** CNN promotes their dotMobi on CNN.com **

[Vision]

CNNMoney.mobi

How can I get CNNMoney Mobile on my mobile phone?

Just go to the following URL on your wireless device: http://cnnmoney.mobi

What is a Web-enabled mobile phone?

A Web-enabled mobile phone is a phone that has a built-in mini Web browser and the capability of connecting to the wireless Web in order to send and receive data.

What is the wireless Web?
The wireless Web is a network of Internet sites that has been specially formatted to display their content and allows for browsing and navigation on mobile phones.

Also they advertise CNNMoney.mobi in Money Magazine.

Here is the Money Magazine ad:
http://dotmobi.typepad.com/photos/un...ess20_ad_4.jpg

Here is the link to CNN's marketing of CNNMoney.mobi on CNN.com:
http://money.cnn.com/services/mobile/#howcanget

[muris]

Another good news.

Thanks Vision

[clasione]

I really hate the mobi extension..... With phones getting better like the Iphone, I don't really see the purpose for having it...

[Vision]

I really hate the mobi extension..... With phones getting better like the Iphone, I don't really see the purpose for having it...

You Hate. There is the problem.

At some point the haters have to stop wasting their energy thru useless "hatred" and accept the reality that BIG brands increasingly continue to build, market and advertise dotMobi sites on the MobileWeb and $xx,xxx and $xxx,xxx dotMobi domain sales will continue as time unfolds.

Clasione, here is a technologist/an Apple iPhone enthusiast's level-headed perspective on the need for microsites on the MobileWeb vs. the PC Web....

The iPhone has completely changed how I interact with information on the go. When I travel I leave the notebook at home. I take the iPhone, an Airport Express for the hotel room (or anywhere) and an APC power pack for heavier use days. Everything else lives on a 8 GB USB stick or "the cloud." The exception is if I think I am going to need to create or edit rich content, like a Powerpoint deck.

Still, for all of the enthusiasm about the iPhone and it's ability to browse most of the broader web, it's made me realize that there will always be a place for the mobile Internet. More than two-thirds of the time I am accessing the web from my iPhone, I am connecting to mobile or "iPhonized" sites that are in between the stripped down versions and the real thing. This includes when I am using wifi. I have two bookmarks for many of my favorite sites - one for the mobile or iPhone-specific version, another for the real thing.

That's bad news for web developers who are hoping that one day they won't need to re-code sites for handheld devices. The problem is they will always have to even if broadband is truly ubiquitous. The reason is cell phones and other gadgets are designed to fit in your hand. It doesn't matter if it's a PSP, a Treo or an iPhone or whatever comes next. From a UI perspective, mobile sites work beautifully on phones - as do information apps if the platform supports it.

This means web sites increasingly need to give consumers a choice when browsing from a mobile device. Many do not. They "sniff" what browser you're using and then serve up the site that will give you the best experience. The problem is that browser sniffing, particularly on devices like the iPhone, doesn't work because it supports all page formats.

Consider weather.com, for example. The popular weather site determines your browser and then serves up a site that's best formatted for it. Enter the iPhone, however. There are times you want to browse the lite version and other times you want the big daddy. Unfortunately, they don't give you a choice and this in particular has caused some iPhone users to get upset.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is digg. You can browse the full version, a mobile site or an iPhone flavor. You get to decide.

The mobile web is far from dead but consumer choice is just as critical as these devices get more sophisticated.

[clasione]

I need more time to tell.... If 2008 brings continued mobi branding, I guess I may need to reconsider my position... I think I will wait to see some competitors move toward .mobi - cause I am reluctant to maintain .mobi versions of my sites.

How do I make a .mobi ?
Is it just a simple text version of a website with everything over to the left hand side, or is there a special coding process? Have any links to tutorials for creation of mobi sites?

[Fredo]

You will find more info here: http://dev.mobi/

[Vision]

I need more time to tell.... If 2008 brings continued mobi branding, I guess I may need to reconsider my position... I think I will wait to see some competitors move toward .mobi - cause I am reluctant to maintain .mobi versions of my sites.

How do I make a .mobi ?
Is it just a simple text version of a website with everything over to the left hand side, or is there a special coding process? Have any links to tutorials for creation of mobi sites?

Well a Google representative pointed me to .mobi resources located on Google.com...great tools/resources that will enable one to construct a dotMobi site

http://www.google.com/support/webmas...y?answer=72462

or

Dev.mobi is an outstanding resource. This mTLD site provides all the tools/instruction needed to develop a .mobi site

or

You can outsource the MobileWeb project. There are many great MobileWeb developers. I suggest Andreas with APKC.

Good Luck,

-Michael

[clasione]

Well, I guess I can't really question the fact that sites enabled for mobile viewing are without question becoming more important, Vision has clearly enlightened me a bit on that. But I don't necessarily know how essential the mobile extension will be.

We all know how Google works, and I'm guessing that everyone is likely to be using Google mobile to find sites that support mobile devices, so it will be Google's job to find and index those mobile versions..

The question really is, is the dot mobile extension really going to hold up.. I mean, Google isn't even using their mobile domain www.google.mobi simply redirects here: www.google.com/mobile

I think having a mobile version of your website will be very important, I'm just not so sure about the extension itself. The question is, will it really be necessary to own the .mobi or just direct the public to yoursite.com/mobile/

I guess it just depends on what's more likely to become the standard. I'd bet there are a lot of the big generic sites that can not own their .mobi extension so what will they do and what will catch on...

[Gerry]

I'd bet there are a lot of the big generic sites that can not own their .mobi extension so what will they do and what will catch on...

It is called litigation and the judicial process that is likely to keep John and Brett in business for a while.

The same rules apply...stay away from branded, TM, and SM names.

[clasione]

Is there a poll running somewhere on DNforum. Is everyone buying their .mobi's?
I'd be curious to see what most predict. The majority vote on .mobi extensions....

[Gerry]

Is there a poll running somewhere on DNforum. Is everyone buying their .mobi's?
I'd be curious to see what most predict. The majority vote on .mobi extensions....

If you need someone to tell you what to buy, then you need a stock broker and even they get it wrong.

The best way to educate your self and everyone's opinion and take on it is to click on the mobi sub-forum and see all the flame wars.

[clasione]

If you need someone to tell you what to buy, then you need a stock broker and even they get it wrong.

The best way to educate your self and everyone's opinion and take on it is to click on the mobi sub-forum and see all the flame wars.

In that case, I'll stick with my gut on this. It's served me very well thus far..

[Gerry]

If you want opinions, that is what you will get. Plenty of them.

Go all the way back to threads on here from 2004...same opinions then are being expressed here today.

[clasione]

Well, I can say that I have officially been talked into it.... For now though, I will take the Google approach and just forward to a mobile section. www.longislandexchange.mobi -----> http://www.longislandexchange.com/mobile/

Funny to see how influential the discussions can be here in the forum. Real decisions are made all around us. I bought two mobi's tonight and I shrugged it off for so long.