closed realastate.mobi (typo)

[worldbroker]

What do you think? It is probably the most common typo for realestate.

Honest appraisals please!

Thanks in advance!

 

[domainah]

terrible..not only are you regging a typo for a tld for which are no real websites yet at all, but typos work differently on cellphones too...negative reg fee..

 

[worldbroker]

Really? You need to think outside the box? Cell phones? Are you gonna cruise the web on your cell phone? Doubt it, but you will cruise the web on a device that has a mini keypad. There are going to be a wave of electronics, that as a matter a fact, are being displayed at CES, that are built on the mobile web platform. True there are limited sites right now, but in the next couple of months there will be more. Get a crackberry or Palm and check them out. Full keypad at your disposal.

 

[domainah]

oh believe me..there is a difference between thinking outside the box and making dumb regs...I think this whole mobi thing is going to be a failure down the road, because right now 99% of buyers are all speculators that think .mobi is gonna be the next .com ...if you have a mobile device with keypad and large screen..why would anyone need .mobi? just use .com..nobody needs mobi..the guys behind mobi are smart in making you belive you need a new tld for a mobile device..that is total nonsense..its a whole lot easier for a webpage to detect what kind of device is accessing the info..I am aware that there are some great sales going on right now, but this will be only until the mobi guys will have sold their 64 pages of premium domains to sell them to the highest bidder to retire right after at some tropical paradise..the only losers will be those that pay top notch dollar for a domain that nobody is using right now..

 

[seanboy]

oh believe me..there is a difference between thinking outside the box and making dumb regs...I think this whole mobi thing is going to be a failure down the road, because right now 99% of buyers are all speculators that think .mobi is gonna be the next .com ...if you have a mobile device with keypad and large screen..why would anyone need .mobi? just use .com..nobody needs mobi..the guys behind mobi are smart in making you belive you need a new tld for a mobile device..that is total nonsense..its a whole lot easier for a webpage to detect what kind of device is accessing the info..I am aware that there are some great sales going on right now, but this will be only until the mobi guys will have sold their 64 pages of premium domains to sell them to the highest bidder to retire right after at some tropical paradise..the only losers will be those that pay top notch dollar for a domain that nobody is using right now..

First of all, there are real, developed sites up and running. And second, I don't know anyone (including myself) who thinks that .mobi is going to be the next .com. You have little or no knowledge of this extension, yet you're always the first to appraise a .mobi name as you see it as another opportunity to bash the extension.

As far as this name, not a big fan (mainly because I don't like typos in any extension).

 

[domainah]

First of all, there are real, developed sites up and running. And second, I don't know anyone (including myself) who thinks that .mobi is going to be the next .com. You have little or no knowledge of this extension, yet you're always the first to appraise a .mobi name as you see it as another opportunity to bash the extension.

As far as this name, not a big fan (mainly because I don't like typos in any extension).

I would really like to know some great .mobi sites that are not just mirror sites of the .com version or some terrible link or banner BS, I have more knowledge of this extension than you can start to understand, unfortunately only time will tell if this thing is going to work or not, I think I am entiteled to my opinion that mobi is now not a lot more than great PR by the guys behind it..

 

[xchanger]

I actually dont think its bashing, and I agree with Domainah here. Mobi has no technical advantage over other tlds, it is just a TLD.., There is REALLY good marketing behind this thing, you can use a .cc for all it matters. People ask for opinions here and get mad when someone thinks a domain or TLD is not worth anything. I think its good to have non-conform voices here.

 

[worldbroker]

Seanboy thanks for the honest as well as domainah and xchanger. There is still value in dot mobi, even if dot mobi turns out to be another tld. Keywords and such, but I think that the dotmobi thing is going to be big. Yes, they did hold back 64 pages on premium domains, but they did so because of domainers. Wouldn't you have done the same thing? It is simply good business practice. So Domainah, if you choose to not to reg good dotmobis or if you have regged alpha/numerics because of the potential, well sorry that combo is going to be short lived, but the best of luck to you! If you really want to know what is going to work in the dot mobi world. Wait for the results from the Moniker auction in a couple of weeks, then my friend you will see who is holding the bag. I am sure it won't be those regging dot mobis.

