.mobi What motivates your new regs?

[Work In Progress]

I’d love to hear other opinions on how you choose your new .mobi regs.

I realize “there are no good new names available” type of comments are opinions, but that’s not what I’m looking for. I’m one of the many who believe there are many hidden gems to be found yet. We just have to open our mind to the mobile experience that the future will hold.

I fully understand the importance of tools we normally use like Ovt, Wordtracker, and Google search results. These tools are vital to seeing the patterns people are using….at home or in the office. But how much relevance will these results have in the mobile world? We don’t really have any tracking of mobile searches yet.

IMHO, just because a lot of people are at home searching for “Truck Toolbox” (ovt 23,952 and still available as of this writing)…doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be doing the same on their mobiles. And even if they are, will the mobi environment be able to provide the information they’re looking for? Maybe? Mabe not? This one might be good....or not...there seems to be quite a customer base for truck toolbox's, but the main question would be, how many are looking for them away from the home or office?

I’ve seen “keep it relevant to the mobile environment” terms used before in these threads and I agree with that 100%. I’m still dumbfounded to the many new regs I see posted that, IMHO, have no mobile relevance at all. Some are questionable, others are no-brainers. They might have a high OVT score or Google search, but the chances of someone entering some of these common, yet obscure words of terms into a mobile device seem to be on the slim side.

Again, thought it would be fun to see what motivates others on this subject! Do you reg on old habits or potential of the future?

 

[hawkeye]

I think what 'gems' are yet to regged, are those that will be applicable to what/how the mobile internet will be used, as opposed to what we are 'conditioned' to believe are gems in the pc internet world. Example - a new reg of mine, last week, was LocalLookUp.mobi. Whether it's a 'gem', I don't know, but I see it totally viable to usage for the mobile internet, as opposed to a one worder etc., that has no mobile applicability. New regs now, should be thought of 'out of the box' so to speak. JMO.

 

[mjnels]

i just think "hmmmmmm" and picture myself in different places and think of different scenarios.. couple that with what makes a good domain name and bam, the names start appearing in my head.. it doesnt necessarily have to scream MOBILE.. but then again should be something you might need on a mobile device, away from a computer.. this is A LOT of things that people COULDNT have possibly covered completely with only 450,000 registrations to date..


my last 4 regs in the last 2 weeks were:

SoftwareUpdates
RoadsideRepairs

PortableComputer (reg'd yesterday)
PortableComputers (reg'd yesterday)

 

[scandiman]

IMHO, just because a lot of people are at home searching for “Truck Toolbox” (ovt 23,952 and still available as of this writing)…doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be doing the same on their mobiles. And even if they are, will the mobi environment be able to provide the information they’re looking for? Maybe? Mabe not? This one might be good....or not...there seems to be quite a customer base for truck toolbox's, but the main question would be, how many are looking for them away from the home or office?

Thanks for starting this topic, I think it is extremely relevant. Using your example, why won't a mobile user search for "truck toolbox"? This issue is a stark reminder of the early days of the internet. Few could see in 1990 that the internet would be such a big thing and back then the obstacles were huge. The statement in 1990 would be something like, who the heck is going to look for a truck toolbox on their computer, you go to the truck store for that!

I’ve seen “keep it relevant to the mobile environment” terms used before in these threads and I agree with that 100%.

What needs to be "kept relevant to the mobile environment" is the presentation. I don't think people stop having interest in a truck toolbox just because they are not in front of their PC. In fact their interest in a truck toolbox probably started when they saw all the crap in the back of their truck and said, "Hey, I need a box for all this crap." Right now they are accustomed to going to their PC to find more info online but habits change and the promise of mobile internet use is that this guy with the messy truck can check it out NOW, not later when he gets back to the office or home.

I’m still dumbfounded to the many new regs I see posted that, IMHO, have no mobile relevance at all. Some are questionable, others are no-brainers. They might have a high OVT score or Google search, but the chances of someone entering some of these common, yet obscure words of terms into a mobile device seem to be on the slim side.

Bad regs are a disease in any tld. Most of the .com drops are scary bad. I've regd many non-mobile relevant .mobi's that have strong OVT's and these will serve as indicators for me of how people will look for seemingly obscure info on a mobile device. A recent example for me is romannumerals.mobi. Very non-mobile topic IMO but with an OVT of over 40,000 and a Trellian of over 80,000 this will serve well to gauge mobile search and use of this type of obscure content.

 

[dag]

Thanks for starting this topic, I think it is extremely relevant. Using your example, why won't a mobile user search for "truck toolbox"? This issue is a stark reminder of the early days of the internet. Few could see in 1990 that the internet would be such a big thing and back then the obstacles were huge. The statement in 1990 would be something like, who the heck is going to look for a truck toolbox on their computer, you go to the truck store for that!

