question Whatever happened to Emoji Domains?

I still like emoji domains. For me they always were additional marketing tools. Not replacements for existing domains. But just like a company can have a website and a Facebook account, and a YouTube channel, and advertise in papers and on billboards...they might also want an emoji domain. Because, they have characteristics that no other domains have. They are colourful, context giving pictures- a language on all smartphones. If you add emoji to text to give context and increase engagement, why not also do that with links?

hawkeye said:

The registries and pumpers all laughed to the bank. And the collectors (suckers?) keep looking proudly at their ‘gems’ that’ll be coveted....some day!

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I saw several on a drop list about ten years ago. I thought it was a stupid idea and that they wouldn't really take off. I now have two one character domains, both .cc and one of them is the pi symbol. I'm pretty sure it's worthless but I'm going to hang on to them.

Received $3000 initial offer on ☁ dot ws

https://www.namepros.com/threads/received-3000-initial-offer-on-dot-ws.1118531/

Interesting offer.

so with emoji domains, ill share some of my mindset,

to make money in domains you have to buy when something isnt popular.. unless your really good at chasing.. ie you can find a trend where domains, like 4L are all worth $2000 , and you can somehow buy for $1000.

so yes i like one word .com's better than emoji domains, will anyone sell me a dictionary .com used in everyday speech for less than $5000, im waiting waiting waiting

and again i could be wrong and have been on other sectors of domains.. but if emoji domains were slam dunk valuable right now, i couldnt buy as many as i have at the prices i have..

so yes i need something to change, i need to hold while the sentiment about emoji domains improves, maybe it will and maybe it wont

but yes im making what i consider a reasonable speculation to pay my $20 a year renewals because after my up front investment of $100-1200 thats all i can lose.

and they are a bit confusing, but so was the frickin internet at one time.... not to mention programming your VCR remote and every other new technology

so i look at it as $20 a year downside,,

and the upside is i own graphical mobile millennial emotional color domains, using the tried and tested IDN standard with a tld thats been successfully managed for 25 years and is the best tld for emoji since they are not allowed in .com. and , unlike glyphs, are on 100 billion smartphones globally and desktops, tablets and i see them being used in marketing every day on the web, TV in stores..

so im in.

Page Howe
EdnBlog.com
EmojiDomainNames.com

Haris said:

Received $3000 initial offer on ☁ dot ws

https://www.namepros.com/threads/received-3000-initial-offer-on-dot-ws.1118531/

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Yes, very nice offer, but that was 6 weeks ago and no update since then... interesting to know whether the deal has been finalized or not?

Domains - Wanted said:

Yes, very nice offer, but that was 6 weeks ago and no update since then... interesting to know whether the deal has been finalized or not?

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Check the thread I had already shared the final outcome, buyer went silent after i accepted the offer, multiple follow ups, happens with me all the time. Just accepted two low $xxxx offers after negotiation and both buyers are not replying anymore.

I would love to own an interesting one, but only 1 emoticon in length, not more. It's a new world, mobile rules, and a new generation who grew up with these entering the workforce. Would invest in one COM if I can find it cheap, NET only if it's very good.

Domains - Wanted said:

Yes, very nice offer, but that was 6 weeks ago and no update since then... interesting to know whether the deal has been finalized or not?

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Made up.

Page Howe said:

so i look at it as $20 a year downside,,

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You only buy 1 of these, or is it $20 multiple buy a whole frick lot of $?

latenightwithpete said:

I would love to own an interesting one, but only 1 emoticon in length, not more. It's a new world, mobile rules, and a new generation who grew up with these entering the workforce. Would invest in one COM if I can find it cheap, NET only if it's very good.

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You probably won't find one in .com for cheap- they are super rare since they cannot be registered anymore.

There is no such thing as emojis in .net.

Your best bet is to look into the .ws or .to ccTLD extensions, where you can find sub-1k from investors or even still hand register.

I find them interesting too! I mean, what other kind of domain can you do something eye-catching like:

lk.ws

I'm selling some interesting 1 character emoji in .ws

https://www.namepros.com/threads/ws-9-single-character-ws-emoji-149-each.1124406/

https://www.namepros.com/threads/new-prices-ws-ws-5-single-character-emoji-domains.1129810/

I have xn--3y8h.ws crayon emoji which just expired. Thought it good for kids/childrens site.

Worth renewing?

Anyone want it for cheap? Msg me

My Libra gets a few looks but no offers on SEDO

.tk

that probably becuase its in tk.

Putting these pups up for offers

.ws
.ws

as an example of how the future just getting better, looks like namepros is showing off emoji better

i dont think i could have pasted these in or used the WINDOWS + "." emoji keyboard to add year ago

.ws

.ws

👁‍🗨.ws

.ws

do any other viewers see these well, im on chrome desktop, looking good.

page

Page Howe said:

as an example of how the future just getting better, looks like namepros is showing off emoji better

i dont think i could have pasted these in or used the WINDOWS + "." emoji keyboard to add year ago

.ws

.ws

👁‍🗨.ws

.ws

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I see those clearly here as well

thanks lol.

put up a thread and they show up in titles now also

https://www.namepros.com/threads/emoji-domains-ws-999-ws-499-ws-199-ws-299-and-40-others.1149779/

Look Great to me as well! Thanks always, to @Page Howe , for keep us up on the awesome, niche, (great for marketing campaigns) domains - in .WS.

I have had a biz card for (well over a yr) that is nothing but a black card (front & back) with a big

.ws (looks a bit nicer than this pic, but you get the idea)

It's perfect at trade shows (for example) as people are interested and will pull out their phone (the Emoji Domain sweet spot) and go right to - where ever you are point your emoji.

With this way - use where mobile is very likely - is great with 2 char as well as the goal is to have the card + a captive audience + (hopefully thiers, but your in case) a mobile phone in hand.

I have had positive responses and much attention when I pull pout and explain the card.

Page Howe said:

looks like namepros is showing off emoji better

i dont think i could have pasted these in or used the WINDOWS + "." emoji keyboard to add year ago

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almost two years now come September..NP displaying emojis @Page Howe

Anyone else thinks it sucks the .ai extension killed all emojis with them? I think it was a year or two back, but man, some of them went really great with .ai, eg. the robot, computer, yin yang emojis

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get offers around the $500 mark for my single character .ws emojis, simply cannot accept.. many of these are so rare. once you sell it's gone forever.

HotKey said:

almost two years now come September..NP displaying emojis @Page Howe

Anyone else thinks it sucks the .ai extension killed all emojis with them? I think it was a year or two back, but man, some of them went really great with .ai, eg. the robot, computer, yin yang emojis

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get offers around the $500 mark for my single character .ws emojis, simply cannot accept.. many of these are so rare. once you sell it's gone forever.

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Exactly. Why dont we feel and price our other domains the same way. There is only one of every domain. Hmmmm

The Durfer said:

Exactly. Why dont we feel and price our other domains the same way. There is only one of every domain. Hmmmm

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True, only one of every, but with emojis there are literally only 3 or 4 extensions that allow them, I think that's why.

I was able to create an emoji domain on the new .zil extension. I did it during the pre-order, it doesn't look like you can register them now.

.zil

I thought this was perfect for a crypto wallet