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mjnels

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sooo because of this invention mobile content is no longer needed?


gotcha.


welp folks, more "proof" we dont "need" .mobi
case closed here, nothin more to see.
 

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I get the sarcasm - however this is tech here and now, .mobi is always touted for the future - so what does future tech hold?
 

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What is mobile content?
 

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What is mobile content?


mobile content = stuff you use when you are on-the-go..

.mobi simply denotes its for a mobile related service

otherwise when you advertise a site you have to say:


website.com on your mobile device

or website.mobi


either one is fine.. but the 2nd option is shorter.. this is confusing to people because .mobi isnt recognized as a brand yet.. it might never be.

but then again it might.
 

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you guys have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
 

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Please I am walking in the dark
 

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ok...
- .mobi: this is basically an amway of TLDs. if you read the fine print, there are a number of restrictions for .mobi sites. granted some parking sites like sedo offer .mobi ready parking pages, but if you don't conform to their standards, you're out of luck.
- mobile content: this isn't content on the go. there are 2 issues. 1 is rendering. as you may know the phone in your pocket is different than the person next to you. even if it's the same model (e.g. RAZR) depending on the operator and region, the software stack will most likely differ. the biggest one is the browser. browsers are not unified and the key players (openwave and opera) are vying for total market control and thus drive their own standards. rendering WAP or mobile site pages is a huge hurdle and there are companies that address this specifically (Volantis' mobilizer product http://mobilizer.volantis.net is a great tool to create mobile sites). The second issue is defining content types to meet device profiles. Similar to the rendering issue, not all mobile content (which by the way is defined as ringtones, screensavers, wallpaper, video clips...NOT content on the go) will run on all phones. Screen size, media support, and even operator gating procedures all impact if the content will run properly. Basically think of these issues as the old PC vs. Mac problem. PC content used to not work on Mac and vice versa. However, nowadays there are utilities that allow this. the mobile industry is very early from astandards perspective and we shouldn't see a unified mobile standard until 2008 at the earliest...

how's that?
 

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lol that should clear things up for him ;)
frankly, thats a nooby question, isnt it?
 

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investor don't care, while it's hot that means business for others.

I simply registered some for future development but not to make millions, don't think so.
 

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ok...
- .mobi: this is basically an amway of TLDs. if you read the fine print, there are a number of restrictions for .mobi sites. granted some parking sites like sedo offer .mobi ready parking pages, but if you don't conform to their standards, you're out of luck.
- mobile content: this isn't content on the go. there are 2 issues. 1 is rendering. as you may know the phone in your pocket is different than the person next to you. even if it's the same model (e.g. RAZR) depending on the operator and region, the software stack will most likely differ. the biggest one is the browser. browsers are not unified and the key players (openwave and opera) are vying for total market control and thus drive their own standards. rendering WAP or mobile site pages is a huge hurdle and there are companies that address this specifically (Volantis' mobilizer product http://mobilizer.volantis.net is a great tool to create mobile sites). The second issue is defining content types to meet device profiles. Similar to the rendering issue, not all mobile content (which by the way is defined as ringtones, screensavers, wallpaper, video clips...NOT content on the go) will run on all phones. Screen size, media support, and even operator gating procedures all impact if the content will run properly. Basically think of these issues as the old PC vs. Mac problem. PC content used to not work on Mac and vice versa. However, nowadays there are utilities that allow this. the mobile industry is very early from astandards perspective and we shouldn't see a unified mobile standard until 2008 at the earliest...

how's that?

http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?p=1041408#post1041408

What is this, your "official statement?" I guess we should thank you for explaining the entire industry for us. You're a pioneer and a genius.

Nice name, by the way:
http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?t=190646

[/sarcasm]
 

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if you register early, you get the nice ones with potential. which will bring in 3 digits if not 4
 
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