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[domainAddict]

Originally posted by CoolHost
"Just wait untill US blows out saddams ass, and he threathens to use his weapons of mass destruction.."

Yeeps. I think we might be getting a little off track here! Let me be very clear ... I DO hope .US takes off, I just think it's too early to tell, I've seen no evidence to date that it should or will, and I distinctly remember this very same debate with the .TV domains. Remember them?
Let's stay tuned and keep each other up to speed ... k? Good Luck.

I didnt mean the saddam thing literally, just tried to show the whole picture od patriotism raising the value. Regarding .tv domains, you cant compare them at all IMO. .TV could only be good for tv related stuff, which is very limitating, not to mention up to $50 reg fees. On the other hand - .US, can represent the whole american nation, and business, including tv stations. I think comparisson with .tv just aint fair nor realistic..

 

[DryHeat]

Originally posted by CoolHost
I distinctly remember this very same debate with the .TV domains. Remember them?

Now domains aside but comparing Tavalu (is is still afloat?) with US is not even funny. I truly believe that in the case of .US it won't be even "domain thingy" in its ususal sense. It'd be a nationalistic/patriotic phenomenon combined with the huge recognition factor of the two letters (US), how it sounds meaningfully as a word..."us"...unlike most other ccTlds (.de; .cc; .ws; .bz, and even .com & .org. @ their introduction) and much more....watch for 2004 elections with some high-profile candidates using .US; especially if Presidential candidates get on board....may be even Neustar can remind/encourage them to do so. Let me tell you, and may be its just me, I've never felt so strongly about the future of a tld even though I've lots more (and of much higher caliber) domains in other (new) tlds.

P.S.
I also do put my $$ where my mouth is. Just earlier this PM regged the following nine; none are eye-poppers (those were long gone back in April & May) but they're all well-researched and targetted qualifying them for decent speculative regs.

AudioEquipment.us
BuildingDesign.us
BusTour.us
BusTravel.us
ChristianCollege.us
CorporateCulture.us
FamilyResort.us
PublicSector.us
WhiteCollarCrime.us

I usually don't put them up for valuations now since its just too early for that; right now all one can hope for is the feedback whether his/her speculative endevours remains on track or weering off too much into the slippery slope....but to some extent that would be subjective too depending how you feel about the future of .US; complicated stuff!!

 

[mole]

Nexus C3 should cover regs from foreigners off. Or, if you are really paranoid, you could try one of these services

http://www.officesanywhere.com/

http://www.regus.com

:swg:

 

[domainAddict]

DryHeat: some cool names youve got there!
mole: thanks for the links, ill check them out!

 

[com]

Cool. You can have my covering.us for $15 if you want. This way you will cover everything.

 

[DryHeat]

Originally posted by Point8T
Cool. You can have my covering.us for $15 if you want. This way you will cover everything.

Its rather a rare occurance that one comes across a one-word name that would have been more valuable if attached with another; in this case adding floor, wall, window before it and perhaps adding "s" after it would substantially increase its value. I'm a "believer" in .US but even I'd have to be very creative (and lucky) to make a good deal out of it. Good Luck though.

 

[com]

I was thinking of "covering the U.S." when i registered it. Oh well. Back to the old drawing board.

 

[domainAddict]

Thanks for your offer, but I think I have enough .us domains for today

 

[CoolHost.com]

" ... comparing Tavalu (is is still afloat?)"

LMAO. Actually, I never heard another thing about Tuvalu since the launch of the lowly .TV! Maybe it DID sink!?? Anyone know, or been around there recently? Good Luck.

 

[OFS]

If I remember correctly T.V. came it at a much higher dollar value to register than U.S. has so far, and U.S. if you get past using it as just another country ending then it really does have the US possibility.

I think .com however is still everyones darling. It's what most people type into a browser, and it gets all the free publicity everywhere.

If you can get the publicity into one popular trendy ad or show then it might stand a chance.

 

[domainAddict]

How long would you people hold these domains, before offering them for sale? 1, 2, 4 years?