Comments on: Study Questions if Consumers Want New Top Level Domains http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/09/study-questions-if-consumers-want-new-top-level-domains/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sat, 26 May 2012 20:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: D http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/09/study-questions-if-consumers-want-new-top-level-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-419650 D Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:58:03 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6777#comment-419650 I still believe one day will be possible to register *.* I still believe one day will be possible to register *.*

]]> By: Patrick McDermott http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/09/study-questions-if-consumers-want-new-top-level-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-419568 Patrick McDermott Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:22:18 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6777#comment-419568 "The Internet will become full of pointless domain names..., messy and confusing..." Travel.hotel Hotel.travel Hotel.hotel Travel.travel ... ... “The Internet will become full of pointless
domain names…, messy and confusing…”

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]]> By: Steve Z http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/09/study-questions-if-consumers-want-new-top-level-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-419559 Steve Z Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:52:50 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6777#comment-419559 @David, Well said. I couldn't agree with you more. The dot com's will shine and yes there is way to much self serving hype out there! @David,

Well said. I couldn’t agree with you more. The dot com’s will shine and yes there is way to much self serving hype out there!

]]> By: David J Castello http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/09/study-questions-if-consumers-want-new-top-level-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-419552 David J Castello Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:17:44 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6777#comment-419552 Good article, Andrew. The bottom line is that it is highly unlikely anything is going to stop these new gTLDs because ICANN has $$$ in their eyes. Yes, it will lead to confusion on the Internet because these gTLD proponents seem to be incapable of truly understanding the masses. The masses (or the "herd" as I affectionally call them) accept new technology at about the speed of a pregnant snail - and tend to understand it as well. They don't like change unless it's forced upon them. When the Internet revolution started, they had no choice but to embrace dotCom and they did so for all of their business names, business cards and stationary. Don't look for them to change horses mid-stream no matter how well you educate them. They simply won't do it because they will consider it an unnecessary expense. 99.9% of the hoopla about these gTLDs is coming from ICANN, registrars and consultants. On a selfish level, I'm looking forward to these new gTLDs because they will push our generic dotCom values through the roof. As opposed to diluting their value from market saturation, generic dotCom and primary Geodomains will bob to the top of this marketing & branding confusion like a cork. Your notes about the trust factor go to the heart of any new TLD. DotCom and ccTLds have a major trust factor with the public. Watch when happens when one of these gTLDs is poorly administrated. Good article, Andrew.
The bottom line is that it is highly unlikely anything is going to stop these new gTLDs because ICANN has $$$ in their eyes. Yes, it will lead to confusion on the Internet because these gTLD proponents seem to be incapable of truly understanding the masses. The masses (or the “herd” as I affectionally call them) accept new technology at about the speed of a pregnant snail – and tend to understand it as well. They don’t like change unless it’s forced upon them. When the Internet revolution started, they had no choice but to embrace dotCom and they did so for all of their business names, business cards and stationary. Don’t look for them to change horses mid-stream no matter how well you educate them. They simply won’t do it because they will consider it an unnecessary expense.

99.9% of the hoopla about these gTLDs is coming from ICANN, registrars and consultants. On a selfish level, I’m looking forward to these new gTLDs because they will push our generic dotCom values through the roof. As opposed to diluting their value from market saturation, generic dotCom and primary Geodomains will bob to the top of this marketing & branding confusion like a cork.

Your notes about the trust factor go to the heart of any new TLD. DotCom and ccTLds have a major trust factor with the public. Watch when happens when one of these gTLDs is poorly administrated.

]]> By: Latest Domainer News http://domainnamewire.com/2009/06/09/study-questions-if-consumers-want-new-top-level-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-529409 Latest Domainer News Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:13:04 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6777#comment-529409 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Study Questions if Consumers Want New Top Level Domains - http://tinyurl.com/ncmh2m</span></span>

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