.mobi Do people think...

[ginggang]

...that people's browsing habits are the same on mobile devices compared to PC's in a permanent/fixed location ?

I keep seeing reference to search terms based on conventional web browsing and how high they score on google or overture and that equating to a good reg.

Do people think that because its scores highly on google that translates to the same value (Search results) on a mobile device ?

Are people just throwing money away on regging domain names that will have no value in a mobile world ?

My thoughts are that people will not translate their fixed browsing habits to their mobile devices. I know I don't.

 

[Work In Progress]

...that people's browsing habits are the same on mobile devices compared to PC's in a permanent/fixed location ?

I keep seeing reference to search terms based on conventional web browsing and how high they score on google or overture and that equating to a good reg.

Do people think that because its scores highly on google that translates to the same value (Search results) on a mobile device ?

Are people just throwing money away on regging domain names that will have no value in a mobile world ?

My thoughts are that people will not translate their fixed browsing habits to their mobile devices. I know I don't.

You must have a great mind 'cause we think alike!

I also believe that mobile "surfing" will be quite different than PC surfing. And until a tracking system (like OVT or wordtracker) made exclusively for mobile domains is in place, we'll all have to keep guessing. As for having "no value" in a mobile world? I'm not too sure about that. When this takes off and becomes public knowledge, even the more obscure names can have a chance. Particularly if the dot com version is already developed. I beleive that companies will eventually give in and make a stand alone "stripped down" version of their sites. But at this stage...we're all guessing
:tri:

 

[meegwell]

I am with you guys 100%. I dont believe in using the desktop search results as any indication of value. That stems from direct type-ins from people searching. I think, IMO, the mobile web will be more focused on information retrieval tasks (from.mobi directories and bookmarks) related to needing something on the go. I've discussed this in many of my threads. It's the mantra toted by mTLD in their documents about development: First think about what people will use the mobile web for.

 

[redwolf]

Hey ginggang!

Good questions, I solved them for myself a while ago..

There are 2 groups of mobile net users, which will answer differently, but both positively:

1) Advanced, highly experienced PC users, using inet at work and at home.
They buy more then others PDAs or communicators, and most of them use mobile devices to utilize the time efficiently while they are far from big computers.

These people are not a majority, but they know why they use mobile net, and how to do that the best way.

So, the obvious answer they may give you - Yes, that's not so comfortable as a big keyboard/screen... and nobody will renounce it and exchange usual net surfing for mobile. It's only an addition, but necessary and useful.


2) Others, majority, who use mobile phone much more often then a computer, because:

- there are a lot of occupations in offline and off comp world, actually more then we who look at screens the most time of life may imagine. Yeah, it sounds strange, but that's the fact

- modern phones are not just phones, they are multifunctional devices: audio/video players, photo cams, mobile tv sets, game sets, gps friends with maps and guides, devices to read books, etc... and things we may use for anything across the network which is habital for us or quite new!

- and there are noticebly more mobile phones sold every day then computers (the number is 12/1 in some world regions).

Those, who is in this group have a wide range of phone types, but most new ones are hi-end featured phones (and ~10% are even smartphones), that allows their owners to browse web, to download, install and run applications to use different services.

The lack of convenient and highly optimised network resourses for mobile users is another question, but it's just a matter of time. And yes, the % of people going mobile web from phones is still not that high, but when we think of absolute numbers and about those numbers growth! :bingo:

Many people having no computer at home choose to use their tubes to get news, download music, and make all possible kinds of internet comminitainments. And their answer is - Wow! This small handy thing makes almost wonders! We are ready to accept input/output limitations, just make appropriate services for us, make them easy of access and navigation and at last but not at least - make them easy to remember!

 

[PVFARKAS]

i'm in the other camp. sure, there is a good chance "on the go" may become the majority of searched items, but there are so many other uses.

What if someone couldnt get the .com and the .mobi content is better, which will a person use? I use <removed> on a desktop daily. What if you are at home outside by the pool and have unlimited broadband, perhaps you may go antiquing. Maybe you are at dinner with your significant other, just bought a puppy and want to see some names - is that so much on the go, or is it now the internet is accessible whenever i want it for whatever purpose i have. Then there are different regions, demographics and respective needs and wants. Dont forget B2B

 

[meegwell]

i'm in the other camp. sure, there is a good chance "on the go" may become the majority of searched items, but there are so many other uses.

I would say "on the go" functions, not necessarily "searches". You're right though, there will be "regular" surfing also - No one can really know how much of either - so we can only have opinions

THis kind of chat helps to think of more .mobi ideas!

 

[PVFARKAS]

YUP. i've gotten a lot of ideas from those here and hope i inspired others. Its a really good group. Its a really great vision.

 

[sags]

Right now, I think the cost of usage determines how much people "surf" the net. In Canada it is cost prohibitive to do very much.

Is it cheaper in the US or Europe?

If and when we get unlimited data usage for a fixed amount, I think we will see an explosion in cellphone internet use, especially by young people.

Regards,

Sags

 

[-REECE-]

One thing we have to remember -- we really don't have a clue what people will search for on cell phones.

Five years ago, even the "experts" wouldn't have told you that almost every teen in America would be part of a social network. Fifteen years ago, the Internet was still largely assumed to be a niche. Thirty years ago, big companies like IBM thought computers were merely a passing fad.

What we can see here is that nobody seems all that good at predicting the future. Wordtracker tells us what's currently searched on PCs. I think Wordtracker does a better job at predicting what will be popular on mobile phones than 99% of the people who "claim" to know what will be popular. Other than something blatantly obvious, like say, ringtones, who's to say what will actually be popular?

 

[mejcdj]

I am trying to imagine what my grandkids will do on their phones. By then, I would bet its every bit like our PCs today.. and then some.

 

[garrett200]

Who knows, maybe some day people will have a computer embedded in their head, all they have to do is think of doing something and it's done.

Who knows, maybe some day there will be no need for lowly humans at all anymore.

We might just end up "technologizing" ourselves out of existence.

 

[meegwell]

Who knows, maybe some day people will have a computer embedded in their head, all they have to do is think of doing something and it's done.

Who knows, maybe some day there will be no need for lowly humans at all anymore.

We might just end up "technologizing" ourselves out of existence.

bring on the .human !