.mobi .MOBI Showcase Thread

[Morgan]

Hey, I thought there should be a thread where users can showcase there newly acquired .MOBI domains!


Heres mine to start off with:

ServiceCarriers.Mobi
ServiceProviders.Mobi
iPhones.Mobi
iRingtones.Mobi
SexyWallpapers.Mobi
CompareProviders.Mobi

 

[wot]

Number 4 Stop me now

United-Kingdom.mobi

 

[-db-]

Number 4 Stop me now

United-Kingdom.mobi

Wot, so you finally gave in to temptation huh? :p

I saw United-Kingdom.mobi go by on the latest entries screen at SEDO today.

 

[wot]

Wot, so you finally gave in to temptation huh? :p

I saw United-Kingdom.mobi go by on the latest entries screen at SEDO today.

Yep the other three were America.mobi , China .mobi , Asia.mobi - but I don't rate them as highly as United-kingdom.mobi :hehe:

 

[ezinaz]

My dot Mobi domains

Some interesting ones that I registered...

328.mobi (Keypad: EAT)
359.mobi (Keypad: FLY)
3825.mobi (Keypad: F*CK)
4cast.mobi
50cent.mobi
betonsports.mobi
beyonce.mobi
blackeyedpeas.mobi
britneyspears.mobi
buytix.mobi
cert.mobi
drphil.mobi
etunes.mobi
freewallpaper.mobi
go3G.mobi
go4G.mobi
iblog.mobi
itext.mobi
mGames.mobi
mGPS.mobi
mobiapps.mobi
mobiblog.mobi
mobicity.mobi
mobimaps.mobi
mobipoker.mobi
mobitrip.mobi
mobitunes.mobi
moblets.mobi
mobster.mobi
oprahwinfrey.mobi
paypercall.mobi
roto.mobi
sexlines.mobi
vcast.mobi (Oops...)
vibe.mobi
virgins.mobi

 

[Heman maximus]

Nice names...

 

[ezinaz]

So, from your experience...

When is the best time time sell names from a new extension? Sell during the initial hysteria, or wait for the mobile market to take off?

 

[binaryman]

Damm I gotta stop now..I was only going to get myself 2 .MOBI's but I,ve now got 22 already. That's it for now I think.

 

[Heman maximus]

When is the best time time sell names from a new extension? Sell during the initial hysteria, or wait for the mobile market to take off?

IMO..Wait for the market to take off. Thats when you will get the best deal for your domain.

 

[GoPC]

Did I nail it... or did I nail it?

This article was found today at Google:

http://www.google.com/mobile/mobile_search.html

Google search results for MOBILE WEB.... Exclusive to .mobi domains.

It's a very short step from here to Google detecting that the search is originating from a moble and just delivering .mobi results.

As a Business, on the web... can you afford to NOT have a mobi site and be listed in Google's .mobi search results?

LOL... and so it begins.

GoPC

 

[StrictlyNames]

It is going to be very interesting to see what the premium names go for.

BuyDomains is also getting in the .mobi game ... as I noticed a couple that they have for sale on Afternic.

 

[Jo]

Current .mobi search on google brings up a total of 42,000 .mobi pages indexed. Only 93 results are unique with the rest being duplicates per google. Let's see how many get indexed when the next google update runs.

Update: currently 111,000 results for site:.mobi on google.

Unfortunately tons of PARKED pages not mobi compliant as far as I can tell.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Caution guys (& gals), I don't think .mobi is going to take the mobile world by storm overnight. With the average person only changing phones every 2-3 years, it could take some time before the .mobi becomes a default extension as in being added to software and default mobile search lists. I still see a lot of names that I really don't think will ever sell on a secondary market in the first couple years. The .info and .us TLD's each took about 3 years to mature as well. I think to have any short term value (less than 3 years) I'm using the following rules.

1. Would a person who is mobile search for something under this name (generic is probably the best bet). If a person would or could wait until they get home, they probably will. Things like movie times, restaurant/hotel directories, weather, sports scores, address lookups, and immediate needs probably have the most value.

2. Is it short enough to type on a 10/12 button phone? Hyphens are not fun to type on a regular keyboard. Many cell phones take several steps to find non-alphanumeric characters. I'd avoid long or hyphentated names unless you expect them being found in a mobile search engine. How many actual keystrokes does it take on a 10/12 key phone. Just typing ".mobi" until it defaults in software is 10 keystrokes (1,6,666,22,444) (if they'd picked .WAP as the TLD it would only have been 3 keystrokes)

3. Is there a customer for the domain? If you don't plan to develop yourself, then who would buy the name? If the list is short or the potential users would use another name like their brand name, you may not have a potential buyer.

