Flowers.mobi sold for 200k

[zouzas]

finally

buy only .com


is


DEAD

 

[Rick Schwartz]

finally

buy only .com


is


DEAD

I would not go that far. I think .mobi is a very narrow market. Most of the names I have seen registered will never make a penny. Many folks to this day still don't quite understand what makes a domain have value. 2% of my names are other extensions than .com. That 2% represents 0% of my income. So .com is still the place to be.

 

[mjnels]

finally

buy only .com


is


DEAD

its too soon to say that..

 

[Fearless]

I highly doubt Rick is really paying 200k for a .mobi and if he is, he truly has more money than sense. My guess is that there's a lot more to this deal than meets the eye, like a 99% or 100% discount when it comes to sending the cash.

Probably set up by the people behind .mobi to create a buzz around premium names and drive up the prices. Sell one for free and cash in on the rest.

- Rob

Rick has money flying at him in every direction. Including the .mobi and Domain Capital people for sponsorship fees. He's just giving some of it back. :greenyes:

 

[PRED]

I would not go that far. I think .mobi is a very narrow market. Most of the names I have seen registered will never make a penny. Many folks to this day still don't quite understand what makes a domain have value. 2% of my names are other extensions than .com. That 2% represents 0% of my income. So .com is still the place to be.

Hey, did you guys miss this. Big Rick just made a cameo performance.
Pred :-O

 

[Beachie]

What is the line of code to identify a cell phone user? TIA

Basically something like this (an inefficient solution, but if it has to be one line..):

if (stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "Windows CE") || stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "AvantGo") || stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"],
"Mazingo") || stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "Mobile") || stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "T68") || stristr($ua,
"Syncalot") || stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"], "Blazer") || stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"],"PPC")) print("You're a mobile user!");

 

[MediaHound]

What is the line of code to identify a cell phone user? TIA

I posted it fifteen months ago here, post #15
http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?t=101948

Of course

I'm not going to give the whole list we use, but here is a partial list & an example of how it is done:

## DETECT WAP
if (   ereg(  "text/vnd.wap.wml",strtolower($HTTP_ACCEPT)  )   ){
  include"/home/your/wap/index.wml";
  exit;
}
switch (true){
  case ereg(  "wap"                          , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "wml"                          , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "phone"                        , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "Ericsson"                     , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Sony"                         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Nokia"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Panasonic"                    , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  include"/home/your/wap/index.wml";
    exit;
}

hope this helps someone

Have fun!

 

[DryHeat]

I posted it fifteen months ago here, post #15
http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?t=101948

Have fun!

I am...and I'm sure many others who're like myself are as well...:blush:

May be I should print it to use as a Rorschach in my day work.

 

[izopod]

Many folks to this day still don't quite understand what makes a domain have value.

That is why domain conferences such as TRAFFIC and the Domain RoundTable are important to the industry. They bring a level of awareness to everyone of what is working and what isn't. Forums do this as well, but the one on one networking is what is missing. I do think you guys should think about bringing TRAFFIC to the masses through "pay-to-join-in" web conferencing. Some good web service programs out there to make it happen.

Good luck with Flowers.mobi. I do think it is a wise investment however I did have one question for you though. There are many other premium names left to be auctioned. Why flowers? I would think sex.mobi would be THE name to have, among others.

 

[ParkQuick.com]

My take on that is that people are likely to type the word "flowers" into their cellphones to order flowers. They might do it to buy sex too - but such businesses have other issues to contend with.

dotMobi is not really like other non-dotcom domains. It has a clear purpose and there is a need. Handset manufacturers are likely to market phones that default to .mobi when someone types-in just the word "flowers" at some point. That could make this domain really huge if someone doesn't screw-up the implementation.

TrafficZ and others are already designing parking pages that are dotMobi compliant (although I have no idea how they will do this within the dotMobi switch-on guidelines).

There are many other premium names left to be auctioned. Why flowers? I would think sex.mobi would be THE name to have, among others.

