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]

It is funny that you can't see the point of something like .mobi but yet .tel makes sense. At least a .mobi site could provide contact info the way the owner wants the info to be seen and have whatever functionality the owner wants for mobile users. You can't even brand a .tel, the way it stands now and correct me if I am wrong but you can't even upload your own logo. You are stuck with an ugly page and even the name is all lowercase and runs together if it is two words.

haha, I thought you'd bring that up.
Re branding...Sir Jeff may disagree with you there- .tel is 'highly brandable' from what I hear :hehe:

 

[WordWalker]

Err.. I have the same thing for the last 7 years!
I have my firstsecondname.com on my card and it really works - when i changed phone number, I simply changed it on my web page!
I must be one of the first telsters

Here the difference:

It's my understanding that .tel data can be integrated into email applications, address books and other business applications so that when an indexed person, business, entity, etc. changes its respective contact info, all .tel contact info integrated into other applications anywhere in the world will automatically update on a global basis.

How cool is that?

 

[phase111]

Here the difference:

It's my understanding that .tel data can be integrated into email applications, address books and other business applications so that when an indexed person, business, entity, etc. changes its respective contact info, all .tel contact info integrated into other applications anywhere in the world will automatically update on a global basis.

How cool is that?

Yep, that's pretty freakin cool.
:yell:

 

[Traveler]

haha, I thought you'd bring that up.
Re branding...Sir Jeff may disagree with you there- .tel is 'highly brandable' from what I hear :hehe:

Regardless of what "Sir Jeff" says, really, can you even brand your own .tel site? You said yourself that you thought I would bring that up. What is .tel doing about it, if anything?

Here the difference:

It's my understanding that .tel data can be integrated into email applications, address books and other business applications so that when an indexed person, business, entity, etc. changes its respective contact info, all .tel contact info integrated into other applications anywhere in the world will automatically update on a global basis.

How cool is that?

Where did you here that and how would that be implemented. It sounds cool, but how is that going to work in the real world?

 

[Steven]

haha, I thought you'd bring that up.
Re branding...Sir Jeff may disagree with you there- .tel is 'highly brandable' from what I hear :hehe:

You have to understand the history between Jeff and .mobi investors.
Also, once that is done, you need to read between the lines when Jeff is talking about .tel.

Here the difference:

It's my understanding that .tel data can be integrated into email applications, address books and other business applications so that when an indexed person, business, entity, etc. changes its respective contact info, all .tel contact info integrated into other applications anywhere in the world will automatically update on a global basis.

How cool is that?

If it can be done in .tel, it can be done in any other website with different tld. It's a matter of scripting and integration with appropriate software to web database.

 

[WordWalker]

Where did you here that and how would that be implemented. It sounds cool, but how is that going to work in the real world?

http://dev.telnic.org/pages/general_landing.html

 

[chader144]

Here the difference:

It's my understanding that .tel data can be integrated into email applications, address books and other business applications so that when an indexed person, business, entity, etc. changes its respective contact info, all .tel contact info integrated into other applications anywhere in the world will automatically update on a global basis.

How cool is that?

Finally somebody who gets it... Seriously folks. I am getting just tired of people talking about the stupid interface that telnic has setup. Please get over it already. It is a method to update and view the dns. It is not made to compete.
It is made to be standard and somewhat flexible.

Just amazes me sometimes how some domainers just can not get out of their old mindsets. (parking pages, mini sites yadda yadda) all great like 5 years ago... time to move on (I know it's hard, even for me, but it is time).

Sorry last time I checked I couldnt update my myspace, facebook twitter and any application all at once. I can now with .tel...

You can mention that .com .mobi let you setup any way you want... Well that is the problem when you are trying to create a standard.

The success and failure of this tld lay with how fast and well it will integrate. Get it out to the iphone quick, and microsoft products.

 

[Ms Domainer]

If it can be done in .tel, it can be done in any other website with different tld. It's a matter of scripting and integration with appropriate software to web database.

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The point is, the average person doesn't know anything about writing scripts, and I doubt if that will change anytime soon.

John Doe simply wants to to update his contact info. That's it.

And .tel will offer that option.


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[phase111]

You have to understand the history between Jeff and .mobi investors.
Also, once that is done, you need to read between the lines when Jeff is talking about .tel.

You seem to be defending .mobey, does it mean you have invested in this extension. Sir Jeff does have a point about long awkward (.mobi), versus short and memorable (.tel)... I guess that's what he largely means by brandable. But Im not Jeff and can't get in his head (not sure I could find my way around if I did anyway, lol), much as I love Sir Jeff's colourful posts.

 

[Steven]

You seem to be defending .mobey, does it mean you have invested in this extension. Sir Jeff does have a point about long awkward (.mobi), versus short and memorable (.tel)... I guess that's what he largely means by brandable. But Im not Jeff and can't get in his head (not sure I could find my way around if I did anyway, lol), much as I love Sir Jeff's colourful posts.

How does what I say equate to defending .mobi?

To clarify, I'm not a .mobi investor. You can search for posts made by me on .mobi forum.

I've speculated and bought 2 .mobis for $7 years ago (1 sold for little profit or 1 dropped).

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The point is, the average person doesn't know anything about writing scripts, and I doubt if that will change anytime soon.

John Doe simply wants to to update his contact info. That's it.

And .tel will offer that option.


