**Rick Schwartz shares his opine about dotMobi extension**

[jasdon11]

We all know Rick has a huge interest in what he's discussing, So try not to give it too much weight... It's almost like listening to a timeshare salesman selling you on a timeshare.

Nothing like listening to a timeshare salesman - they try and sell you something that they wouldn't buy themself. RS has invested hundreds of thousands in .mobis - he has a lot more than the two headline names. What you're saying is don't listen to him because he has a vested interest - if he didn't, you'd be saying 'why believe him when he doesn't even own any.....'

So, is it worth listening to a guy who leads by example? Who puts his money where his mouth is? Who has a proven track record in predicting the future in the domain space?

Hell yes!

Is there anyone here who can put forward the name of someone with a better pedigree?

No?

Well shut up then and stop knocking the guy if you have nothing real to say.

 

[sashas]

If it wasn't for these threads I might get bored.

same here :smilewinkgrin:

Now how long did it take to type that last post?

 

[BLazeD]

You have to wonder whether those quoting Rick actually follow or understand his advice.
There is one key word that appears more than once in the quote: narrow.

There are too many .mobi registered that would not even sell in .com.
Let's face it, most of them don't have a chance.

That plus the narrow comments = excellent points

 

[Raider]

What you're saying is don't listen to him because he has a vested interest - if he didn't, you'd be saying 'why believe him when he doesn't even own any.....'

Good analogy Jas... But I'm not saying dont listen to him, What I'm saying is to take it for what it is, Beware he has a interest in what he's promoting.

 

[Gerry]

Now how long did it take to type that last post?

Couple of minutes, if that long.

If you are trying to equate a time stamp to how long it takes me to respond, it won't work.

I am not here all the time but if you want, I can leave a browser window open and you can think I am really, really interested and absorbing all of this and thinking of a response.

 

[-ET-]

Beware he has a interest in what he's promoting.

Ditto!

i guess he gets a share of profit for promoting .mobi to this extent.:-#:

 

[SuccessClick]

The trend most companies are following is m.domain.com

.mobi is being developed by some because it is there. Newer browsers which can access your .com sites with m.domain.com will make it hard for .mobi to be the standard thus questionable in it's values paid for those mobi domains.

.com always had traffic values and revenues to compare & justify monetary values. The same cannot be said about .mobi (not just yet).

I'm not totally down on .mobis. I own a few choice .mobis myself. Maybe no more than 20. However, the most HITS and REVENUE I receive is from my "M" prefix .com domains, such as mHearts.com, mScores.com, mHeadlines.com, mFavorites.com, and mDirections.com. They don't make huge money, but they pay for themselves with a little profit on the end.

I'd like to see my .mobi domains make money, and I'm willing to renew them for the next few years to follow Rick's thinking. If the cellphone companies are buying them (they are), that's another reason to take a closer look at .mobis.

My best .mobi domain? Tuitions.mobi - imagine how many college students are using their cellphones to quickly look up college tuition prices every DAY.
:yes:

 

[RWAC]

You sound like an absolute nut case to me, your own words give me that impression.

You need to relax yourself a bit more more boy.

 

[jasdon11]

You sound like an absolute nut case to me, your own words give me that impression.

You need to relax yourself a bit more more boy.

To whom is your little rant directed?

 

[Gerry]

To whom is your little rant directed?

Why, me of course.

I see he/she hasn't found that ignore button.

I am a nut case because of my rants. Once, just once, it would be nice to have a discussion regarding a mobi thread or a launch by a major company without having to wade through 10 pages of bullshit to find out what the original thread is about.

Ditto!

i guess he gets a share of profit for promoting .mobi to this extent.:-#:

Imagine that. Rick owns a few mobi and is pimping, hyping, and promoting it.

What a criminal act.

It suddenly dawned on me.

Perhaps that is why there are so many Ford commercials on TV selling Ford trucks.

 

[RWAC]

You seem to post most of it, I'd be happy not to have to do the same.

Exactly my point.

Enjoy your day, if it's possible.

