.

The other premium names you need to have a trademark or show you will develop it and advertise it,etc. Not just buy it and park it.

Application fee was $1K CAD for me, but they said it depends on the name.

- Steve

colombani · 12-04-2006, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by iNod

For those 4 names above there is probably a good 100 for each. Since the application fee is free for those.

The other premium names you need to have a trademark or show you will develop it and advertise it,etc. Not just buy it and park it.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=265329
Application fee was $1K CAD for me, but they said it depends on the name.

- Steve

For the 4000 or 5000 premium they want a TM ?
Show we'll develop domain, ok but how ? a business plan, preview of site ...?
they said domains will be sell on auction ?

iNod · 12-04-2006, 03:39 PM

Before the domains go for auction they will try and award them to the respective trademark holders if they want them.

You can apply if you hold a trademark or if you have ALOT of plans for it. I really don't know that part of it, but I submit a application for a trademark I have on a name.

- Steve

Jiblob · 12-04-2006, 04:17 PM

My gosh €500 per domain application. mTLD almost have been given the right to print money!

It is subtly making money like a second Sunrise Period.

I was going to apply for one, but I saw the price tag and it's not worth it for a domain extension which is potentially in it's "5 minutes of fame" until people get bored.

Mobile.Domain.com it seems is the most cost effective way.

- Luke

GeoOwners · 12-04-2006, 04:34 PM

do you get the fee back if you dont get the name?

runsome · 12-04-2006, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by dentalpro

do you get the fee back if you dont get the name?

non-refundable direct quote from their site, "Each Proposal must be accompanied by a cheque for €500 (processing fee) made payable to mTLD Ltd. This fee is non-refundable.."

Originally Posted by Jiblob

My gosh €500 per domain application. mTLD almost have been given the right to print money!

It is subtly making money like a second Sunrise Period.

I agree Jiblob, I started a new discussion on this here

MrRhee · 12-04-2006, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by Jiblob

My gosh €500 per domain application. mTLD almost have been given the right to print money!

It is subtly making money like a second Sunrise Period.

I was going to apply for one, but I saw the price tag and it's not worth it for a domain extension which is potentially in it's "5 minutes of fame" until people get bored.

Mobile.Domain.com it seems is the most cost effective way.

- Luke

Aren't you the one constantly bashing .mobi, or am I mistaken?

so you truly were going to apply for one? which one? do you really have the resources to develop one of the premiums listed above? I hope names like those fall into the hands of those with deep pockets enough to meet the development timeline and get the sites in front of as many consumers as possible. I don't want premiums ending up in the hands of domainers who are just going to park it or build lackluster/useless sites that don't help to drive consumer awareness & adoption.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=265329
if CNN was granted news.mobi and was forced/encouraged to plaster their cable network with NEWS.MOBI, that's a win/win/win in my playbook. I'm 110% behind a deal like that.

I'm glad the fee is non-refundable, it helps to keep out those who aren't serious about .mobi's development & longevity. Here's what I posted in another thread:

Quote:

hmmm... do you some of you really think the rfp process should be free? or refundable?

seriously?

you've got to be kidding.

think about it... the cost is a qualifier to make sure you don't waste their time or yours. if someone is paying the fee, there's a good chance that applicant has done enough R&D to justify to themselves and to MTLD that they deserve the domain name.

if it was free or refundable, it would take .mobi way too long to approve & grant just 1 domain. I want them to focus on other things... like wooing more partners, corp clients etc...

the fee is important, necessary, etc to only draw in serious developers... keep in mind, if you win/granted, I believe you only have a short time span to implement what you've promised (30-60 days?).

one more time, if the fee was refundable... nearly all .mobi domainers would send in RFPs for news.com, ringtones.com, etc... what a waste of time for MTLD to go over 1000's of RFPs per domain name (and that's a conservative guess).

just for a second, only a second, stop worrying about whether or not .mobi is milking us or conning us...

if you don't want to register more .mobis then stop.

if you don't like your current .mobis, then dump them... plenty of buyers.

but take the time to do your own due diligence and perhaps you'll see what I see... they are working hard to make .mobi relevant for consumer use... they are working hard on adoption, etc... major corps are registering .mobi domains (not only for ip protection, but speculation & development). call other .mobi owners, talk to other developers, do some whois research to see who is actually buying up .mobi domains.

re: Premium domain RFPs

IMHO, there are only a handful of people/entities that have the resources to build (i.e.) NEWS.mobi into the site it deserves to be. I would not even want to insult MTLD or even the future .mobi userbase by trying to apply for NEWS.mobi... I don't have the manpower, funding, content-power that a site like that needs to have behind it. We all want domains like those to go to the powerhouses that will develop them, and work hard to promote them and get the ".mobi" concept in front of consumers. in a situation like that, we all win. if I know I don't have the capacity to build a site like that, then I should not bitch about it. But if some of you truly believe you can build a solid site on one of the premium domains, then start saving your money for the app fee, and start doing some research, begin development on your concept but use a temporary/placeholder domain and when your target Premium becomes available for RFP, then you can show MTLD what you've already developed and why you should be granted that premium domain.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=265329

but I'm sure some of you will continue to complain about the 5000+ premiums and the RFP process... so I'll get out of your way... probably falling on deaf ears / blind eyes anyway.

'nuff said.

.

I know I'm applying for a few down the road, but only if I've been able to build a site that deserves the name. I plan to have sites built that are beyond proof-of-concept, using my own non-premium domains until the target premiums are available.

good luck to everyone.

