@sdsinc just to be clear I have been investing in domains, developing (startups and eBusiness/eCommerce) as well as mentoring/investing in new ventures since early 90s..so no new fanboy this...you may want to read my raw views @
http://dotdotblog.com/companies-migrate-dot-coms-ntlds/
I can handle any kind of feedback post your perusal, this is a passionate debate, a professional one and I am all for it...Yes early trends, however the adoption bell curve applies here albeit a little differently..
First, I would go easy with the link drops, it's like 3 or 4 in the last few days.
There is nothing jaded about my post. It's just pointing out reality. When I saw this thread, I thought it would be some big sale. Again, 1 bid, $750, possible trademark owner purchase. This is the one you want to use to show there is a strong aftermarket? It's ridiculous. It also shows you have the bar set very low for an extension you're investing in if a 3 figure sale is all it takes. Back in the .mobi days, there were many 6 figure sales at the beginning. Think about that for a second in comparison.
Now to your blog post.
You called the expansion "the greatest scam ever to fill the pockets of few like the registrars/registry and the governing organization"
That doesn't exactly sound like a lot of support for these new extensions.
You use the coffee.club ranking saying just because of the exact match, that's why it's ranking. Didn't touch any other factors in your post. Then you went from that saying, you can do the same with medical.book. Leave out that you need a quality site, that coffee.club probably has some nice links coming in from the main site, built in audience from already existing members etc. You stuck on that 1 factor, exact match.
Then you make note it might be a good idea to launch these, WITH a .com or cctld. That's telling me you don't have much confidence of them on their own, just in conjunction with a real extension/site.
So we actually agree on some things, we don't really hold these in high regard.
