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?

 

[gilescoley]

Great news for .tel

For those who dont know how big BT is, some trivia for you

British Telecom, commonly known as BT, is the largest telecommunications company in the United Kingdom, and the official communications service provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

BT, which claims to be the world's oldest telecommunications company, is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom, and its origins date back to the establishment of the first U.K. telecommunications companies in 1846.

The company's business portfolio includes a range of technologies and services for homes, as well as large organizations globally, including local, national and international telecommunications products and services, as well broadband and Internet products and services.

The telecommunications giant employs some 111,900 people and operates in more than 170 countries.

 

[FrenchTel]

THIS should do.

I wrote the original article in French about BT/Telnic partnership WordWalker, so thanks a lot for quoting it!

Google translation into English is hilarious though ...:lol:

 

[Sarena]

....

It's only a matter of time and the flood gates will burst :wave:

Gav

Hi Gav,

I hesitate to make the comparison, but those EXACT words were spoken many times about the mobi extension...

If instead of anyone waiting for the floodgates to burst we all just populated our .tel with Good information, then the World will find them that much sooner and we will all have a shot at making a decent profit.:gl: <--- if you only have "Male" smilies, then why shouldn't you only have male members? I want a smiley with curly hair!

 

[hakita]

More contact focused that generic .com like dn, i guess .tel is a better way to say, "hey dude, here is the pointer to my contact entryies list"
I was thinking about printing only my name & .tel domain entry point on my visit card.
regards

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Someone tells me their phone number, 991-911-9911, on the spot, number for number, as I type it into my phone, add their name and press 'Save'.

Someone tells me their .tel domain, I have to go on the internet, waste my data plan bandwidth, or wait till I get home, transfer the number from there, and their name, and what if they don't have their name on their page! Or, what if they have multiple phone numbers? How do I know which one they want me to call? Or do I call all of the numbers?

They are adding extra steps and complicating this whole process of contacting someone.

The truth is that the world of communication does not work in the way that .tel wants it to.

The only hope for this TLD is if they remove their silly 'we control everyone and everything bid for world domination' limitation on the DNS and allow the great TLD that it is (in so far as the spelling of the extension) to flourish.

Hi Nudu

When you connect a website, why do you http:// google.com instead of 74.125.43.106 ?
I mean, using dns name google.com takes many extra steps like contacting dns server, requesting dns server, hadling reponse... isn't it far more simple to use ID directly ?

If you directly use ip, it will go faster and you will not have to rely on you internet service provider DNS servers... so it far much reliable.

In fact, is their any good reason to prefer domain name to ip ?


Now, let s thing .TEL, is there any good resean to prefer 991-911-9911 to myname.tel ?
In both case, you have to connet to a network. The chance that you are using voice over ip and that you call it transfered over internet are increasing over time. more and more phone a are internet connected.
Adding a extra DNS request in the process is just a small overhead.

As the DNS strucutre is open, you could define a phone number as the default one. Even better, you could automaticly route your call to the cheaper phone provider...

Think phone numbers a RAW data, and .tel as a embeding stuff that could had metadata added value to you contact list.

Ajax is build on technologye that was there since long. .tel could be the technologye that will add added value to telecom.
Sorry for my pathetic english.
regards

 

[FrenchTel]

Hi Gav,

if you only have "Male" smilies, then why shouldn't you only have male members? I want a smiley with curly hair!

I already wrote it on my Twitter this morning but welcome (again) on board Sarena!
It was about time to have a lady in this .tel men's world ...

 

[Sarena]

thanks....

Thanks DotTelFinder....

i didn't want to sound like a b****, i just thought it was odd that the smilies didn't seem to have any female characters... domaining in general seems to be dominated by men, but if you think outside the box, .tel is going to need to sell itself to women as well if it is going to work. IMHO:blink:

 

[plaggypig]

Sarena, I agree that the domaining community is very male dominated. The same is unfortunately also true in IT. This manifests itself in some quite ugly ways when you look at certain registrars marketing (GoDaddy) and the eye candy at some industry-related events.

Anyway, to rectify the particular inequity you raised I promise to always imagine your smilies with curly hair!

 

[siga]

Kprobe,
I'm in the wrong side of the world for the TelCamp but am looking forward to seeing your interactive .tel guest book. Good luck for the telcamp

Once tel becomes dynamic via easy to use interfaces/ feeds etc it will become a lot more attractive to use for the mainstream/non domaining community. If this is possible already please share.

Not sure where I saw this but I'm keen to see how bigcity.tel develops concept could be ideal for news,sports results etc

 

[virtualwords]

Thanks DotTelFinder....

i didn't want to sound like a b****, i just thought it was odd that the smilies didn't seem to have any female characters... domaining in general seems to be dominated by men, but if you think outside the box, .tel is going to need to sell itself to women as well if it is going to work. IMHO:blink:

Hi Sarena

Im with you on this one and will also picture any of the faces you post with a feminine touch.

Love your sites by the way, they are fab, well done

Regards

Gav

 

[Soofi]

Thanks DotTelFinder....

i didn't want to sound like a b****, i just thought it was odd that the smilies didn't seem to have any female characters... domaining in general seems to be dominated by men, but if you think outside the box, .tel is going to need to sell itself to women as well if it is going to work. IMHO:blink:

I see quite a handful women domainers in here & around other reputable domain forums, so I dont know why do you still feel "it is a male dominated skill"..

 

[qO_Op]

Fishing.tel is in auction! :O
Auction Detail*-*Sedo.com
Currently at $250 reserve met!

 

[FrenchTel]

"Dialoging" with Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) about .tel

I just want to keep you posted about a little anecdote that happened to me this morning on Twitter.

I noticed a tweet from Andy (aka Plaggypig, our fellow member of this forum) that said:
"I wonder how long before @techcrunch / @arrington reevaluates his appraisal of #tel as being "just a featureless social network"?" (a very sensible remark IMHO),

and then the answer from Michael Arrington (TechCrunch founder):
"@plaggypig i've seen more bad ideas than most people. .TEL is the worst." (modest person and balanced opinion isn't it?)

I found that a bit harsh and so I wrote this:
"@arrington @plaggypig "[...] .TEL is the worst." Wow, that's a powerful statement you made there Michael! Just a bit short-sighted maybe?" (please note the smiley ...)

and the only answer I got from Mr Arrington was:
"@DotTelFinder stop spamming me"

I had therefore no choice but to tweet that:
"@arrington You're hardly polite Michael ... Is free speech on the Internet a privilege reserved to you? You know what? I don't think so ..."

I do love people with a humble heart and an open mind :hearts:
Don't you Mr Arrington?

 

[FreakySteve]

Coming to TelCamp Toronto 1...

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Presented by Freaky Steve

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Hope to see many Telsters there :D

 

[DubDubDubDot]

THIS should do.

Where does it say in that article that a phone company is making .tel domains an alternative to dialing phone numbers?

All I'm seeing is that BT, like the previous MySpace hype, is going to market .tel's to their customers.

In other words, someone new is promoting/selling .tel domains. That's fine and all (although not even GoDaddy sells them), but we need to see an expansion of what .tel is good for before the domains mean something.

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I just want to keep you posted about a little anecdote that happened to me this morning on Twitter.

I noticed a tweet from Andy (aka Plaggypig, our fellow member of this forum) that said:
"I wonder how long before @techcrunch / @arrington reevaluates his appraisal of #tel as being "just a featureless social network"?" (a very sensible remark IMHO),

and then the answer from Michael Arrington (TechCrunch founder):
"@plaggypig i've seen more bad ideas than most people. .TEL is the worst." (modest person and balanced opinion isn't it?)

I found that a bit harsh and so I wrote this:
"@arrington @plaggypig "[...] .TEL is the worst." Wow, that's a powerful statement you made there Michael! Just a bit short-sighted maybe?" (please note the smiley ...)

and the only answer I got from Mr Arrington was:
"@DotTelFinder stop spamming me"

I had therefore no choice but to tweet that:
"@arrington You're hardly polite Michael ... Is free speech on the Internet a privilege reserved to you? You know what? I don't think so ..."

I do love people with a humble heart and an open mind :hearts:
Don't you Mr Arrington?

Outside of this thread, arguments for .tel need to have a bit more substance than "Just a bit short-sighted maybe?" That is probably why he snapped back at you.

Those kind of comments and especially inspirational sayings are a smash hit in this thread, but don't fly with people who actually work online.

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Monetizing .tel Domains: The Secrets of .tel Affiliate Marketing Revealed with Teligator
Presented by Freaky Steve

Given the monetization presentation you are giving, I take it you have found a great level of success in converting SE traffic into sales?

 

[FreakySteve]

Given the monetization presentation you are giving, I take it you have found a great level of success in converting SE traffic into sales?

Interesting... I am not sure where you have taken that from but I would definitely be curious to know how you came to this conclusion? I'm unable to quantify "great success" and have actually made no claims concerning traffic, SEO, conversion rates, etc. whatsoever, but your keying in on that element is definitely intriguing.

What will be presented is described very clearly at the website and I can pretty much guarantee a very compelling presentation at the very least.

If you want to know the "secrets" I plan to reveal you will either have to attend or wait for the video

 

[Sarena]

thanks Gav

Hi Sarena

Im with you on this one and will also picture any of the faces you post with a feminine touch.

Love your sites by the way, they are fab, well done

Regards

Gav

THanks Gav.... i think we all like positve feedback whenever possible...
:red:

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I see quite a handful women domainers in here & around other reputable domain forums, so I dont know why do you still feel "it is a male dominated skill"..

im not sure that quote is accurate, since i dont think i used the word skill. i am only stating that the forum world seems to have mostly men and targeted towards mostly men on many fronts.

as far as programmers and designers there are a growing number of women, i think...

 

[Soofi]

im not sure that quote is accurate, since i dont think i used the word skill. i am only stating that the forum world seems to have mostly men and targeted towards mostly men on many fronts.

as far as programmers and designers there are a growing number of women, i think...

Skill or profession, I meant the same!!

 

[Sarena]

Skill or profession, I meant the same!!

when i google domainers (famous, most successful, biggest sales, etc) many of the following names come up over and over. most seem to be men, so i assumed that the dominant figures in this business at the moment "appear to be men". it really doesnt matter that much to me, i just wanted a "female type" smily...

Frank schilling's blog - One of the most famous domainer in the world

Domaintools blog - Jay Westerdal
Ricksblog - Rick "Domain King" Schwarz

The conceptualist - Sahar Sarid

Whizzbang - Domain name optimisation by Michael Gilmour

The Key - Paul Sloan
Highend web names - Dominik Mueller's blog

Elliot’s Blog - Elliot J. Silver's blog

Yun Ye - probably the most famous domainer; Vancouver man who sold this 100,000+ domain portfolio to Marchex for $164 million in 2004

RickLatona

Dr. Ham, probably the most. financially successful domain investor of all time, d

Frank Schilling, the World Famous Domain Investor .

 

[Soofi]

it really doesnt matter that much to me, i just wanted a "female type" smily...

Design one & send it over to NPQueen or RJ, and they'll have it added to the smilies for you

 

[ecigs.net]

Thanks DotTelFinder....

i didn't want to sound like a b****, i just thought it was odd that the smilies didn't seem to have any female characters... domaining in general seems to be dominated by men, but if you think outside the box, .tel is going to need to sell itself to women as well if it is going to work. IMHO:blink:

Sarena.tel is owned by Patrick James, Inc. (PatrickJames.com), the men's clothing company. I think men are active everywhere, wouldn't you agree?