In 2014 over a 1000 new domain extensions will be available.

[buyresaledomains]

What does that do to this biz? Does it make the .com even that much better? Or obsolete? As of now extensions have no bearing on search results. But what happens when a domain is "kendras.daycare". Will it impact Serps then?

 

[Kate]

So you may not live long enough to see if they are successful. :lol:

Now I'm feeling better lol

 

[replaced]

==> The link is hilarious They write "AS LOW AS" $799.99 /yr and the "Priority preregistration" (an invention of them) is even "As low as" $1,199.99*/yr :blink:

I've done a few manual queries for .luxury and it's surprising to see what's taken already!

casino.luxury
hotel.luxury
business.luxury
service.luxury
flowers.luxury
concierge.luxury
life.luxury
111.luxury
444.luxury
555.luxury
666.luxury
777.luxury
888.luxury
999.luxury
hair.luxury
salon.luxury
nail.luxury
tires.luxury
food.luxury
product.luxury
perfume.luxury
beach.luxury
resort.luxury
home.luxury

OK, there's no way that these have been paid for yet. No way.

 

[mrfike]

Kind of off-topic, but the answer is both. I know the question was kinda rhetorical. It doesn't pay to be years ahead of your time anymore, in fact, it never has. It pays to be minutes, days, weeks, months ahead of the curve, just in time so to speak. Very rarely to first adopters/innovators reap the benefits of the current craze, though there are a ton of examples where you could say they do, usually it is not the case.
And, yes, of course businesses fail due to dumb decisions, dumb vision, dumb direction.

so which is it - most small business fail cause they're dumb?
OR most small business wont touch them because they're smart?

 

[lobos]

com rules
All the new one's going to end like .co or .me

 

[Keith]

==> The link is hilarious They write "AS LOW AS" $799.99 /yr

This is the other part of the equation that some ignore. It's not like you can get a $1 coupon code for these, they're quite expensive. 99 percent will be an epic fail IMO.

 

[Doron Vermaat]

The English-language internet just grew by a third—but you probably won’t notice

A good article IMO about the new extensions on QZ.com

http://qz.com/145895/the-english-la...grew-by-a-third-but-you-probably-wont-notice/

 

[cdawgz28]

I feel like getting in, then out very quickly could be the way to go I dunno though. Maybe ill designate $100 bucks to them and see what happens.

 

[McDuke]

I think some of these new Gtdls will be worth $$$ in time.

#1 .com is king!
#2 ccTLD "for some countries"


I see promise for a few GTdls but many will go the way of the dodo.

.menu
.hotel
.nyc
.london
.clothing or .shop
.sport or (s)
.game or (s)


.adult, .porn, .sexy and .sex are useless because .xxx is the easiest to type.

just my 0.02$

 

[BrandChimp]

com rules
All the new one's going to end like .co or .me

Lol .co is on fire!

Lots of good sales. Same for .me.

They will end more like .Jobs and .Travel!

---------- Post added at 09:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:11 AM ----------

Buying a new GTld domains is not like buying SEX.com or Beer.com.

There is no value.

 

[accent]

I've done a few manual queries for .luxury and it's surprising to see what's taken already!

casino.luxury
hotel.luxury
business.luxury
service.luxury
flowers.luxury
and on ....

I suspect those domains are reserved by the registry.

As we watch this going forward, remember there will be a lot of FAKE high value sales, and registries claiming they are succeeding when they are not. Some of these guys are in financial trouble already, I hear, and the desperation will only increase.

 

[forge]

A good article IMO about the new extensions on QZ.com

http://qz.com/145895/the-english-la...grew-by-a-third-but-you-probably-wont-notice/

Thanks for that link, though I think it's a poorly researched and written article. Of course the term "domain-squatter" has to appear early on. The writer seems oblivious to brandables. Most new TLD domains can be had for "only a few tens of dollars". Doubtful.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

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[McDuke]

Has anyone pre reg'd any new Gtdls?

I am trying for a couple .menu's .

 

[urlurl]

I've done a few manual queries for .luxury and it's surprising to see what's taken already!

casino.luxury
hotel.luxury
business.luxury
service.luxury
flowers.luxury
concierge.luxury
life.luxury
111.luxury
444.luxury
555.luxury
666.luxury
777.luxury
888.luxury
999.luxury
hair.luxury
salon.luxury
nail.luxury
tires.luxury
food.luxury
product.luxury
perfume.luxury
beach.luxury
resort.luxury
home.luxury

OK, there's no way that these have been paid for yet. No way.

I did the same - im assuming the owners of the extensions are holding the best ones for themselves to resell... so in other words you can buy the shyt names for $800, lmfao:lol:

 

[McDuke]

Surely all these extensions can't survive.

So, what happens when a registry collapses? Has it happened before? Does your .xyz just disappear?

 

[accent]

Surely all these extensions can't survive.
So, what happens when a registry collapses? Has it happened before? Does your .xyz just disappear?

AHHHHHh....
I have been asking this question for two years.
I have not received an answer. One high up ICANN guy said they were "working on it".


If there is some worth in the extension Godaddy or someone will pick it up. But if revenues do not exceed expenses and nobody is willing to take it over, as best as I can determine, the purchased domains go poof!

And if you think ICANN will care, just search "registerfly" here on Namepros.


That Ca(via)t should be empt(or)y by now.

 

[replaced]

UPDATED PRICING

Seems much more reasonable. I might get one or more myself just for fun.

