.mobi Is Mobi Important?

[erikbrodch]

Hi,
Is mobi tld important? I read I can use my .com website for my mobi website. So why should I buy .mobi
Thanks

 

[nrmillions]

.mobi is just a brand just like all the other non .com extensions. you can use .com for a mobile site instead of .mobi, you can use .com for a non-profit site instead of .org, you can use .com for a video site instead of .tv, you can use .com for a regular site instead of .net, you can use .com for music sites instead of .fm, you can use .com for a british site instead of .co.uk. .com can be used for anything. no other extension is necessary. for a domain investment i think .mobi would be a horrible investment but to build a site on it would be fine for branding purposes. last.fm is very successful without the .fm extension being successful, no_url_shorteners is successful without the .ly extension being successful, etc.

 

[accent]

You should definitely buy mobi. It's one of the better domain investments right now. Mobile is so important to the future of the internet. It's often discounted the effect mobi will have but in my view mobi will reign supreme for the mobile internet web space. If you don't have a mobi it's likely you'll problems running a mobile website.


[Today is opposite day]

Had me worried for a minute there.


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.mobi game is over
I'd rather register .info than .mobi

There is a far better selection of keywords available in Mobi.

Look, domains are speculative. Com rules, but the largest risk with Com is possible erosion of it's leadership by other gTLDs. Some diversity into non-com extensions is good policy. Mobi is currently suffering from domainer panic and so may represent a good deal, compared with other alternatives. It is all about what you can buy for what price today. The Mobi "crash" is history. Your ROI for anything you buy today is based on today's price, plus or minus from there.

 

[Keith]

Hmm, mobi is no more significant than m dot. I wish it was because I've got loads of great names but mobi is down n out. On the flip...premium mobi can be had for pennies and deved into quality sites.

Gee, I wonder when more "premium mobi" will be auctioned? Huge mistake holding them IMO.

 

[jmcc]

It really depends on the definition of 'important'. Based on some work I am doing at the moment on brand protection registrations in the TLDs, at least 52.99% of .mobi registrations are brand protection registrations.

Regards...jmcc