1 of the Fastest selling domains of all time .so?

[richface]

Launched only 2 days ago and almost all generic product related names registered. This extension the next big thing? godaddy is scrambling apparently to get a piece of the action since they initially stayed clear of this suffix how many of you have registered any? if so how many?

 

[firefly]

Thanks guys for your comments but I bet the same people claiming this extension is a dud have bought some just in case.

Ummm...faulty logic. Haven't bought one to be on the safe and never will. The only safe side to this extension is to stay away from it imo.

Look any strategic thinker will buy a few

I don't think .so...lol. I guess if your strategy is to jump off a cliff and expecting to not go splat, then I guess that it is as sound a strategy as any to invest in .so.

But it will be "I told you SO" with the extension. lol

Just like we were told .so by all the believers in other great extensions that have failed monumentally.

Every extension launch it is the same old rehashed garbage about how wonderful this or that extension is.

Good luck with your investments. You will need it according to recent history.

Oh and please don't say this will be different...they all do.


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[Coopey]

hmm don't you have work to do but investigate my past and why should I tell you about my domain hedge fund company? when I meant to keep it "private". ???? You need to go back to basic business philosophy

No, I don't have much work to do. It's great.

If your company was one that could show a history of shrewd domain investments, then your argument would have a lot more weight, I might have even considered investing in .so myself, causing more to be registered so possibly even helping your investments increase in value.

I'm just going to assume your comapny is the "L & E Domestic Cleaning" registered to your WHOIS (home? girlfriend's parents'?) address and the only thing you've heavily invested in is dusters.

.so what?

 

[richface]

Off course I am not saying instability is great for business that is ridiculous. Look Sony, ebay, fox, google activated .so, pepsi all acquired trademark reg's during sunrise. unlike other extensions i.e .IM sony and more did not even bother to register its trademark. Now I bet you are thinking what's all the fuss about .so why are people throwing their money away. I know of 3 huge domain investor companies who have invested heavily in this extension. Look obviously no one is going to be marketing .so as an opportunity for business in somalia urmm that's obvious isn't it?
. But developing countries are where the money is. It could be huge in Africa? and if you think the whole continent is what you see on TV then you need to seek information and not become a pawn of the puppet master "media" Businesses think ahead yes the USA is the biggest economy bla bla bla but its already developed businesses are always established? Basic info!. developing countries is where business are going to go next. .so could be marketing as a universal extension for the AF continent since is SO easy to remember. Forget about somalia as an entity itself and if you think these domain are being bought to be marketed to Somalians then you are short sighted. But any serious domain investor always buys a few domains of any extension when it comes out or I take it you never take risks keeping your money safe in the bank is always a best bet. When I was buying the Chinese extensions people also called me nuts.lol where are business running to now? I am not advocating anyone invest in .so hell keep your money in your wallet. or wait and see maybe? Somalians do not have the money to buy domains or anything?.lol okay if you say SO!.let stick to .com's, .nets and .org right let keep looking for leftovers.
Let me guess the whole of Africa as well cannot even afford water..and even with everything moving towards the digital sphere you are still thinking of physical products like PCS. Anyway Thank you very much for your comment this site is a great platform to share our thoughts.

 

[Coopey]

ICANN approves all these useless and pointless extensions, thereby giving the registrars the avenue to rip off gullible domainers.

I edited my post above for you.

I thought only IANA could approve ccTLDS, then I visited ICANN's site and realised that IANA is still part of ICANN. IANA delegate the extension, ICANN still gets final approval on whether it lives.
A dense moment for me. I'll stick my N00b badge back on for the next week.

Neither are to blame though, it's whatever company is now pushing .so on behalf of whomever it was delegated to really. Somalia have the right to their own extension just like every other nation. Even if hardly any Somali citizens or companies use it.

imo, .so is a nice TLD. i only bought 3. but compared to other tlds its much more unique. the hype of .co is surely overrated and now ppl think cause of its bad political situation .SO won't succeed. but let me tell u something, what's going on in Libya right now? does that bother the internet? no! no_url_shorteners and other .LY sites still opperate...

