.web is the crappiest gTLD coming - Out of all the new gTLD's

[mjnels]

well, probably not.. but there isnt anything that fantastic about it. domainers touting it as "one of the good ones" are stuck in the old way of thinking and dont get whats happening.

there probably isnt going to be a new most popular default TLD the way domainers are thinking about it. when we're heading toward specific targeted TLD's domainers should give up the idea of finding the most "popular" "best" TLD in a stack of thousands...if that was going to happen it would have already happened with .PRO or .INFO or something right? we're entering a different world now.

one point of thousands of specific TLD's is that you can create intuitive phrases, yes its limited but there are thousands coming so that equals closer to "unlimited" than we've ever been. the best ones being 2 words (the keyword + the TLD, naturally spoken as possible)

two word stuff that would be great in .COM - that is the direction we're most likely heading... (race.horse, custom.kitchen, sports.car, stealth.ninja) -- yes they are limited - but they are limited in the same way there is a LIMITED number of good 2-word "kitchen .com" domains..

how many can you come up with in .COM? customkitchen.com, antiquekitchen.com, newkitchen.com, etc... its a pretty limited vain and thats the whole idea with this TLD expansion (and ICANN likes money, but thats irrelevant in the grand scheme of things)

oh and the kids dont say "web" really anyway... i hear "internet" and "online" maybe even "net"

but who says "web" ? im 31 years old and i didnt even say that word in the 90's - let alone right now. :p

 

[Keith]

You're saying in your own words that these new tlds are limited and they're won't be a most popular one or handful for that matter. I see gray clouds, better run!

Why build on something that's limited when you have the option to build on something that's unlimited? Are domainers stuck on these new tlds or are you? Your argument sounds like it's coming from the perspective of a speculator, not a company who's interested in using the best tool to reach the world.

 

[mjnels]

Why build on something that's limited when you have the option to build on something that's unlimited?

for the same reason people play very specific types of music and not always generic "rock"... these days there are tons of genres, sub genres... it makes things interesting.

choice is neat.

Your argument sounds like it's coming from the perspective of a speculator, not a company who's interested in using the best tool to reach the world.

it is coming from the perspective of a speculator but theres no reason i as a business cant use mikes.pizza if mikespizza.com is asking too much money or if i just wanna be different.

 

[Kate]

I never quite understood the excitement about .web either.
The "web" is not the same as "the Internet" or we should need .email, .ftp or .irc too.

 

[Keith]

for the same reason people play very specific types of music and not always generic "rock"... these days there are tons of genres, sub genres... it makes things interesting.

choice is neat.

Different types of music have existed since the dawn of time. Most however, have tiny club followings while pop is accepted worldwide. Dot com is pop and the rest have little to no recognition. Things could change but that possibility is slim.

 

[carob]

Aw come on I really want to have spider.web not to mention spiderman.web !

 

[RU]

I really like .web
web=www=internet=online for me

 

[Kate]

Apparently Rick thinks .web is "taken seriously by domainers"
http://www.ricksblog.com/2014/01/reasons-club-guys-impressed

 

[mjnels]

Apparently Rick thinks .web is "taken seriously by domainers"
http://www.ricksblog.com/2014/01/reasons-club-guys-impressed

lol, taken seriously by domainers... great.. so that means success as a viable extension i imagine... i really dont get the logic of statements like that.

.info was taken seriously by domainers, sorta.... .mobi was too, even though nobody would admit it at the time, aftermarket prices reflect some pretty serious (losses, that is..)

the position .COM is in is a great one... it is THE TLD and so a lot of what the purists point out is true... but there is room for both conventional TLD's and 1,000's of .weird.... we dont "need" them but they're coming anyway - its not going to take up "extra space"... we're in a virtual world... space is unlimited.

so the debate on whether we need them or not is irrelevant.. i really dont care which registries lose money because it isnt mine. lots of specific choice is coming... thinking there is gonna be some ultra-popular "default TLD" out of all the new gTLD's is crazy talk... some of these SAME people talk about how almost none of the 1,000+ TLD's will have enough registrations to survive or "gain traction with the public" but suddenly .web is gonna do so much better.... because domainers "take it seriously" :lol:

thats ridiculous. if people want the default or "normal" they'll go with .COM, their ccTLD, or one of the established legacy TLD's..

