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In earlier posts I outlined my thoughts in support of numeric domains as a viable alternative to accessing web sites on cellular phones and other WAP enabled devices. Some of the key reasons why a company might want to offer their customers and more importantly, their potential customers, the ability to access their web sites via the worlds âthird screenâ (TV being the first screen, the computer monitor being the second) are:
There are over 1 billion cell phones in use around the world, 330 million in China alone.
Sales of new cell phones are expected to reach 1 billion units ANNUALLY by 2010 (That is only 5 short years away)
Many people, especially in developing countries, will only ever access the Internet by using their cell phones.
Numeric domains are wireless carrier agnostic. That means that you donât necessarily have be a Vodafone customer or a Sprint/Nextel customer or a Verizon customer to access the content of your mobile web site.
Numeric domains are browser agnostic so it doesnât matter what browser is pre-installed on your cell phone, you can access the mobile web sites.
Numeric domains are language agnostic. The numbers and the corresponding letters of the alphabet on a cell phone are the same on a Motorola phone in the USA, a Nokia phone in Sweden, A Samsung phone in Korea etc.
Using numeric domains allows you to reduce the number of keystrokes required to access a mobile web site, thereby reducing the potential for input error, which often leads to user frustration.
When accessing mobile web sites, what do you find easier? Typing www DOT mobile DOT mysite DOT com or 697483.com? (mysite numerically). Most cell phone browsers pre-populate the http:// or the www. Portion of the URL.
Numeric domains are also device agnostic so it doesnât matter if you are accessing the mobile web site with a cell phone, a Smart phone or a PDA in all of their various models, access is easily accomplished.
And finally, numeric domains are extremely versatile. There are finite numbers of numeric domains available. Their versatility lies in the fact that you can assign any possible alphabetical equivalent using the combination of letters associated with the number on the cell phone dial pad.
Take a look at 739.com for example. The number 7 on your dial pad could represent any one of the 4 letters P, Q, R or S. The number 3 could represent any one of the 3 letters D, E or F. The same goes for the number 8 which could represent a T, U, or V ⦠your choice.
So in this example 738.com could, among several other choices, represent the word PET, or it could equally represent the word SEX. And being the crack Domainers that you are, youâd obviously elect to go with â¦. :evil:
The technology that makes this happen is improving daily but don't be alarmed if you run into a few glitches.
Again, most cell phone browsers pre-populate some of the URL, but this is what you should be typing in before pressing âgo toâ, âsendâ or âget linkâ.
Here are a few examples to test out on your cell phone or PDA to see how it works.
REPEAT: ON your cell phone. Give them a try and see what you come up with.
http://3776.com
http://62824.com
http://94554455.com
There is also an adult site that is posted under the Adult section.
Give it a try and see how you make out.
There are over 1 billion cell phones in use around the world, 330 million in China alone.
Sales of new cell phones are expected to reach 1 billion units ANNUALLY by 2010 (That is only 5 short years away)
Many people, especially in developing countries, will only ever access the Internet by using their cell phones.
Numeric domains are wireless carrier agnostic. That means that you donât necessarily have be a Vodafone customer or a Sprint/Nextel customer or a Verizon customer to access the content of your mobile web site.
Numeric domains are browser agnostic so it doesnât matter what browser is pre-installed on your cell phone, you can access the mobile web sites.
Numeric domains are language agnostic. The numbers and the corresponding letters of the alphabet on a cell phone are the same on a Motorola phone in the USA, a Nokia phone in Sweden, A Samsung phone in Korea etc.
Using numeric domains allows you to reduce the number of keystrokes required to access a mobile web site, thereby reducing the potential for input error, which often leads to user frustration.
When accessing mobile web sites, what do you find easier? Typing www DOT mobile DOT mysite DOT com or 697483.com? (mysite numerically). Most cell phone browsers pre-populate the http:// or the www. Portion of the URL.
Numeric domains are also device agnostic so it doesnât matter if you are accessing the mobile web site with a cell phone, a Smart phone or a PDA in all of their various models, access is easily accomplished.
And finally, numeric domains are extremely versatile. There are finite numbers of numeric domains available. Their versatility lies in the fact that you can assign any possible alphabetical equivalent using the combination of letters associated with the number on the cell phone dial pad.
Take a look at 739.com for example. The number 7 on your dial pad could represent any one of the 4 letters P, Q, R or S. The number 3 could represent any one of the 3 letters D, E or F. The same goes for the number 8 which could represent a T, U, or V ⦠your choice.
So in this example 738.com could, among several other choices, represent the word PET, or it could equally represent the word SEX. And being the crack Domainers that you are, youâd obviously elect to go with â¦. :evil:
The technology that makes this happen is improving daily but don't be alarmed if you run into a few glitches.
Again, most cell phone browsers pre-populate some of the URL, but this is what you should be typing in before pressing âgo toâ, âsendâ or âget linkâ.
Here are a few examples to test out on your cell phone or PDA to see how it works.
REPEAT: ON your cell phone. Give them a try and see what you come up with.
http://3776.com
http://62824.com
http://94554455.com
There is also an adult site that is posted under the Adult section.
Give it a try and see how you make out.