 

[Gerry]

You seem to post most of it, I'd be happy not to have to do the same.

Enjoying a beautiful unseasonably warm sunny day here in North Carolina.

Working on laptop finishing up a project outside using a wireless card. Nifty stuff.

Regarding these threads, it has almost become expected of me and I am not one to disappoint.

The moronic comments are, as a I say, like ducks sitting on a pond waiting to be picked off.

Find that ignore button because you won't want to see what I have to say in the future.

Up to his knees in piranha infested waters

 

[GeorgeK]

It's interesting to see the number of posts each participant in this thread made:

http://www.dnforum.com/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=282032

 

[Gerry]

It's interesting to see the number of posts each participant in this thread made:

http://www.dnforum.com/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=282032

Nice stats, I guess add one for me.

Getting back to what I had mentioned ealier, it would be nice to have a conversation but we are not seeing that.

Regardless as to who posted what and how many posts were made, it is the reason for the posting, wouldn't you think?

It would be great to be able to come on to a .mobi thread and simply make a comment and move on.

But looking at the overall stats you provided, I see about 10 or 11 of the members that would have a favorable view of .mobi. Those members encompass a grand total of 49 posts. The remaining 84 are simply the ones pointed out as trashing and bashing.

As I say, as soon as a mobi topic comes on the forum, the piranhas swarm.

It is not enough for someone to post a topic of a .mobi. Immediately the negativity started.

My first post was not until post #44.

So, where are the lines crossed? Obviously, there are no lines. People are free to post whatever and where ever they want. :asleep:

I guess that is good enough for me. I guess I'll start following all the topics and threads and members I care nothing for and chime in my opinion. Gotta love the freedom so why not exercise it. :smilewinkgrin:

As far as threads like this...those that dislike mobi are doing .mobi a great service as far as keeping these threads alive. Most would be surprised how quickly a .mobi thread might die it it were not for all the bashing and trashing.

With that, I can only imagine that the search engines thank the forum members and the forum management thank the forum members. Without the members, threads would die and so would the forum rankings.

And lets not forget that mTLD thanks the forum members, pro and con, for helping to index the .mobi name everytime it is mentioned. Most on this forum were probably unaware of what a spectacular job they are doing to help in branding the .mobi. Memberships on other forums have actually grown thanks to these threads. :yes:

 

[Poker]

Definitely like this quote from the blog:
Open minds seize opportunities that closed minds will never see.

But I don't agree with:
Domainers will not decide if .mobi hits or not. Businesses across the world will decide.

Because mobile internet users will ultimately decide...yes they can be persuaded by business use and marketing, but the point is that the mobile internet is the big growth prize...how that prize can be realized could be any number of ways.

 

[Asperger]

But I don't agree with:
Domainers will not decide if .mobi hits or not. Businesses across the world will decide.

Because mobile internet users will ultimately decide...yes they can be persuaded by business use and marketing, but the point is that the mobile internet is the big growth prize...how that prize can be realized could be any number of ways.

It's mobile technology, and the widespread availability of that technology, that will decide where the mobile internet & .mobi belongs.

 

[RWAC]

I've got no problems with .mobi Doc Com, I'm all for it, always have been, it's your attitude I don't understand.

That is all.

 

[Gerry]

I see you've not been in the trenches.

Tis a shame.

I've got no problem with .com, .net, .org, .us, .co.uk, .cn, .jp, or about 255 others.

But I ain't slamming them *****es, am I.

My attitude is the product of threads like this.

 

[Flying Dutchman]

I think dot mobi needs developed domains in the games, porn and music
branch in order to take off and to be accepted.
Once this happens the rest will follow..if not.. it will fail.

Not BMW or BOFA mobi or those other companies will make the difference, that's less important.

Just my opinion!!

Ron

 

[RWAC]

I see you've not been in the trenches.

Tis a shame.

I've got no problem with .com, .net, .org, .us, .co.uk, .cn, .jp, or about 255 others.

But I ain't slamming them *****es, am I.

My attitude is the product of threads like this.

Then change your approach. Simple.