The .ly registry has already changed the rules once since re-delegation (reserving the short names for Libyan citizens) and has taken back domains that do not meet their standards for adult material (vb.ly). If the new government is more Islamic or more insular, who's to say what will happen?
Perhaps, when the Somali government gets its act together, it'll start policing the namespace?
(I don't actually think this will happen- but would consider if I was to 'invest' in .so names and steer clear from 'controversial' ones).

 

[Kate]

Look any strategic thinker will buy a few

Why ? Instead of buying a .so domain I can buy 2 reg fee .com that I will be able to use if they don't sell

I know a few people who made serious money from .me and they do not even know where Serbia and Montenegro is.

The difference is that .me is branded and brandable.
.so stands for what other than Somalia ?

If is easy to remember take a punt I was told to keep my money under the sofa when .de came out..

Germany, like other European extensions, has a local market that is mature and affluent. Where and who are the end users for the .so TLD ?

you need to think outside the box instead of using obvious facts to base judgements

That's the problem with every TLD launch: domainers try to think outside the box :D
Because it's another domainer TLD, strictly.

Look Sony, ebay, fox, google activated .so, pepsi all acquired trademark reg's during sunrise. unlike other extensions i.e .IM sony and more did not even bother to register its trademark.

Hmm maybe I should go for defensive registrations of my brands in .so after all

 

[jmcc]

Before I respond to the comments above. This thread is number 1 on Google when these keywords are typed "fastest selling domain"

Just because it is in Google doesn't mean that it is right. Other TLDs have sold quicker and grown faster.

You guys are seriously over thinking this.

So that's like using the word "smart" as an insult? Some people here really do think about domain markets in a strategic manner.

many.co the investors in that sphere are heavily investing,

So what! That's just moving with the herd and the only thing you will get from following the herd is a trail of bull***.

2. fma.com and three the company I am involved with .

Just looking at fma.com's registrations shows an overwhelming number of TLD (as opposed to ccTLD) registrations. In 2006 it moved a pile of its domains to proredirect.com.

even if is looks like a dud we do not have magical powers to predict whats going to happen a few years from now right?

Well I don't rely on magical powers to pick domain names or determine which TLDs will be successful or otherwise.

Business is unpredictable the fact that other TLDS were hyped and never successful does not mean nothing else will.

Actually there are some very important indicators that appear very early in the lifetime of a newly launched or repurposed TLD that point to the success or otherwise of that TLD. Most domainers will never see those indicators because of what is involved in detecting them.

What I see a lot of is .com rules being applied to other TLDs on the basis of if it is valuable in .com it is therefore valuable in other TLDs (such as .so). (Part of my work involves comparing domain registrations across TLDs.) However it is the magnitude of difference between .com (approx 94 million domains) and these newly launched TLDs that is filled by unknowing optimism. Some of us here have seen it all before.

Regards...jmcc

 

[firefly]

I'll start by quoting myself...lol

Oh and please don't say this will be different...they all do.

So lets recap:

Look Sony, ebay, fox, google activated .so, pepsi all acquired trademark reg's during sunrise.

Heard it before. It's called a defensive registration to protect their brand from silly domain squatters (in the majority of cases). Doesn't matter that Sony forgot to register their name in dot im. More than likely an oversight on their part.

Like I said...heard it before.

Now I bet you are thinking what's all the fuss about .so why are people throwing their money away.

Heard it before and no...I don't wonder why; I just wonder why so many people are gullible despite everything that should tell them otherwise.

Heard it before...numerous times.

.so could be marketing as a universal extension for the AF continent since is SO easy to remember.

So was .co .mobi .cm and numerous others.

Heard it before. (almost sorry started this reply already)

You guys are seriously over thinking this.

No...not really. Took one look at it and knew it was pointless. You on the other hand, even though you are simply rehashing previous arguments for previous extensions, are over thinking it imo.

Heard it before.

There have been numerous african extensions which have launched and the sales do not event come close to .so again I am not forcing you to buy but there is a reason the sales are high.