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well, free contact page services are widely available
example:
http://www.03.com/

Also, what are the chances that average Joe wanting to create a simple site with such a lack of fundamental knowledge in the web will know about .tel?

There are tools that are widely available for novice webmasters to utilize with ease when creating a simple website.

 

[Traveler]

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The point is, the average person doesn't know anything about writing scripts, and I doubt if that will change anytime soon.

John Doe simply wants to to update his contact info. That's it.

And .tel will offer that option.


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I can see the .tel as an easy way for anyone that just wants a place for their contact info. That works for me, but I see people in this thread thinking the .tel is offering more than that. You say "
And .tel will offer that option." I don't see it as an option, from what I am seeing that is just that. Here is some quick contact info. That is easily done on a contact page from any extension.

 

[phase111]

How does what I say equate to defending .mobi?

To clarify, I'm not a .mobi investor. You can search for posts made by me on .mobi forum.

I've speculated and bought 2 .mobis for $7 years ago (1 sold for little profit or 1 dropped).

Yes, sorry, I obviously jumped to conclusions then which is an error on my part, my humblest apologies, but you must have some interest in .mobi or you wouldnt have bought two of them
:lol:
Are you going to buy any .tels you think? Still a few good ones left that you might be able to grab at GA. but they are fast disappearing- I wouldn't want you to miss the .tel boat. :gn:

 

[Steven]

I doubt it. Not after what I've seen.

 

[MicroGuy]

Finally somebody who gets it... Seriously folks. I am getting just tired of people talking about the stupid interface that telnic has setup. Please get over it already. It is a method to update and view the dns.

Sorry, but Telnic does not have a lock on DNS or NAPTR/TXT records. Once these applications are developed they can be easily modified to access DNS records from any TLD.

Therefore, .TEL will (actually has) become totally useless considering that other TLDs will have this functionality along with all the other benefits of a real, fully-functional, and open TLD.

 

[nrmillions]

It looks like almost every person who likes .tel domains in this thread joined in either 2008 or 2009. Its almost like when they bring out new TLDs now they have to come up with something to hook newbie domainers by marketing it as something different than other TLDs and making people think that if they missed the boat on .com then this is the new opportunity. I think charging $300 makes it seem like a scam and makes it seem like the company running .tel is just trying to squeeze as much money out as possible in the beginning while its hyped up because they think it wont go anywhere after that. It might not be that way but thats just my opinion.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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I regged my first domain in 2001 and created my first homepage in 2004; until May 2007, I regged a few domains here and there, started domaining in May 2007.

I lurked here for a few months before I joined in June 2008. I was involved somewhat with the .me landrush--no regrets.

You shouldn't automatically assume that just because we weren't here at Namepros that we haven't been at this for a while.


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[MicroGuy]

It looks like almost every person who likes .tel domains in this thread joined in either 2008 or 2009. Its almost like when they bring out new TLDs now they have to come up with something to hook newbie domainers by marketing it as something different than other TLDs and making people think that if they missed the boat on .com then this is the new opportunity. I think charging $300 makes it seem like a scam and makes it seem like the company running .tel is just trying to squeeze as much money out as possible in the beginning while its hyped up because they think it wont go anywhere after that. It might not be that way but thats just my opinion.

When you look at all of the information available (including the heavy marketing efforts by Telnic directed toward the domainer community) that seems like a logical conclusion. IMHO.

 

[phase111]

When you look at all of the information available (including the heavy marketing efforts by Telnic directed toward the domainer community) that seems like a logical conclusion. IMHO.

For the Naysayers who must be pretty naive if they think the only people registering .tels are mainly domainers on this thread, lol- Im sure our pockets arent that deep! Please go have a look for any decent generic on domainmonster, I think you'll find most good generics or geos have gone already for $300+ each.

 

[steveteva]

It looks like almost every person who likes .tel domains in this thread joined in either 2008 or 2009. Its almost like when they bring out new TLDs now they have to come up with something to hook newbie domainers by marketing it as something different than other TLDs and making people think that if they missed the boat on .com then this is the new opportunity. I think charging $300 makes it seem like a scam and makes it seem like the company running .tel is just trying to squeeze as much money out as possible in the beginning while its hyped up because they think it wont go anywhere after that. It might not be that way but thats just my opinion.

Totally disagree with your statement, look at my "join date" on left side, I'm not a newbie that came here in 2008.
I't s not hype and it's not waiste of money.
From the beginning I was 100% confident about dot tel investment.

Last week domain names were up and display webproxy url, I started to see less value on dot tel and so was a bad investment until Justin (telnic) post his answer to my question about webproxy redirect rather than name.tel that should be resolve before General registration March 24th.
So I'm now again sure that it is the new gold mine.

 

[phase111]

Totally disagree with your statement, look at my "join date" on left side, I'm not a newbie that came here in 2008.
I't s not hype and it's not waiste of money.
From the beginning I was 100% confident about dot tel investment.

Last week domain names were up and display webproxy url, I started to see less value on dot tel and so was a bad investment until Justin (telnic) post his answer to my question about webproxy redirect rather than name.tel that should be resolve before General registration March 24th.
So I'm now again sure that it is the new gold mine.

Yeah, dont be too quick to lose confidence because of these teething probs, remember that it's an evolving domain that hasnt even gone public yet..if there are any problems, Im confident they will get ironed out as is happening with the web proxy issue.