How Do You Stay Ahead Of The Game?

[The Equivocate]

I occassionally skim through Wired News because its one of the modules on my Google home page, and I saw an article about this thing called IPTV, which is basically television over IP (like VoIP), and a lot of the major companies are getting involved. This was the first I've heard of it and I assume its a fairly new term, so I tried to register some IPTV domains - every good domain I could think of was taken. So then I got to thinking, if I found some good tech blogs to regularly read about the next big thing, I could register these domains early and hold on to them. Obviously IPTV has been known for a while because everything was taken. So, my question to you is, do you read any sites/blogs for the next big products or terms, and if so, which ones?

 

[monaco]

I don't see the point. The companies that push the development of new technologies trademark the names of the tech long before the public ever knows about it. You're just begging for a lawsuit. Now if you think you have a good lead, and nobody has the trademark on it...that's another story, but if you get the domain after the company gets the TM, you really dont' have a case.

 

[RegFee]

I tried doing the same thing with blu-ray discs and rfid. All of the blu-ray names were taken, and I found a few rfid names that would need a little development to have any value.

The only time I was "successful" at speculating (is that what it's called? I'm trying to sound like a namepro here) is when I registered FreeVideoBlogs.com after reading an article about video blogs being the next biggest thing to hit the internet. It's been a few months now and nothing exciting has happened, aside from the 20something thousand dollar sale of videoblog.com, so that's why I said "successful"

 

[IAmAllanShore]

For me, I read industry newspapers and articles to keep up with new trends or tactics. Also blogs are a wealth of information if they come from an "inside" source. Anything that has a chance of getting big, might be worth a $6 registration.

-Allan

 

[DropLister]

For me, I read industry newspapers and articles to keep up with new trends or tactics. Also blogs are a wealth of information if they come from an "inside" source. Anything that has a chance of getting big, might be worth a $6 registration.

-Allan

good point, whats a $6 gamble when you could make xxx or x,xxx later

 

[worldstar]

For me, have to learn all news and tech event Often!

 

[tolkein]

I read my news from slashdot.org and have shared the news with forummers here in one of the threads. I agree that it's diff. to predict the direction of a new technology (how big it'd get) and most of the domains are regged very fast.

Here are some that I registered in the last week:

1. satellite radio - xmtunes.com
2. sony psp - pspmusic.net
3. dmb tv - dmbnews.net
4. iptv - freeiptv.net
5. rfid - customrfid.com, personalrfid.com

I know, most are crap domains right? That's cos most of the good ones are taken, but mostly because they were regged on impulse

 

[mole]

How do I stay ahead of the game? By regging good keywords in new namespace before others see its value :p

 

[OvenMitt]

How do I stay ahead of the game? By regging good keywords in new namespace before others see its value :p

Such as?

 

[mole]

Such as?

oh, nothing much ... sex.info, business.biz, poker.us.... :p

 

[-db-]

Such as?

If he told you... he would have to kill you.

 

[OvenMitt]

oh, nothing much ... sex.info, business.biz, poker.us.... :p

Excuse my being overly gullible, but are you serious?

That does match your stated method, but at the same time, the sites don't seem to support the claim.

I realize you're probably joking, but seriously... An example would be appreciated as your original statement is somewhat generic...

 

[mole]

That does match your stated method, but at the same time, the sites don't seem to support the claim.

Yes, there is madness in method :lol:

 

[OvenMitt]

I'm beginning to believe the "madness" at least

 

[The Equivocate]

I don't see the point. The companies that push the development of new technologies trademark the names of the tech long before the public ever knows about it. You're just begging for a lawsuit. Now if you think you have a good lead, and nobody has the trademark on it...that's another story, but if you get the domain after the company gets the TM, you really dont' have a case.

Yeah but in my example, IPTV... thats a comparable term to VoIP or HDTV, those terms are widely used and really wouldn't have a problem using them. I know Wired is very widely read, so people must be reading other smaller, less-known blogs or journals that have the news first.

 

[mallikrao79]

5. rfid - customrfid.com, personalrfid.com

I am currently working on a RFID implementation project so, I have regged RFIDProvider.com

 

[jj2ii3344]

I read my news from a lot of different online, magazine, and newspaper sources. But I am always late when I try to register some of these new and hot domains!

 

[abs636]

Usually by reading tech magazines and keeping an eye out for hot terms or new technology that could become big.

 

[monaco]

Yeah but in my example, IPTV... thats a comparable term to VoIP or HDTV, those terms are widely used and really wouldn't have a problem using them. I know Wired is very widely read, so people must be reading other smaller, less-known blogs or journals that have the news first.

Cisco owns the trademark on IPTV as an industry term...

 

[rcep]

oh what r u talking about here
do u mean IPTV is a tv over the net or a tech site
i dont know what is going on here