.mobi Is .mobi dead....?

[freeflow]

Is .mobi dead or just the discussion about it, or both?

 

[BitcoinDK]

What or who... is a .mobi? Is it a new fruit?

 

[exsedo]

There are a few die-hards who invested heavily, but from what I can gather, the majority seem to be bailing out. All kinds of hype being put out to sell them off at a loss.

 

[freeflow]

What or who... is a .mobi? Is it a new fruit?

I really had to laugh when I read your comment. I was trying to think of a fruit that sounds similar, but I could only think of a whale. I am saying this even though I like dotMobi. With the general lack of discussion about dotMobi lately (Not only here), I wouldn't be surprised if someone seriously ask that kind of question. 8^X

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There are a few die-hards who invested heavily, but from what I can gather, the majority seem to be bailing out. All kinds of hype being put out to sell them off at a loss.

I guess you are right about the present situation of dotMobi for domainers. I’m curious to know what the reasons among domainers are for this atmosphere? Is it the whole idea of dotMobi, the lack of sales or traffic, the slow mobi domain market...

 

[exsedo]

There are a lot of reasons for it.
I'll try to name a few but these are just my opinions.

.mobi registry is a moneygrabbing entity which does not seem to be to able market and co-ordinate its extension properly.

Major problems at early auctions which some say were bordering on criminal.

Not enough development of stand alone sites, most developments redirect to .com

Being an extension geared at mobile platforms should have seen .mobi flying, but due to some of the things mentioned, and probably some I have missed, it lost its opportunity early and may not recover.

 

[j4jaw]

I had quile alote off i think there is just to many extentions now i think country codes our .com
still have some but you dont here off any big sites being made with mobi i think .com

 

[scandiman]

Is this the quarterly rehash of the same old debate? http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/590359-mobi-dead-or-mobi-np-dead.html

 

[mjnels]

you are truly a dumbass simpleton if you are actually serious about this poll.

 

[freeflow]

Thanks everyone for voting and replying. I'm actually surprised about the results of this poll so far. I was expecting more negative reactions about dotMobi.

Maybe the era of mobi discussions the way we know it is over. I think it was an excellent learning experience and an exciting time. I’ve realized that it’s time to move on, with the mobi dream...for the ones who still believe. :wave:

 

[exsedo]

More woes for .mobi

Recent reports say that the mobile networks are set to crumble in the next year or 2 as data usage from mobile internet outweighs the revenue being earned to keep the networks functioning.

 

[dag]

More woes for .mobi

Recent reports say that the mobile networks are set to crumble in the next year or 2 as data usage from mobile internet outweighs the revenue being earned to keep the networks functioning.

Those would be "woes" for every site that gets viewed on a mobile device, not specifically .mobi...

 

[exsedo]

Agree, but .mobi is exclusively a mobile platform extension and the others are not. So it would do more harm to .mobi than any other. IMO.

 

[BitcoinDK]

-> exsedo

I dont think internet users think of .mobi extension as "exclusively a mobile platform" if they even know that it exist. Have you listen to the "normal" internet users? they dont give a damn' about the extension, they know .com and there own country extension, other extensions they visit mainly because they click on them through search engines like Bing, Google and Yahoo.

 

[-REECE-]

That actually may encourage the "push" towards a mobile standard -- less bandwidth = less cost, not to mention a better user experience for those who can't afford pricey phones (eg. iPhone/Blackberry).

Whether it takes the form of .mobi/m., etc is something we've debated for quite some time now, however I think we can all agree it's ridiculous to imagine a future where the mobile web doesn't increasingly emulate the desktop experience and convergence doesn't occur towards fewer "mobile web compliant identification standards" (some may say mobile web compliant identifiers are already unnecessary with the advent of browser detection technology).

I still see value in mobile websites even when the "One iPhone Per Child" day arrives. Like many have mentioned in the past, the needs of mobile users often differ from desktop users beyond simply screen space and bandwidth, so the disappearing need of identifying a website as being low bandwidth or "mobile-friendly" may in the future be replaced by the desire to indicate that one's website provides a "better mobile experience".

