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?

 

[BrandChimp]

Hey guys you don't need to wait to register the "name of your dream"!

There is plenty of premium keywords to register im the .tk. .so .ws .us .us.com .de.com... even .jobs .travel .name .cc .pro .pw

Why? Cause we don't care lol

Btw .tk is free! Not like 50$ new gtlds haha

 

[urlurl]

I have an interesting question:

how are the new extensions going to impact related .com names.

example: lets say I own nameapp.com - and someone else reg's name.app.

1. is that person going to pursue the owner of nameapp to buy the name?

2. are the related .com's to hese extensions going to push the .com prices higher?

3. will it be hard or even possible to TM (name.app) for a business if there is an existing TM on nameapp.com?



These (and others) are possible implications I can see with these new gtdl's

 

[Cyphix]

2013 eh!? It's almost the end of the year and have any even been released to reg? lol

 

[ecuadorbusiness]

For every need a supplier, no you are wrong, every supplier creates you a need.

 

[jmcc]

I think it is too early to know what xxx is going to do down the road.

I don't. The patterns of many new TLDs are set in the first two years of operation and the early indications appear in the first six months of operation. But then I have a different viewpoint to most posters as it is not limited to just domaining. I also run TLD web usage surveys each month so it is possible to see usage trends that are otherwise invisible to people who just focus on domain sales.

I was told end user interest is growing for .xxx.

Perhaps but the TLD itself is moribund. It doesn't even have the daily registration volume of a small ccTLD.

2) sales are increasing from graphs I saw.

Most of these graphs are put out by domain sales and auction companies and only concentrate on their own domain sales rather than the percentage of domain sales as applied to each of their TLDs.

3) less security issues from what I read.

Perhaps. But is that down to fewer developed websites? That's always one of the issues with more expensive or niche TLDs.

Regards...jmcc

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2013 eh!? It's almost the end of the year and have any even been released to reg? lol

Just looking at this morning's Root Zone file and quite a few of them are included. However many won't be going live in terms of open registrations (non-Sunrise/Trademark) until next month.

Regards...jmcc

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What bothers me about a lot of the new gTLDs is that they are fixing a problem from 2008. At this stage, I don't know whether to turn newgtldnews.com into a news blog or just sell it.

Many of them are going to have localised (and in many cases US/CA specific appeal). But it was Domain Tasting that really created the impetus for the launch of new gTLDs in that it boosted ccTLD registration volume at a time when it was nearly impossible to get any .com domains from the daily drop. Indeed some of the new strings are reminiscent of domain tasting in that they have the same exact match domain name thing going for them except this time they are right of the dot.

Regards...jmcc

 

[Kenny]

3 words:
Electric Hair Detangler

Peace,
Cy

 

[McDuke]

Yes, unless you own uber premiums in a select few extensions.

Think now. We're almost 30 years into the future after the first domain was registered. Why is .com the clear king when others have had plenty of time to take the thrown? Now folks really think a flood will change business as usual :bah: Floods change things for brief periods and then they're gone :bingo:

I think .com is top because humans are creatures of habit. .com was the first so everyone knows / is programed to type .com.

When the current generation grows up seeing multiple extensions as a norm that's when .com will lose it's luster a bit.

I asked this question before with no replies so I'll ask it again.

Where do you guys think the internet will be in 20 years?

Lets look back 20 years.

http://www.computerhope.com/history/1993.htm

Now take into account that the web is used by way more people now but by only a fraction of the population. So with population growth and increased social use where will the demands be?

These new Gtdl's are throwing a curve ball over the plate, that's for sure.

Just my 0.02$

 

[Abdul Aziz R]

I think .com is top because humans are creatures of habit. .com was the first so everyone knows / is programed to type .com.

When the current generation grows up seeing multiple extensions as a norm that's when .com will lose it's luster a bit.

I asked this question before with no replies so I'll ask it again.

Where do you guys think the internet will be in 20 years?

Lets look back 20 years.

http://www.computerhope.com/history/1993.htm

Now take into account that the web is used by way more people now but by only a fraction of the population. So with population growth and increased social use where will the demands be?

These new Gtdl's are throwing a curve ball over the plate, that's for sure.

Just my 0.02$

haha, you made me laugh. wow it was a long time, ha! when I read "World Wide Web page" I don't note that it was 20 years ago.
I think there will be a boom. but the original, still original. I see that the .com value will raise. The business is being wide and global. No company will sell or offer single field. they can not tie themselves by geo or specific extensions. the small business, personal business, or personal websites or services will. but the big ones will not.