3gGames.mobi · 12-04-2006, 11:42 PM

sports.mobi ？？

I have the 3gSports.mobi, how do you think it ?

Charley · 12-05-2006, 03:17 AM

I would like a single name rather than something pre-fixed and post-fixed around it.

slugraduate · 12-14-2006, 12:02 PM

If you are referring to the four original names quoted news, sports etc... I think your estimate is about 400k too low for news and maybe 200k low for sports and weather. We will see soon though.

Originally Posted by iNod

For those 4 names above there is probably a good 100 for each. Since the application fee is free for those.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=265329

The other premium names you need to have a trademark or show you will develop it and advertise it,etc. Not just buy it and park it.

Application fee was $1K CAD for me, but they said it depends on the name.

- Steve

12-04-2006, 11:35 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
slugraduate NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: KCMO Posts: 358	.mobi premium auctions to be awarded in January 07. DUBLIN, Ireland and WASHINGTON, DC – November 8, 2006 – dotMobi, the official worldwide registry for the .mobi domain, this week launched the first round of its Request for Proposals (RFP) process for four highly anticipated premium .mobi domain names: "news.mobi," "ringtones.mobi," "sports.mobi" and "weather.mobi." ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/265329-mobi-premium-auctions-we-awarded-january.html dotMobi will review all submitted proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria in the dotMobi RFP application form and expects to announce winning proposals in January 2007. Each RFP submission will be evaluated on the applicant’s business and technical capability, with an emphasis on the proposed content for the Web site relating to the domain name. Sites are expected to go live by February 2007. Last edited by slugraduate; 12-14-2006 at 11:57 AM.

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fautebol NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 315	If you don't have a TM you won't the getthe following: private.mobi Cine Craft Limited yellowpages.mobi Yellow Pages Group Co. / Groupe Pages Jaunes Cie pagesjaunes.mobi Yellow Pages Group Co. / Groupe Pages Jaunes pearl.mobi Pearl Agency Allgemeine Vermittlungsgesellschaft mbH coral.mobi Coral Group Trading Limited yellowpages.mobi Yell Limited wireless.mobi CTIA - The Wireless Association one.mobi ONE GmbH solar.mobi Solar Turbines Inc. toro.mobi The Toro Company stuff.mobi Haymarket Publishing Services Ltd golf.mobi Time4 Media Inc. bat.mobi British American Tobacco (Brands) Limited ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=265329 ski.mobi Time4 Media Inc. entrepreneur.mobi Entrepreneur Media, Inc. epinions.mobi Epinions Inc. motor.mobi Hearst Business Publishing, Inc. teen.mobi Hearst Communications, Inc. Here is the list of current premium TM applications: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/c...0000-0199.html __________________ fcn.mobi 3dg.mobi beachvolley.mobi audioguides.mobi landed.mobi snowchains.mobi adpage.mobi infomobi.mobi logy.mobi TAKING OFFERS NOW.

12-04-2006, 03:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
colombani NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: FRANCE Posts: 530	submission which companies have deposit submission for those domains ? Is anyone has informations ?

12-04-2006, 03:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
GeoOwners Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near Chicago Posts: 2,396	how much is app fee? __________________ Coming soon: Buying domains as a member of a group. PM me for info

12-04-2006, 03:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
iNod Eating Pie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,267	For those 4 names above there is probably a good 100 for each. Since the application fee is free for those. The other premium names you need to have a trademark or show you will develop it and advertise it,etc. Not just buy it and park it. Application fee was $1K CAD for me, but they said it depends on the name. - Steve __________________ I feel old.

12-04-2006, 12:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
seanboy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,212	this is old news

12-04-2006, 12:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
seanboy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,212	you know what i'm curious about... Besides the application fee...how much will it actually cost to get one of these names??

12-04-2006, 12:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
thinking1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,063	It really depends. If for some odd reason there aren't too many people interested in a name it could sell for just the registration fee.

12-04-2006, 12:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
seanboy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,212	Could you imagine getting news.mobi for regfee? How sweet would that be?? iNod, good luck with your application

12-04-2006, 03:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
iNod Eating Pie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,267	Before the domains go for auction they will try and award them to the respective trademark holders if they want them. You can apply if you hold a trademark or if you have ALOT of plans for it. I really don't know that part of it, but I submit a application for a trademark I have on a name. - Steve __________________ I feel old.

12-04-2006, 04:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jiblob Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: .co.uk Posts: 2,237 Follow @coultonluke	My gosh €500 per domain application. mTLD almost have been given the right to print money! It is subtly making money like a second Sunrise Period. I was going to apply for one, but I saw the price tag and it's not worth it for a domain extension which is potentially in it's "5 minutes of fame" until people get bored. Mobile.Domain.com it seems is the most cost effective way. - Luke __________________ :hi:

12-04-2006, 04:34 PM	#16 (permalink)
GeoOwners Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Near Chicago Posts: 2,396	do you get the fee back if you dont get the name? __________________ Coming soon: Buying domains as a member of a group. PM me for info

12-04-2006, 11:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
3gGames.mobi Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 163	sports.mobi ？？ I have the 3gSports.mobi, how do you think it ?

12-05-2006, 03:17 AM	#20 (permalink)
Charley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In a 3 Bedroom Flat Â© Posts: 3,684	I would like a single name rather than something pre-fixed and post-fixed around it. __________________ â€* Did We Know That There Aren't Really Thousands Of Bands Who Might Be Interesting, We Will Get To Deleting All Bands That Aren't In Flames, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Deicide â€*

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