Another bank goes mobi - Wachovia.mobi

hawkeye · 05-22-2007, 10:53 AM

Just noticed Wachovia.mobi is up. Wachovia is a huge bank based in Charlotte, NC. Though it's a redirect to their .com, it's still using their .mobi domain!

...and the beat goes on!

garrett200 · 05-22-2007, 11:05 AM

Man, these banks are going up fast. I guess when they see others doing it, they want in on the action as well. Dominoe effect, which is what I predict for .mobi as a whole.

ezinaz · 05-22-2007, 11:08 AM

These moves aren't a big deal until the companies start marketing the .mobi name. At this point, it could just be the company covering their bases and using the .mobi name as an alias. You can also get to most websites via the IP address, but it doesn't mean that this is the method that the company will promote.

Redirects and aliases are nice, promotion is vital...

What is the biggest positive in this situation is that the banks are providing content and functionality for mobile devices, which gives people a reason to pay for 3g service and start using their mobile browsers. This increases eyeballs and traffic for all of us.

EZINAZ

runsome · 05-22-2007, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by hawkeye

... Wachovia is a huge bank based in Charlotte, NC....

Wachovia is a big name. I think that once more people use their phone for internet, there will be more promotion of the .mobi ext.

Broker · 05-22-2007, 02:58 PM

All the links direct to their .com?

hawkeye · 05-22-2007, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by HasRob

All the links direct to their .com?

So...what???

Lasher · 05-22-2007, 03:16 PM

So it's no use for browsing from a small-screen mobile device, the purpose for which .MOBI exists.

-REECE- · 05-22-2007, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by HasRob

All the links direct to their .com?

Hopefully they'll redirect to mobile compliant pages in the future. Interesting news nevertheless that the #1 TV show is looking into setting up a mobile presence.

garrett200 · 05-22-2007, 03:21 PM

I'm quite happy about this because I own some domains related to this show. Waiting for offers from Fox......come on down Rupert!

OOPs, wrong thread, I was responding to your post Reece

hawkeye · 05-22-2007, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Lasher

So it's no use for browsing from a small-screen mobile device, the purpose for which .MOBI exists.

Have you even looked at it on a mobile phone or pc? Works and looks great, the way it's supposed to!

dag · 05-22-2007, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Lasher

So it's no use for browsing from a small-screen mobile device, the purpose for which .MOBI exists.

It's called device detection.

htmlindex · 05-23-2007, 04:53 AM

Thanks for sharing, more good news for .mobi

circa1850 · 05-23-2007, 08:57 AM

Of my nearly 350+ mobis, only a few are developed.

The rest are parked.

When you type in the domain, you will go to the parked page. The parked page is 5/5 mobi compliant. All the ads are a redirect to a dot com site. Why is that you ask?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/330719-another-bank-goes-mobi-wachovia-mobi.html

The rest of the world has not caught up to .mobi yet.

In time, I would like to have all my mobi's up and running as sites.

So why is Wachovia redirected?

Let's use the same old worn out argument that mobi is a failure and all they are doing is protecting their brand.

Or lets use this argument...

DAMN WACHOVIA! You better get on the ball. Bank of America and Deutshe-Bank got their portable web sites up and promoting banking via mobile device. And look! The pages work!

Geeky kid places call to dad who works at the Wachovia Headquarters in Charlotte NC, which by the way is in close proximity to the Bank of America building and the Bank of America Stadium where the Carolina Panthers play (they are still smarting over that since Ericsson Phones dropped the name and B of A beat them to it while First Union and Wachovia were in merger talks...a North Carolina founded organization from the 1800's beat by out of towners).

Monday morning, May 21, 2007 meeting at Wachovia Headquarters, Charlotte NC.

Get my development team in here right now! It's bad enough we have to be literally in the shadows of BOFA with them having the tallest building in Charlotte and having the distinction as the tallest building in both the Carolinas, and the tallest between Philadelphia and Atlanta. Now we have to look out of my penthouse window on a NFL stadium that carries their name. We are letting a bunch of California surfer dudes kick our ass in our own backyard.

All of you, have a seat. Hope you had a good weekend. Nice weather we're having. I'd offer you some coffee and doughnuts but this won't take long and you will be on your way shortly.

