The .TEL Discussion Thread

[brendan52190]

Hi

For this, let's assume that .tel will not be a total flop.

What type of keywords will be most valuable for this extension? Will it be geographical keywords, like newyork.tel, losangeles.tel, etc, or what else?

 

[phase111]

I've been checking the whois, and I haven't seen a change yet.
Sometimes sedo transaction takes time.
I've been waiting almost a month for one of my sale transaction to take place.
We'll see...

Wouldnt the changeover in whois be because there is a 60 day hold before you can transfer domains?

 

[plaggypig]

Wouldnt the changeover in whois be because there is a 60 day hold before you can transfer domains?

You can push names between accounts at the same registrar (if the registrar supports this), but you can't transfer names between registrars until the 60 day lock expires.

Edit: I have just completed an acquisition and can say that pushing .tel domains between accounts at Dynadot is very smooth indeed.

 

[Billy2009]

". if that's the case then .tel is a rapid advancement and I'm, in all probability, the only kiwi telster at the mo. :hearts: :wave:

Are you sure? newzealander.tel

 

[phase111]

Are you sure? newzealander.tel

Haha, yes of course, my comments were not to be taken seriously lol, we're not quite that backward down here :imho:

 

[DnEbook]

yes you're right, after that Toyota ad, things really took off for the word over here, lol, it became a household name and lost most of its bad connotations. According to the flight of the concord boys, we've only recently begun promoting the telephone too as an everyday usable gadget... if that's the case then .tel is a rapid advancement and I'm, in all probability, the only kiwi telster at the mo. Thanks for your input my bigger and better neighbour :hearts: :wave:

ha ha

hey dont forget to turn the lights off when you come over here !!!!!

there cant be too many left by now ?

 

[plaggypig]

In case there are any Perl hackers around, here's a nice module for doing .tel lookups:

http://search.cpan.org/~zebaz/Net-Lookup-DotTel-0.01/lib/Net/Lookup/DotTel.pm

 

[dottelrules]

What's your list of names? Also the sold ones (PM or Post here)

Whats your ROI on the sold ones

hire.tel


what could that be worth in years to come? The guy obviously got a bargain!
im watching sedo and others to see if i can snatch a good buy while .tel is early.

woop, woop!

 

[lexisdomains]

Point of Contact Portals

The Need for Point of Contact Portals


I was sitting here watching a exclusive Jewelry Channel on cable network, and I couldn't help but notice how complicated their sales process is.

First, they ask you to call a 1-800 number which is long-tail in nature, which could lend itself to consumers typing in the wrong number. However, this is still a solid approach to TV auction sales.

Second, they asked their consumers to visit ShopNBC.com to order online. This option takes a little more time in sifting & searching the site for the item you're interested in buying. But, it does offer exclusive images of jewelry merchandise.

What's a more viable solution?

Wouldn't Example.TEL make a lot more sense in offering fast access purchase to the jewelry item of your choice?

This would help to create more brand visibility and convert more viewers into buyers in offering a 'click-to-call solution', which by the way would work for TV, Mobile, & internet sales.

PS: You could also configure your .tel record to point directly to the landing page for a specific jewelry item.

What your thoughts....

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I was at the ball park yesterday (Camdem Yards -- The Orioles got pummeled ), and AT&T, a sponsor, was trying to use shortcodes for some fan survey by flashing the numbers on the dynavision.

Well, they weren't any numbers I was going to remember. A nice short .tel would have been the ticket.


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The Need for Point of Contact Portals


I was sitting here watching a exclusive Jewelry Channel on cable network, and I couldn't help but notice how complicated their sales process is.

First, they ask you to call a 1-800 number which is long-tail in nature, which could lend itself to consumers typing in the wrong number. However, this is still a solid approach to TV auction sales.

Second, they asked their consumers to visit ShopNBC.com to order online. This option takes a little more time in sifting & searching the site for the item you're interested in buying. But, it does offer exclusive images of jewelry merchandise.

What's a more viable solution?

Wouldn't Example.TEL make a lot more sense in offering fast access purchase to the jewelry item of your choice?

This would help to create more brand visibility and convert more viewers into buyers in offering a 'click-to-call solution', which by the way would work for TV, Mobile, & internet sales.

PS: You could also configure your .tel record to point directly to the landing page for a specific jewelry item.

What your thoughts....

 

[cyberonyx]

propogation issues???

telnic support came quickly

 

[recluse99]

well, speaking of jewerly, there is an auction on ebay for wholesale diamonds dot tel, only asking 21 million,
as for a business wanting to provide info contacts for their business/employess dot tel is a good way to go...

 

[cobo]

Wow, $21 million for wholesale diamonds .tel?!?
I sure hope that price includes a few really big ones! :bingo:

 

[plaggypig]

I've tried creating/updating records on 2 of my .tel's from 2 different registrar's TH interfaces, but neither has updated at the authoritative DNS level.

Can anybody else confirm whether they're able to create/update records or not?

 

[mis_chiff]

Can anybody else confirm whether they're able to create/update records or not?

I've been waiting since the 8th for my most recent one to "activate"
All the info is up to date and correct, and it says active in the cpanel thing,
but it still hasn't resolved and the whois is still showing "pending create"

So you're not alone :tu:

 

[plaggypig]

I've been waiting since the 8th for my most recent one to "activate"
All the info is up to date and correct, and it says active in the cpanel thing,
but it still hasn't resolved and the whois is still showing "pending create"

So you're not alone :tu:

That's a separate issue of provisioning - I'm still waiting for some of mine.

However, this problem is with .tel's that are already fully provisioned and active.

 

[phase111]

hire.tel


what could that be worth in years to come? The guy obviously got a bargain!
im watching sedo and others to see if i can snatch a good buy while .tel is early.

woop, woop!

naysayers might say he was lucky to get $3000 for that, I think it will be cheap in years to come.

 

[Ms Domainer]

I've tried creating/updating records on 2 of my .tel's from 2 different registrar's TH interfaces, but neither has updated at the authoritative DNS level.

Can anybody else confirm whether they're able to create/update records or not?

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I tried creating two .tels yesterday, but they aren't resolving yet. I noticed a new update number.

I hope they fix it soon.


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[cyberonyx]

support came fast on this one

 

[lexisdomains]

Not a good sign

Guys. I'm experiencing the same problem with Community Telhosting not activating, & updating 2 of my newly configured .TELS

I'm sorry, but this is not a good sign at all!

It would be nice to here from Justin (Telnic) on this matter,

 

[Acroplex]

The Internet is more than blogs and TEL is not designed for bloggers. TEL is a business card on steriods. In that purpose, TEL is exceptional. Any non-technical person can use the TLD to promote their contact information and themselves without having to hire a $125 an hour programmer. It really is perfectly suited for what it is designed to do: store contact information in a way that anyone can use.

If you want a TLD for bloggers, wait for dotWeb. Don't keep trashing TEL just because it was designed for a totally different reason than you find useful.

I am trashing the obvious gaping holes in the concept, and the inability of the .tel drones to realize the TLD is not another "free for all" keyword fest. Business card on steroids? It seems that you have not heard of LinkedIn or even MySpace, both of which are free and *can* be used for any type of contact info, including purely professional ones.