 

[namestrands]

I would throw that one back.

realastate.mobi not likely a typo you would enter on a phone.

 

[worldbroker]

Why is everyone assuming that you will access the .mobi from a phone? Not looking at the phone, but PDAs and similiar devices with keypads. The alpha numeric keypad is archaic and is due to be replaced by a mini version of the full size keypad. Easier to stroke each key one time, then 3 times to get to one letter.

 

[seanboy]

Seanboy thanks for the honest as well as domainah and xchanger. There is still value in dot mobi, even if dot mobi turns out to be another tld. Keywords and such, but I think that the dotmobi thing is going to be big. Yes, they did hold back 64 pages on premium domains, but they did so because of domainers. Wouldn't you have done the same thing? It is simply good business practice. So Domainah, if you choose to not to reg good dotmobis or if you have regged alpha/numerics because of the potential, well sorry that combo is going to be short lived, but the best of luck to you! If you really want to know what is going to work in the dot mobi world. Wait for the results from the Moniker auction in a couple of weeks, then my friend you will see who is holding the bag. I am sure it won't be those regging dot mobis.

At first, I was against dotMobi holding back those names. Now, I think it made sense. Although there a few names on that list that I wouldn't consider to be "premium." The sunrise names were unlocked the other day so I would suspect many new sites going live over the next few weeks.

Domainah, by the way, I wasn't trying to flame you or anything..Sorry if you took it that way.

 

[worldbroker]

Domainah,

I understand your reluctance for the TLD, and there might be some truth to what you say, but if this company (look at who is backing them) is willing to hype up an extension, that is good for domainers. Other tlds seem to have fallen by the wayside because no one knows they exist. If these guys are willing to spend top dollar in advertising, well that will bode well for whoever owns dot mobis. If you look at the backers (google for example) they have very deep pockets as well as the other companies that are part of the board. In the end it may end up being another TLD, but for the next 4 years or so it is going to be hot property.

 

[domainah]

At first, I was against dotMobi holding back those names. Now, I think it made sense. Although there a few names on that list that I wouldn't consider to be "premium." The sunrise names were unlocked the other day so I would suspect many new sites going live over the next few weeks.

Domainah, by the way, I wasn't trying to flame you or anything..Sorry if you took it that way.

thats allright, I didnt want to come across rude either, I know people like their mobis, and I will be the first one to admit I was wrong if 5 years from now mobis are huge, although I dont know what worldbroker is talking about with somebody regging alphanumerics,but..I do have some mobis as well, but I tend to stick with domains that make sense with mobile devices and dont try to reg some random typos for something that doesnt even have traffic yet

 

[seanboy]

domainah, check you PM when you get a chance..

 

[Laird Mobi]

IMO if the .mobi hater dislikes .mobi domain names so much, why do they post in a .mobi thread??? It's surely easier and far less stressful just to ignore any .mobi thread??

 

[worldbroker]

What I mean't about the alpha/numerics is that people are regging numbers that are associated with words on the keypad. Like 6463=mine.mobi. I apologize too if I came across the wrong way. I do want to thank you for your honest opinion and you are probably right that it will be worth no more then reg fee right now and in the future who knows. One thing is certain though, no matter what you reg in the .mobi extension, well you own it for 2 years. I have regged a few names in the realestate/loans/adult areas to see how they pan out.

 

[domainah]

IMO if the .mobi hater dislikes .mobi domain names so much, why do they post in a .mobi thread??? It's surely easier and far less stressful just to ignore any .mobi thread??

I think its important to have multiple views, the fact that someone gets called a hater (and hate is a strong word), when expressing a view is being disrespectul and counterproductive, I admit I dislike the fact that the guys behind mobi will be making millions if not billions on the domains they reserved for themself, if they would be fair, they would hold a raffle rather than an auction in which the proceeds fund their own income, that would make the whole ,mobi tld a whole lot more believeable... I think its important to express those opinions, especially because there are many newbies on this board, and many of them spend 1000s on domains that might not be worth anything, so I think a word of caution and different view benefits everyone

 

[Laird Mobi]

I'm sorry for calling you a hater it's not my intention to be disrespectful, but what if you turn a newbies thinking, and he/she decides not to reg their little list of .mobi's? Maybe 95% will be complete rubbish, but that 5% could prove very lucritive in the future IF .mobi takes off!

