The .ooo extension

[tianjunjie]

I hold more than 20 DotOOO domain names.
America.ooo
Bitcoin.ooo
Dream.ooo
Zone.ooo
......
Show your DotOOO domain names.

 

[Archangel]

And why three o's? How could ppl not wonder why there aren't 2 o's or 4?

 

[wot]

And why three o's? How could ppl not wonder why there aren't 2 o's or 4?

O I don't knOw!

 

[DomainVP]

BTW - Feb 4th for those that picked up single letter.ooo

o.ooo ; registry locked?

 

[-EM-]

Please name me one extension that you know of that has NUMBER in it!

All IDN extensions have numbers. That's not the point. Confusing 0 for O or o is ridiculous. First suggestion I'd say is, go and get eye glasses.

but why have a .ooo over a .in or .co.in?

For the same reason having .com over .us.

I'll say it again, don't compare 30 yrs old gTLDs with new gTLDs. If .com was going to be launched in the same period with other 1k gTLDs everyone was going to make fun of it.

 

[DomainVP]

For the same reason having .com over .us.

Might as well get a perfectly aged .NET then.

I'll say it again, don't compare 30 yrs old gTLDs with new gTLDs. If .com was going to be launched in the same period with other 1k gTLDs everyone was going to make fun of it.

In 30 years many of us will be dead. It took 20 years for .IN to get 610,000 registrations. So if you want to hold a high risk name for 20 years, possibly 30+ now with the flood of nTLDs that sir is your prerogative.

I'm not against nTLDs, it's just that most of them are beyond being lottery tickets from an investment standpoint. That is unless you are buying hacks, sequential, or extremely premium keywords; which you will undoubtedly pay for in annual regfee.

Where is the benefit of end user ownership when you can just as easily get a .INFO or .MOBI.

I think any non-DNhack domain that is born of these new extensions is doomed; especially for the near term. People will look back at this floodgate release of extensions and laugh, most of them are quite laughable.

IMO, this is an age old 'pump and dump', that will only increase the value of valuable domains.

 

[-EM-]

Internet is changing. few years ago, "brandable" meaningless 5L .com domain market was almost nonexistent, look now many sites are claiming domain sales.
Of course is a lottery ticket. always it has been so. Every one knows that it is more difficult to sell domains in new gTLDs, now that there are many alternatives.
IMO the purpose of all these gTLDs is not to create a domain market, but only for simple user registration.

 

[wot]

Internet is changing. few years ago, "brandable" meaningless 5L .com domain market was almost nonexistent, look now many sites are claiming domain sales.
Of course is a lottery ticket. always it has been so. Every one knows that it is more difficult to sell domains in new gTLDs, now that there are many alternatives.
IMO the purpose of all these gTLDs is not to create a domain market, but only for simple user registration.

I think the sole purpose of the new GTLD's is for registrars to make money.

 

[Archangel]

Again, you're overestimating the intelligence of ppl. Not everyone is aware of the used characters in an extension. You ASSUME everyone does. Hell, I know a guy who simply typed in "www.Keyword" without an extension & he couldn't figure out why he didn't go anywhere. ppl may need glasses, but you need a lesson in common sense: not everyone understands the things you find trivial

That's not the point. Confusing 0 for O or o is ridiculous. First suggestion I'd say is, go and get eye glasses.

 

[abdussamad]

how much is the reg fee?

It isn't cheap. $30 on dynadot

Actually it does have one use - phishing domains. When capitalized .ooo looks like a file extension from the MS DOS days:

DIR.OOO
FILE.OOO

One of those recovered files or something.

Yeah, I have no idea why they chose this particular string.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

I think there is a distinctive difference phonetically speaking between the O sound and the Zero sound.
As stated above, the way its being marketed is Dot Triple O which passes your radio test.

If you are talking sight wise... I guess 0 can look like o but then you will have to concede in that logic that 0 can be confused in all aspects of extension, C0M, 0RG, C0. If you assume that it can/will confuse some people then you must assume that those same people will confuse 0 (zero) for O in every instance.
I must only associate with a higher set of people because I know of no one that will confuse a number for a letter and/or utilize the sound of O for the number zero.
I guess I may be insulated from a world of ignorance or just socialize with a more leaned group of people.

