.mobi Will the day come when more .mobi extensions are needed?

[RWAC]

Do you think the day will come any time soon when more .mobi extensions will be required?

Since a .mobi name at present is only available as far as I know on just the one extension, do you think we might see the day when there are geographical .mobi's i.e. .mobi.uk / .mobi.de / .mobi.fr / .mobi.ca / .mobi.au / .mobi.in etc?

If so, how far off do you think this could be from happening?

 

[worldstar]

I suppose this will not happen or even it happens, it will fail quickly.

 

[owntype]

I suppose this will not happen or even it happens, it will fail quickly.

ditto.

 

[rupert]

What is .MOBI actually for? Why can't people using mobile phones etc just go to the same websites that they would from their computer?

Can mobile devices only access certain types of websites? Do they need to be very small, very basic, and mostly made up of text for them to work on a mobile device?

 

[domainer50]

I cant see it happening. .mobi is universal no need for more than one.

 

[Jeff]

:hi:

The .MOBI extension isn't necessary now, so there will never come a day when more of them may be needed IMHO.

What is .MOBI actually for?

Simply put, to make mTLD and the very very few that got in very very early with keyword type domains ... and continue to hype the extension and its "sales" (versus actual, meaningful stand-alone developments and promotions) ... as much money as possible! :o

The critical .MOBI "ecosystem" never stood a chance! :imho:
Have a great weekend.
-Jeff

 

[Mobi Cheap]

I cant see it happening. .mobi is universal no need for more than one.

That's it in a nutshell.
:imho:

 

[Jeff]

I suppose this will not happen or even it happens, it will fail quickly.

:bingo:

Just like .MOBI (and its once promising RFP process and important "ecosystem") itself, it is doomed for failure! :red: :imho:

Rep. added.
-Jeff

 

[Mobi Cheap]

...
Just like .MOBI (and its once promising RFP process ...
...

The RFP process doesn't seem to be on-topic at all, but - since it was mentioned above - here is what may have been missed in the recent domain blogosphere .mobi 'food fight' as Rick Schwartz put it:

The following domains are just some of the 100 included in next week's round of RFP 2.0 (it's not officially called that, but probably should be - because that's what it is):

games.mobi
game.mobi
music.mobi
movies.mobi
movie.mobi
horoscopes.mobi
horoscope.mobi
dictionary.mobi
job.mobi
joke.mobi
jokes.mobi
pictures.mobi
magazine.mobi
restaurant.mobi
flower.mobi
sports.mobi
art.mobi
photos.mobi
photo.mobi
entertainment.mobi
wine.mobi
gift.mobi
resume.mobi
resumes.mobi
radio.mobi
soccer.mobi
astrology.mobi
videos.mobi
video.mobi
rose.mobi
roses.mobi
fitness.mobi
celebrity.mobi
funny.mobi
beer.mobi
careers.mobi
career.mobi
fashion.mobi
sport.mobi
bike.mobi
bikes.mobi
song.mobi
comics.mobi
film.mobi
galleries.mobi
yoga.mobi
dance.mobi
chocolate.mobi
alcohol.mobi
coffee.mobi
horoscopos.mobi
play.mobi
magic.mobi
club.mobi
clubs.mobi
classifieds.mobi
florists.mobi
florist.mobi
hobbies.mobi
bar.mobi
comedy.mobi
drink.mobi
psychic.mobi
chef.mobi
vodka.mobi

All of these and many other domains have to be developed properly within six months, as per the standard contract between the registry and the winning bidders.

The money raised for additional development tools etc. is a nice extra, but it's absolutely negligible compared to the hundreds of billions of dollars that are at stake for dotMobi's sponsors - for whom the key priority is to get people to use the internet on their cell phones now without being put off by frustrating waiting and hefty bandwidth charges among many other things.

It appears that the OP question is fairly easy to answer, and IMHO it was already answered in previous posts - although of course everyone should be able to say what they think about it.

IF it turns out it's impossible to get back on topic though, it might be a good idea to close this thread.
:imho:

 

[RWAC]

Why close the thread?

It's a perfectly reasonable question that has received some good answers, whether one agrees with the answers given is up to each reader.