What needs to be "kept relevant to the mobile environment" is the presentation. I don't think people stop having interest in a truck toolbox just because they are not in front of their PC. In fact their interest in a truck toolbox probably started when they saw all the crap in the back of their truck and said, "Hey, I need a box for all this crap." Right now they are accustomed to going to their PC to find more info online but habits change and the promise of mobile internet use is that this guy with the messy truck can check it out NOW, not later when he gets back to the office or home.

Bad regs are a disease in any tld. Most of the .com drops are scary bad. I've regd many non-mobile relevant .mobi's that have strong OVT's and these will serve as indicators for me of how people will look for seemingly obscure info on a mobile device. A recent example for me is romannumerals.mobi. Very non-mobile topic IMO but with an OVT of over 40,000 and a Trellian of over 80,000 this will serve well to gauge mobile search and use of this type of obscure content.

I completely agree -- I don't think Mobi regs need to be "mobile relevant" at all. Anything people are interested in while at their PC will still hold true elsewhere. I think a lot of people have this image of people browsing on their cellphone while literally "on the run" down a city street: "Hey, I'm being mobile, I've got to be fast here, I've only got a minute to look up a map of where I'm running to."

Rather, I envision a scenario more like this:

Many people commute daily via bus or commuter rail lines, where they've got up to an hour or two each day to occupy themselves. If mobile browsing rates become cheap, or even free, there's no reason to think that browsing the Web on their mobile devices won't be a large part of that. Sitting on a train doesn't mean you're only going to look up things about "trains" or "commuting" -- you just as likely might be looking up gift ideas for your significant other, checking mortgage rates as you consider refinancing your home, reading your favorite forums or blogs, looking up recipes for dinner and even placing online orders for the necessary groceries, checking out the weather and news, refilling a prescription, searching job listings, researching places to go for an upcoming vacation, and, of course, playing online games.

These topics have nothing to do with being mobile -- anywhere you can sit down for a little while, away from your PC or laptop, is a place where you might want to surf the Internet. For the same things you always would.

 

[circa1850]

Portability, mobility, convenience, on the go, take it with you, look it up...That is what a mobile phone is all about. So I think the name has to fit the purpose.

Carry the news, weather reports, flight schedule, reminders, scores, etc...almost like an office assistant or a daily reminder in your pocket.

By the way, although it was not an ad for .mobi (yet), I saw an ad in my new WIRED magazine promoting their Wired on the go...to tune in, dial 94733 (WIRED). COOL!

 

[satsdifference.com]

I love the topic

Great thread idea friends,

What motivates our new regz at this time?

With many obvious registrations gone, it is a time now for those special registrations by keen observers..

1.)What motivates me now, and has throughout, is finding those two worders generally that are out there that are viable for the mobile phone experience.. sometimes two worders are better than one, especially at this stage in the drafting game.. here are some ideas of mobile phone viables that I look for..

KeywordVideo
KeywordChat
KeywordChatroom
KeywordMovie
KeywordFilm(s)
KeywordTV
KeywordTelevision
KeywordNews
KeywordRadio
KeywordMusic

2.)Feasibility (and lower cost) - I like names, like those above, that provide entertaining experiences which drive return visitors (this can be critical out of the gate for growth).. as opposed to the common directory sites, which many are nice as well, but how about also sites (like some above) that change content automatically themselves with RSS feeds.. it is easy.. for fresh content.. and, with a strong domain name, one has a chance to be a .mobi frontrunner today.. and have the potential for very large growth and usage at any given time..

3.) At this stage in the game.. how about drafting strong names that you would enjoy doing as a lifestyle.. names that may be an occupation of life that would bring you joy.. and this means that you don't draft with money first on the mind.. names like in the humanitarian or nonprofit sector; and, religious or spiritual names.. such names are more widely available relatively.. if you have a passion and know a niche, perhaps the other dot mobi domainers have had a veil on themselves and have not been able to see and draft your specialty yet.. our own best, money names are likely to be sold eventually.. leaving us with what? What makes you happy.. for a lifetime?

Enjoy life friends


Kind Regards,

Yelo

 

[binaryman]

Gems can still be found as I proved today with 3 pretty nice .mobi's which I posted here today as being available. They were OMBUDSMAN.mobi, PROLIFIC.mobi and MISTRAL.mobi

 

[scandiman]

...What motivates me now, and has throughout, is finding those two worders generally that are out there that are viable for the mobile phone experience.. sometimes two worders are better than one, especially at this stage in the drafting game.. here is any idea of mobile phone viables that I look for..

