poll Will .com (dot com) be King in 2017?

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I don,t think so...

 

[mad409]

Some .coms were registered before some of the recent trademarks were created. That gives .coms an advantage.

They said Brexit wouldn't happen
They said Trump wouldn't be elected
They say .coms are old hat and will die.

"They" seem to get it wrong all the time.

Proven fact, Trump winning the election just proves how anyone that thinks they know everything can get it wrong. This relates to anything and everything and not just the election either..

 

[Blueforever]

Keep your one word gtlds. I dropped a decent name, because the renewal fee was over $150 and I got no offers. Recently looked at it and a big communication company is using it.

 

[RU]

Agree!
Why do you think Uniregistry, owned by a well known domainer, uses Unirgistry.com, instead of Uniregistry.sexy or uniregistry.link or uniregistry.click Uniregistry.tattoo
Why? Frank those extensions, doesn't he?

.com extension isn't own by him. Is he not believing in his own extention?

Because he knowd .com is king.

I'm not sure if he owns Uniregistry.domain. Maybe he does. Or he doesn't.
Let's assume he owns Uniregistry.domain (a perfect extension for a domain registry). Do you think he would even use Uniregistry.domain over Uniregistry.com?

I will bet against it. Why?
Because he knows he will lose busniness by using something else other than a .com

I think gtlds are good, but it can't top a .com.
Gtld are cool for brands in my opinion. Tshirt brand, artist brand, Vanity names, product brand. Yet I haven't seen many being used.

https://uniregistry.link/

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Proven fact, Trump winning the election just proves how anyone that thinks they know everything can get it wrong. This relates to anything and everything and not just the election either..

19 December 2016 high noon

 

[mad409]

19 December 2016 high noon

Do I dare to guess what happens then? LOL

 

[Kuffy]

did you know that if you register a .com and the TM will be later than the Registration,
that they can take your domain ?

did you know that ?

I thought that one of the pre-conditiuons for registering a trademark was that there was no previous use in the registration category. If you are not passing off, then I don't see how they can claim the name. I remember the case of Google and Gmail - disn't Google end up having to pay for the name?

 

[NeopT]

I think .com will always be the KING!

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I thought that one of the pre-conditiuons for registering a trademark was that there was no previous use in the registration category. If you are not passing off, then I don't see how they can claim the name. I remember the case of Google and Gmail - disn't Google end up having to pay for the name?

a Trademark Department doesn,t even check if you have any rights
and wich domain extension ???
a TM doesn,t include a domain name ( .com or whatever )

to register a TM you just apply and pay 300$
if they deny you lose that money

that,s why i don,t like any kind of TM
i spend a lot of time in DPMA ( german TM department )

it,s a money machine
nothing else

i try to find that article ...

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

I think .com will always be the KING!

i sold way more mew domain extensions than .com ( classic domains )
for me .com is not King

WHY ?

 

[Rick Ace]

The current generations will remember the catchyness of the .com domain enough for it to remain popular. The generation after millennials might not be so kind to .com.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

The current generations will remember the catchyness of the .com domain enough for it to remain popular. The generation after millennials might not be so kind to .com.

who is the current generation ?

 

[Rick Ace]

I was careful to pluralize generations. In my opinion, everyone who experienced the internet a few years before the new TLDs will continue to cherish .com knowingly or unknowingly.

 

[Kuffy]

I think the interesting questioin is -what will happen to doain names when the Internet forks. With increasing polarisation in the world, and conflicts in opinions of acceptable behavious and political ideals, it is likely that the Internet will split. Will China still want .coms when they are using "AsiaNet"?

 

[Rick Ace]

With increasing polarisation in the world, and conflicts in opinions of acceptable behavious and political ideals, it is likely that the Internet will split. Will China still want .coms when they are using "AsiaNet"?

That is highly unlikely. Firstly, the internet is at the core of globalization and global trade. Both of those would have to come to a standstill for the internet to split. If China does decide to use "AsiaNet," it will find itself very very alone. Not even neighboring countries (perhaps, except the hermit state) will benefit from a restricted Chinese-controlled network. In the process of creating this AsiaNet or China-And-North-Korea net, it may irreversibly find itself in an economic slump. Not many countries want to be in a trade union or any union with China, let alone a restricted computer network.

Secondly, the polarization we've seen in the world whether it's Brexit, the EU's problems, the US election, the Syrian war, problems in the Middle East, economic problems in Africa, or corruption in South Korea, you'll notice one thing in common. The polarization tends to be within a region or country. In a silly way, that seems to suggest people would be more comfortable connecting to others on the internet rather than some of those within their own country.

