Hi,
The way i look at it is if i could have domains in any type it would be .com & .info
As is often mentioned on here, .info means the same in 37 countries, i could end there!
As i understand it, countries were given their country.info by icann as a last minute gesture. Although more people type in the .com at mo, that will change. Other things will change too. For example, paris has other connotations, forget them. Think of the place. Really only a few domains should matter .com, .info, .eu & .fr (strangely, i would put them in that order!)
The other thing worth remembering is we are domainers, but some of us develop too. This is key. If the owners of .com & .net are happy to park, which they often are, it leaves the field wide open to develop the .info. Shoot straight up the search engine with your generic. (& good site!)
Also , as we know, many businesses, large & small have a woeful knowledge of the internet. There are many businessmaen who haven't heard of a domain. They just leave it to the i.t. section or developer, who also aren't as talented in this area as they should be.
If a major .com has been tied up since '96 say. And the owner either will not sell or wants a telephone number price? Where you gonna go? I say the .info
I'm not plugging them as i only have a few. I actually have hundreds & hundreds of .co.uk's. I love the .co.uk as am British & with the forthcoming announcement of nominet transfer fee reducing from £30 to £10, the low to middle sales will BOOM!
Having said that, wish i had stacks of good .infos.
Cheers, Guy
