Com value after new TLDs

[Research Names]

what will happen to the com value after these new TLds are launched?

 

[ianccc]

nothing, the .WHATEVER is a cash grab and unfortunately i will have to make a couple of defensive regs

 

[mjnels]

nothing, the .WHATEVER is a cash grab and unfortunately i will have to make a couple of defensive regs

a couple huh?

 

[urlurl]

I feel it would increase the value of the .com as it will be seen as the standard. But I think other extension like the info's, tel's, mobi's, etc would loose value as they become mixed in and lost in the new extension jungle.

 

[amplify]

Dot com prices will plummet.

Why is there still so much speculation about the new gTLD's? Look at everything so far, .info, .mobi, .tel, .asia and the biggest threat of them all to the .com: .co.

What ever happened to .xxx? I don't see any industry leaders using it, but domainers investing in it... in one case millions before the application was even accepted. How's that going by the way? See any of them ranked, let alone developed enough to generate those millions back? Not me.

And how about that $200,000 to $5000 flip, I mean flop, of flowers.mobi to 1800Flowers?

After all that experience, now the great one says (but will probably heed the advice himself):

Feb 2013
"...My job is not to talk anyone out of what they
see - just try and separate fact from hype. Don’t try to
value the corresponding .whatever to the .com. Not a fair
comparison. Those that buy into that are being fooled..."
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2013/dailyposts/20130212.htm

 

[stewie]

I see lawsuits and nothing but big confusion. This is an overall joke and a weak idea IMO. It's like the NHL going into every city and turning the league into 1,500 teams...really dumb. Maybe a few will work but the greater % will fail. That is my thoughts.

Overall its poorly planned and not thought out. Greedy money grab. It ignores a major marketing rule for success (supply and demand)

Good Luck... they're going to need it.

 

[katherine]

Why is there still so much speculation about the new gTLD's? Look at everything so far, .info, .mobi, .tel, .asia and the biggest threat of them all to the .com: .co.

Because so many people have missed the boat and are yearning for another opportunity like the dotcom boom (that won't repeat itself).

On the other hand, the end users stick to what they know and works today: .com + their ccTLD.
They have a measure of common sense and down to earth attitude that domainers are lacking.

 

[amplify]

That will surely pad the pockets of registrars while draining others life savings...

 

[mjnels]

i betcha at least half the people on the forums laughing at these today, April 2013, will be registering some when they're actually here. i betcha..

the explanation will be: "well, just a few of them..they made sense.. my portfolio is still mostly .com" :lol:

 

[Johnn]

ICANN Trap - Don't fall for it.

 

[mjnels]

its funny too because really think about it. i mean really think about it... many people that deal mainly with .com have a few "alt TLDs" because "the keyword was too good and made sense"

multiply that by 1,000+ choices and domainers will give in and suddenly before they know it theyll have a nice mix of gTLD's... it will happen even to people who swear they will never register even 1. that is too hardline of a stance to maintain..

 

[Biggie]

what will happen to the com value after these new TLds are launched?

all .coms don't have value, so the same domain in a new tld won't have value either


and in the same perspective, just because a domain in .com has value, that value doesn't automatically transcend the other tlds or any new extensions.

therefore, based on that circumstance, the .com would retain it's respective value, when value is seen in a specific domain name or category of domains in demand.

though certain keywords in practically every extension will always get registered or be put on reserve for auction later.
like sex, casino, porn, etc

the exception that pervails is, when "characters that make up a domain" seem to "fit an extension".

imo...

 

[urlurl]

most of the general public haven't even heard of some of the other existing extensions (mobi, tel, co,) as it is, so why do they think they will ever adopt 1,000's more. as I mentioned before - the .com will only increase in value as the standard and the existing secondary extensions will be the ones hit the hardest.

 

[amplify]

I think there will be a slight reduction in reseller prices just for additional funds of speculators to get the "category killers" (and there will be many, imagine sex.1500times). As soon as they approach the first year before renewal, they will hop ship and try to abandon their gTLD's as they see no value and go back to their main 3 and ccTLD of choice.

 

[Research Names]

ok thanks for your replies everyone. So my com assets are safe and there's no need to sell. I will work on developing the sites to increase value

 

[amplify]

ok thanks for your replies everyone. So my com assets are safe and there's no need to sell. I will work on developing the sites to increase value

More than welcome to always sell... but there's no need to.

 

[Bender]

for our generation .com was/is the king.
but newer generations can be taught that .cool (or whatever) is the future, so as the newer generations get to our age the value for .com's will decrease - and the value of any domain will decrease also, because of the overall dilution.
not to mention that a lot of brands just choose fb.com/their_name instead of their-name.com - this is more than a trend now.

 

[urlurl]

but who will teach the new generation?

 

[draggar]

They used to give a boost to the value of .com but now we're reaching (or past?) the point of over-saturation with TLDs and won't have much effect on them. As others said, it will just create more confusion and the only real winners will be the registry and the registrars - and maybe some domain lawyers when people infringe on others trademarks.

I'm sure it'ls quite annoying to TM holders to - now they either have to register their TM in 100,000 TLDs or risk being squatted on and having to spend more in a WIPO.

 

[katherine]

In fact, it's much too late for gTLD expansion.
The ccTLDs are already dominant in many countries and have killed the case for more gTLDs.
.com will remain the global extension for international use.

No matter how you look at it, the outlook is bleak.

geoTLD like .berlin or .paris => will never outgrow . fr or .de
corpTLDs like .apple => will not have a major impact because most brands are already established on .com
vanity TLDs like .blog .lawyer => will not attain critical mass (again, give me one example of an industry-specific TLD that is successful)

The established extensions have a headstart and also experience self-sustaining growth, because they are already known, used and accepted.
But ask cooperatives how many are aware of coop.
The problem is not to create hundreds of thousands of extensions. The problem is to foster awareness and acceptance.