They’re spending big bucks, but they’ll have to back it up with results rather than just lies and predictions.
Last month I wrote about Infibeam, the company behind the new domain name .ooo, and its front page ad on the Times of India.
It has returned with another front page ad – including the inside front page.
The inside page of the ad, which you can see here, talks about Infibeam’s vision for the domain name.
I don’t know if I’d call it a vision or a head-scratcher. These guys can’t seem to get their facts straight, and resort to b.s. more than anything else to sell their domains.
The newspaper ad reads:
With this commitment, we are now embarking on an ambitious mission that will redefine the digital world. Infibeam is launching a new domain – a first for any company in India – that stands for innovation, enterprise and world-class online infrastructure.
First in India? Apparently these guys haven’t read about the Turakhia brothers.
It looks like .ooo may have finally eclipsed the 500 domain name registration mark. They have a long way to go to a million.
(Hat tip: WatchMyDomains)
jon says
when will it ever end? everyday I read about more senseless completely stupid domain extensions being released.
It seems these greedy misguided folks won’t rest until the domain industry is absolutely completely dead … enough with the nonsense already!!!
Domenclature.com says
@Allemann,
I’ve seen a tendency for domain bloggers to pick on the little guys, or the “outsiders” when condemning the new gTLD operators and Registries. I am a critic of the new gTLD scheme, however, I am also a just person. I do NOT like selective condemnation due to status. The operators of .xyz, and .ooo, in my opinion are being selectively abused and targeted, without rhyme or reason. In fact, the two seem to be the ones busting their balls to do the best they can for their registries.
Charleston Road Registry Inc. which is owned by Google Inc. is currently ranked number 215 with their .soy which has approximately 1,381, yet they get no criticisms; their .みんな (xn--q9jyb4c) has only 3,627 registrations.
Now, we know that Google is a more responsible company than the others, therefore, we can judge the progress of the new gTLDs by their numbers; I’m sure you’d agree with me that they will not use the questionable tactics of the others.
But, lets not be selective, and abusive to these outfits based on how big they are, or if they are from minority groups out there, or different countries. I’m not not accusing you of doing so, but I’ve seen the piling on… often without justification, or reasons why they should be treated differently. Obviously most of these Registries are padding their numbers with proxies, and tactics and we know it.
Rubens Kuhl says
They are both niche TLDs (latino / japanese), while .ooo claims a larger audience, or at least a larger market (1+ Billion people in India).
domenclature.com says
@Kuhl
They maybe niches, but they’re not Geographic; which means any body who speaks Spanish or courts Spanish speaking can register a .soy.
Do you have any idea how many people that is, potentially?
And not be prejudice, they spend money like water!
Vincent says
I don’t like .ooo registry, personally, although I have one .ooo in my account. They had to confiscated my other two .ooo because they said they will raise the price and I can register it again at a new price. When I asked why, they said because it’s a premium name. The new price costs thousand time more to buy. I got my refund, but I just don’t like the way the registry practices.
Had anyone encountered similar situation?
Robbie says
1 Billion people in India yes, how many of these people give a rat’s ass about owning a domain name. India is plagued with poor, and starving people. Yes, Bangalore is a tech capital, and their are hubs, but take away that small percentage, and the people owning these .ooo, what are they doing to do with them.
I see so many Indians trying to sell decent .in domains, why are those not all absorbed?
With all the information out there in the world today, why are people still wasting funds trying to sell .ooo, and then there are the guys registering trademarked .email.
So many good names out there, why waste anymore coverage on this crap.