how long is the wait on mobi

[smashfactory]

just gathering opinions here- i have read a ton of posts where people are "waiting" and holding their mobis until.....
are you waiting for them all to be sold out, and then your value will go up> what is it exactly is everybody waiting on

[9888]

...holding them till a few thousand more are developed and the general public become aware of .mobi and start using it...
hopefully the RFP proceedure for premium names will help in this regard.

[akaning3]

There are some large companies that have already purchased .mobis but have yet to publish or report them such as:

Microsoft.mobi = Microsoft Company
Tsutaya.mobi (rental shop bigger than Blockbusters)
Blockbuster.mobi = Blockbuster, inc.
CNN.mobi = Cable News Network LP, LLLP

well, you get my point.
They could have just got it to protect their names OR they may not have the time to make a mobile site.
But once there is advertisement on one of these names, the values will increase. It will be a boom! Mark my words
You better get a few

[carlton]

Originally Posted by smashfactory

... what is it exactly is everybody waiting on

The huge surge of mobile internet usage that is coming with the next generation of phones. Wireless = mobile and people will have the internet in their pocket , all the time, everywhere they go. .MOBI has the potential to be gigantic with the next leap in technology.

I'm very positive about the good keywords and city portals in particular. Currently working on basic content but hope to upgrade as things mature. Currently up: Manhattan, Tampa, Cincinnati, LondonEngland. Will be developing ParisFrance, MiamiFlorida and am finishing a job for a premium 4 word mobi and another city in Colorado (to be posted upon completion).

[smashfactory]

and building mobi sites have to be done a special way right? do you think this might start emerging some time next year? i have some mobis- some i like alot- but i wasnt sure, hold or sell

[akaning3]

well, depends on what you have. you could also rent out subdomains. as for an example:

If you have a last name: "Smith", then you could rent out:

http://Robert.Smith.mobi
http://Dominos.Pizza.mobi

or make emails for people to use on their business card:

Robert@Smith.mobi
eat@dominos.mobi

If you post some of your names, we could give you a "peer appraisal" or PM me or others.

[smashfactory]

you can RENT names? lord how does that work? you may have just opened up a whole new world of debt for me i dont think what i have now would be rentable names like you listed:

ChatOn.mobi
eYap.mobi
WeConnect.mobi
Adoring.mobi
Clickable.mobi
CoolBaby.mobi
CoolCash.mobi
Directly.mobi
Infatuation.mobi
Lickable.mobi
MyBig.mobi
Declaration.mobi
PigSty.mobi
eGossip.mobi
HearSex.mobi
AmericaOn.mobi
FamilyLink.mobi
Esteem.mobi
HeartThrob.mobi
Snookums.mobi
fckr.mobi
prvt.mobi
my66.mobi
ss69.mobi
gr0.mobi (zero)
h0b0.mobi (zero)

there are a couple in here i really like for the mobile thing

[akaning3]

I really like these:
ChatOn.mobi
Clickable.mobi
CoolBaby.mobi
CoolCash.mobi
FamilyLink.mobi
HeartThrob.mobi

Especially FamilyLink.mobi

If you set up your server and subdomain your names, you can rent them out. but you need to babysit the users setting up those subdomains. You can ask your hosting company for directions and advice on how to set it up or they will do it for you.
About the debt, i think a lot of us are in debt and still buying names! hahaha
hope the wife doesnt find the bill, yet....

[smashfactory]

oh see- you got me going on the ames thing- and well i went thru and all the popular last names are taken- so i got to thinkin- and for all i know, these were bad buys but, i just got:

LacheyNick.mobi
SimpsonJessica.mobi
HiltonParis.mobi
SpearsBritney.mobi

would make good mobile fan sites, eh?
and, i AM the wife! i do not go buying trinkets at the mall- i am a domain addict!

[akaning3]

hahaha! just dont tell my wife. hahha!

The fan site that you got are excellent! gossip, picture downloads, news, bio, etc. wow! great catch!
Eventhough its backwards, the search would be the same! way to go!

[smashfactory]

really?? i did good? geez you just never know well, i was thinking- phone books are listed that way- backwards- mobi, cellphone- get it?
just to hear your opinion- how many x's do you possibly think- maybe $xxx?

[akaning3]

well, my company has a few fan/musician sites and we get about $200,000/month from registered users. but it is listed on the Official Menu on the mobile phone carriers. I really couldnt tell you how much it would be worth. I recommend asking the others. But once their popularity goes down, so does your profit. You should hold on to them. You should place it on this forum in the "APPRAISE BY PEERS" section to see what the others think.

[smashfactory]

yeah thats what i did- i agree when they are no popular, the site isnt- but they are hot now- hmmm- thanks so much for the chat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!