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  1. 09-26-2006, 09:03 AM #1
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    the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    So, who here has pre-regged or planning on registering the dreaded whale today?
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  2. 09-26-2006, 09:10 AM #2
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    ^I think most members I would have a few.
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    not me
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    I thought about backordering a few just for kicks but decided not to bestow credibility on this joke TLD !
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  5. 09-26-2006, 09:41 AM #5
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    Calling it Mobi is odd. I can't see the .mobi ext ever becoming popular with the public. Who ever heard of a mobi before? It would make better sense to say mobile since there is not a huge difference between 4 and 6 characters and likely no technical reason to liimit the length of extensions as they try to do.

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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    ^ I would guess they plan a 'mobi' button on mobile phones. Easier to fit 'mobi' onto a button!
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    People from UK and other nations may not realize the word Mobile is not used much by the public in N America, I believe the most common words in use are Wireless and Cellphone. That could be why a lot of top name new registrations of mobi appear to be from Asia and EU.

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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    I think I got a few

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  9. 09-26-2006, 11:22 AM #9
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    Got two. Looks fine.
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    I regged one name so far...may get one or two more.
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  11. 09-26-2006, 11:34 AM #11
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    Quote Originally Posted by trader View Post
    Calling it Mobi is odd. Who ever heard of a mobi before?
    Herman Melville? Led Zeppelin? Mobi Dick?

    alas, no, it should have been Moby...
    always buying domains with type-in traffic. all tlds.
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    Cool Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    Quote Originally Posted by tpyo View Post
    Herman Melville? Led Zeppelin? Mobi Dick?

    alas, no, it should have been Moby...
    Brings the same associations to me...
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    As Verizon said, they don't believe in the ext either but have to buy it up to protect themselves.... I bought a couple for the very same reason.

    Plus, I just couldn't help myself when I found and reg'd CellService.mobi

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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    Quote Originally Posted by GoPC View Post
    As Verizon said, they don't believe in the ext either but have to buy it up to protect themselves
    Yes, they are not on the list and neither is Cingular (a joint venture between AT&T and BellSouth). Interesting.
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    Re: the famous whale goes live .MOBI - 9:00a.m.

    like a couple of you are saying, the only thing that gives this goofy .mobi domain anymore steam than the .biz's and .name's and .pro's of the world is that its backed by all these big companies, i highly doubt they will just sit back and say "welp, lets see how that damn .mobi whale does by itself..swim mobi swim!"

    this definitely doesnt ensure its success, but at the same time it makes it harder for .mobi to be a *complete* flop... at least in the near future.. what long term holds for the whale is anyones guess tho.
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