.build Order for $99.99/year
.today Order for $29.99/year
.loan Order for $49.99/year
.bike Order for $49.99/year
.bid Order for $49.99/year
.date Order for $49.99/year
.download Order for $49.99/year
.faith Order for $49.99/year
.kitchen Order for $49.99/year
.lighting Order for $29.99/year
.construction Order for $49.99/year
.win Order for $49.99/year
.bid Order for $49.99/year
.camera Order for $49.99/year
.estate Order for $49.99/year
.holdings Order for $79.99/year
.bid Order for $49.99/year
.directory Order for $29.99/year
.technology Order for $29.99/year
.land Order for $49.99/year
.clothing Order for $49.99/year
.photography Order for $29.99/year
.graphics Order for $29.99/year
.directory Order for $29.99/year
.construction Order for $49.99/year
.guru Order for $49.99/year
.accountant Order for $49.99/year
.build Order for $99.99/year
.contractors Order for $49.99/year
.trade Order for $49.99/year
.accountant Order for $49.99/year
.accountant Order for $49.99/year
.equipment Order for $29.99/year
.estate Order for $49.99/year
.faith Order for $49.99/year
.directory Order for $29.99/year
.science Order for $49.99/year
.gallery Order for $29.99/year
.equipment Order for $29.99/year

 

[uzalbert]

It is called - a mess for $49,99
Confusion will, huge profits com...

 

[baseballworld]

Alright more over priced crap for people to get confused with. Just think one day they will make the internet more user friendly and quit trying to complicate things.

 

[mjnels]

Alright more over priced crap for people to get confused with. Just think one day they will make the internet more user friendly and quit trying to complicate things.

the internet is already user friendly. if you want simpler times head back to 1995 when there was nothing on the internet.

the mere existence of "overpriced crap" isnt as confusing as dough mainers want it to be... it exists, either buy it or dont.

 

[HeyNow]

Surely all these extensions can't survive.

So, what happens when a registry collapses? Has it happened before? Does your .xyz just disappear?

If a registry collapsed, my guess is that ICANN would make a deal with another registry to administer that particular TLD. If there weren't enough registrations and renewals to make a profit, guess what? The price per registration and renewal would increase to the point of profitability. Those registrants who branded in that particular TLD would probably not want to re-brand in a different TLD.

A failing TLD would probably get handed to Verisign, since they have such enormous economy of scale. They already administer a handful of TLDs, including .com and .net, so folding another into their infrastructure is not going to require lots of set-up costs as a newly-formed registry would require.

Once a TLD is in the "root," ICANN is not going to let it go bye-bye. Once that happens, businesses that have branded in any TLD will make contingency plans as their trust in the Internet starts the downhill slide.

 

[McDuke]

I can't wait for .lighting to hit the scene what about you guys?

I going for

Very-Very-Very-Very-Bright-Energy-Efficient-LCD-Cheap.lighting

 

[hawkeye]

Alright more over priced crap for people to get confused with. Just think one day they will make the internet more user friendly and quit trying to complicate things.

The only ones complaining and confused on the pricing will be...wait for it.....

Domainers!

The days of buying tons of domains and waiting/hoping someone will come and pay you more than you paid for it, is not to be found in the new gtlds. Though there will be some that will find ways to re-market them, overall they are being geared to be marketed to those that 'want' them, and not to those that 'hoard' them. Sorry, but that is the reality that will be with them. And that is why domainers are so upset and down on the new gtlds, because that's not the way things have been and why they can't/won't see them being successful or needed today/tomorrow. But in 6-8-12+ years from now, it'll be, and they'll be, the norm of choices of domain names. The funny part that won't be seen until then, is how many anti-gtld domainers of today, will be the 'early visioneers' of the new gtlds, tomorrow!!

We don't have to agree or like them (and I don't), but they are coming, and they aren't going to die away! Just.., reality.

 

[McDuke]

I think in turn it will also cost more to get domains from hoarders.

There is no doubt in my mind that certain new extensions will fetch a very good return down the road.

Very-Very-Very-Very-Bright-Energy-Efficient-LCD-Cheap.lighting

 

[mjnels]

I can't wait for .lighting to hit the scene what about you guys?

I going for

Very-Very-Very-Very-Bright-Energy-Efficient-LCD-Cheap.lighting

i know you're being sarcastic.. but really, what is wrong with the existence of a TLD called .lighting ?

is it because its so specific? so "narrow" as domainers like to point out.

cause thats the idea. to be somewhat limited. and have thousands of "limited" (aka specific) options... thousands of "narrow, limited" options translates into UNLIMITED. its pretty easy to understand.

people that think .web is gonna be "one of the good ones" are probably wrong and dont even realize why. dotWEB is outnumbered by an unlimited number of other words that actually have meaning besides the desire to be .NET's 2nd cousins half-sister.

think.of.every.single.dot.com.in.existance..

chicagolighting.com, bestlighting.com, discountlighting.com, antiquelighting.com and on and on..

all those domains have narrow uses. nothing changes, just where the dot is. pick any subject and a small group of "narrow use domains" exist. many domainers want SOOOOO bad for one of these to fail and disappear so they can say SEE ONE BAD APPLE SPOILS THE WHOLE BUNCH. they're waiting for it but it isnt likely to happen that way because as HeyNow pointed out there will be registrars already operating and wont cost them anything to add it to the mix.

also, even if 100 of them go bankrupt do you really think the public follows this crap like us dorks on here? seriously, domainers already preach that the public dont know a lot about domains so why in the HELL are they suddenly going to take an interest of which registries are failing.

they're not gonna care or know.