Intriguing way how people look at newTLDs - Is it really right way?

[BigTree]

I have noticed that many people look at newTLDs in a specific way.
They connect a keyword with extension and later try to compare it to .com to find some estimation or idea.
What I mean, for example, the domain abcd.shop becomes abcdshop.com.

I cannot recall people doing this with other extensions (e.g .info) in the past.
For example most people would look at car.info as a domain which has a great keyword "car" but not so good extension.
(No many people would try carinfo.com comparison)

I also noticed when you connect a keyword together with a new extension (.shop, .store,..) you will find very often those names with .com on Sedo and other auction platforms.
Actually, Sedo is full of those names which can be purchased for low prices and that names do not get much interest, bids, much visitors to listings.
You have some sales but 99% of them are not impressive.

Even great Keywords once connected with an extension do not show much value.
For example a good, brandable keyword "Wolf" once you add e.g. .shop extension you will get Wolfshop.com which was sold for $810 or
Helmetstore.com sold for 620usd, suitshop.com for 1400usd, .................
Another example, " seafood" keyword which suits .store well (seafoodstore.com sold for $810 )
I could give really many examples like this.

So to sum up, what is your opinion about it - should we look at these newTLDS keywords separately, not connecting them with extensions or not?

 

[Fancy.domains]

I find it difficult to understand how yoga would work as a tld. I can see .com for web tutorials and other international sites, and maybe geo names for local businesses. I can also see ccTLDs working for local businesses, but I can't see people going to a yoga tld for info. Maybe I'm too old fashioned.

Few examples, mostly yoga studios and schools:

http://beta.yoga
http://intelligentedge.yoga
http://www.sagar.yoga
https://mania.yoga
http://heavenonearth.yoga
http://onlineteachertraining.yoga
http://awayoflife.yoga
http://ekamati.yoga
https://www.urbanyoga.yoga
http://centralstreet.yoga

 

[robert widener]

Something I noticed today...
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Their Facebook name, Global.Poker, makes me (someone who is aware of the .poker extension) assume the site is hosted on the .Poker extension.

However, Global.Poker doesn't resolve. And upon further investigation it's for sale by the registry for $2,200/year.

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I wonder how many (if any) other people make the same assumption and type in Global.Poker to the URL. Understanding gambling related traffic can be valuable, does it make sense for GlobalPoker.com (advertising on Facebook ((username)) as Global.Poker) to pay $2,200/year for brand protection? Assuming another gambling website could potentially steal customers away by redirecting the $2,200/year domain to their site.

you think they'd hold onto it