Everyone in this business has wasted money on names they will never sell, stupid on the fly reg's, but thats life and it'll always happen with or without your intervention.

Your constant comments on hype etc is really getting silly now. All of us are entitled to our opinion, but please stop bashing every .mobi thread. .mobi names are selling and people are profiting from them and thats the whole point of domaining.

 

[iDName]

RFP Process

I heard that they were giving away news.mobi, ringtones.mobi, sports.mobi & weather.mobi - for a $200 RFP fee - plus 2 years reg fee to the best candidate to build a mobile site. If they were being really greedy then surely they would be auctioning these off considering they are in the top 10 of .mobi's & would no doubt make millions off them?

Promotion

I think mTLD is doing a great job with promoting the extension. I also heard that someone is going to speak about it at CES (consumer electronics show) which is a HUGE event and will no doubt get a lot of good press!
The real way for mTLD to make money in the long run is by making the extension popular to the consumer market.
If the extension dies out, then so will their business. The more money they make now, the more money they can put into advertising the extension, the more popular the extension will become.

Opera Mini Arguement

I don't think Opera Mini will be able to keep up with the more & more complex 'normal' websites that are being made or are going to be made in the near future. The internet screens will get bigger like TVs which are now much bigger than they ever used to be! High definition websites?!?! Companies don't want to wait around for Opera to make better software which turns BIG and getting BIGGER websites into mini sites?!?! Do they??????????????????????????? Think about it!

Why do web developers want to make their .coms better for mobile access? They don't thats why many choose to seperate these sites by using the mobile.domain.com technique. Here's some ive spotted: wap.domain.com, domain.com/wap, i-mode.domain.com, domain.com/i-mode, imode.domain.com etc, mobi.domain.com etc, mobile.domain.com etc, pda.domain.com etc, etc, etc...........

How do consumers know which .com site is good to view on a mobile phone? How do consumers know which site is going to automatically re-direct to mobile.domain.com? They don't! Unless they have heard about it on TV like they know that bbc.co.uk/news will work on their phones. That used to be the only site I ever visited on mine!!!! Why? because I never knew about any of the others!!!

The .mobi Solution

Promote the .mobi domain agressively to consumers. They will know that all mobi sites work on the phone.

No worries about the internet getting more advanced like all great technology does. e.g. high def, 40" plasma & lcd screens.

TV will one day be apart of the internet.

.mobi sites won't affect the .com agenda.

A tip from me:

Go buy your mobi names why you still can!

Good ones!!!!


BTW
Realastatetsew's is reg fee -

 

[domainah]

IDname,

You make a lot of good points, although I think giving away five domains out of 5000 reserved is just another really smart move to drive development, because without development this tld is not going anywhere, and they certainly know that, so if by having 5 very well developed sites out there in different areas will give all other mobis more value, including all remaining 4995 reserved ones...

I hope there is gonna be some development because I see the advancement of the mobile technology more as an opportunity to build and create some new things that will benefit all..ringtones, sports, etc. are oldschool internet ideas, I dont need that, i can do that on my cellphone already... I think the mobile technology's advantage is in areas that most people that reg names have not realized yet because they see the mobile web similar to the old web, which is why you see people regging 3rd class loan names, realestate names, or other 18 character mobi names, and those are the names I frequently comment on

..for me its more an application question, and not a TLD question, because you can use a .info domain since there is no technical difference...regging a realestate typo is not thinking outside the box..thinking outside the box means creating a new service or application for this mobile web that is perfect for the use on a cellphone and not as easy from a PC, something rather simple like paying for parking or at the supermarket with your cellphone or the ability to track every item at a logistics company would be the first step, which is why I focus on names like globaltracking.mobi or instapay, not because I think they are gonna be very valueable names, but because I think those are the fields I think are the ones that make the most sense and if I do the development I already have a name...