Takes cell phone out of hands of geeky kid's father and slides it across the corporate board's mahogany meeting table.

I thought you said this shit wasn't going to work and it was years away! Look at this! Our competition is beating us to the punch and in the meantime you idiots that are being paid 6 figures a year to sit on your ass. I want this PRIORITY ONE! We are one of the largest banks in the world. I don't care if it takes 24 hours, seven days a week. I want this site up and running pronto. In the meantime, let our customers know that we are mobile. Even if that means releasing a PR statement letting them know its out there. The important thing is to let our customers know we offer the same services and more.

And if you can't do the job, I'll hire someone who can.

hedgefund · 05-23-2007, 09:10 AM

Circa1850, Great post! It made me laugh. I love it.

circa1850 · 05-23-2007, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by hedgefund

Circa1850, Great post! It made me laugh. I love it.

I used to be an art director and creative director at ad agencies. This was part of the business when we lost accounts or were behind on deadlines or dealing with customer complaints.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=330719

I have been in many meetings like this on both the receiving and giving side. I can only imagine what this must have been like at Wachovia. I doubt that it is too far from the truth.

And the truth I am also getting tired of the same song and dance routine. Time for those that think mobi is a no-go or a failure to put on another record.

BocaVision · 05-23-2007, 09:16 AM

LOL!!!
Circa, you are one of the best creative writers at NP

garrett200 · 05-23-2007, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by circa1850

Time for those that think mobi is a no-go or a failure to put on another record.

Speaking of that, where has Jeff and Labrocca been lately? Haven't seen them at all since all this news came out, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

circa1850 · 05-23-2007, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by garrett200

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Correction...

The prefix is simply 'm', no 'h'. That will start a whole slew of new regs like hgoogle.com, hyahoo.com, hmsn.com

scandiman · 05-23-2007, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by garrett200

Speaking of that, where has Jeff and Labrocca been lately? Haven't seen them at all since all this news came out,

I think they are trying out a new cuisine...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=330719

garrett200 · 05-23-2007, 10:32 AM

LOL, you're a nut!

BocaVision · 05-23-2007, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by garrett200

Speaking of that, where has Jeff and Labrocca been lately? Haven't seen them at all since all this news came out, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Well, the last I heard, Labrocca is dismantling MobiSucks.info and he is authoring another public apology that will expand upon his previous meaculpa....
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=330719

Originally Posted by labrocca

After the recent news of sportsbook.mobi I feel I must recant my statements. I am a domainer first and foremost and I like to do my research and check things out before I endevour into things. I lost $300k a few years ago in a business I shouldn't have started...it makes one more cautious to lose that much money. That being said...being overly cautious can be just as much a problem.

For every Titanic there is a Microsoft. Seems I missed the boat here.

So...I publically apoligize to all mobi enthusiasts for pissing them off so much the past 2 months. I still think my arguments and logic were very good but market forces are the true tell. The market has spoken. Will it last? I don't know. At this point I feel it's too late for me. I can't afford to drop $xx,xxx buying resale names and I am fairly sure all great names are taken. I am not the needle in the haystack kind of guy.

Anyways..thanks for reading. I was looking forward to an "I told you so" post at some point but instead I got the egg on my face.

phh.....gonna go stand in the corner now with my dunce cap on

DutchCook · 05-23-2007, 11:35 AM

Circa1850, U made me laugh !

NameCharger · 05-23-2007, 01:18 PM

another good find hawkeye

acc · 05-23-2007, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by scandiman

I think they are trying out a new cuisine...

Scandi, did you get the super-duper 1,000,000,000 piece clip art and photo collection for Christmas?

dubstep · 05-23-2007, 02:35 PM

I love how all these banks keep going .mobi...my eye right now is on a certain bank that would be interested in one of my domains if they decide to go .mobi as well!

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hawkeye Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hollyweird Posts: 2,570	Another bank goes mobi - Wachovia.mobi Just noticed Wachovia.mobi is up. Wachovia is a huge bank based in Charlotte, NC. Though it's a redirect to their .com, it's still using their .mobi domain! ...and the beat goes on! __________________ FixedPriceDomains.com "Dream, Believe, Achieve!" Last edited by hawkeye; 05-22-2007 at 10:57 AM.