Lets be honest here, the people you are indicating that could possible confuse the phonetics, look, and style of a zero with O probably are not regular users of the internet let alone domain names. I would hazard to guess that their numbers as a whole are negligible when compared to regular users of the net as far as going online and finding information/sites/stores (i.e. end users).

As far as why triple O as opposed to any other course of letters, the owning company already presented their reasoning for it. They stated that India is an up and coming force to the internet. They currently have about 300 million +/- users and growing but something to the tune of 85% +/- of the users utilize hand held devices.
Their reasoning is that in order to simplify typing on hand held keyboards they chose 3 of the same letters.
I do not know if O has any special meaning... it could have been G or T or even I for that matter.

At the end of the day, the company has a plan to utilize the extension. It has promoted this plan (all be it in India). Considering that India is only a recent entity to the internet (hence the low number of users and domain sales), there is still room for growth and expansion.
The fact that the owning company has presented a plan to utilize the domain in conjunction with part of their business should lend more credibility to the idea that the domain will be around and grow for some time to come.
It is more then many of the other extensions offer. At least they are promoting it, plan to put an IPO behind it, and have a business model to put behind it.
Most are:
Here is a new TLD, buy it.. we have no plans for it.

Its just food for thought.
The more information that is out there, the more that people can make an informed decision.

Cheers

 

[abdussamad]

Their reasoning is that in order to simplify typing on hand held keyboards they chose 3 of the same letters.
I do not know if O has any special meaning... it could have been G or T or even I for that matter.

G or T would have been better because O can be confused with the number zero. Also if the idea is to make typing easier then it could be argued that the 2 letter .in is easier to type because there are fewer characters and you can use both thumbs at the same time.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

G or T would have been better because O can be confused with the number zero. Also if the idea is to make typing easier then it could be argued that the 2 letter .in is easier to type because there are fewer characters and you can use both thumbs at the same time.

The company stated that regarding handheld devices (which is where most of the net use comes from in India) they see it as being easier to type 3 of the same letters in a row.
It could have been any string of letters. I do not know if O has any special meaning. It could have been .III or .PPP (keeping it on the same side of the keypad). Maybe even .LLL.
I am sure if it was *I* we would be discussing that it could be confused with the number 1. I still reject that theory that O can be confused with 0. I cant claim to know the people that you associate with but I know of no person who will confuse numbers for letters.

I am sure there are some people out there but then you must grant that those same people have the ability to confuse O and 0 every time. I would hazard to guess that their numbers are tiny and their regular command of intent use is minimal, thus are not even targeted in any possible use for any ad campaign by any company.

*Edit* to add:
I am only presenting information about this extension because there has been a lack of any information presented. I would guess that is due to the lack of promotion for the extension here in the states.
I offer nothing more than presenting the information that was easily found doing some quick searches so that people can make their own conclusions as to the future of this TLD.

 

[JB Lions]

I think there is a distinctive difference phonetically speaking between the O sound and the Zero sound.
As stated above, the way its being marketed is Dot Triple O which passes your radio test.

If you are talking sight wise... I guess 0 can look like o but then you will have to concede in that logic that 0 can be confused in all aspects of extension, C0M, 0RG, C0. If you assume that it can/will confuse some people then you must assume that those same people will confuse 0 (zero) for O in every instance.
I must only associate with a higher set of people because I know of no one that will confuse a number for a letter and/or utilize the sound of O for the number zero.
I guess I may be insulated from a world of ignorance or just socialize with a more leaned group of people.

Lets be honest here, the people you are indicating that could possible confuse the phonetics, look, and style of a zero with O probably are not regular users of the internet let alone domain names. I would hazard to guess that their numbers as a whole are negligible when compared to regular users of the net as far as going online and finding information/sites/stores (i.e. end users).

As far as why triple O as opposed to any other course of letters, the owning company already presented their reasoning for it. They stated that India is an up and coming force to the internet. They currently have about 300 million +/- users and growing but something to the tune of 85% +/- of the users utilize hand held devices.
Their reasoning is that in order to simplify typing on hand held keyboards they chose 3 of the same letters.
I do not know if O has any special meaning... it could have been G or T or even I for that matter.