Yeah..they are high (according to you) because people will almost buy anything these days apparently.

Once again...heard it before.

But all I am saying is if you are successful domain investors why will you not spend even i.e $50 dollars just to test the waters this wait and see strategy is silly

Because it could be $50 better spent elsewhere in something that has a proven track record and is recognized by more than a few domain investors.

Heard it before...wow..

plus even if is looks like a dud we do not have magical powers to predict whats going to happen a few years from now right?

LOL...those who fail to understand history are doomed to relive it. I would be retired if I had a dollar every time someone has tried to justify a new extension with this rubbish.

Heard it before.

Anyway time will tell.

Usually does.

Business is unpredictable the fact that other TLDS were hyped and never successful does not mean nothing else will.

Want to strangle myself hearing this one again..seriously!??

Obviously thinking outside the box is not your niche.

Lmao at this one too. Wow, this could be the new extension cliche post for future reference.

Heard it before.

Since the philosophy of business is often treated as a subset of logic,
and considerations of fundamental principles I am not at all surprised of your limited scope.

Heard it before in different variations.

We are all in this to make money

Yes we are for the most part.

hey maybe you are right

Collectively, we are.

maybe I am right

No...but you are convinced that you are and that is all that should matter to you.

maybe I am nuts

Not my place to say but I am guessing that the majority would suggest that the jury is out on that one.

but sometimes business is not as clear cut as you think .

And sometimes it simply is.


Look...I'm not trying to pi$$ on your parade and I hope you find (some) success with this extension but the honest truth of it all is that you will more than likely not; simple as that.

You are convinced otherwise and obviously no one here will change your mind, so be happy with your decision and stop trying to justify it with people that are not like minded. Like most before you with other extensions, it seems like you are trying to justify it in your own mind with some well worn rhetoric and some rubbish arguments.

Good luck with your investments and I sincerely mean that, but to say that I am way over new extension fan boys is an understatement.

The day someone starts a thread about a new extension that doesn't rely on worn out rhetoric, stale arguments, and nonsense rubbish will be the day I tell my wife to sell the house because we can't miss out on this can't miss opportunity. This extension is sooooooooooooo far from being can't miss that it can't even be considered a gamble; It is simply another pointless extension and another pointless waste of money.

jmo



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[cambkey]

But all I am saying is if you are successful domain investors why will you not spend even i.e $50 dollars just to test the waters this wait and see strategy is silly plus even if is looks like a dud we do not have magical powers to predict whats going to happen a few years from now right?

perhaps you ought to heed your own advice from a couple of months ago. Good luck.

no one is responding because the .co extension has been heavily overrated. The only value I can give is compilations $5 the rest $0 maybe you need to wait until .co extension is more popular? my opinion. I have myself registered a few of these domains and back ordered 70 before launch but regretting it now i have a few on auction on sedo middle of the month premium auction. i think only very generic .co names will sell save your money for now buy .com's .biz and .net I have been having great luck with catching expiring domains. Goodluck

 

[mwzd]

A one man effort to hype another TLD? :p

Looks like someone invested heavily in a ccTLD that nobody in particular cares about?

.So true!

Look any strategic thinker will buy a few .

No, any strategic thinker will run far away from this extension. If you need to be told why, you probably need to understand the definition of strategic.

Keep hyping it up, by all means keep buying .so domains if that's what you want to do, I won't discourage you.

People 'hyping' anything are usually entering a selling phase, not a buying phase, that's always on the quiet.

People overbuying in to landrushes are doing the rest of us a favour by keeping prices on better quality ccTLDs lower.

Exactly right.

This thread is number 1 on Google when these keywords are typed "fastest selling domain"

Which is meaningless, considering the number of people using this exact search phrase is ZERO.

Let me clarify my background. Began with Internet marketing over 15 years ago and also began buying domains around that time but back then I still knew the value of investing in domains but for Internet marketing purposes.

You've been doing Internet Marketing since 1996? Scary. Care to name one domain you registered in 1996... preferably something that's verifiable?