Then again, desktop technology is progressing as well -- I noticed Apple recently released a 27' iMac and anyone following computer trends can see that the trend is moving towards bigger (and higher resolution) LCD displays, which may very well result in the iPhone of today delivering a crippled, compromised Internet experience tomorrow.

Or perhaps you see a future like me with mobile websites supporting those still using desktops with browser detection technology

More woes for .mobi

Recent reports say that the mobile networks are set to crumble in the next year or 2 as data usage from mobile internet outweighs the revenue being earned to keep the networks functioning.

Thanks everyone for voting and replying. I'm actually surprised about the results of this poll so far. I was expecting more negative reactions about dotMobi.

Maybe the era of mobi discussions the way we know it is over. I think it was an excellent learning experience and an exciting time. I’ve realized that it’s time to move on, with the mobi dream...for the ones who still believe. :wave:

An opinion poll about .mobi conducted in the .mobi section is about as biased as things can get in the domainer world and may not represent general domainer sentiment.

It's hardly your fault -- you did afterall post a question about .mobi in the .mobi section, however the problem is that many of the people who may see .mobi in a different light do not visit the .mobi section and hence, we have response bias (eg. people who take time to participate in this poll likely have very strong opinions for or against .mobi -- those who don't care about .mobi are much more likely to not take the time to participate).

Some may argue that many people invested and/or interested in .mobi do not participate in this section -- that would be true as well and hence, I'm not sure what the result would be if we had the equivalent of a "domainer census", however I wouldn't consider this poll statistically significant (or suggestive for that matter).

 

[mo_dork]

More woes for .mobi

Recent reports say that the mobile networks are set to crumble in the next year or 2 as data usage from mobile internet outweighs the revenue being earned to keep the networks functioning.

Demand for mobile web access and services is so incredibly high and growing, a sure sign that .mobi and the mobile web is doomed.

 

[exsedo]

There will always be a demand for mobile internet as long as we have gadgets which can connect to it. I just think that anyone who puts .mobi as the be all and end all extension for mobile internet is kidding themselves a little. If .mobi disappeared tomorrow, or if indeed it never existed in the first place, the same number of people would be using their gadgets to connect to the internet.

 

[mo_dork]

There will always be a demand for mobile internet as long as we have gadgets which can connect to it. I just think that anyone who puts .mobi as the be all and end all extension for mobile internet is kidding themselves a little. If .mobi disappeared tomorrow, or if indeed it never existed in the first place, the same number of people would be using their gadgets to connect to the internet.

And also hypothetically if .com disappeared tomorow there would still be the internet.
Yes .mobi is not the greatest creation ever but it has its use and will continue to grow, and in some quarters flourish and in other quarters diminish. Currently there are plenty of signs of it flourishing, despite the low resale prices to domainers. There is a steady stream of news of mobi uptake by corporations and more examples of promotion of mobi sites. This news doesn't often make any headlines but it is happening and the list of live mobi sites is growing.

 

[Catch.Center]

.mobi will wake up for my investings.

 

[exsedo]

I agree there are certain genres of .mobi names which will prosper but there are a lot out there which will not. These are the ones we are seeing people trying to offload. ( the bailout )
I believe that the investors who have been savvy enough to get the killer names have nothing to worry about, but the ones with mediocre and poor domains are doomed to failure. Also I think there will be trouble ahead for anyone developing adult niche .mobi names.

 

[mo_dork]

I agree there are certain genres of .mobi names which will prosper but there are a lot out there which will not. These are the ones we are seeing people trying to offload. ( the bailout )
I believe that the investors who have been savvy enough to get the killer names have nothing to worry about, but the ones with mediocre and poor domains are doomed to failure. Also I think there will be trouble ahead for anyone developing adult niche .mobi names.

I believe that applies to all TLDs. Everyday hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dotcoms drop, because people register junk on all extensions.