At the end of the day, the company has a plan to utilize the extension. It has promoted this plan (all be it in India). Considering that India is only a recent entity to the internet (hence the low number of users and domain sales), there is still room for growth and expansion.
The fact that the owning company has presented a plan to utilize the domain in conjunction with part of their business should lend more credibility to the idea that the domain will be around and grow for some time to come.
It is more then many of the other extensions offer. At least they are promoting it, plan to put an IPO behind it, and have a business model to put behind it.
Most are:
Here is a new TLD, buy it.. we have no plans for it.

Its just food for thought.
The more information that is out there, the more that people can make an informed decision.

Cheers

You keep making bad arguments with this.

Nobody thought the o in .com is a zero. Because people say it as a word com, not by letter. It's also well known. Same with .org.

And for to continue to say there is no confusion between 0 o O, is crazy. That's a zero, lowercase and uppercase O. Usability type stuff, something a company should grasp - https://www.google.com/search?q=confusing between 0 and O&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

There are times I get an auto-generated password and I pause when I see something like that, sometimes I get it wrong.

And this:
"Yes, it is being heavily promoted in INDIA. India has over 1 Billion people (with a B)
Even if a small percentage utilizes the extension (lets say 3% for giggles) that comes out to about 30 million"

30 million people. You're posting that to imply there would be 30 million regs. A lot of people buy more than 1 domain, so even more. Well, I can make up scenarios as well. 99.999...% not sure how many 9's I want to use, will probably think that domain extension sucks as well and won't touch it. I'm betting my scenario will be closer than your 30,000,000 +, based on looking at actual numbers. The reg numbers are there. It's a number a lot of new gtld fans don't want to look at. Maybe close their eyes, put their hands over their ears and go na na na na na.

And for transparency's sake because I think even most new gtld fans think this extension sucks, are you:

A. working for or with the company in any way?

B. how many .ooo's do you have?

It has to be something in there for you to try to defend an extension like this with ridiculous arguments.

 

[Archangel]

There is no legit argument in existence FOR this extension, and pretty much every legit argument is AGAINST it. One has to be a heavy investor in this POS to argue for it.

I think this guy (Chubby) invested a lot into the extension and now wants us to think the investment is worthy, in hopes of his portfolio growing in value. The same thing is done with the stock market.

No, .ooo is terrible. No, naysayers won't regret shunning this. No, .ooo owners will never see 1-cent profit from them. No .ooo is not a wise investment.

Would the .ooo supporters like for me to continue shattering their dreams?

You keep making bad arguments with this.

Nobody thought the o in .com is a zero. Because people say it as a word com, not by letter. It's also well known. Same with .org.

And for to continue to say there is no confusion between 0 o O, is crazy. That's a zero, lowercase and uppercase O. Usability type stuff, something a company should grasp - https://www.google.com/search?q=confusing between 0 and O&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

There are times I get an auto-generated password and I pause when I see something like that, sometimes I get it wrong.

And this:
"Yes, it is being heavily promoted in INDIA. India has over 1 Billion people (with a B)
Even if a small percentage utilizes the extension (lets say 3% for giggles) that comes out to about 30 million"

30 million people. You're posting that to imply there would be 30 million regs. A lot of people buy more than 1 domain, so even more. Well, I can make up scenarios as well. 99.999...% not sure how many 9's I want to use, will probably think that domain extension sucks as well and won't touch it. I'm betting my scenario will be closer than your 30,000,000 +, based on looking at actual numbers. The reg numbers are there. It's a number a lot of new gtld fans don't want to look at. Maybe close their eyes, put their hands over their ears and go na na na na na.

And for transparency's sake because I think even most new gtld fans think this extension sucks, are you:

A. working for or with the company in any way?

B. how many .ooo's do you have?

It has to be something in there for you to try to defend an extension like this with ridiculous arguments.

 

[-EM-]

Again, you're overestimating the intelligence of ppl. Not everyone is aware of the used characters in an extension. You ASSUME everyone does. Hell, I know a guy who simply typed in "www.Keyword" without an extension & he couldn't figure out why he didn't go anywhere. ppl may need glasses, but you need a lesson in common sense: not everyone understands the things you find trivial

There are many internet users who have no idea what they type or where to type an address, you can't include everyone. Still to confuse O or o with 0 is ridiculous.

 

[Archangel]

Will you please stop trying to use your personal beliefs as justification?? It's growing old. I'm disabled, and I'm not the only one. I know better than to believe this is 3 zeros, but that doesn't mean EVERYONE does. Thanks to screwy vision, I see them as o's and 0's if I look quickly. Guess what? Millions of ppl do, as well--even the non-disabled. Same with 1's and l's. Can you explain how this phenomenon is "ridiculous"? No, you can't. So don't try. Your response will be the same rigmarole-your foolish belief that ppl should know better.

