.mobi In the short term... It doesn't matter what is...

[jeremyp]

it matters what's perceived to becoming.

In the medium term... It somewhat matters what is and it matters what's perceived to becoming.

In the long term... It only matters what is.

And, this is MOBI.

We're in the short term, the launch phase, the very, very inception. And, in that amount of time, there has been quite a bit accomplished.

Ultimately, in order for these names to have value, the fundamentals must be there. There must be cash flow from traffic driven by consumer awareness and habits based upon real marketed MOBI sites.

So for the people slamming MOBI, you could be proved correct. It's going to be a 2-5 year wait, and right now there is quite a bit of promising activity.

For the people adoring MOBI, we have something in common with the current US administration. Remember when US invaded IRAQ and in the first 48 hours practically declared victory? That's what's happening here. We're looking at a landscape that appears promising and reacting with purchases of names some of which are truly not good. Well, we're 4 years into the IRAQ conflict...

My belief is that MOBI will prove itself out much like a popular country code or like .ORG. It will find a solid niche. It will not likely return the level of cashflow that a .COM, unless there is absolute adoption of MOBI as the standard. This isn't likely to happen because the technology exists to make .COM adaptable to mobile.

When .MOBI does become a nice alternative to COM and ultilized on the mobile space, the best MOBI names will be very much sought after as they will drive some traffic and be great for search results.

Remember this, .ORG, .NET, .EU, .DE premiere names bring a tremendous premium.

Don't fret. MOBI will be a top-5 extension.

Don't overestimate the success of MOBI as the new COM.

There is no new COM.

In the meantime, I've invested $XXX,XXX in MOBI.

I love the new ORG or DE or EU or NET.

Jeremy Padawer

 

[BocaVision]

Excellent thoughts & well stated!

 

[binaryman]

I,ve sent a copy of your post to Vance Hedderel the PRO guy at .Mobi to see if he agrees with your view Jeremy.
Regards
Fred

 

[space101]

What ? would you like to ask a mTLD rep if you have not already had the chance?

 

[jeremyp]

Dear Fred,

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?



Jeremy

I,ve sent a copy of your post to Vance Hedderel the PRO guy at .Mobi to see if he agrees with your view Jeremy.
Regards
Fred

 

[binaryman]

Jeremy
I think good because the domaining community is investing a lot of money into the .mobi extension and also developing .mobi sites as this will help to make .Mobi attractive as a tld to the general public. We as domainers create content also as we know this is needed to make it a healthy extension and investment.
So the domaining community is an essential part also that can contribute to the overall success of .mobi.

Be interesting to see what the .Mobi reaction is.
What do you think Jeremy? Is it a good or bad thing?
Regards
Fred

 

[think]

Thank you for helping to keep things in perspective Jeremy.

One should always be at least a little nervous about their investments. It is healthy.

Good analogies as well

What the MOBI industry needs now is synchronicity and it is on a fairly nice track towards achieving some level of that.

By synchronicity I mean communications , planned and hopefully somewhat synchronised marketing strategies across the industry , and and on going networking between the different sectors of the industry.

I was delighted to see RJ is talking with MOBI and that a representative will visit the domain community in chat. This is a huge thing even if the first meetings result in only some small progress.

It does take time and effort. I was hoping for something happening like this with other TLDs and it didn't.

Hopefully we as domain investors will have a chance to give input and work with the other sectors of this industry to get MOBI up and going faster. It's still a long term thing but the more in sync we are as an industry the better.

Combined efforts in marketing I think could reap huge benefits for all sectors.

I hope we continue to have an active and lively discussion of not only domain aquisitions but of development , industry opportunites and growth , and proposed marketing efforts.

I look forward to everyones input.............

 

[binaryman]

Vance;
Jeremy Padawer a member of Namepros Domain Forum made the following
post.He himself has invested in some very nice Premium .Mobi names. Do
you agree with Jeremy or does he misinterpret the future of .Mobi?
Regards
Fred

Reply from Vance Hedderel;

Fred --

I too anticipate a growing global awareness of the .mobi domain over the
next 12-18 months; however, I suspect what you're asking about is
specifically is:

<<My belief is that MOBI will prove itself out much like a popular
country code or like .ORG. It will find a solid niche. It will never
return the level of cashflow that a .COM, unless there is absolute
adoption of MOBI as the standard. This isn't going to happen. This won't
happen because the technology exists to make .COM adaptable to mobile.
When .MOBI does become a nice alternative to COM and utilized on the
mobile space, the best MOBI names will be very much sought after as they
will drive some traffic and be great for search results.>>

This is an item that we discussed in our blog's "Misconceptions" series
(see http://dotmobi.typepad.com/dotmobi/misconceptions/index.html).

.mobi is more than a domain name; it is a set of standards and practices
for mobile content developers that ensure customers know -- when they
see a .mobi site -- that the site in question will work on their mobile
phones.

-- Vance

Vance P. Hedderel
Director, PR and Communications
dotMobi (mTLD Mobile Top Level Domain Ltd.)
[email protected]
+1.703.485.5563

 

[colombani]

Hello Jeremy,

I agree with you. mobi is no com.

but I think mobi will have an important place for specials contents.Time will tell.

You know I invest xxx.xxx euros too and I hope .mobi will be a good invest.
If .mobi will be very good business for us, I invite you for fishing on a lake europe for you retreat.
If .mobi no good, you can come fishing but the boat will be very small.
At this time I don't know wich domains I will keep and develop in the future.I'm wainting 12-24 month to see market evolution.

Just a question, comparison with IRAQ war it's for grow up the price of military.mobi ?

Ps. Don't forget my cheap invitation to the restaurantes

 

[GeoOwners]

developing is key and not for peeps to just lock them away...if they do NO ONE in the general public will ever hear of .mobi.

I am already working on the bus. plan for one of my .mobi and a conservative estimate of earnings is 10-15k per year in income...not from type-ins but as a developed REAL business.

 

[AndyR]

Bad analogy with US/IRAQ

We have to do a bit more real planning than Bush and co.

 

[jeremyp]

Hahahahahahhahah!!!



Jeremy

Bad analogy with US/IRAQ

We have to do a bit more real planning than Bush and co.