Comments on: The Coming Fall in Domain Name Values http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/comment-page-1/#comment-637758 Andrew Allemann Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:06:55 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=12565#comment-637758 @ Aussie Guy - why would that make any difference? We say the same thing about .com here in the U.S. @ Aussie Guy – why would that make any difference? We say the same thing about .com here in the U.S.

]]> By: Aussie Guy http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/comment-page-1/#comment-637613 Aussie Guy Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:21:07 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=12565#comment-637613 A lot of the discussion on the new gTLDs is US centric. Outside the US, it will not make nearly the same splash. In most countries the ccTLD is king, even for brands with a strong .com. For example, here in Australia I read last week that over 85% of visitors to Google go to google.com.au and less than 15% to google.com. People prefer to buy (and type in) local. No amount of .cars or .sport is going to overthrow the preference for cars.com.au or sport.com.au here, and I bet it will be the same for .co.uk and .de and most other countries outside the US. A lot of the discussion on the new gTLDs is US centric. Outside the US, it will not make nearly the same splash. In most countries the ccTLD is king, even for brands with a strong .com. For example, here in Australia I read last week that over 85% of visitors to Google go to google.com.au and less than 15% to google.com. People prefer to buy (and type in) local. No amount of .cars or .sport is going to overthrow the preference for cars.com.au or sport.com.au here, and I bet it will be the same for .co.uk and .de and most other countries outside the US.

]]> By: Jim Fleming http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/comment-page-1/#comment-637346 Jim Fleming Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:24:56 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=12565#comment-637346 The .NAME TLD can be handy for .NAME related topics. Example: http://ZOOM.NAME Even though a ZOOM.NAME. is not a domain name it is handy to have a domain name to link to the info. A ZOOM.NAME. is always 10 symbols with no spaces. The .NAME TLD can be handy for .NAME related
topics.

Example:
http://ZOOM.NAME

Even though a ZOOM.NAME. is not a domain name
it is handy to have a domain name to link to
the info. A ZOOM.NAME. is always 10 symbols
with no spaces.

]]> By: Matt http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/comment-page-1/#comment-636985 Matt Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:53:21 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=12565#comment-636985 A lot of people buying .net or .org keyword domains are doing so to gain search engine advantages. To the extent that new TLDs are less favored in the engines (as .info, .biz, and other "exotic" gTLDs are today), they won't represent an equivalent alternative. A lot of people buying .net or .org keyword domains are doing so to gain search engine advantages. To the extent that new TLDs are less favored in the engines (as .info, .biz, and other “exotic” gTLDs are today), they won’t represent an equivalent alternative.

]]> By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/comment-page-1/#comment-636922 Andrew Allemann Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:38:44 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=12565#comment-636922 There's a reason those .info and .biz domains are blocked by yahoo, and why new ones will be too: there's no reason they should get actual type-in direct search traffic. As for domainers snapping up the same generic terms in all TLDs...There's still a supply and demand issue. Right now you might pay $5,000 for save.info because you only have a few choice. But if there are 100 generic new TLDs, do you really think domainers will pay $500,000 to snap up all of the save.tld? There’s a reason those .info and .biz domains are blocked by yahoo, and why new ones will be too: there’s no reason they should get actual type-in direct search traffic.

As for domainers snapping up the same generic terms in all TLDs…There’s still a supply and demand issue. Right now you might pay $5,000 for save.info because you only have a few choice. But if there are 100 generic new TLDs, do you really think domainers will pay $500,000 to snap up all of the save.tld?

]]> By: Jim Fleming http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/comment-page-1/#comment-636679 Jim Fleming Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:48:50 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=12565#comment-636679 You may want to exclude 4-Letter .COM names from your calculations. The 4-Letter .COM names have a special role in the "new" DNS. Something was needed that people could remember to jump-start the new system. They are sort of like NASDQ Stock Symbols. You may want to exclude 4-Letter .COM names from your calculations.

The 4-Letter .COM names have a special role
in the “new” DNS. Something was needed that
people could remember to jump-start the new
system.

They are sort of like NASDQ Stock Symbols.

]]> By: Gerry http://domainnamewire.com/2010/06/11/the-coming-fall-in-domain-name-values/comment-page-1/#comment-636426 Gerry Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:50:23 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=12565#comment-636426 new gTLDs will be useless as subdomain plays but are pure danger to verisign/.com leadership, prestige imho. new gTLDs will be useless as subdomain plays but are pure danger to verisign/.com leadership, prestige imho.

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