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

 

[soggyindo]

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.

we don't have "www" any more, which means "web" isn't a tautology.

 

[raredn.com]

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.

I think that is an excellent point about .Com Jesse, some things just don't go away as number one :tu:

quote from Labrocca:
Coca-Cola #1 soda
McDonalds #1 fast food chain
Microsoft #1 software

Plus of course .Com #1 domain name extension IMO

 

[yilduz]

I have not seen any evidence of that happening so far

I thought Christians had the opposite state of mind. Believe something is true until proven wrong - then sometimes even after.

 

[raredn.com]

I thought Christians had the opposite state of mind. Believe something is true until proven wrong - then sometimes even after.

No, on all subjects of interest I research the for an against and any other information thoroughly, I am not a just take someones word for it type of guy. By the way who has proven us Christians wrong...

 

[bmugford]

No, on all subjects of interest I research the for an against and any other information thoroughly, I am not a just take someones word for it type of guy. By the way who has proven us Christians wrong...

No one has proven Scientologists wrong. JK

I am not a religious person in general. But have no problem with people believing what they want. To each his own.

 

[yilduz]

No one has proven Scientologists wrong. JK

I am not a religious person in general. But have no problem with people believing what they want. To each his own.

I completely agree - but the whole "God is real unless you prove otherwise" attitude is a bit ridiculous, in my opinion. It's not so much the faith part of it that bothers me, it's the fact that they have such a closed mind on everything else.

No, I'm not saying all Christians are that way, but the ones that are that way are the ones that bother me. Similar to the sense that I'm not at all racist, but I can't stand the people that throw the "racism" complaints around every chance they get.

 

[raredn.com]

I completely agree - but the whole "God is real unless you prove otherwise" attitude is a bit ridiculous, in my opinion. It's not so much the faith part of it that bothers me, it's the fact that they have such a closed mind on everything else.

"God is real unless you prove otherwise"
That is not why I believe in Jesus/God

I am only recently turned Christian, 15th of June this year to be exact. I was so far in darkness (including delving in wrong places), that I have actually had run in's with real demon spirits, so for me when I asked Jesus to be the intercessor for my sins, lord and saviour, it was out of real life experience with the spirit world, wanting to be free of my demons, not out of blind faith. You can look at that anyway you want, but there will be others who will read this and they will understand, as they are in the same place I was

No one has proven Scientologists wrong. JK

LOL Thanks Brad

Tom Cruise has IMO LOL, Kind of a living example of what not to do

 

[weblord]

yes we believe therefore we practice what we believe.

who do you think is the idea behind .COM giving even the wisdom for the whole idea of domaining? I assure you you can point at any human being but i tell you it's not human. Yeah I know you will still lead me to a human being but who created him, gave him wisdom, gave him strength, money..

it's the idea of first, who's first?

God is first and last. Beginning and Ending and Alpha and Omega.

No one has proven Scientologists wrong. JK

I am not a religious person in general. But have no problem with people believing what they want. To each his own.

 

[scoops22]

All good things come to an end?
What goes up must come come down?
Like others have said the internet is still relatively new.I dont doubt that things will change and keep changing.Technology will keep progressing.People want what is most conveniant and simple for them to use.Domainers will just have to adjust and keep adjusting as things will inevitably keep evolving.Who knows one day maybe there will be no domainers(there were alot of gold miners in the gold rush days).When the tape cassette tape was first out people probally couldnt imagine all of the electronic wonders that we have today,(or go even further back)(I just used tape cassette as example because it is closer in time,to show how much things have changed so fast).Well I could go on and on ,I think everyone gets the point.Every great thing has its time,enjoy it while it is here,feel blessed that you are able to be a part of it,try to get the most out of it while it lasts,because it will not be king forever.I dont see it being dethroned anytime soon though. :imho:

 

[scandiman]

I think that is an excellent point about .Com Jesse, some things just don't go away as number one :tu:

Some things may not have changed but most things do.

The internet came on the scene about 15 years ago.

Are many of the #1's today the same as the #1's 15 years ago?

#1 Auto Manufacturer
#1 Computer Manufacturer
#1 retailer
#1 Airline

Things change. Nothing really is a sure thing, except death and taxes.

 

[npcomplete]

Some things may not have changed but most things do.

The internet came on the scene about 15 years ago.

Are many of the #1's today the same as the #1's 15 years ago?

#1 Auto Manufacturer
#1 Computer Manufacturer
#1 retailer
#1 Airline

Things change. Nothing really is a sure thing, except death and taxes.

good insight. Anybody that thinks markets don't change should google "tulip market commodities". Things come and go. I am long .com right now since it appears *somewhat* stable for the *near* future. I was also long silver contracts in the commodities market when Bunky Hunt tried to corner the market in late 1979. Got out in time with huge profits (thank God), and by early 1980 the silver market had crashed. At the time the prevailing sentiment was that "this was going to last forever".

There is another old saying in the markets:
"There are three kinds of animals in the markets, and only two make money. Bulls make money, Bears make money, and Hogs get slaughtered."

"To everything there is a season"

A time to go long, a time to go short... yada yada yada

 

[netfleet]

Is dot Com king forever?

Who gives a flying %^&*! As investors it really doesn't matter one jot! - it is the growth of the stock that is important.

This obsession with 'Com is King' by many on this board misses the point entirely. It seems to be posted again and again as if it's a kind of mantra which needs to repeated as often as possible to ward off a potential doomsday scenario. Or maybe it's just a comfort thing.

Platinum, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Coal, Oil, Wheat ... which is the best investment?

Personally I don't know, but to blindly pick platinum for the sole reason that it's the most expensive is madness. And that's what people seem to be doing with our fearless leader - King Com. Crazy! (IMHO of course!)