In recent years been shifting my entire focus on domains so yes I consider myself to be new I have my own small private business and also invest through a company. Right that aside.

If you bought domains or were involved with Internet Marketing since 1996, why are you still small? Most of the guys got big or went bust.

but there is a reason the sales are high.

Care to share some examples? Unless of course you mean the prime regging sheep? :p

the fact that other TLDS were hyped and never successful does not mean nothing else will.

Yes it does, some of the people backing the hype on those tlds spent serious money. A thread on np doesn't create hype, it's just entertainment for it's regulars.

Why ? Instead of buying a .so domain I can buy 2 reg fee .com that I will be able to use if they don't sell

You can still sell the .com for reg fee even close to expiry, unlike these also ran tlds, see .tel for the latest example.

So that's like using the word "smart" as an insult? Some people here really do think about domain markets in a strategic manner.

:D :D :D

so you can keep your Gold.co.uk since is parked and sell it to Northern Rock.

Gold.co.uk is and always will be more valuable than all the .so ever registered.

Just because you haven't built a building on that lot you purchased in 1950 in the center of what is now downtown doesn't make that lot worthless, it makes it worth more, no tenants to evict.

and why should I tell you about my domain hedge fund company? when I meant to keep it "private". ????

Yeah right. Sorry but I fell asleep here and didn't read the rest of your postzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

You appear to be going through the TLD Fanboy phase with .so ccTLD.

http://domainnamewire.com/2010/02/26/the-lifecyle-of-a-top-level-domain-fanboy/

Now that link is pure gold!

you mean Snoop is skinny and black so he can be associated with Somalians?

Snoop is African American? I always thought differently. Isn't 'black' impolite? Not to mention politically incorrect?

im steering clear al.so

Me too.

 

[JagG]

Wow can't believe how many peeps are anti .so LOL

I own one which I brought a while back after seeing it available while I typed random keywords.

UFO.so My plan is to brand .so ( Submit Online or Sightings Online, ) and make a site where people can upload videos... I haven't got their yet, but after seeing this thread I am going to sort out a site... I keep everyone posted.

 

[lll]

No.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I wouldn't bother with this TLD.


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[DU]

.SO sucks, no one cares and there are already threads on the subject that you could use to discuss.

 

[m-i-k-e]

I thought it was fitting that open registration launched on April Fools day

 

[lothos]

I tried grabbing espres.so but didn't get it. That was the only one I was interested in, even though there's some decent ones still available.

 

[Vito]

godaddy is scrambling apparently to get a piece of the action since they initially stayed clear of this suffix

Where did you hear/read this?

 

[Sam]

.so has no real use IMO , with a negligible government and no local adaption.

 

[jmcc]

Looks like someone invested heavily in a ccTLD that nobody in particular cares about?

Regards...jmcc

 

[Domainace]

I guess Bob Parsons might be looking for another basket-case failed state where he can pay warlords to shoot things for starving villagers.
Other than that, if the OP wasted his money on a silly domain or two, welcome to the club.

 

[bmugford]

A ccTLD from one of the worst countries on Earth with no real use. Not a good combo.
.SO is a dud.

Brad

 

[Sparhawke]

Just who are you going to resell your domains to?

No one in Africa can typically afford a domain (going purely off the GDP) and no one outside the country is ever going to put their trust in a country with one of the worst reputations in the world and countless military coups that happen pretty much annually.

If someone was to buy a domain off you one week would they be able to guarantee it was in their account the next?

My advice is to keep well away, there are much safer and more reputable extensions out there including .biz

 

[gilescoley]

I grabbed 6 @ $14 each, mainly for a quick flip...if I can that is

Astrology.so
Newspaper.so
Franchise.so
Virtual.so
Computing.so
Psychology.so

Thats it for me though

 

[lll]

A ccTLD from one of the worst countries on Earth with no real use. Not a good combo.
.SO is a dud.

Brad

poker or casino sold at release auction for just over $300 usd = Fail no doubt

 

[Domainate.com]

poker or casino sold at release auction for just over $300 usd = Fail no doubt

Ouch...that's pretty sad.