closed mp3files.mobi

[Jungle]

What do you guys make of mp3files.mobi?

PS. If you say 'Reg Fee' then you're a Mobi-hater in my book :eyebrows:

 

[domainah]

reg fee.. Its not that I hate mobis..its just from a technical point .mobis are useless in the near future.. its gonna be soon and all mobile devices are on the standard as your laptop in terms of software...

 

[MobileDesigner]

reg fee.. Its not that I hate mobis..its just from a technical point .mobis are useless in the near future.. its gonna be soon and all mobile devices are on the standard as your laptop in terms of software...

Could you elaborate why you think this? :eek7:

 

[domainah]

Could you elaborate why you think this? :eek7:

Because mobile devices are going to advance thats why..the problem is there is NOTHING that makes a .mobi different from a .info in terms of technical functionality, its just a tld, I might as well create a .info site and make it available to a cell-phone, but this will be irrelavant anyway soon, because chips and connectivity of cell phones are just gonna get smaller and better in order to display regular websites...also a website (a .com) will be able to tell what kind of device is accessing its page and show you the version they want to..mobile device or not...face it...it was a GREAT marketing strategy because it had the tech factor in it..reminded me of the stock market in 1998-1999 when people were throwing money after kids that had a website that wasnt of any use...

 

[tas38]

( reminded me of the stock market in 1998-1999 when people were throwing money after kids that had a website that wasnt of any use... )

Sure most, but more then a few of the kids made millions and millions also.

 

[domainah]

thats why I am saying..realize its overpriced now and sell before the crash

 

[tas38]

Good point, sell before it pops.

 

[Jungle]

http://www.dnforum.com/showpost.php?p=1000896&postcount=119

My two-pennies...

 

[MobileDesigner]

Because mobile devices are going to advance thats why..the problem is there is NOTHING that makes a .mobi different from a .info in terms of technical functionality, its just a tld, I might as well create a .info site and make it available to a cell-phone, but this will be irrelavant anyway soon, because chips and connectivity of cell phones are just gonna get smaller and better in order to display regular websites...also a website (a .com) will be able to tell what kind of device is accessing its page and show you the version they want to..mobile device or not...face it...it was a GREAT marketing strategy because it had the tech factor in it..reminded me of the stock market in 1998-1999 when people were throwing money after kids that had a website that wasnt of any use...

mmm. I can see your perspective. But the .mobi here in Japan are taking off and doing well progressively. I currently have 4 mobile websites that are working with a mobile affiliate program. I am not making a grand or anything at the moment, but users are accessing it and paying for my beer daily.
It may not work for you and you may not see it that way, but I am seeing this happening here. Once .mobi is advertised by radio, tv, paper-media, I am sure that i will get more hits.

NOW, the name is the importance. For example, I have www.UTA.mobi (means "music" in Japanese). These users are accessing my mobile website and they are signing up with those mobile affiliates.

I do think that the mobile websites will get better and you will be able to access, but the "packet fees" (in Japan, users are charged by Kb downloaded and not by time) will be quite expensive. We already have "full browser" capabilities on the mobile phones, but it is expensive. Having .mobi will ease up the worries of paying a lot of fees.

It may also take a long time before these "super phones" ,that you described above, to browse regular pages. It would be cool, but i dont think that will happen for a while. If so, well, lets just do what we can now and reduce the users fees. ray:

I get your point but i dont see any evidence that you have. I have the evidence on the affiliate programs. So, I am sorry to say, I will believe what i see. And I am seeing money coming in. But all i see from the .mobi-haters is complaining and "thinking" that they can predict how .mobi will be. No one can predict it. honestly, you cant. just for this moment, I am making money.
:humble:

You can see a couple of these affiliate programs (in japanese) below. .mobi and mobile website is booming. and you are doing what? go out and get some! if you dont, I will get those names you dont reg. Why not!?

http://smart-c.jp/

http://affil.jp

http://keitaiaf.jp/

(fyi "keitai" - 携帯 - means "mobile")

 

[tas38]

You make the point of....

( 1. .mobi is backed by organisations that can influence its success. A collection of handset manufacturers and providers that, it's safe to assume , have done more research than anyone on these boards as to the impact this particular initiative is going to have on them. Voice revenue will be superseded by data revenue in the coming years fundamentally changing aspects of all these businesses, they know this and that's why they're backing it. )


Cell phone makers are not dumb, why make .mobi a fixed domain for cell phones. When most people are wanting to go to .coms, the same .coms they go to on there desktops. Cell phone makers know full well, what people think of when they say get online.

And that will be their goal, why try to force people to .mobi's. And make them get another cell phone makers phone, that will let them go to the .coms that they are so use to. My thoughts are, that standard has been set and it's .com then .net.

eBay and google and many other big sites have mobile already, and they set standards more then anyplace does. Cell phone PDA and other mobile devices, try to make them like desktops for a long time now. They set that as the standard as well, why would they change that by using .mobi. Plus using small devices with small keys, a .m would work much better then a 4 letter .mobi does.

