Is dot Com king forever?

[onlinelife]

Is dot Com king forever or all going to change after ICANN shake domain industry next year?

New internet domain names in 2009: ICANN

 

[firefly]

lol...usually associated with camps.

 

[bmugford]

I think there are already enough obscure extensions. 95% of internet users have only heard of COM/NET/ORG. I don't think any more extensions will do anything except dilute the pool after the big 3.

 

[yilduz]

Thor could kick Jesus' ass.

>_>

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I mean... I don't think .com will be king forever. Not even Beowulf could be king forever.

 

[onlinelife]

Tlds Popularity depends on how Google and other search engines spot it.
If, unlimited Tlds come to reality, I can see booming SEO business, more people will pour dollars and gold rush for fresh names begins once again! Guys; get ready to start domain registrar.

 

[seamaster]

for me .com's are and will be leading the way, after that comes country specific tld's.

 

[raredn.com]

Thor could kick Jesus' ass.

I have not seen any evidence of that happening so far

The only thing Thor has going for him is 'Thursday' as far I can see

 

[Datalife]

Depending on Thursdays outcome, you might wanna reserve time this weekend for church, lol :blink:

In these times of uncertainty we need faith.... ;/

 

[Krossat]

Yup, no doubt about it.

 

[Brands]

yes

 

[svzi]

The trend of the network devolope !

for us ,that's a good option

 

[scandiman]

Forever is a very long time

 

[deleted984054565403]

Except Jesus

Forever is a very long time

Both very good points.

IMHO, as long as we have the current domain name system we have now, .com will be king. It will only be unseated if/when we lose extensions completely.

.Com has age on its side. It has familiarity from every Internet user.

I've heard people argue that .web would be a better alternative than .com, which is "supposed" to mean "commercial." If you ask me, www.address.web sounds like something that would come out of the Department of Redundancy Department -- if we're using "www" to mean "world wide web" and we have "web" as the extension, you're making an unnecessary repetition.

 

[B.C.]

.com

.Com has been the web standard since Al Gore created the internet.

To even speculate the probability of .com losing its "King" title in the United States during the next 50 years (or at least until the baby boomers and Gen Y are gone) is absurd.

Take a look at this list of every available TLD. Although many look promising, the reality is: the general public simply won't adapt to the widespread use (at least not enough to overtake "The King") of these TLDs.

That's not to say that these new TLDs won't be profitable... it's just that in this battle of David v. Goliath, Goliath (.com) WILL win.

 

[scandiman]

.Com has been the web standard since Al Gore created the internet.

To even speculate the probability of .com losing its "King" title in the United States during the next 50 years (or at least until the baby boomers and Gen Y are gone) is absurd.

Take a look at this list of every available TLD. Although many look promising, the reality is: the general public simply won't adapt to the widespread use (at least not enough to overtake "The King") of these TLDs.

That's not to say that these new TLDs won't be profitable... it's just that in this battle of David v. Goliath, Goliath (.com) WILL win.

In America I can see this being the case in general, especially with established brands. I don't think I will live to see the day that ESPN will switch from .com to .biz. .Mobi is slightly different in that some established brands are using it for their mobile web naming convention. But still we're not going to wake up one day and find ESPN.com redirecting to ESPN.mobi when browsed on the PC.

In other nations, especially emerging markets, it's a whole different story. Asia, and Africa in particular are so late to the internet that their ccTLD's are what they are using and is and will be a part of their cultures moving forward. One case in point, the largest University in Uganda, Makerere University does not use a .com, .org or .edu domain, their address is mak.ac.ug. We here in American may wonder who cares, but that is one of many emerging markets, there over 30,000 students a year learning a different domain naming convention than most of us even know about. Oh, and they speak English there BTW so it is not a language thing.

Where is the mobile phone company with the most subscribers? China. Do they really care about .com? It's a big world out there folks, the internet isn't what it was 10 years ago and it won't look the same in another 10. Forever is a long time.

For many .com = .america or .BigBiz and are happy to use their country code for their own markets, it makes perfect sense to them. .Com is the most widely recognized and established TLD, but there is room for others and time doesn't stand still. When you're the biggest, it's easy to get complacent about the efforts of others around you. You'll still be big but others will be big also. Who's bigger? Who cares. What matters for me as an investor is who will grow the most and in many respects I think .com is pricing itself out of the market.

 

[Jingles]

Great post, scandiman. Rep given. I think an open mind in this market is essential.

 

[onlinelife]

Both very good points.

IMHO, as long as we have the current domain name system we have now, .com will be king. It will only be unseated if/when we lose extensions completely.

.Com has age on its side. It has familiarity from every Internet user.

I've heard people argue that .web would be a better alternative than .com, which is "supposed" to mean "commercial." If you ask me, www.address.web sounds like something that would come out of the Department of Redundancy Department -- if we're using "www" to mean "world wide web" and we have "web" as the extension, you're making an unnecessary repetition.

Most people ideally forget about http://www thing in coming tlds storm! Good point.

 

[DLarkin84]

dot com will always be king

 

[weblord]

.com is king until now and we are his followers. (domainers)

 

[martina2061]

What is this friggin Bible Study. Thought I was on the wrong site.

 

[labrocca]

Coca-Cola #1 soda
McDonalds #1 fast food chain
Microsoft #1 software

There are things that as long as the genre/technology does exist will remain at #1. I believe dotcom is one of those things. Unless technology changes where the way we surf the internet differently and we no longer use extensions then dot com will forever be #1.