KeywordVideo
KeywordChat
KeywordChatroom
KeywordMovie
KeywordFilm(s)
KeywordTV
KeywordTelevision
KeywordNews
KeywordRadio
KeywordMusic

Big focus on media in your list and nothing wrong with that. I'm curious though for your thoughts on stuff like the example in the OP, truck toolbox. Decent OVT but certainly not a "mobile viable" to use your terminology. Are domains like this a waste of time and money IYO?

 

[hawkeye]

Gems can still be found as I proved today with 3 pretty nice .mobi's which I posted here today as being available. They were OMBUDSMAN.mobi, PROLIFIC.mobi and MISTRAL.mobi

Sorry binaryman, but I don't see these as 'gems'. Perhaps small nuggets, for analogy sake, that would need polishing. Just don't see that many looking for something 'Prolific' on the web. Maybe a company with that name, but... To me finding something like - PalmReadings.mobi, (a 'freebie' from my list.. ..), seems to be a name with more potential for developing, reselling etc., especially now, a time when names like this are still to be had. Just look at the OVT counts between the two. There are lots of single words available still, but that doesn't mean they are good regs or 'gems'. JMO.

 

[thebiffenator]

My latest regs in the past two weeks were mainly to protect my Rxd name and some of my other names, but I did reg some new ones with near developent in mind.

WorldReligion.mobi (Could be a nice blog about religions in the world or just information about them and what they stand for)

Catechism.MOBI (maybe try set up some kind of blog for it, but intialy I will just ad basic information)

 

[dag]

Portability, mobility, convenience, on the go, take it with you, look it up...That is what a mobile phone is all about. So I think the name has to fit the purpose.

Carry the news, weather reports, flight schedule, reminders, scores, etc...almost like an office assistant or a daily reminder in your pocket.

I don't disagree with this, per se, but I think it's going to be so much more than that as well. After all, isn't everything you mention in the first part also what a laptop is all about? And are those things in the second part all that you use a laptop for when surfing the Web?

Just something to think about... :? :?

 

[circa1850]

I don't disagree with this, per se, but I think it's going to be so much more than that as well. After all, isn't everything you mention in the first part also what a laptop is all about? And are those things in the second part all that you use a laptop for when surfing the Web?

Just something to think about... :? :?

But can you put a laptop in your pocket? Its two paragraphs, but all one concept.

 

[binaryman]

Sorry binaryman, but I don't see these as 'gems'. Perhaps small nuggets, for analogy sake, that would need polishing.

And your opinion on OMBUDSMAN.mobi?
OK ..maybe I went a bit far by saying "GEMS" but the OMBUDSMAN one is taken in almost 30 extensions in all. Only some of the very obscure extensions are free. And most of them direct to the Ombudsman of the country ascociated with that extension.

 

[hawkeye]

And your opinion on OMBUDSMAN.mobi?

..wouldn't be on my short list. But, that's just me..

 

[-REECE-]

My latest regs (at least until I hit my self-imposed 200 .mobi limit yesterday) were about trying to find areas outside of what our perceived 'mobile universe' will be -- yet names that still have a chance for success.

I'd imagine for example, walking into my local grocery store, hearing announcement about tomatoes and lycopene for example... Whip out my cell phone, type in tomatoes.mobi or lycopene.mobi and BAM! I can read up all about the benefits bestowed by this very important vegetable.

I think some people have really underestimated dotmobi with this regard... Another example -- why not have sites for food recipes? What if you were shopping for something, asked a store employee about it and they gave you some recommendations of ways to incorporate the fruit/vegetable/spice,... I'd find it much more satisfying to then read up on it myself (once again by whipping out the cell phone!) rather than asking the produce clerk 100 questions on what the heck I do with an avocado!

I think there are alot of potential 'information markets' that have yet to be fully tapped for every single half decent dotmobi. Sure some of the obvious avenues like tickets, sex, flowers, ringtones, stocks, weather,... are tapped... But my belief is that dotmobi has so much more potential than that!

Everything from popcorn to macaroni could have a potential dotmobi market.
Kraft Foods have their website on their products... Wouldn't it be nice to read up on how good macaroni is for you before actually having to buy it? What about sites that emulate real life (i.e. sites where you make yourself an avatar and try on clothing from a particular retailer). So... you bought a black blazer... You're waiting in line but you're just wondering if you should have went with a white one...

I think what we have now is merely a beginning to something much more formidable. Whether it takes the extension dotmobi is not my point -- rather my point is that I believe we're seriously underestimating the potential of a mobile internet if we restrict our ideas and innovation to things which are commonly associated with cell phones.

And why not drop a few bucks on a few unusual names -- especially if you're late to the game... Not really much to lose

 

[dag]

I think what we have now is merely a beginning to something much more formidable. Whether it takes the extension dotmobi is not my point -- rather my point is that I believe we're seriously underestimating the potential of a mobile internet if we restrict our ideas and innovation to things which are commonly associated with cell phones.

