domain Please appraise ChatWiki.com

[abdussamad]

Hi

I just both this domain and am curious about its value. Please share your opinion?

Thanks

 

[abdussamad]

Gentle nudge. Please appraise.

 

[abdussamad]

Bump

 

[GIANTWEED]

The tendancy to ride on a band-wagon is compelling but not always the best way to arrive at your destination.

The use of the word "wiki" in your domains must be used carefully...the definition of a "wiki" can quickly be morphed into the same definiton of "blog" in that everyone has one and everyone wants people to read and contribute.

What is a "chatwiki"...is it where people who are knowledgeable about "chattng" go to post articles about "chatting" ? Isn't there already a page about "chatting" on wikipedia.com?"

GIANTWEED points out that adding a popular term to a new pop-culture term doesn't automatically make it worth money...I mean we drink Diet Coke all the time...would you register "chatcoke.com" and expect that to have some inherent value?

We would not...

So in this case we feel that the value of the domain is double what you paid for it unless it is developed into some kick-ass website!

Good Luck!

 

[abdussamad]

Thanks. Anybody else?

 

[ownthisdomainnow]

To the owners delight I must disagree with the detractors.

Simply from a technical point of view... wiki itself has already morphed into what the previous author has stated... WIki was not originally a synonym of "place to post articles". However as we do in a quick-turnaround tech culture, we now associate "wiki" with simply the articles side of wikipedia. That is good branding on their part, and bad logic on ours. I am not passing a judgment on the good or bad nature of these etymological evolutions.

Actually this name would pseudo-officially be translated as, "Chat Quick" since "quick" or "fast" is the true meaning of "wiki".

I am not trying to sound like a know-it-all. I am certainly no expert on the native language of the Hawaiian islands, but I believe I stand on solid ground in this assessment.

Now as far as what people think, that is a job for spinmeisters, and a lazy culture.when people here "wiki" do they automatically think wikipedia? Sure. But can we look at Yahoo for just a minute? To me "Yahoo" does not mean search anymore... (in part thanks to google - of which I am not a die-hard fan btw.)... But now I think of email, news, directions, people search, entertainment, and sports, all in one place. Now whether you are a fan of Yahoo or not, is between you and Alexa, but I am saying that words and brands have a tendancy to be warped in cyberspace.

Take for instance "chat". I would say that for 30 plus years, no one in America, but maybe a few proper senior citizens used the word "chat". It is an early 20th century word that was used rather often, especially in assocution with a fine, pleasant conversation. I would guess that I have said the word "chat" more in the last 3 years, than I did in the previous 30 or so.

Anyway, I hoped I have not bored people to tears, nor been over-zealous in defense of this good name.

Value? - Hard to say as usual. I own several wiki names myself and feel somewhat responsible for this latest reg craze, and posting ferver in the appraisal forum.

Undeveloped, I could see ChatWiki.com, (or literally "ChatQuick"), go in a domain store such as sedo or afternic, for mid $$$-low $$$$ to an end-user. It is short, and does use 2 popular words which can make good sense together, which is always a plus even if we don't know the niche.

I will not even begin to value it as a developed site, since I think it is nearly impossible to figure in the non-existent. Maybe I am just no good at it.

 

[abdussamad]

Thank you ALL for appraising this domain.

Perhaps some of you might be interested in learning the reason why I bought this domain. After reading worldstars thread on wiki domains where he states that dogwiki.com sold for $500 I set out to buy a xwiki.com domain. I chose chatwiki.com because the word "chat" has an ovt in excess of 4 million.

Now a lot of you might say that a wiki about dogs makes more sense than a wiki about chatting. But I beg to differ. We are all familiar with chatting but a lot of net newbies don't know what LOL is or what IRC is. An informational wiki might be of use to them. Also chatting is something that a lot of teens and kids do. These are the same teens and kids that have grown used to using wikipedia for school project reference purposes. They are familiar with the concept of a wiki. A wiki about chatting is probably not a big leap for them.