.mobi It's Makes Zero Difference Where A .mobi Points to

[thinking1]

People argue about how the .mobi names that are currently being developed forward to another address after you type in soandso.mobi.

Once and for all, that doesn't matter! If a company has a .mobi name and are promoting it, it doesn't matter to the user what the end address becomes once they reach the website.

For instance,

Sedo.com redirects to http://www.sedo.com/main.php3?language=us

Flowers.com redirects to http://ww11.1800flowers.com/welcome.do?cm_mmc=tagged-_-na-_-na-_-na&bannerBeacon=true


Now. I don't think since the address at flowers.com changed on me that I'm going to memorize that new address and keep typing it in. The first one seems easier although that's not what the page lands on.

 

[-REECE-]

I think what they said was that there have been more registrations of .mobi names in the first 6 months of .mobi than there were in the first 10 years of .com.

That's what I remember hearing. I certainly don't think they would ever try to say it is more successful than the first 10 years of .com, because .mobi just started!

But that's what they were implying by it, I presume. It's somewhat like comparing my income to my parents and saying I'm much more successful financially because I forgot to account for inflation.

 

[labrocca]

I think some of the hype and deception of mTLD have to do with the RFP.

Reece..nice post sir.

 

[mobidick]

I propose that mtld gives every .mobi TM holder 1 year free renewal if they redirect their .mobi to their mobile-formatted content (takes less than 10 minutes to implement), and 2 years free renewal if they mention their .mobi site on their .com site (takes another 10 minutes).

Or instead of free renewals, a free listing in their mobile showcase directory.

 

[Jeff]

Excellent points and post, Reece! :yell: :tu:

To say that dotmobi will succeed, must succeed, etc is wishful thinking. Don't get me wrong, as someone owning over 350 dotmobis, I'd like it to succeed, however, I haven't put all my eggs in one basket so to speak. There are just too many unknown variables at this point -- anyone involved in high-tech would see this immediately. Nevertheless, I feel the odds are better than gambling, so IMO, it is a good investment with the limited knowledge we currently have, albeit a risky one. I'd liken it to angel investing... The profits to be reaped may be enormous... keyword=may.

One of the reasons why many of us are here is to simply discuss some of the variables and unknowns, and to - hopefully - get answers to some very important questions and concerns regarding domains and the .MOBI extension IMHO. :gl:

I've been accused of having a personal "crusade" against the .MOBI ... but I don't! :yell:
What I may have, and I have never really given it that much thought, is for folks here - particularly the newer or less experienced domainers - to get as much information and knoweledge as possible before spending LOTS of money on domain registrations (not just limited to the .MOBI, either). I don't see how this information and knowledge can be gained without an open sharing of views and opinions - from ALL sides of the spectrum! :imho:

I have, and will always, give credit to those that are thinking ahead with their .MOBI investments / registrations / acquisitions - those that have specific, unique and compelling development plans and ideas! :talk:
Thanks again for the great post!
-Jeff

 

[jeremyp]

Hi Reece!

Strong post.

I'm all for positive news, balanced arguments and deep concerns!

Bring it on! The more the better.

Just keep it real.

Jeremy

I think some people in this forum are way too touchy... I enjoy hearing both sides of the argument -- just because some of us have .mobis, it doesn't mean we don't have names in other extensions and if other extensions would fare better, why the heck wouldn't I want to know about that?

No doubt mtld's marketing is good enough to make a movie about... Will .mobi be more than an overhyped flop? Quite honestly, none of us actually know the answer, including mtld. I'm a firm believer in chaos theory -- some things, such as .mobi's success are very much probabilistic in nature...

What people don't like to hear, but what is of obvious reality to anyone working in high-tech, is that the future does not need dotmobi -- we never did need dotcom either, so irrelevancy does not necessitate failure. However, it does necessitate a bit of healthy skepticism. Anyone that is 100% optimistic hasn't been involved in domaining all that long IMO... There are so many things some of us have seen over the years... I watched LL.com's crash from XXX,XXX to no offers at the XX,XXX level. I didn't even want to buy any at that point because the future was uncertain in the wake of bubble 1.0...

