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Iôm a total newbie in the domain business, so please just give me a no-no if itôs not worth a dime
Originally posted by RSB1230
Try to aquire DOT COM's , they will always be king!
Originally posted by Duke of Earl
Not even .us Bob? (I'm not saying you should, just wondering if you think our own country code will be as big a flop as .ws .cc .nu and the rest).
Originally posted by snoopy
Though I would have to disagree on .net; I think it will always be seen as very much a second rate extension used mainly for hobby/small sites. I don't see how microsoft's .net strategy will effect domain prices as it doesn't seem to have anything to do with domains. I've never even seen them use microsoft.net as an example, the .net ads promote microsoft.com.
Originally posted by Bob
.CA was as hyped as the rest. It failed. You never see a .ca (you might in Canada, but I never have).
-Bob
I'm not Canadian but I can second thatOriginally posted by Namethink
Bob, I agree with most of your post, but I don't recall .ca being hyped as anything other than Canada's national tld, which is correct.
And I don't remember it being "hyped" to the domain industry outside of Canada, and certainly not in the manner of .ws being billed as "website."
I am Canadian and currently reside in Toronto, and I can assure you the .ca extension is very popular here, with a lot of major corps using .ca.
Miles
Originally posted by RSB1230
A great three letter name...
Agree with snoopy - and I don't even get what the .NET strategy is lol :sad: :laugh:Originally posted by snoopy
Agree with bob's comments in the main; .us, .ws, .info, .cc .biz are all in the same leagure in my opinion - extensions for speculators only.
Though I would have to disagree on .net; I think it will always be seen as very much a second rate extension used mainly for hobby/small sites. I don't see how microsoft's .net strategy will effect domain prices as it doesn't seem to have anything to do with domains. I've never even seen them use microsoft.net as an example, the .net ads promote microsoft.com.
Perhaps I am wrong. Maybe .us will be something, but I do not see it being big at all for at least 10 years.
Originally posted by Duke of Earl
Bob - superb post (from which the above quote is taken). I hope everyone reads it as it will spark some serious thought and discussion if nothing else. You had hinted a couple of days ago that you felt you had good reasons for buying up .nets over the last couple of years. I was hoping my question would get you to share some of your thinking and you more that obliged. I am pretty much in agreement with you throughout.