.mobi .mobi dead or .mobi on NP dead ?

[tony_np]

I visited here every day.But seems no more news here.

.mobi dead or .mobi on NP dead ?

 

[-REECE-]

.mobi is still alive however most people making money in the .mobi extension will tell you that it's through unique and compelling content (aka domain development), not through buying/selling/trading .mobi domains. As far as domaining is concerned, the extension is pretty much dead with a very limited number of people still profitably buying and reselling .mobi domains.

 

[Pred]

I visited here every day.But seems no more news here.

.mobi dead or .mobi on NP dead ?

this section is pretty much dead
advice was given a few thousand times. it was ignored
this is the result

i occassionally post something but will save it for other places too i think

 

[headstart]

I visited here every day.But seems no more news here.

.mobi dead or .mobi on NP dead ?

Just wait another 2 years and see what happens with .MOBI, it has not really taken of yet.
You know how many years it took .COM to succeed. The mobile internet will be huge and .MOBI
will play a big role in that.

Just kidding, indeed it's quiet but not only here and I wouldn't blame the MOD's for that.

And yes, I own some MOBI's. (Good ones ofcourse)i

 

[labrocca]

this section is pretty much dead
advice was given a few thousand times. it was ignored
this is the result

i occassionally post something but will save it for other places too i think

This section is dead because of the new layout. Mobi enjoyed a top position on the page with not only upper left hand corner but also an image. Now this section is just one of many and there is no draw here.

There is really nothing left to discuss about mobi. I guess we could rehash any one of a thousand different arguments but why? For all intense purposes mobi is dead for most domainers. A few die hards hold on tight but the general domainer has moved on to greener pastures.

This section had it's day in the spotlight...the fat lady has sung.

 

[scandiman]

This section is dead because of the new layout. Mobi enjoyed a top position on the page with not only upper left hand corner but also an image. Now this section is just one of many and there is no draw here.

There is really nothing left to discuss about mobi. I guess we could rehash any one of a thousand different arguments but why? For all intense purposes mobi is dead for most domainers. A few die hards hold on tight but the general domainer has moved on to greener pastures.

This section had it's day in the spotlight...the fat lady has sung.

Dream on Labrocca, this section died a long time before the layout change. You and others rag on .mobi and it's enthusiasts for years until they leave and then you declare the extension dead. What a demented spin.

 

[jmcc]

Actually .mobi is not dead. It has a sustained level of new registrations each month and now it has started to grow again. Domaining is not the sole method of evaluating an extension.

Regards...jmcc

 

[u8l2]

This section is dead because of the new layout. Mobi enjoyed a top position on the page with not only upper left hand corner but also an image. Now this section is just one of many and there is no draw here.

There is really nothing left to discuss about mobi. I guess we could rehash any one of a thousand different arguments but why? For all intense purposes mobi is dead for most domainers. A few die hards hold on tight but the general domainer has moved on to greener pastures.

This section had it's day in the spotlight...the fat lady has sung.

Your the reason i stopped posting and helping people in the .mobi section.

 

[labrocca]

Well at least you're not bitter about it.

 

[ChineseDomain]

NamePros.mobi is nearly dead, so the .mobi addictions have no convenient access to NP any more

Based on the above, fewer and fewer addictions will be NP .mobi section ...

 

[-REECE-]

From what I've seen, .mobi domains seems to rank better on Yahoo and Google's mobile search engines -- if that's indeed the case, then they have a very obvious use for development.

 

[Pred]

From what I've seen, .mobi domains seems to rank better on Yahoo and Google's mobile search engines -- if that's indeed the case, then they have a very obvious use for development.

just stumbled across this one this morning here, Canada is getting more and more of these damn .mobi things :sold:

 

[cityforums.com]

Just wait another 2 years and see what happens with .MOBI, it has not really taken of yet.
You know how many years it took .COM to succeed. The mobile internet will be huge and .MOBI
will play a big role in that.

Just kidding, indeed it's quiet but not only here and I wouldn't blame the MOD's for that.

And yes, I own some MOBI's. (Good ones ofcourse)i

How many years DID it take for .COM to succeed ?

 

[labrocca]

How many years DID it take for .COM to succeed ?

Well it really depends on what timeline you go by to start. I would say it was doing very well in 1997 or 1998 and that's about the last couple years that registering keyword domains was possible. But the internet was around since the 80's. I would mark the start of the modern internet in 1994 when Netscape Navigator was released. Mosaic was released in 1993 and was the first graphical browser but I would start at 1994. So that's imho about 3-4 years before the net took off.

Mobi is already in it's 3rd year now isn't it? Many mobi fans say it will take years for mobi to be a success but I think it's going to take years for mobi fans to realize the failure. Mobi was done incorrectly. It had a chance but ultimately it is not catching on.

 

[-REECE-]

Agree with you there Jesse -- would be silly to say .com took 10+ years because you start counting from 1985 when nobody even knew what an Internet was

Well it really depends on what timeline you go by to start. I would say it was doing very well in 1997 or 1998 and that's about the last couple years that registering keyword domains was possible. But the internet was around since the 80's. I would mark the start of the modern internet in 1994 when Netscape Navigator was released. Mosaic was released in 1993 and was the first graphical browser but I would start at 1994. So that's imho about 3-4 years before the net took off.

Mobi is already in it's 3rd year now isn't it? Many mobi fans say it will take years for mobi to be a success but I think it's going to take years for mobi fans to realize the failure. Mobi was done incorrectly. It had a chance but ultimately it is not catching on.

 

[gwkg]

Theres no reason to use a .mobi when you can (semi)easily browser detect and redirect to m.yourdomain.com or even serve a mobile css (stylesheet) to optimize your site for mobile.

In another 5 or so years you probably won't even have to do that.

RIP .mobi

 

[newton]

I visited here every day.But seems no more news here.

.mobi dead or .mobi on NP dead ?

mobi on np is going through the final stages of rigor, which is in no small part due to how the users investing in dot mobi have been constantly berated by certain individuals. It is however, very much alive and flourishing elsewhere.

I look in every now and again to see what's happening on here, and I can see the number of people willing to post on here in the mobi section dwindling. Soon ... it will just be Jesse left to play with himself, if it doesn't pick up.

 

[mwzd]

Believers will have you believe anything :D

They'd like you to believe that .mobi is a major success in an alternate reality.

I posted this in the .tv section - just as relevant here - The Cult Test, Questions 0

 

[cityforums.com]

Believers will have you believe anything :D

They'd like you to believe that .mobi is a major success in an alternate reality.

I posted this in the .tv section - just as relevant here - The Cult Test, Questions 0

nice link Samit

thanks
Anthony

 

[Work In Progress]

Sad to say this section has deterioated over the past year and a half or so. Jesse, anyone who's been around awhile knows this has absolutely nothing to do with the new layout. That's just flat out laughable. Quite frankly, it's quite interesting to see you were chosen as a Mod here. Was Jeff not available?

Believers will have you believe anything :D

They'd like you to believe that .mobi is a major success in an alternate reality.

I posted this in the .tv section - just as relevant here - The Cult Test, Questions 0

Rep to you for the link. It will help quite a bit for research for my upcoming cults.mobi project