:bingo:

 

[mkylut]

I regged felladotmobi. Non mobile related name, very very low ovt...but I like it.

I see many of NP members restrict their perspective about dot mobi. It's not just about mobile related items...mobi represents mobile web/Internet that represents everything.

Thanks for starting this topic, I think it is extremely relevant. Using your example, why won't a mobile user search for "truck toolbox"? This issue is a stark reminder of the early days of the internet. Few could see in 1990 that the internet would be such a big thing and back then the obstacles were huge. The statement in 1990 would be something like, who the heck is going to look for a truck toolbox on their computer, you go to the truck store for that!

Very good explaination scandiman :D. :great:

 

[satsdifference.com]

Scandi

Big focus on media in your list and nothing wrong with that. I'm curious though for your thoughts on stuff like the example in the OP, truck toolbox. Decent OVT but certainly not a "mobile viable" to use your terminology. Are domains like this a waste of time and money IYO?

Scandi, hi..

To be honest, I don't know what "truck toolbox" means/implies.. I need to Google that hehe.. This might suggest that we need to keep a keen eye for those strong names still out there that have worldwide appeal and attraction (though, being the King of a lake can be great too)..

Dot Mobi (because of mobile phones) is on pace to someday be the most worldwide phenomenon for any domain name extension ever.. 6 billion people coming closer than any other time in the history of Earth.. largely though the mobile phone internet..

I really don't think considering any dot mobi for $8.99 today is a waste of time.. Let's remember, friends, we still know of a secret called Dot Mobi that if other people knew.. and had lots of money.. they'd buy a truckload right now..

Don't look at the glass as half empty now.. but half full of available steals.. right now.. what has been registered earlier is officially gone.. don't cry over spilled milk (live the present).. we have to see it a bit like the 1997-1998 dot com era; and, that gems and small nuggets are out there that point to NOW as being the best time left (as opposed to tomorrow) to be buying.. en masse.. (newbies: train hard to get as many "good names vs. bad names")

What happens two years from now.. will there be another dot mobi landrush to come along? Not likely.. and we will all be wishing we had x times the names in our portfolio (if your budget could have accomodated it, in today's times)..

If you saw gold on the street, would you take it all?

Yes renewal fees is a concern, but what I am saying is don't let that stifle you from "keeping on fishing"..

In January 1999 I started drafting alot of dot coms ($70 two year reg + additional host site registering fee on top of that - for just one).. and of course, I had to drop tons of them.. only a few I landed as gold that carried over till today.. but, had I been discouraged by my other garbage domains.. as a newbie making mistakes registering.. than I would have had nothing..

Those few 1999 finds today are worth so much more to me now than what it cost me even at the time.. Imagine how much more in value Dot Mobi will rise from here on (At only $8.99 now)..

Sometimes, as a domainer, we never know which ones of the many we draft that will turn out to be gems later.. we can't always see today what is a gem or not.. I say go to the max.. of your mental, physical, and financial limits. Remember this guerilla dot mobi drafting lifestyle pace won't be always be, you can relax later, but right now the fish are being taken fast and faster by others..

Which is better:

A.) If you have the money, fishing today en masse.. dropping domains we realize later that we do not wish to renew (that's part of the good domainer's experience).. but keeping those late stage gems we have found and realized as a result of our "keeping on fishing" today..

-or-

B.) If you have the money, saying nothing left is good worth considering.. and later, ending up with nothing more as a result of today's inaction.. Someone here said "You miss 100% of the shots you never take"..

It is option "A" all the way..

I'm all in Dot Mobi..

Stay strong, stay hungry..

..there are some domainers that have dropped off from this forum or from registering since the earlier days. I think they are relating today's availability to their personal experiences and accustomed expectations from September.. I've been here, myself, throughout.. for many reasons - some of which I know this is the best groundfloor business opportunity I have ever been alive to see; and, I appreciate and want to look back at this opportunity knowing that I tried my best through and through for my dreams (to live the online lifestyle asap, etc.).. there are many hungry people in this world.. and, not thinking only about myself, there are others I'd like to uplift with this as well..

Just some random thoughts.. consider consider.. bottom line, $8.99 for a chance of a lifetime.. for you and your loved ones.. you knowing about dot mobi at this time is a blessing of insight compared to the rest of the world's coming awareness.. time to make history.


Kind Regards,

Yelo

 

[circa1850]

Okay, so I regged damns.mobi...that has to be worth something :kickass:

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT overlook foreign language words. MOBI isn't just for the english speakers. Talk about some gems out there...

dolci.mobi (sweets...Italian)
parle.mobi (speak, spoken, talk...French)
sokker.mobi (football, soccer...Afrikanaa, South African)