 

[Jasonn]

its an extremely dated term.

 

[Chris Wright]

I hear people say "web," its colloquially interchangable with "net."
Doesn't mean it will succeed, but it is a common word.
We also say "interwebs" jokingly.
I guess Seattle loves the internet so much that we have many pet names for it.

The "web" is not the same as "the Internet" or we should need .email, .ftp or .irc too.

There is a .email extension, and a .link, too.

 

[mjnels]

pffffff even hearing "the net" makes me think of not todays internet, but this:

 

[Chris Wright]

So, where you live, everyone is too cool to say net or web?
They only say the longer forms: internet & online?

 

[mjnels]

So, where you live, everyone is too cool to say net or web?
They only say the longer forms: internet & online?

not sure what it has to do with being "too cool" and ive lived in various parts of the country... midwest, the south, west coast.. i just dont hear "the net" or "the web" very often like i did in the early days.

part of the reason probably is because back in the day, to most people the internet was a new concept and many had no idea what was even on the internet (not much was there) so people said general terms like web, net, cyberspace, information superhighway (remember that one, lol) and etc...

nowwwwww though there are actual things on "the web" to refer to like "facebook" "twitter" "instagram" so there is less of a reason to even refer to it generally... i'd say "net" is still used but i cant remember the last time i heard someone say "web" without a smirk or trying to be ironic..

 

[procanic]

If Domainers don't buy them, These new extensions won't last Long in my opinion .

End-users for the most part will not be any more interested in them than .mobi or the others.
I have regged my share of crap Nice keywords but extensions that went nowhere .. I am not going to waste my funds or time again.

 

[mjnels]

If Domainers don't buy them, These new extensions won't last Long in my opinion .

End-users for the most part will not be any more interested in them than .mobi or the others.
I have regged my share of crap Nice keywords but extensions that went nowhere .. I am not going to waste my funds or time again.

news flash: the registries are the new domainers.

..and it drives some old school domainers crazy knowing this. _\|/_

welcome to "TLD domaining" 1.0

 

[carob]

If Domainers don't buy them, These new extensions won't last Long in my opinion .

Yes it must cost a certain amount to run a registry and if you divide those costs over a small number of registrations the cost per registration is really high.

Most of these registries are gambles - they cost money to set up - maybe some are loss leaders or defensive moves or companies like Amazon and Google will give away free names.

You may get registries that start out ok but demand huge renewal fees then collapse.

cob.web anyone?

 

[jamesosix]

i like .web. Your opinion is invalid.

Imo .com will always be the daddy, because when you think of a site who is gonna remember if its a .web, or a .info or a .whatever.

 

[En]

Many companies just want to be known as their Company, not their Company.keyword

.web is a suitable alternative for .com, for these types of companies who couldn't get the .com, or the .net.

With over 100 million registrations and global dominance, the .com model is by far the most successful, fact.

Let's look at some real life examples:
TechCrunch.com - TechCrunch
Should they switch to TechCrunch.tech now that the narrower option for their industry is available? Or the real question, WILL THEY?

Will the whole existence of the current web change now that Howdens can get Howdens.kitchen?

A new company might settle for Company.web, or the current .com owner will probably secure it from someone who might put pron on it and blackmail them, as they have built their website and brand.com up for too many years to risk it.

 

[Kate]

news flash: the registries are the new domainers.

Exactly. It's as simple as that :gl:
But the sharks are hungry and need small fry (little domainers).

i like .web. Your opinion is invalid.

Well, let's see how many of those will be registered.

I would like to throw a random number: 100K after one year of operations. If that prediction actually came true, that would be a flop because .peewee has twice as many regs.

I just don't get the excitement about .web when even .net is now less fashionable then it used to be in the early days.