Huge Brands Taking .TOP Domains

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

As one of the most registered new gTLDs, .top domain has been popular among domainers worldwide. Recently, huge brands are also attaching great attention to .top :
OTTO company: OTTO.top
Amazon: kindle.top
Chanel: LPL.top
Godaddy: Godaddy.top
Hispeed: Thailand.top

Google got three: Google.top, Chrome.top, Gmail.top

Promising future

brandnow · Apr 7, 2015

I remember you said before that you're invested pretty heavily in .top (well, lol just noticed the links in your signature). I wish you luck with it.

However, I see .top truly as a truly "made for spam" extension. Plus, again the renewal costs are high and most of the domains are parked! Those are two red flags right now, in regards to ngtlds.

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

brandnow said:
I remember you said before that you're invested pretty heavily in .top (well, lol just noticed the links in your signature). I wish you luck with it.

Thank U, dude, LOL:D. I really did invest pretty heavily in .top (personally), and am still waiting for something to happen.

I become to know, after reading your extremely popular threads

, that u got much expertise in domains . There is, maybe, a point in your opinion about .top. But, we are not predictors. So, why not spare some room for .top instead of being so rigid ?

BTW: whoever knew that Namepros would become so popular when someone registered it long ago? LOL, time tells everything :D!

gilescoley · Apr 7, 2015

Most of these companies register all extensions and its only for brand protection

A few $$ here and there for these companies means nothing so why not

Its no indication on the success of the extension, a few years ago when .CO was released, Twitter got no_url_shorteners, Google got G.co, Amazon got A.co etc etc....it has had no effect on the extension

m-i-k-e · Apr 7, 2015

Looks like all of those Google ones are unregistered, on the collision list. Thailand.top looks like a domainer with a hispeed.ch email to me.

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

gilescoley said:
Its no indication on the success of the extension, a few years ago when .CO was released, Twitter got no_url_shorteners, Google got G.co, Amazon got A.co etc etc....it has had no effect on the extension

How does it sound like when the above domains become: T.top, G.top...and Woooo, A.top !!
How does it sound like if kindle.top become a website tailored for kindle selling?
Thank u for your feedback

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

m-i-k-e said:
Looks like all of those Google ones are unregistered, on the collision list. Thailand.top looks like a domainer with a hispeed.ch email to me.

Still the saying: time tells everything...
There is a buffering time period between the registration of .top and the use of .top.
Well, i really wanna compliment u on ur down-to-earth spirit

!

m-i-k-e · Apr 7, 2015

vicho said:
There is a buffering time period between the registration of .top and the use of .top.

I'm not sure what that means. Can you explain further?

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

m-i-k-e said:
I'm not sure what that means. Can you explain further?

Let me put it like this: some domains are bought for defensive registration, right!
But many bought for building website, for example, the buyers of a.top, h.top, z.top, niu.top, 0594.top, 360.top, etc, are actually building their website right now, though a lot of things still have to be done (design, operation, capital, etc.) before the website finally become available. That's what we call "buffering time".

bashishtha · Apr 7, 2015

If Google is purchasing Google.top or Chrome.top it does not means that they find .top interesting it means that they are just doing it as a part of Brand/ TM protections.
Now Microsoft snapped up Doc.io for $24,600. And Google has Coupons.io. So this is where domainers get interested because Coupons.io is not for Brand or Trademark protection it is showing a graph for future .io sales.

D. Wells · Apr 7, 2015

Well, I really didn't feel like doing much diggin. I did found that 95%+ of .top names are registered at Chinese registrars. Also, I found that ~~most~~ all of .top "developed" websites are sites such as this: http://www.sneakers.top/ (Selling fake shoes.)

So imo, this is just a spam extension.

brandnow · Apr 7, 2015

IceDude said:
Well, I really didn't feel like doing much diggin. I did found that 95%+ of .top names are registered at Chinese registrars. Also, I found that most of .top "developed" websites are sites such as this: http://www.sneakers.top/ (Selling fake shoes.)

So imo, this is just a spam extension.

LOL @ that web site! The incredibly fake photos of their "customer support" and also at the bottom where it says: "Copyright © 2008-2018 All rights reserved."

That's exactly what I was saying above about .top being the first "made for spam" extension.

D. Wells · Apr 7, 2015

Sorry to burst yo bubble:

http://www.wholesalenfljerseyschina.top/
http://www.discountoakleysunglasses.top/
http://shoesb2b.top/product.asp?bigclassid=27

Not as promising as you thought, huh? I can keep going...

QianHuang · Apr 7, 2015

As a new gtld, there is a lot of room to grow in terms of .top launched for only five months. And Ｉstill have expectation for this extension. Of course, I have registered some .top domains.

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

IceDude said:
Also, I found that most of .top "developed" websites are sites such as this: http://www.sneakers.top/ (Selling fake shoes.)

Embarrassed O.o...How could they humiliate such a good domain name ?

D. Wells · Apr 7, 2015

QianHuang said:
As a new gtld, there is a lot of room to grow in terms of .top launched for only five months. And Ｉstill have expectation for this extension. Of course, I have registered some .top domains.

Oh yeah and after being a member for 2 months.... This is your first post, right?

D. Wells · Apr 7, 2015

vicho said:
Embarrassed O.o...How could they humiliate such a good domain name ?

LOL

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

IceDude said:
Sorry to burst yo bubble:

http://www.wholesalenfljerseyschina.top/
http://www.discountoakleysunglasses.top/
http://shoesb2b.top/product.asp?bigclassid=27

Not as promising as you thought, huh? I can keep going...

Never take website of this kind seriously

LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE OF .TOP DOMAINS:P~~

D. Wells · Apr 7, 2015

vicho said:
Never take website of this kind seriously
LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE OF .TOP DOMAINS:P~~

What's the positive side? Big brands saw .top spam and ran to protect their brands?

mad409 · Apr 7, 2015

bashishtha said:
If Google is purchasing Google.top or Chrome.top it does not means that they find .top interesting it means that they are just doing it as a part of Brand/ TM protections.

Google doesn't need to reg .top domains to protect anything. They're big enough to snatch it like the tooth ferry while you are sleeping.

QianHuang · Apr 7, 2015

IceDude said:
Oh yeah and after being a member for 2 months.... This is your first post, right?

Keen eyesight!!

But I just enter this field, so I can be able to post after being familiar with the forum.

D. Wells · Apr 7, 2015

QianHuang said:
Keen eyesight!! But I just enter this field, so I can be able to post after being familiar with the forum.

Sure

vicho · Apr 7, 2015

IceDude said:
What's the positive side? Big brands saw .top spam and ran to protect their brands?

Nope...seriously, to be a little bit more imaginative...top website, top organization, top products, top service, top ideas...

gilescoley · Apr 7, 2015

How does it sound like when the above domains become: T.top, G.top...and Woooo, A.top !!
How does it sound like if kindle.top become a website tailored for kindle selling?
Thank u for your feedback

It would sound good, but it never happens, not with any of the thousands of new domains extensions that have been released

Just trying to save you some money, you are obviously new to the game and a lot of people fall into this "new extension" trap

Just stick to the tried and testes extensions, its the only way you will make any money

brandnow · Apr 7, 2015

top isn't a very popular word anymore, I mean for general usage in the English language. Maybe "top" is more popular in China.. or in the 1980s.

I think it would be better to even use "cool" than "top."

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