Little child, not everyone understands simple concepts. Stop trying to say they do. It's old. Is the notion of ppl not knowing the differece between your and you're ridiculous? You've better wake up, 'cause this is not only a non-ridiculous notion, but it's a real one. A sad one but it's real: not everyone is as smart as you are trying to paint.

People are stupid of even the simplest of things. Not all, but enough to where one could never realistically call the phenomenon ridiculous. Please stop with your non-existent points and your believing that the masses are all educated ppl. You are proof that ppl can be really, really dumb

There are many internet users who have no idea what they type or where to type an address, you can't include everyone. Still to confuse O or o with 0 is ridiculous.

 

[ChubbyDfat]

I think this guy (Chubby) invested a lot into the extension and now wants us to think the investment is worthy, in hopes of his portfolio growing in value. The same thing is done with the stock market.

By invested heavily, I have 1 singular domain that I picked up the day that it launched.
I am more invested in .HOW (because its Google owned) and .CLICK then this extension however, .HOW has not reached GA launch yet. .CLICK is doing fine information is readily available because it is promoted here in the states. I think I also picked up 1 singular .REN (more of a punt... just to cheap not to)
I also own some .CO, .NETs, .COMs

.OOO, no one knows about it. All I have heard about it is that its .000 and that its a ridiculous extension that is going no where without any hard evidence short of personal feelings, likes or dislikes about the given extension.

All I am doing is presenting evidence to the contrary. I am stating the intent behind the extension, the company behind the extension.
If I MUST justify myself, I have nothing to gain from this. What you guys do with the information presented has no effect on me. I am merely putting out word to make a case that this extension is not a lost cause because some people have the ability to confuse O with 0 even if its phonetically sounded out. I guess some people here believe that a majority of people can not understand the difference between letter O and the word ZERO.
I am assuming that I need to go take the Mensa because I can tell the difference and with the argument that some have been making, I guess I am way up in the upper echelon in intelligence. (sarcasm).

I am not arguing with you guys. Do with the information what you want. I will continue to post more information as I find it, if for nothing else then so that other people can make an informed decision.

@JB Lions : You stated:
"The reg numbers are there. It's a number a lot of new gtld fans don't want to look at. Maybe close their eyes, put their hands over their ears and go na na na na na."

Please read my earlier posts where I have covered the registration numbers in context. I think as of yesterday there were about 6,300+/- registration of this domain in about 2.5 months since its GA release in late October.
As I stated, it is making slow progress upward and is nearing the top 100 nTLD extensions.
Really... that is pretty sad. Top 100 is not very good as I am sure you will agree.

***BUT*** consider that it has only been heavily promoted in India where the number if internet users are growing but barely make up 1/3rd of the population.
Also consider that in about 2 months time, the company behind the extension will be having its IPO launch in which they hope to garner around 85 million USD+/- and a portion of which will be used in the promotion of their BuildaBazaar which directly correlates with the extension.

This is useful information for everyone even if you dont think so.

Cheers

 

[-EM-]

Yes I can explain why it is ridiculous, it is all based on characeter shape. No, it is not the same with l and 1 (even it can be distinguished easily enough, but you need a sharper view).
Yes people are stupid, still it is not needed to be a genius to recognize O from 0 or vice-verse, all it is needed is to read.
An other thing, all internet users are used to type letters more than numbers, so if the TLD was .000 they would probably type .ooo

 

[-EM-]

And for to continue to say there is no confusion between 0 o O, is crazy. That's a zero, lowercase and uppercase O. Usability type stuff, something a company should grasp - https://www.google.com/search?q=confusing between 0 and O&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

The slashed 0 is the spideriest idea ever made when it was used in mobile phones. Many years ago, some mobile phones with low resolution screen used the slashed 0 which was almost the same with number 8.

 

[JB Lions]

The slashed 0 is the spideriest idea ever made when it was used in mobile phones. Many years ago, some mobile phones with low resolution screen used the slashed 0 which was almost the same with number 8.

Try reading some of those sites. Those aren't imaginary people that have trouble distinguishing between a 0 and an O. It's really basic usability, something I see people struggle with.