 

[Kate]

Well, the Internet is a fast-changing environment. Services like facebook youtube didn't exist 10 years ago - or were just getting started. Yet they still run on .com. Dotcom is not broken so there is no point fixing what ain't broken. I remember that some .tv investors were making the point (long ago) that the explosion of online video would boost .tv. The reality is that domain names are not dependent upon technological trends.

In the next decade the Web will be shaped by more new services and technologies. Example: augmented reality. The Web can continue to evolve even if the root zone was frozen (no more new TLDs).

Now we all know that there is a scarcity of good domains, but new extensions are not the answer.

But I have one "sure" prediction for you: ccTLDs will continue to rise and take market share away from the gTLDs. I have been investing in ccTLDs for many years, well before most (US-based) domainers took notice. And I will avoid the new extensions like the plague.

 

[BrandChimp]

NewGTlds are annoying. They are hard to read.

CoolSite.com
or Cool.Site?

Looks so bad

 

[Abdul Aziz R]

I think the search engines will play role in the new domains. So which domain will take the authority between these:
LosAngelesJobs.com
LosAngeles.job
Jobs.la

where the .web will be in the order based on the authority
insurance.com
insurance.web
insurance.net
insurance.org
insurance.info


So here, imo, what the search engine choose to make the king, it will be the trend. Unless they are all treated the same, then the seo will play the role.

 

[Kate]

I don't think that the search engines are biased toward certain extensions.
If the newer extensions like for example .travel or .jobs were any good for SEO, then they would get more traction from end users - just for the SEO benefits. The SEO pros experiment a lot, so if there was any benefit in new TLDs - everybody would know.

PS: egypt.travel ranks very high for Egypt but this is because it's an official, developed website. Not because of the extension.

 

[Kenny]

3 words:
Electric Hair Detangler

Peace,
Cy

and a pic.

The reference was.... why?
Or is it just more lame sh!t that no-one really needs. :bingo:


Peace,
Cy

 

[ecuadorbusiness]

NewGTlds are annoying. They are hard to read.

CoolSite.com
or Cool.Site?

Looks so bad

Chaos ahead. Prepare yourself.

 

[WebSurfer]

To those who think that the new gTLDs are rubbish. Would you buy a very straightforward short domain? What about luck.nyc, or web.site, or holy.guru, or bricks.build, water.web, gift.shop, etc.?

 

[BrandChimp]

I think the search engines will play role in the new domains. So which domain will take the authority between these:
LosAngelesJobs.com
LosAngeles.job
Jobs.la

where the .web will be in the order based on the authority
insurance.com
insurance.web
insurance.net
insurance.org
insurance.info


So here, imo, what the search engine choose to make the king, it will be the trend. Unless they are all treated the same, then the seo will play the role.

BTW! .jobs is there.. lol!

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To those who think that the new gTLDs are rubbish. Would you buy a very straightforward short domain? What about luck.nyc, or web.site, or holy.guru, or bricks.build, water.web, gift.shop, etc.?

no they look horrible. Its not natural.

 

[Kate]

To those who think that the new gTLDs are rubbish. Would you buy a very straightforward short domain? What about luck.nyc, or web.site, or holy.guru, or bricks.build, water.web, gift.shop, etc.?

The question is for how much. They will probably not be available for regfee.

 

[Abdul Aziz R]

I don't think that the search engines are biased toward certain extensions.
If the newer extensions like for example .travel or .jobs were any good for SEO, then they would get more traction from end users - just for the SEO benefits. The SEO pros experiment a lot, so if there was any benefit in new TLDs - everybody would know.

PS: egypt.travel ranks very high for Egypt but this is because it's an official, developed website. Not because of the extension.

You mean that the search engine treat .com .net .org .info the same way? (they all have the same ranking credits?)
if you have coolnet.net is it same coolnet.com and cool.net?
is coolweb.com similar to cool.web? I mean does for example google, does it read cool.web as "cool web"? does it read LosAngeles.jobs as "Los Angeles jobs", LosAngelesjobs.com as ""Los Angeles jobs", jobs.LA as"Los Angeles jobs"? how google read the ext. will make significant different.

 

[WebSurfer]

The question is for how much. They will probably not be available for regfee.

Up to how much would you be willing to pay for domains similar to the ones I mentioned?

 

[Kate]

Personally, I have no interest in new TLDs. Answer: zero