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Old 05-09-2007, 09:16 AM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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Any questions for Neil Edwards, CEO of dotMobi?

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Any questions for Neil Edwards, CEO of dotMobi?
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I will be recording a podcast with Neil Edwards, CEO of dotMobi this coming Friday (May 11th). According to their website dotMobi is:
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My Number One question is a statement - Please consider the long term value of placing the premium names still held by dotMobi in the RFP process so they will be developed rather than auctions where they end up parked.
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Got to post your questions at the other site to be of any use. These are questions I posted there:

1: What has happened to the first RFP?

2: Are all Premium names still going to be released in the first 2 years?

3: What percentage of Premium names will be released via RFP versus auction?

4: Can you provide some specifics regarding the financial investment of the Corporate investors?

5: Will the code compliance be enforced? If so, when?

6: What advertising and consumer awareness efforts will mTLD be doing to promote .mobi to the public? When will we see this happening?
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How much of the revinue being made from registrations is going twards brand awarness and advertising the benifits of .mobi websites?
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Be sure to post your questions at the other website if you hope to hear an answer. Neil Edwards is not looking in this NP thread.


Post your questions here:
http://www.podleaders.com/any-questi...eo-of-dotmobi/
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Take Your Chance!

Don't understand... great opportunity to get some answers!

Like Scandi said:
Originally Posted by scandiman
Be sure to post your questions at the other website if you hope to hear an answer. Neil Edwards is not looking in this NP thread.
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Thanks Gemulder for the info - nice opportunity to be heard and to hear,
and Scandiman for the link... and good questions posted.
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Nice compilation, Scandi!

Hopefully both he and Pinky will visit Namepros™ very soon, as well ...
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Originally Posted by rocknrollo
How much of the revinue being made from registrations is going twards brand awarness and advertising the benifits of .mobi websites?
How about how much of the revenue earned from non-refundable RFP application fees is going towards mobi brand awareness.
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Originally Posted by scandiman
Be sure to post your questions at the other website if you hope to hear an answer. Neil Edwards is not looking in this NP thread.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=325934


Post your questions here:
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I submitted my questions.. scandiman. Thanks dude. :-)
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Originally Posted by scandiman
Be sure to post your questions at the other website if you hope to hear an answer.
Post your questions here:
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Done, thanks.
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Neil Edwards is not looking in this NP thread.
He really should be, we are his #1 market.
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He really should be, we are his #1 market.
Amen!
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If nothing else, the one thing that I personally feel is a CONCERN ... is that the good folks here in the very active, always engaging .MOBI Forum™ are not visited regularly by those at mTLD, IMHO.

Perhaps this may change in the near future? I just don't know anymore.
Just my two sense.
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Amen!

If nothing else, the one thing that I personally feel is a CONCERN ... is that the good folks here in the very active, always engaging .MOBI Forum™ are not visited regularly by those at mTLD, IMHO.

Perhaps this may change in the near future? I just don't know anymore.
Just my two sense.
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Maybe they are to busy counting all their money earned on Reg fees and RFP APPLICATIONS fees to be bothered with us.

I have lost faith a while ago in the way they are handling the extension and RFP process. There is no excuse for some of those names not to be developed. On top of it how can they not be able to personally post here and answer our questions. I would be willing to bet that NP is the driving force in the .mobi aftermarket today.

In my opinion here is there Revenue Model:

Step 1. Open market 2 year minimum high reg prices. Sell as many as possible.
Step 2. Market slows down, lower prices to sell more.
Step 3. No more 2 year minimums. Sell more names.
Step 4. Announce another RFP. Collect more application fees. Delay releasing .
Step 5. Release a few names via RFP, build hype, and then announce public auction of remaining held names. Make more $$$.
Step 6. Do a .info and almost giveaways remaining names.
Step 7. Laugh all the way to the bank.

Once reg's slow down you will see them starting to dump their held names on the over inflated open market and then quietly coast on renewal fees for the years to come.

To me I treat the mobi as just an extension. I develop all my sites so it does not really matter to me what the D2D market does. I am not bullish on the extension I am only a fan of it as it makes it easier for a consumer to determine a mobile site from a normal site. I believe that anyone who has a quality, relevant name for the extension should develop it if they truly want to see the extension succeed.
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ps. These are just my early morning opinions. I reserve the right to change my mind at anytime.
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Hey. What time is the interview?
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Originally Posted by thinking1
Hey. What time is the interview?

I was wondering that as well. Definitely looking forward to it.
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I've added my old rant from much earlier on (About unresolving webpages for held back names), it's being moderated now, hopefully it'll get to neil edwards in time!!! If not...........oh well!!!
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I don't know what time it's happening, but it appears to be sometime today.

I really can't wait to listen to this. Hopefully they have it up on their website today or tomorrow.
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So what happened?
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Originally Posted by thinking1
So what happened?
Editing and touch ups maybe?
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Originally Posted by thinking1
So what happened?

I'm curious too! Scandi?
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Originally Posted by mykel241
In my opinion here is there Revenue Model:

Step 1. Open market 2 year minimum high reg prices. Sell as many as possible.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=325934
Step 2. Market slows down, lower prices to sell more.
Step 3. No more 2 year minimums. Sell more names.
Step 4. Announce another RFP. Collect more application fees. Delay releasing .
Step 5. Release a few names via RFP, build hype, and then announce public auction of remaining held names. Make more $$$.
Step 6. Do a .info and almost giveaways remaining names.
Step 7. Laugh all the way to the bank.

Once reg's slow down you will see them starting to dump their held names on the over inflated open market and then quietly coast on renewal fees for the years to come.
^ Hard to argue ... with what we've seen thus far, IMHO.

Hopefully more insight and information coming very soon!
Thanks for your candor, Michael.
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What ever happened to this? No podcast yet....
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Originally Posted by garrett200
What ever happened to this? No podcast yet....
If I had to guess, I think the operator of podleaders has a life and will get to it on Monday.
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Originally Posted by scandiman
If I had to guess, I think the operator of podleaders has a life
Yeah, unlike me
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Yeah, unlike me
Me too.
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