I think the real issue at hand would be balancing nationalism. Over the past few centuries, large regions have divided and united under the influence of nationalism. Through various eras such imperialism, the world wars, and the cold war, countries have developed a sense of nationalism. However, nationalism does have its limits. It represents an imaginary Utopia where large or small groups of people can get along extremely well. For the most patriotic, this collaboration is so great that it makes themselves feel superior over competing nations.

Nationalism itself is not bad, and has worked well for us in many ways. (You'll even find me getting defensive and nationalist if I feel anything unjust about the U.S has been posted lol.) But the point is that countries around the world need to realize that nationalism has to be balanced and should not represent a Utopia where every gets along. By accepting that, countries can develop ways to recognize and handle its differences so that everyone gets along.

 

[Kuffy]

Thanks for that reply - my post was a bit tongue in cheek, but your reply does raise some interesting points.
Firstly, "AsiaNet" could co-exist with the current Internet, and with the increase in control and suppression of controversial opinion, there may even be a DarkNet as well. I'm sure browsers could cope with switching between routes. We are seeing quite a few major shifts emerging - the PetroRuble is already an alternative to the PetroDollar, and its use may increase over the next few years. America's attempts to block Chinese membership of the IMF led to the creation of the AIIB, and on 30th September 2016 the IMF allowed the Renminbi to join the basket of currencies for SDRs. But it's a bit late, and the world will run with these two changes

 

[MasterOfMyDomains]

i sold way more mew domain extensions than .com ( classic domains )
for me .com is not King

WHY ?

WHY? You want to know WHY? Because your ahead of the curve. One step ahead. That,s WHY

 

[Rick Ace]

Thanks for that reply - my post was a bit tongue in cheek, but your reply does raise some interesting points.
Firstly, "AsiaNet" could co-exist with the current Internet, and with the increase in control and suppression of controversial opinion, there may even be a DarkNet as well. I'm sure browsers could cope with switching between routes. We are seeing quite a few major shifts emerging - the PetroRuble is already an alternative to the PetroDollar, and its use may increase over the next few years. America's attempts to block Chinese membership of the IMF led to the creation of the AIIB, and on 30th September 2016 the IMF allowed the Renminbi to join the basket of currencies for SDRs. But it's a bit late, and the world will run with these two changes

I can see nations wanting to develop national networks for the sake of security and protection against cyber warfare. However, that would require a lot of infrastructure improvements.

Hopefully, the IMF and the AIIB find some common ground and don't become competitors. The IMF was never really able to satisfy the needs of the entire globe. Wouldn't be nice if they supplement each other? But that may be wishful thinking lol.

 

[ZapNano]

a Trademark Department doesn,t even check if you have any rights
and wich domain extension ???
a TM doesn,t include a domain name ( .com or whatever )

to register a TM you just apply and pay 300$
if they deny you lose that money

that,s why i don,t like any kind of TM
i spend a lot of time in DPMA ( german TM department )

it,s a money machine
nothing else

i try to find that article ...

Some TM's owner abused TM right; and other people used TM to steal domain. Some panel are just too lazy to look at the whole picture; and they can care less. The whole TM process and the governance are all games. Trademark businesses shouldn't allow to trademark common and dictionary words; also trademark people should brutally honest to their customers. Perhaps telling them, that you trademark one name, this doesn't mean you own the world's encyclopedia

 

[HotKey]

Agree! Why do you think Uniregistry, owned by a well known domainer, uses Unirgistry.com, instead of Uniregistry.sexy or uniregistry.link or uniregistry.click Uniregistry.tattoo
Why? Frank those extensions, doesn't he?

You're missing the whole point of gTLDs...Uniregistry makes no sense in any extension except .com

Gtld are cool for brands in my opinion. Tshirt brand, artist brand, Vanity names, product brand. Yet I haven't seen many being used.

But then you get it!

So, we are getting somewhere..

 

[obocar]

You're missing the whole point of gTLDs...Uniregistry makes no sense in any extension except .com

But then you get it!

So, we are getting somewhere..

Yes, gtlds are good for certain keywords, agree. Maybe I went a little too far, but I'm making a point that even with the keywords that make perfect sense, smart domainers aren't confident with them to the point that they would use it for their business. They can brag about how good the extension is if they own that extension, but they wouldn't use it for their company website.

Ask the registry owner of .domain. "How confident are you with your .domain extension." I bet he won't think twice. I bet he'll tell you how great it is and how successful it will be. Then follow up with a question, "would you use .domain as your registrar site?" What do you think he's going to say?