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Originally Posted by XF.com  IS THIS A POSSIBILITY: MAYBE the large coporations don't even know
that their generic .mobi is up for auction at sedo?
I was viewing all of the auctions, and most of the GREAT names only had
400-500 visitors the listing.
I KNOW that sedo doesn't do much effort in contacting serious end
users to participate in the auctions. If I am wrong, certainly correct me... and I'll cower down in shame 
But honestly, is sedo contacting ANY serious end users when
premium names are coming to auction? I know that the few premium GENERIC .com's that I've listed
on sedo auctions... they didn't pick up the phone at all and
try to reel in a big fish. My opinion:
WHY haven't the large corporations jumped in yet?
3 things...
1. they are waiting to see if it catches on (and if it does, they certainly have the money to spend to buy the .mobi they want... no matter WHO owns it)
2. they might not even know that their desired .mobi is being auctioned off, since sedo doesn't prospect large buyers very well
and
3. it took them a while to see the value in a generic .COM so I doubt
they'll jump right in the generic .MOBI... it might take time.
Again, if my thinking or ideas are 100% wrong... it's just my opinion
and I don't feel strongly one way or another. |
Aron, good assessment and points.
I do know that there is a massive awareness campaign going on.
But it is hard to tell who the generic is going to end up in who's hands. Take resume.mobi. You would think that rather than just the current .com holder would go after this, but also those that do not have the .com.
I can also see this going to the likes of Monster.com or CareerBuilder.com. I think it is a good word but not a strong word to be applied to a mobile platform. Nevertheless, for a job search engine via mobile device or a way to check on responses on the mobile device for those follow up contacts.
There are tons of names out there that have no correlation to a mobile lifestyle. Which means there are numerous bad regs out there.
mTLD is holding nearly 5500 premiums. But they are being selective in their decision making process. With the internet "land grab" going on, who better to receive Helsinki other than Helsinki, Finland? Otherwise, many of these premiere geo would just end up in the hands of domainers. Just like the .eu fiasco.
In regards to "catching on", I would imagine that Wachovia, RBC Centura, CitiGroup and the rest of the top banks are wondering what the hell is a mobi or pissed that BofA beat them to the punch after last week's news.
Again, the US is behind in this adoption. But like I said earlier, each sector of commerce not only watches their bottom line but keeps a sharp eye on their competition.