 

[raredn.com]

good insight. Anybody that thinks markets don't change should google "tulip market commodities". Things come and go. I am long .com right now since it appears *somewhat* stable for the *near* future. I was also long silver contracts in the commodities market when Bunky Hunt tried to corner the market in late 1979. Got out in time with huge profits (thank God), and by early 1980 the silver market had crashed. At the time the prevailing sentiment was that "this was going to last forever".

There is another old saying in the markets:
"There are three kinds of animals in the markets, and only two make money. Bulls make money, Bears make money, and Hogs get slaughtered."

"To everything there is a season"

A time to go long, a time to go short... yada yada yada

.COM may be in a season,

IMO I think there will have to be other big pointers on the internet to point to the end of .COM's reign as king of the net. Like something as drastic as type in to search engine traffic to such a degree or such a change of technology, that domain extensions (as a whole) become irrelevant. IMO something that big would have to take over the market for .com to be dethroned

 

[scandiman]

Who gives a flying %^&*! As investors it really doesn't matter one jot! - it is the growth of the stock that is important.

Exactly why I've gotten involved in .mobi. With so many companies pouring billions of dollars into mobile web, trying to be the major players in networks, hardware, OS and mobile search, it made total sense to me to invest in an extension tailored for the mobile web. Just sharing my own investment thought process, I hope no one derails this thread into a pro/con mobi fight, save it for another thread.

 

[barefoottech]

yes .Com is king for now
BUT too many times I have seen people buy some crappy Name because it is a ".com" rather than some better marketable/usable keyword friendly name in another gTLD.
If the proposed changes cause .com to be devalued, so will every other gTLD.

As for any existing Gtld /TLD replacing .COM , do not make me laugh

.net No Phishing allowed
org Not organised enough
.biz Not Business Oriented
.info Not enough Information
.US Not even the Yanks want them
.MOBI Call me when you sell one.
.Asia Nice place to Visit, You just wouldn't buy one

 

[scandiman]

.US Not even the Yanks want them

Agreed

.MOBI Call me when you sell one.

What's your number

 

[labrocca]

Some things may not have changed but most things do.

The internet came on the scene about 15 years ago.

Are many of the #1's today the same as the #1's 15 years ago?

#1 Auto Manufacturer
#1 Computer Manufacturer
#1 retailer
#1 Airline

Things change. Nothing really is a sure thing, except death and taxes.

The differences though between computers or airlines are vastly different from extensions.


Each of your examples requires a technology. Like I said..unless the way we use extensions change via technology the dot com will be #1. Mobi fans swear that a "mobile internet" is going to be that change for example.

Cars and computers have vastly changed over the decades.

My examples of McDonalds and Coca-Cola are closer because food and drink technology are the same. So unless we start eating food in cube form we can continue to expect McDonalds and Coca-Cola to remain on top. It's why Warren Buffet invested deeply into these companies and it paid off in spades.

You have to view where the mindset is at. Dot com won't be unseated by any upstarts. The idea of it makes me laugh.

If you want to have a religious discussion at least have it part of the domain discussion.

For Christianity ...Catholics are by far the #1 faith. For every split in Christian churches do you think it hurts the Roman Catholic Church or the various Christian faiths more? One billion Catholics...and then there is the rest. The other Christian faiths can't even be counted properly.

If you open up the TLDs it will just be chaos and people want order. That order will be CNO (Com, Net, Org).

 

[Shasta]

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

New internet domain names in 2009: ICANN

No other extension will ever have it's legacy and power. It's got worldwide recognition in the global marketplace as a symbol for internet commerce. It transcends the language barriers unlike .info, .tv, .name, .me or any other extension that they could come up with in any language because people worldwide recognize recognize it as being synomous with the internet. It can be used by any person, from any country, for anything for just a few dollars a year.

Google has over 25 billion results for .com (the letter I has 10 billion and the letter A 20 billion.) It's been the leader since the beginning of the internet and it's still the leader. Almost every major corporation has a .com domain. Further, those whom were late to the game often will pay big bucks to aquire a .com or start a UDRP action to aquire a .com.

With the above considered, I feel pretty confident that .com will remain king for quite some time.

 

[labrocca]

BUT too many times I have seen people buy some crappy Name because it is a ".com" rather than some better marketable/usable keyword friendly name in another gTLD.

Yes but do you agree that if they could have that "better marketable/usable keyword friendly " domain in dot come it wouldn't be best? That's what makes it king. Doesn't mean other TLD's are worthless. It just means dot com is #1, will remain #1, and I see few reasons to think otherwise.

I love .net's myself and find it a great alternative to grabbing a good solid name at a discount. I agree that getting a solid friendly keyword is great BUT...when I have a success in a non-dotcom I start to really wish I could obtain the dot com. If I have success it a dotnet and the dotcom is parked. You can quickly see that their numbers rise in accordance to my dotnet traffic. This tells me one thing. That people type the dotcom often.

Is dot com worth it's price? Maybe...maybe not.

Anybody that thinks markets don't change should google "tulip market commodities".

I am well aware of the tulip craze and reference it myself often. However I fail to see the significance of it compared to something that drives business and information like nothing else. It's like saying that TV was going to be the death of radio. It didn't.

Again..unless there is going to be a technology change in how we surf the internet you can expect dot com to be #1 for a long long time.

 

[barefoottech]

Yes but do you agree that if they could have that "better marketable/usable keyword friendly " domain in dot come it wouldn't be best? That's what makes it king.

Yes , exactly my point.
Like for like the .com is best , but Do not buy any trash just because it is a .COM

How many times have you seen someone buying a collections of CRAPPY .com's
when better (& cheaper) Quality non .com alternatives are available.

Or buying a Hundred Crap .com's when 1 QUALITY 5 star .com would be a better investment