I do think .mobi will have some sucess, as it will likely be forced on us by the mobile industry. I just don't think it will be in the first year or so. On the other hand, the forced two year registrations give two years for it to mature before having to renew.

 

[ezinaz]

Number dot mobi domains

So, I registered a few number dot mobi domains (NNNN.mobi).

328.mobi (Keypad: EAT)
359.mobi (Keypad: FLY)
3825.mobi (Keypad: F*CK)

Now that I look at them, aren't they even harder to input than alpha characters? You have to go through all of the characters before getting to the numbers. Is there a way to turn off the characters when dialing? I think these may be less desirable than I originally had planned.

 

[MinionDH]

So, I registered a few number dot mobi domains (NNNN.mobi).

328.mobi (Keypad: EAT)
359.mobi (Keypad: FLY)
3825.mobi (Keypad: F*CK)

Now that I look at them, aren't they even harder to input than alpha characters? You have to go through all of the characters before getting to the numbers. Is there a way to turn off the characters when dialing? I think these may be less desirable than I originally had planned.

I've realized this as well. Although NNN & NNNN are somewhat rare, they can be hard to remember and type-in for most people. If you want real value, stick with short, generic/brandable, mobile-related names.

 

[domaindigger]

Although NNN & NNNN are somewhat rare, they can be hard to remember and type-in for most people. If you want real value, stick with short, generic/brandable, mobile-related names.

I agree. Words are a lot easier to remember (and brand) than numbers (what's easier to remember, a 7 digit phone number or a 7 letter name?). (Example: "Wait, was that travel site I heard about 378.mobi, 387.mobi, 738.mobi, 783.mobi, 837.mobi, or 873.mobi ?? damnit, I can't remember!! I'll just go to travel.mobi...")

 

[-db-]

Now that I look at them, aren't they even harder to input than alpha characters? You have to go through all of the characters before getting to the numbers. Is there a way to turn off the characters when dialing? I think these may be less desirable than I originally had planned.

You bring up an interesting point about the 'numbers', and the way they are dialed. I've been thinking (worrying) about this myself over the past 24 hours, because I was considering making an offer an a couple NNN.mobi that are currently for sale.

 

[ezinaz]

I'm not sure if anyone has seen any .mobi registration figures yet, but in my .mobi mining tonight I am realizing that there is rampant speculation going on here. The dot mobi domains are already a carcass that has been quite mutilated and picked over. If you are waiting for the price drop, I'd suggest that you not wait if you can find a domain.

 

[msfedxx]

Actually I have zero, but a list of available ones I have been tossing around.

 

[tipsfromthetop]

i have one only triband.mobi

 

[DomainBuyerBroker]

2. Is it short enough to type on a 10/12 button phone? Hyphens are not
fun to type on a regular keyboard. Many cell phones take several steps
to find non-alphanumeric characters. I'd avoid long or hyphentated
names unless you expect them being found in a mobile search engine. How
many actual keystrokes does it take on a 10/12 key phone. Just typing
".mobi" until it defaults in software is 10 keystrokes (1,6,666,22,444) (if
they'd picked .WAP as the TLD it would only have been 3 keystrokes)



Good point but I don't think that voice commands are very far off for cell phones then the triple tap typing will no longer be an issue.

Also, I would imagine that bookmarking and/or tagging will come to mobile phones too that will help .mobi.

 

[ezinaz]

Still some good domains out there if you hunt and use your imagination.

Picked up these last night:

vidlets.mobi
vidlet.mobi

Vidlets are small video clips that are easy to download and view on a mobile.

 

[Phronesis]

Actually I have zero, but a list of available ones I have been tossing around.

You might want to check your list again. I had a list of about 30 names I was going to reg tomorrow when the price drops. Last check only 5 were still available. :bah:

 

[Heman maximus]

So, Here are the names that i grabbed today.

ActionNews.mobi
ArcadeBoy.mobi
FindEscorts.mobi
FreeRingTonez.mobi
FreeVideoChat.mobi
IvideoChat.mobi
Jobster.mobi
MapsDirect.mobi
MP3Planet.mobi
MP3World.mobi
MusicPlanet.mobi
ReadBible.mobi
RecipeLand.mobi
SatMaps.mobi
SexPersonals.mobi
SneakPeak.mobi
StatTracker.mobi
TopHeadlines.mobi

 

[movingconcierge]

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[allnicksgone]

I only got two today.

grillz.mobi
Don't laugh. It has become a popular urban term. Over 90,000 overture score, which is more than grills

isla.mobi
Spanish for island.


Several more I want, but don't have a budget right now.