The Next New big TLD

[onlinelife]

“The Next New big TLD”
It’s been discussion in many threads
Domain Shake-Up
shake up internet
Shake-up for internet proposed
Group considers relaxing Internet naming rules
and
so
on...

It’s Time to talk about what’s the next new big Tld (Top level Domain)?
.sex, .shop, .tel, .web, or .other?

 

[Timewarp]

To me .xxx would have the most potential for many reasons - lots of demand, big $ industry on the internet, not redundant to something we already have, will appeal to many internet users.

Even people against porn could get behind .xxx as an easy way to avoid those type of sites.

 

[think]

.kid

 

[onlinelife]

Vanity TLDs (vTLD)

So they call it Vanity TLDs (vTLD) ?

Much talk has been had about the new ‘top level’ domains that were approved by ICANN today in Paris. This ruling will allow companies, groups, and individuals to petition ICANN to create new “Vanity TLDs,” (term coined by David Castello) which in my opinion will end up creating considerable confusion among consumers and huge costs to companies who need to protect their trademarks. This is good news for people who have been working to pass this in an effort to launch new extensions (renewal fees), and it is also good news for .com owners, as the more extensions are created, the more consumers will navigate back to the familiar .com.

Over the past few years, many new extensions have been created - some of which I hadn’t heard of until reading up on this. Included in the list of “newer” but obviously less-used include .pro, .biz, .travel, .mobi, .asia, .jobs, .museum…etc. The entire list of current TLD can be found on ICANN’s website. In terms of usage by consumers, I don’t think there are any websites with these extensions currently in the top 20,000 websites according to Alexa (correct me if I am wrong). Read more...
elliotsblog.com​

 

[svzi]

To me .xxx would have the most potential for many reasons - lots of demand, big $ industry on the internet, not redundant to something we already have, will appeal to many internet users.

Even people against porn could get behind .xxx as an easy way to avoid those type of sites.

I agree with you view. :yell:

 

[akcampbell]

I think Last.fm would be in the Alexa top 20,000 websites. The impact on other extensions is an interesting point. You can argue for lots of different outcomes.

The value of most domainer portfolios is concentrated in .com so they are telling themselves that .com will be helped by having hundreds more gTLD's. I don't believe that, even if one cent of aftermarket cash flows into these new extensions, that's one cent that isn't bidding the price of .coms up.

However, the most likely scenario is that Internet usage carries on growing for the next 20 years, and so any money that does get diverted into other extensions is more than made up by new money flowing into .com from outside the US.

 

[Ross860]

.web imo

 

[wisdomtool]

Sex sells, I would expect the winner to be XXX.

 

[Jeff]

:hi:

The highly brandable .TEL and WEB extensions will garner significant financial interest ... especially from the attention and capital coming over from the failed "dot Mobey" extension! :imho:

Landrush begins Feb. 3rd, 2009 for the highly brandable .TEL :talk:

Find out more here ...
Link: http://www.telnic.org

-Jeff

 

[Hurley4540]

.web!

 

[cityforums.com]

I think Last.fm would be in the Alexa top 20,000 websites. The impact on other extensions is an interesting point. You can argue for lots of different outcomes.

The value of most domainer portfolios is concentrated in .com so they are telling themselves that .com will be helped by having hundreds more gTLD's. I don't believe that, even if one cent of aftermarket cash flows into these new extensions, that's one cent that isn't bidding the price of .coms up.

However, the most likely scenario is that Internet usage carries on growing for the next 20 years, and so any money that does get diverted into other extensions is more than made up by new money flowing into .com from outside the US.

Dilution is dilution and will affect .com valuations no matter what.

 

[onlinelife]

Sex sells but don’t forget that idea and concept change the way we think, change the internet. Its crucial how they going to brand, present new TLDs. Just take example of upcoming .tel

 

[ChineseDomain]

.Tel can't make sense since they
has no specific guide making
it work for telepone. It may
copy mobi guidelines, and it will
only help mobi.

 

[jkennedy]

Judging from the way they take over everything else....I think it will be .google

News.google
Weather.google
games.google
etc....

They have the money to do it and make it work.

 

[SonnyCooL]

dot tel look so funny from their description , i can use any social network site and have the same features, something like outlook online, or this is the new private extension ???

 

[zambian0]

Judging from the way they take over everything else....I think it will be .google

News.google
Weather.google
games.google
etc....

They have the money to do it and make it work.

Seems like a certainty! 8^X

 

[newsiness]

I think .go

 

[jeffoverman]

.xxx

1 in 4 searches are porn and sex related.

 

[jkennedy]

just a hint....

Invest in google now!!!

 

[newsiness]

just a hint....

Invest in google now!!!

What do you mean? Do you mean buy any related Google names like abcgoogle.com blah blah....dont you afraid of trademark issue?
Or do you mean that when google launches .google then we can own abcgoogle.com without any trademark issue?
Please advice!!!