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ezinaz NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 409	These moves aren't a big deal until the companies start marketing the .mobi name. At this point, it could just be the company covering their bases and using the .mobi name as an alias. You can also get to most websites via the IP address, but it doesn't mean that this is the method that the company will promote. Redirects and aliases are nice, promotion is vital... What is the biggest positive in this situation is that the banks are providing content and functionality for mobile devices, which gives people a reason to pay for 3g service and start using their mobile browsers. This increases eyeballs and traffic for all of us. EZINAZ __________________ Mobivate Technologies - Get Your Mobi On! TM ezinaz - "Mobivangelist" ahwatukee.mobi \| arlingtontx.mobi \| bakersfield.mobi \| lexington.mobi \| New! longisland.mobi \| Newly updated! roto.mobi

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garrett200 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 2,310	Man, these banks are going up fast. I guess when they see others doing it, they want in on the action as well. Dominoe effect, which is what I predict for .mobi as a whole.

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Broker Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 3,199	All the links direct to their .com?

05-22-2007, 03:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lasher Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,223	So it's no use for browsing from a small-screen mobile device, the purpose for which .MOBI exists.

05-22-2007, 03:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
garrett200 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 2,310	I'm quite happy about this because I own some domains related to this show. Waiting for offers from Fox......come on down Rupert! OOPs, wrong thread, I was responding to your post Reece

05-23-2007, 08:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
circa1850 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,652	Of my nearly 350+ mobis, only a few are developed. The rest are parked. When you type in the domain, you will go to the parked page. The parked page is 5/5 mobi compliant. All the ads are a redirect to a dot com site. Why is that you ask? ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/330719-another-bank-goes-mobi-wachovia-mobi.html The rest of the world has not caught up to .mobi yet. In time, I would like to have all my mobi's up and running as sites. So why is Wachovia redirected? Let's use the same old worn out argument that mobi is a failure and all they are doing is protecting their brand. Or lets use this argument... DAMN WACHOVIA! You better get on the ball. Bank of America and Deutshe-Bank got their portable web sites up and promoting banking via mobile device. And look! The pages work! Geeky kid places call to dad who works at the Wachovia Headquarters in Charlotte NC, which by the way is in close proximity to the Bank of America building and the Bank of America Stadium where the Carolina Panthers play (they are still smarting over that since Ericsson Phones dropped the name and B of A beat them to it while First Union and Wachovia were in merger talks...a North Carolina founded organization from the 1800's beat by out of towners). Monday morning, May 21, 2007 meeting at Wachovia Headquarters, Charlotte NC. Get my development team in here right now! It's bad enough we have to be literally in the shadows of BOFA with them having the tallest building in Charlotte and having the distinction as the tallest building in both the Carolinas, and the tallest between Philadelphia and Atlanta. Now we have to look out of my penthouse window on a NFL stadium that carries their name. We are letting a bunch of California surfer dudes kick our ass in our own backyard. All of you, have a seat. Hope you had a good weekend. Nice weather we're having. I'd offer you some coffee and doughnuts but this won't take long and you will be on your way shortly. Takes cell phone out of hands of geeky kid's father and slides it across the corporate board's mahogany meeting table. I thought you said this shit wasn't going to work and it was years away! Look at this! Our competition is beating us to the punch and in the meantime you idiots that are being paid 6 figures a year to sit on your ass. I want this PRIORITY ONE! We are one of the largest banks in the world. I don't care if it takes 24 hours, seven days a week. I want this site up and running pronto. In the meantime, let our customers know that we are mobile. Even if that means releasing a PR statement letting them know its out there. The important thing is to let our customers know we offer the same services and more. And if you can't do the job, I'll hire someone who can.

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BocaVision NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Palm Beach Posts: 574	LOL!!! Circa, you are one of the best creative writers at NP

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garrett200 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 2,310	LOL, you're a nut!

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DutchCook NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Belgium, Ghent Posts: 117	Circa1850, U made me laugh !

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dubstep Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 2,986	I love how all these banks keep going .mobi...my eye right now is on a certain bank that would be interested in one of my domains if they decide to go .mobi as well!

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