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Thu, 21 May 2009 19:11:08 +0000

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By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:54:54 +0000

@ JP – I agree, it seems like .tel has “taken off” faster. But I suppose it depends on what makes a success or not. I’ve written before that for .tel to be successful it has to hit critical mass — well over a million users — fairly quickly.

By: jp

jp — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:33:48 +0000

Is it really that impressive? The next post shows .tel hit 200k, and that has only been out a short while. Compared to that .tel seem way stronger.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:12:49 +0000

@ Jeff – .eu got well over a million registrations and very few people would call that a success. So far this has been a marketing success, but that’s only half the battle.

By: Jeff Marden

Jeff Marden — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:05:52 +0000

…so a quarter of a million (minus people who bought multiples) are all mistaken?

Come on now. This is the web’s best domain site but you couldn’t be more off the mark on this one.

By: David J Castello

David J Castello — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:14:27 +0000

I have to tip my hat to Bob Parsons for publicizing that he’s using BobParson.me. Clever marketing move and one should expect no less from an engaged CEO. It probably got some newbie speculators all hot and bothered though it won’t mean squat to the masses.

250K? Impressive numbers for a TLD that few people will actually develop. On the other hand, GoDaddy is the most marketed/popular registrar in the world and that equals a yearly gross of only $2,500,000 (at $9.99 a year each). Those who think the new TLDs are a roadmap to riches should take heed.

By: Chris Robbins

Chris Robbins — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:04:55 +0000

Well, it looks like .tel will be surpassing it pretty soon with over 200,000 registered to date according their newest press release.