domain Appraisal for shop. journey.みんな in Japanese & Chinese

[ladyzee]

* Appraisal requested for these domains that share the same lettering both in the Japanese AND Chinese language:

- 店.みんな (shop)
- 旅.みんな (journey)
- 茶.みんな (tea)
- 商品.みんな (goods / commodity)
- 石油.みんな (oil)
- 瓦斯.みんな (gas)
- 電気.みんな (electricity)
- 黄金.みんな (gold)

 

[Chris Wright]

Your keywords are good.
But what is the meaning of the extension?
How long has it been established?

 

[ladyzee]

.みんな is the Japanese extension translated as "Everyone".
General registration for the domain launched February 21st by Charleston Road Registry Inc., whos parent company is Google.

 

[Domainace]

Until I saw your posting, I never heard of this tld. And it seems an odd choice - what's the significance of having "everybody" as a tld? And, of course, みんな has no meaning in Chinese, so it's kind of irrelevant whether some of the kanji are also readable in Chinese.
Maybe Google will promote this heavily in Japan. Even then, it's an uphill battle, as IDNs have not caught on in Japan - most Japanese are completely unaware of them. On top of that, there is no domain industry to speak of in Japan for any kind of name. "Resellers" may buy them, but end-users for the most part place no value on domain names at all.
So, if the Japanese become interested in domains, and if they start using IDNs in a big way, and if this みんな tld becomes a hit, you've got some good keywords. But I think that's too many hurdles. (Not to mention the Japanese economy is headed off a cliff.)

Sorry to be negative - maybe I'm short-sighted. I wouldn't pay the renewal fees for these, personally. But you might find a domain investor who's interested.

 

[Chris Wright]

Sadly, the previous post seems like a sound asessment of the situation.

 

[ladyzee]

Thank you Domainace for your reply. The reason why I joined NamePros is to find out as much as I can. I appreciate your feedback.