To say that dotmobi will succeed, must succeed, etc is wishful thinking. Don't get me wrong, as someone owning over 350 dotmobis, I'd like it to succeed, however, I haven't put all my eggs in one basket so to speak. There are just too many unknown variables at this point -- anyone involved in high-tech would see this immediately. Nevertheless, I feel the odds are better than gambling, so IMO, it is a good investment with the limited knowledge we currently have, albeit a risky one. I'd liken it to angel investing... The profits to be reaped may be enormous... keyword=may.

I'm not trying to disappoint anyone, just siding with Labrocca here. For all those that don't like hearing negative opinions -- get used to it! Dotcom had plenty of naysayers from the start, and especially when everything crashed... Doesn't mean you have to listen to them, but, I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone goes around investing their retirement money in .mobis, something which could be done in .coms with little risk.

If things play out the way I believe they will, I feel dotmobi will be of at least moderate success -- defining moderate as equivalent to .net or greater. For some people, that may be enough to push them well into the X,XXX,XXX. For others, perhaps that won't be enough... Dotcom was an amazing opportunity back in the day. But just because this is a "new internet", does not mean we'll have a "new dotcom".

 

[Lasher]

This is all down to marketing. Whether or not there is a *NEED* for a .MOBI doesn't matter. The idea is to plant the perception with the end user that visiting a .MOBI version of a site will give them a page optimized for mobile browsers.

I understand that the iPhone and more advanced devices that can render a complete page may somewhat remove this need. The opportunity does still exist for .MOBI to be marketed as an "optimized for mobile" page, even when mobile device capabilities go beyond the current .MOBI dumbed down web page standard. Of course, for that to happen, MTLD would have to give more discretion to the webmasters on how they create their .MOBI site. Do we need this? Of course not. Websites could easily detect the incoming device and produce the appropriate page, but it still doesn't change the potential for .MOBI to gain mindshare, as a standard, with end users.

Is it succeeding? Not so far. I know of very few non-domainers/webmasters that have ever heard of .MOBI. But it's early, it took .COM years to become mainstream when it had no competition. I certainly wouldn't make any long term bets with anyone that .MOBI will succeed, but I'm holding a handful of nice domains just in case...

 

[garrett200]

Reece,

That was hot, we got a hot one in the house tonight baby, you've got a set of pipes dawg, you blew that one out the box!

 

[Jeff]

I'm all for positive news, balanced arguments and deep concerns!

Bring it on! The more the better.

That's really great to hear, Jeremy ... and I trust you're being sincere. :blink:

Regarding some of the questions and concerns that have been raised here by the good folks in the .MOBI Forum™ ... what are your top concerns for the extension? Why do you think the four initial RFP's have been delayed? Does there need to be a .MOBI "default" IYHO? :gl:

Additionally, can you be of assistance in having mTLD visit here ... in the very near future? :talk:
As always, thanks for the assist.
-Jeff

... to get as much information and knowledge as possible before spending LOTS of money on domain registrations (not just limited to the .MOBI, either).

:imho:

 

[-REECE-]

Reece,

That was hot, we got a hot one in the house tonight baby, you've got a set of pipes dawg, you blew that one out the box!

I think we've just received evidence that Garrett is not Jeff, but rather, Randy Jackson :o

That's really great to hear, Jeremy ... and I trust you're being sincere. :blink:

Regarding some of the questions and concerns that have been raised here by the good folks in the .MOBI Forum™ ... what are your top concerns for the extension? Why do you think the four initial RFP's have been delayed? Does there need to be a .MOBI "default" IYHO? :gl:

Additionally, can you be of assistance in having mTLD visit here ... in the very near future? :talk:
As always, thanks for the assist.
-Jeff

:imho:

I'd like to hear some educated opinions on those matters as well.

 

[garrett200]

I think we've just received evidence that Garrett is not Jeff, but rather, Randy Jackson :o

Nah, but I do own RandyJackson.mobi :kickass: