Time to invest .xyz

[Domain Monk]

After google decision is it worth investing in xyz extension? Will it's value increase?

 

[ChubbyDfat]

I kind of liked when Negari forwarded all traffic from Com.com to Gen.xyz (not anymore).

I wonder how much he paid for leasing that domain?!

I have no idea about any of his leasing habits. The whois has the same contact for XYZ.com as XYZ.XYZ so I am assuming that he (and/or the his company) owns them both.
XYZ.COM has been owned since 1994. He has time invested and I am sure a certain amount of traffic (type in, links, and natural) that he does not want to lose. I am not faulting the guy for this... I just find it a bit funny.

If you are going to redirect... great... but dont come out and state that you are done with .COMs when you are still using them even as a redirect.

I know why he made those statements... for the free publicity.

Come on... you have to admit that it is comical that he is still using the .COM to capture traffic.

Cheers.

 

[Fancy.domains]

I have no idea about any of his leasing habits. The whois has the same contact for XYZ.com as XYZ.XYZ so I am assuming that he (and/or the his company) owns them both.
XYZ.COM has been owned since 1994. He has time invested and I am sure a certain amount of traffic (type in, links, and natural) that he does not want to lose. I am not faulting the guy for this... I just find it a bit funny.

If you are going to redirect... great... but dont come out and state that you are done with .COMs when you are still using them even as a redirect.

I know why he made those statements... for the free publicity.

Come on... you have to admit that it is comical that he is still using the .COM to capture traffic.

Cheers.

I never mentioned either xyz.com or xyz.xyz, but com.com (probably generating mostly type-in traffic)

That domain was redirected to the XYZ registry for about a year (maybe less).

 

[Fancy.domains]

Also I think that Negari's "anti .COM campaign" (including the Negari.com auction) is more or less a publicity stunt. He knows that these statements will give attention in the press, on forums (such as now) and in the IT world.

Also, that Verisign lawsuit might also be a reason for this "bashing".

 

[james haw]

Or is it just like Stephan Winkelmann driving a Ferrari?

 

[Kate]

xyz is nothing but fluff, hot air and hype.

 

[Wannabean]

Also I think that Negari's "anti .COM campaign" (including the Negari.com auction) is more or less a publicity stunt. He knows that these statements will give attention in the press, on forums (such as now) and in the IT world.

Also, that Verisign lawsuit might also be a reason for this "bashing".

I completely agree. Whilst he's making a lot of noise it seems a little desperate and actually makes the extension look quite cheap and nasty.

This is absolute top level business and it should be conducted in the correct manner.

I don't understand how he can launch a new extension and immediately say he's gonna take down the biggest and best there is. You need to earn the right to say those sort of things.

And Verisign are giving his claims credibility by paying him too much attention!

Bad advice been given all round imo.

 

[Wannabean]

Just to balance things a little I give the man great kudos for creating a .com vs .xyz battle in the media, now escalated to the courtroom.

.xyz is the only new ext being mentioned in the same sentence as .com. He's started the conversation, now he just needs to change it's direction.

If it turns out all this mud slinging was just the preliminary stages of some master plan, the man is a genius. If the tone of his campaign descends much further, he's just another guy with money and the misplaced confidence that sometimes comes with it.

 

[sathish g]

We registered over 1000+ xyz domains on the day google aquired abc.xyz .. We even acquired the name of the owner of xyz.. negari.com .. Since google is backing the domain, it could potentially become the next trend setter. You never know, google could start ranking xyz domains at par with .com (and with more weightage than other extensions) .

Its no secret that Google is the driving force of the entire internet business. it has the power to create or destroy billion dollar businesses online. So a extension backed by Google sure needs to be taken seriously!

 

[ChubbyDfat]

You never know, google could start ranking xyz domains at par with .com (and with more weightage than other extensions) .

So a extension backed by Google sure needs to be taken seriously!

Really?

I am not going to question your business sense but I am questioning where you came up with this idea/information.

Google has stated on many occasions that new gTLDs are already weighted the same as .COM/.NET/.ORG (old gTLDs). There is no preference from the point of view of the search engine. It sees them as the same and weights them the same.