That would give people a reason, to use a mobile domain and the fact .com is remembered by everyone. Makes it much easy to type with small keys, this is why I don't think .mobi is going to go any where any time soon. Cell phone makers, best worry about getting them no singal spots singals, before thinking about forcing a .mobi domain on users first.

 

[MobileDesigner]

We can chat about this afterwards. Neither you or I know what will happen. It is out of YOUR control, out of MY control, and out of people like us reselling or developing these extension. It is ALL in control of the USERS.
I am living in a mobile world here in Japan. It is MUCH MORE advanced than where you are. I am living in it. I am working in it. I develop it. I report it. I interact with the users and businesses with these mobile businesses. You telling me such information is in no way going to change my mind at this point.
Like I said, let the users make the choice. We can talk about this sometime next year. To say what will happen needs to be proven.
Cool?
:angel:


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What do you guys make of mp3files.mobi?

PS. If you say 'Reg Fee' then you're a Mobi-hater in my book :eyebrows:

Sorry for the debate above. The purpose of this post was of your domain. At this point, hold on to it. Its value, I believe, mid to high $x,xxx. Could increase.

:rockon:

 

[tas38]

I think the debate serves the OP well, it gives both sides of the coin with their domain.

As all appraisals are debatable, unless some one is willing to pay what the appraisals is for. So the debate does work good for the OP, seeing the up side or the risk is a good thing. The fact is that any domain, is only worth what the highest bidder is willing to pay for it.

The more .whatevers they come out with, the more people will get confused. And the more they will turn to the .coms and .nets, there may be places that use other .whatevers alot. But the fact is top billing go to .coms then .nets, they had the biggest sale prices that I don't see ending any time soon.

 

[MobileDesigner]

100% Agreed.
:tea:

 

[Jungle]

Appreciate all the feedback guys. mp3files.mobi is one of several that I've decided I won't be developing so hence the original question.

Expect to see it on sedo soon.... :typing:

 

[domainah]

i certainly see your point(s) as well, I guess only time will tell how much use the .mobi in the long run will have..I just wanted to caution to spend $xxK in the secondary market right now for a domain that might fail, many domains are right now being traded higher than the .coms, and I just think thats a little off...but hey if i missed out on the mobi craze, so be it, I am enough of a sportsman to admit I am wrong if 3 years from now mobis are the domain to have..

 

[smashfactory]

its easy to agree with a little bit from each post- i have not seen a website on my cell phone yet- i do know it is hard enough to see the 4 little icons for my phone itself. i can't image trying to look at a fully developed website in there- and with cell phones getting smaller, i wouldn't think cell makers are going to start making them bigger.
i thought .mobi was supposed to be a site that suits the cell phone- some graphics, but much less- easy to read, easy to access links- a much simpler layout to make it easy to view and use via the phone.
i know sites like myspace could never do that- but new sites could really take the run with this.
.mobi is here, and whether it fails or not- well, the deal is done. (have they ever removed a tld after selling them?)
but- i personally dont think ALL of .mobi will be the "it" thing- too many people will still make sites not optimized to view on a phone- but those that do.......

 

[MobileDesigner]

its easy to agree with a little bit from each post- i have not seen a website on my cell phone yet- i do know it is hard enough to see the 4 little icons for my phone itself. i can't image trying to look at a fully developed website in there- and with cell phones getting smaller, i wouldn't think cell makers are going to start making them bigger.
i thought .mobi was supposed to be a site that suits the cell phone- some graphics, but much less- easy to read, easy to access links- a much simpler layout to make it easy to view and use via the phone.
i know sites like myspace could never do that- but new sites could really take the run with this.
.mobi is here, and whether it fails or not- well, the deal is done. (have they ever removed a tld after selling them?)
but- i personally dont think ALL of .mobi will be the "it" thing- too many people will still make sites not optimized to view on a phone- but those that do.......

www.msn.mobi
www.UTA.mobi
www.Jasdaq.mobi
www.Vegas-Casino.mobi
www.mixi.mobi
just a few for now...

When .com started, no one knew what it was...

 

[tas38]

MSN has one because of the IM, that alot of people use on their cell phone.

Plus their hotmail is used alot on cell phones, and they are in with verizon cell phone as well. Most of verzion DSL customers, have MSN as their home page as it's free with DSL. So I'm sure the same deal goes, for cell phones from verizon as well.

They will get MSN mobile for free, as it's said verzion has it on their cell phones. So it's away for people, to use the same MSN accounts on their desktop and cell phones as well.

 

[seanboy]

Here is more news about .mobi:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061114/mo457.html?.v=2

 

[smashfactory]

ok i am gonna make my 3 year prediction too
sites like paperplate.mobi- just aint gonna make it. regular .coms will still reign, but- there will be a large amount of developed great .mobi sites that will do it right, market it right- and literally be "the" sites you go to on the cell phone.
some will not ever develope a .com, and just develop .mobi sites. (hope they buy mine) others will do both.
just like with .com, you do not need music.mobi to be a highly successful music site- i am sure if developed right, my DoMusic.mobi, DoMovies.mobi and DoGames.mobi, can do just as well- as well as a bunch of other mobi's.
i like mobi- unline other failed tld's, i think this one has a shot.