Pardon me for saying so, but I don't quite understand how listing a whole load of .mobi's has anything at all to do with the thread in question, so might I ask you specifically to keep on topic please.

Thank you very much.

Mark

*****

Please do carry on if you have any further views on this subject ...

 

[Kate]

Even .eu & .biz are growing faster than mobi.
At less than 600,000 regs the ext is not really overcrowded...

 

[Jeff]

Pardon me for saying so, but I don't quite understand how listing a whole load of .mobi's has anything at all to do with the thread in question, so might I ask you specifically to keep on topic please.

I completely agree with you, Mark ... and, of course, for whatever reason they were listed .... they're not RFP's (which mTLD completely abandoned in order to auction their premium domains for as much money as possible)! :imho:

Back on topic, though ... I believe we will see further proliferation of the "M Dots" (m.yahoo.com and m.comcast.net and so forth) and within geographic country code domains for mobile use such as .US, .DE, etc. :gl:
Just my two sense.
-Jeff

PS. "RFP 2.0" :bah:

 

[coast]

What is .MOBI actually for? Why can't people using mobile phones etc just go to the same websites that they would from their computer?

Can mobile devices only access certain types of websites? Do they need to be very small, very basic, and mostly made up of text for them to work on a mobile device?

This has been answered on your thread with the same question.

 

[namewaiter]

jeff saw his chance and pounced ... wrong as all get out, but he's giving it the old college try.

for those that are newer here and that don't know, search jeff in the .mobi forums - he was, is and always will be severly anti .mobi

oh and to answer the question ... i'd say no, .mobi is shaping up like .org was intended (for non profits), and we don't need another extension for those.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

...
At less than 600,000 regs the ext is not really overcrowded...

748,397 now, and counting

But I agree, it's far from overcrowded.

:imho:

 

[Jeff]

Why can't people using mobile phones etc just go to the same websites that they would from their computer?

They can, and more and more will as quickly emerging mobile technologies and advances in auto detection and browsers continue ... m.yahoo.com is an excellent example of what is to come in the future of the predominant .COM Mobile Web, IMHO. :gl: :talk:
-Jeff

 

[npcomplete]

I was surprised to find out the mobi.ccTLD is still for sale with some ccTLD. The other day on *another* forum I was appraising mobi.la. My response was that barring lawsuits associated with the Trademark on mobi (look it up) there may be future value. Do a [fm] search on the advanced USPTO search engine.

The newer registries routinely bar TLD.TLD... oh well... Here is the one I appraised the other day:

mobi.LA

I suppose .LA could just take it back and say "oops, we decided to keep it", which is the latest trend...

Marc

 

[Mobi Cheap]

I completely agree with you, Mark ... and, of course, for whatever reason they were listed .... they're not RFP's (which mTLD completely abandoned in order to auction their premium domains for as much money as possible)!..
...

Jeff, you will remember that I have agreed with you on key issues when you were right and when that was not a popular thing to do.

As you can see above I tried to avoid getting to a personal level but obviously that doesn't work right now.

So did you forget that it was you who raised the issue of RFPs even though it was clearly off-topic?

And since you did, it had to be pointed out for the benefit of those who genuinely don't know the facts unless they follow this specialist area (as for some reason this thread was posted in the general discussion forum and not in the .mobi section where it clearly belongs) that the massive auction process - with mandatory development requirements in place - is essentially an RFP process without the red tape.

Why is it better to have to fill in an application form, go and meet the registry behind close doors, and negotiate a complex contract including some form of profit sharing - for months?

Why should people have to focus on bureaucracy, instead of creating value in the most efficient way possible?

And shouldn't we really get back on topic now?
:?

 

[Kate]

748,397 now, and counting

But I agree, it's far from overcrowded.

:imho:

Thanks for the stats Do you have a source, I have a hard time finding up to date stats.

 

[allnicksgone]

Jeff. I am disappointed. You always had a healthy skepticism of .mobi which I respected. But now you are just coming across as bitter.

Maybe it will become a popular extension used by the masses, maybe it won't. It does have momentum now, and has a chance.