.mobi 100,000 .mobi's Registered

[Morgan]

First names registered were call.mobi, banking.mobi and mp3s.mobi showing the range of users that content providers anticipate accessing the mobile Internet.

dotMobi, the registry for .mobi, today unveiled that more than 100,000 .mobi domains have been registered in the first four days of the domain's general availability.

Built on the open standards developed as part of the Worldwide Web Consortium's Mobile Web Initiative, the .mobi domain makes accessing Internet sites on a mobile device faster, less expensive and reliable by offering content tailored for the mobile Internet.

The company reported that among the first names registered were call.mobi, banking.mobi and mp3s.mobi, showing the range of users that content providers anticipate accessing the mobile Internet. The ten countries with the most registrations were the USA, Canada, the UK, China, France, India, Germany, Japan, Spain and the Netherlands.

"Given the research we've seen over the past year, we knew that there was a demand for the mobile Internet," said Neil Edwards, CEO of dotMobi. "It was great to see more than 13,000 brands get their .mobi domain names during the trademark registration period earlier this year, but it's even more exciting to see the general public sign up more than 100,000 names globally to build mobile Internet sites using the .mobi domain. The mobile Internet revolution is officially underway."

 

[MinionDH]

"dotMobi, the registry for .mobi, today unveiled that more than 100,000 .mobi domains have been registered in the first four days of the domain's general availability."

I bet at least 50% of those names were registered by domainers across the globe

 

[Kate]

As expected we are very far from the .eu landrush when more than 1 Mio domains were registered in one day.

 

[izo-pod]

As expected we are very far from the .eu landrush when more than 1 Mio domains were registered in one day.

Um, the .eu rollout was a complete and utter joke. The registry itself even said so. As a result a lot of the "good" .eu domains are in the hands of a few.

Contrast that with a rollout whereby a good share of the TM owners reg'd their names--even if they were for defensive purposes. The generic premium names were reserved for an auction which still has to take place. This will ensure that the best names get used and spread out. The landrush price of $59 also made it more difficult for a few persons to reg a bunch of names only to sit on. Lastly, the enforcement on web design should ensure the usefulness of the domain which is attractive for investment purposes.

 

[dgridley]

..and I'll bet the actual percentage was closer to 90%..

I bet at least 50% of those names were registered by domainers across the globe

 

[namewaiter]

well see when they auction off the top generics how in demand this extension really is

 

[movingconcierge]

They will suspend your site for non-compliance with their code standards. That should up the neighborhood rent like an HOA.

Lastly, the enforcement on web design should ensure the usefulness of the domain which is attractive for investment purposes.

 

[DomainBuyerBroker]

The slow acceptance of .mobi is good for .mobi. Many people still don't think much of it. Personally I think Sept 26 was the Big Bang of the wireless internet but not everyone heard it.

Same as with .com in 1994. Who cared about free .com domains then? Very few people.

 

[betterdayz4]

when / where is the auction for the top domains ?