 

[PRED]

I agree with what you say.
The thing about flowers, is it could easily be almost any other domain & domainers would be running round saying yes (for example) 'lingerie', guys hate going into womens shops, it's perfect he'll egt investment back blah, blah,blah.
Now, i am a fan of .mobi
I have said all along i think the phones will revert to .mobi, which is a big plus.
I have also said from word go, overture shows peoples habits & they won't change just because people are on mobiles. Of course more ringtones will get downloaded etc but people will shop for almost everything else too.
Give it time, cheaper roaming, better handsets etc, we have said this before too.
I also think the sales of .mobi (long may they continue) will be similar to .coms & .co.uk's etc in the sense that some sales won't make full sense, like the sale of flowers. There will far better .mobis sold for way less.
A lot depends on the depth of the buyers pockets.
This si a truly Global tld & the sooner it is promoted in the field even at this early stage the better. I would like to see it on sedos page with the other tlds when a search is done. That would be a great start.
Pred
nb: EMAIL SEDO NOW & ASK THEM TO DO THIS. IF ALL US .MOBI FANS DO IT, THEY MAY JUST HURRY UP & DO IT

 

[Fearless]

I never surfed the net on a cellphone. I tried once.

 

[Sonny]

I would not go that far. I think .mobi is a very narrow market. Most of the names I have seen registered will never make a penny. Many folks to this day still don't quite understand what makes a domain have value. 2% of my names are other extensions than .com. That 2% represents 0% of my income. So .com is still the place to be.

Simple and true. That should just about wrap things up.

 

[david4]

Ohho.... good news to everyone loves .MOBI

 

[zouzas]

ok,,dead maybe a little to final,,, afew dollars on different tld's doesnt say much

200k on one says a alot.

in any event

Welcome to the other side

 

[MediaHound]

What the heck, here you guys go.

## DETECT WAP
if (   ereg(  "text/vnd.wap.wml",strtolower($HTTP_ACCEPT)  )   ){
  include"/home/your/wap/index.wml";
  exit;
}
switch (true){
  case ereg(  "wap"                          , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "wml"                          , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "phone"                        , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "4thpass.com KBrowser"         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "ACER"                         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Alcatel-BE"                   , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "EPOC"                         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Ericsson"                     , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Go.Web"                       , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Jingo"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Klondike"                     , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "m-crawler"                    , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "M3GATE"                       , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Mitsu"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "MOCOCO"                       , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "MOT"                          , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Sony"                         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Nokia"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Panasonic"                    , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Rainbow"                      , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Rover"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "SAGEM"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "SAMSUNG"                      , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "UP"                           , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "TF Search robot"              , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Webmonkey/0.2 NoComment"      , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  include"/home/your/wap/index.wml";
    exit;
}

 

[VisualDigits]

Thank you so much. I will test it on my sites. Time to go mobile hehe

What the heck, here you guys go.

## DETECT WAP
if (   ereg(  "text/vnd.wap.wml",strtolower($HTTP_ACCEPT)  )   ){
  include"/home/your/wap/index.wml";
  exit;
}
switch (true){
  case ereg(  "wap"                          , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "wml"                          , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "phone"                        , strtolower ($HTTP_USER_AGENT) ):
  case ereg(  "4thpass.com KBrowser"         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "ACER"                         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Alcatel-BE"                   , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "EPOC"                         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Ericsson"                     , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Go.Web"                       , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Jingo"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Klondike"                     , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "m-crawler"                    , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "M3GATE"                       , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Mitsu"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "MOCOCO"                       , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "MOT"                          , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Sony"                         , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Nokia"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Panasonic"                    , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Rainbow"                      , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Rover"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "SAGEM"                        , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "SAMSUNG"                      , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "UP"                           , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "TF Search robot"              , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  case ereg(  "Webmonkey/0.2 NoComment"      , $HTTP_USER_AGENT ):
  include"/home/your/wap/index.wml";
    exit;
}

 

[hugegrowth]

Saw an article in the newspaper this weekend, new cellphones in Japan can now 'lock up'. The owner carries a separate card, and if the card is too far away from the phone, the phone locks up and can't be used. The phone can also be located by GPS if lost by typing the phone number in a data base.

Other thing mentioned that really caught my eye, cellphones in Japan now have credit card and prepaid card functions - great for mobile commerce. Asia seems to be ahead in cell technology compared to NA.

 

[GeorgeK]

See: http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/index.php

 

[namewaiter]

See: http://wurfl.sourceforge.net/index.php

great link ... thanks - don't come across too many 8/10 ranks