How you rate on keyword search is a different story and much of that comes down to SEO.
New TLDs... means new sites, which equate to less backlinks, and because of this... lower page rank.
(There is more to it then that, but we will keep it simple.)

So the first quote above is null...Its invalid on its face because Google already weights all the nTLD extensions the same.

As far as the second quote, I may want to remind you that Google also owns MANY nTLDs with more to continue to come out. I would assume that if they where going to "OFFICIALLY" back a given nTLD... it would likely be one of their own. Maybe one that has not even come out yet.

With that said... Take a moment and understand that Google has in no way, shape, or form backed .XYZ as an extension.
They purchased one singular domain name in that extension. They have done this numerous times in other extensions.
.CO is the first one that springs to mind. Again, Google did not endorse the extension, they just utilized the domain name to complete what ever project they where working on.

.XYZ is no different in this regard. The extension is being utilized as a means to and end of a project for Google. We have seen it before and we will likely see it again.

Hell... come to think of it. We just seen it with Microsoft when they purchased several keyword domain names in different nTLDs.
ad.center
ie.domains
ie.gallery
ie.photos
os.expert
pc.engineering
Does this mean that they are officially supporting those extensions?
We both know the answer is no! They picked them up for obvious project reasons.

In the end, it is my belief that when the nTLDs (including ones that have yet to be created) make it to the consciousness of the population, the right of the dot will not matter as much as the content. When the world becomes "SMART" and everything is online, content will be key.

Just my thoughts.
Cheers

 

[DNGear]

Hey why did you buy negari.com? whats in there?

 

[sathish g]

Hi,

Yes Google goes own several extensions/ gTLD however what makes xyz special is that they have used this for their parent company. Which means, any of the future and existing google products are owned by ABC and those curious to even know what ABC will also get to know about .xyz .

There is a indirect effect connected here due to the ownership of Google by ABC. This could also be another factor which may lead google to give more weightage.

In other words, Not everyone is going to know about the 100+ gTLDs however the chances of people knowing about .xyz and showing interest in .xyz is much higher compared to others.

A brand is created when there is mass exposure to it. Ideally, xyz has all potential to have this global brand exposure by this indirect ownership by Google.

If you have noticed any of the recent auction events, .xyz has already been selling at a premium. No body sure knows where this is going but atleast people are curious about xyz and this curiosity will lead them to trade on xyz.

My take is, i'd bet on xyz than any other gTLDs. We sure can't compare this with .com atleast for now.

The entire pattern buying of LLL, LLLL and even people flooding on buying five letters which makes no sense, is purely driven by market demand. So its just that the chances are brighter for xyz when you compare with rest of the 100+ gTLDs out there.

 

[sathish g]

Hey why did you buy negari.com? whats in there?

Negari.com had some media exposure worldwide. We thought it could sell at a premium. We haven't done anything with the domain yet.

 

[1NiteStand]

@ChubbyDfat
valid points, and I agree with your last paragraph, content will be key in the future, not the right of the dot. Of course dotCom will be the most matured and respected, but a select few gTLDs will gain popularity and will be common knowledge between the general public, I predict .XYZ, .online at this point.

@sathish g,
Very good follow up

 

[Wannabean]

ChubbyDfat I have to disagree if your saying that google and microsoft's registration of new GTLD's doesn't mean they are supporting them.

Clearly it means they are, though to what degree and why we cannot say right now.

 

[Wannabean]

Also ie.domains would be a ridiculous defensive registration.

This one in particular looks like support to me...

 

[J9]

.xyz will probably defeat .mobi! :P

 

[RU]

You never know, google could start ranking xyz domains at par with .com (and with more weightage than other extensions) .

So...it has begun. The .xyz ranks just as well as .com.

 

[J9]

So...it has begun. The .xyz ranks just as well as .com.

Even .ooo will rank as well as .com. Google treats them all same!

 

[Wannabean]

.xyz will probably defeat .mobi! :P

Haha behave yourself!

Plus check out the $15000 recent booking.mobi sale

 

[Wannabean]

So...it has begun. The .xyz ranks just as well as .com.

Always did. The challenge of any new GTLD is to get people used to remember it and type it in!