discuss .web domain release date and thoughts

[DomainCairn]

Anyone know when .Web extension is going to be released for general availability, after the Sunrise phase (TM holders)? I heard it might be sometime this summer by one source and I also heard not until November/December by another source.

I read this might be a solid extension to invest in when it does become available to the general public. With all the new extensions slated for a 2016 release date, do you think this might be the more popular/valuable out of the bunch?

What are your thoughts and opinions for the future of .web?

 

[1NiteStand]

www. is what makes an URL recognizable in the first place, not the dot or tld. (I'm talking about general public here ofcourse)

If I were advertising a URL on TV or radio it would certainly include "www." as its most known as the starting of an URL.

saying something like www.coolaid.web is overkill and waste of space for something descriptive such as www.coolaid.store

 

[Chris Rice]

I really don't understand the push behind .web. Nothing is impossible and a lot of the heavy hitters like Frank Schilling, TheDomains and Rick have predicted a big launch, but for me, it is almost exactly like .net.

1. .net makes me think of the word InterNET
2. .web makes me think of the word WEBsite

What if an actual end-user wants to emphasize their business, religious beliefs, personality or goals more than they'd like to portray the net or world-wide-web?

EXAMPLE:
I was part of a non-profit in 2007 and we registered a .org since we didn't want to be associated with the commercial aspect of a .com. I am sure there are a good amount of 501c3's that use .com's but it didn't appeal to me at the time.

In the way that I wanted to disassociate myself from the commercial aspect of .com, there might be a lot of offline businesses, groups and people that need a website that's more about themselves and less about websites or the world-wide-web. That is why I believe in .XYZ. Other TLDs could work too but Daniel Negari has the marketing skills and is already leading the pack. If any TLD replaces .XYZ as the leading TLD, it should be easy for end-users to disassociate themselves from their extension and focus more on the left side of their domain.

Marketing advice for people who want to target Generations X, Y & Z:
http://xyzuniversity.com/

Book about XYZ:
http://xyzfactor.org/

 

[HotKey]

Great topic.

Hype about .web has been building for years now. I think this may be a key factor
in why, if anything, it may end up getting record registrations. Imagine if we spent 4 years building hype about .gripe/ .red/ .onl, people might actually start believing in it. Actually, no. No amount of promotion could accelerate those.

Anywho, to the .web optimists, love to hear why you think .web will be useful or advantageous? Something more concise than "ooh it's going to break all records, it's the best one" etc. What seperates .web from .net? Or .online? To me, they are redundant extensions, meaning that it's like having a name that says online.internet. My website is on the web.

IMO, .web doesn't have the OOMPH and the brandability of some of the gTLDs out there right now. But the fact that it's pronouncible, looks appealing, 3 letters, and easily associated with anything WWW will be enough to make it a heavy-hitter, and get me onboard for a few names.

 

[1NiteStand]

.web is just another .net, not the .com!

 

[JB Lions]

Anywho, to the .web optimists, love to hear why you think .web will be useful or advantageous?.

it is almost exactly like .net.

Simple as that. .net was the next best option if you couldn't get the .com. I think .com, .org, country codes are at the top. I think .web would be the best neutral extension out of all these new gtlds. We'll see who gets it and how they price it and not make the mistakes others have in making some extensions, discount extensions, low end type extensions. Regular pricing, steady growth, I think is the better road.

 

[Chris Rice]

Simple as that. .net was the next best option if you couldn't get the .com. I think .com, .org, country codes are at the top. .web would be the best neutral extension out of all these new gtlds.

"
web is a generic top-level domain that will be awarded by ICANN to one of seven registry applicants.[1] The .web TLD will be in the official root once ICANN awards the registry contract [2] to one of the seven below applicants following an ICANN auction of last resort currently scheduled for July 27th, 2016.

ICANN will keep the proceeds from this auction.

1. Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google)
2. Nu Dot Co LLC (Straat)
3. Web.com Group, Inc.
4. DotWeb Inc.
5. Ruby Glen, LLC
6. Schlund Technologies GmbH (United Internet)
7. Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited
   "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.web

I know it depends on how much each company is willing to pay, but based on a guess, who do you think will win the auction @JB Lions ??

 

[JB Lions]

No idea.

 

[Jurgen Wolf]

Schlund = Sedo + 1and1

 

[forge]

Schlund = Sedo + 1and1

Please, anyone but... !!!

 

[ebk]

I'd bet on Google. They have the funds to back it up.

 

[mad409]

Is there a chance for let's say Web.com winning the extension and not releasing it to the public? Kind of like some of the other large companies have done..

 

[vivaldi]

The future of this extension depends on the registry that's going to run it. Some registries are experts in how to destroy extensions.

 

[eko prasetio]

hard to sell ngtld in 1st year...
im stop buying, when want buy just buy 1 or 2 domain.

 

[Chris Rice]

Is there a chance for let's say Web.com winning the extension and not releasing it to the public? Kind of like some of the other large companies have done..

I don't think there is any chance of that.

Alphabet will probably outbid everyone else and I am pretty sure ICANN has blocked people from keeping TLDs private when it is in the interest of the general public.

Frank Schilling predicted that domain names would be given away for free and that Google would ultimately win .web. That was 4 years ago but the link doesn't work anymore.

http://sevenmile.com/2012-06/lady-gaga-and-new-tlds-why-google-has-assured-their-future/#content

Some of the specific details might have been made up and improvised as they go along but I still believe this is an extensive marketing plan executed by Frank Schilling, Daniel Negari and Google Domains.

We shall see.

 

[mad409]

Is Ruby Glen, LLC connected with Donuts, looks like it? If so I hope they beat everyone but not sure.

http://www.dotanything.co/applicant.aspx?apt=836

 

[disaac81]

.web, because we are on the web.....

Oh wait, you found us already,..on the web...well done.

 

[Chris Rice]

Is Ruby Glen, LLC connected with Donuts, looks like it? If so I hope they beat everyone but not sure.

http://www.dotanything.co/applicant.aspx?apt=836

Why do you want Donuts to win?

 

[massives]

Why do you want Donuts to win?

Not sure..seems like donuts isn't great at marketing domains at all. Their most successful is .guru with 70k regs or something.

The minds + machines (.vip) or .xyz guys or .club guys know how to market and generate interest.

 

[brandnow]

I hope Google wins.. and they don't restrict any names or make any premium pricing.. and the cost should be the same as .com. Win-win.

 

[CJ6]

Not sure..seems like donuts isn't great at marketing domains at all. Their most successful is .guru with 70k regs or something.

The minds + machines (.vip) or .xyz guys or .club guys know how to market and generate interest.

I agree with you. They (Donuts) need to hire a PR expert. At least throw some tweets out there on their products when they come out. That's free.