Island nation to launch dot-WTF?

March 26, 2010 by domainqueen  
Filed under Domain News

A seriously intriguing idea is brewing a storm of internet interest just over the ocean between Hawaii and New Zealand. Internet news sources report that the catchy ccTLD .WTF might replace the pending .wf for the islands nation of Wallis and Futana in French Polynesia. The island is actually under French Government yet has local customs and tribal royalty.

The launch of a .WTF ccTLD could bring needed revenue to the island nation. A French subcurrency (CPC) and agricultural economy prevail. Assessment of the .WTF market is yet to be determined.  But a piece of legislature to change the name of the place is all that stands between 2 strips of island with little fresh drinking water and a boom of cultural, social, and civil benefits.

Country Code Apps Niche Opportunity

Ask not what your country code TLD domain name can do for you, but ask rather what you can do to enhance the value of country code domain property. Setting up global real estate under a foreign country domain name TLD takes pizzazz and killer apps. But who will provide the next universal domaining tools for the huge market of domainers who have lots of ccTLD  real estate in their portfolio but no way to launch it?

Foreign Generics Ramping Up

Generic domain name markets in the emerging country codes for newly available geo domains have been spiking in recent weeks. Hot and happening is the .Mx (Mexico) domain market. Generic cognates between Spanish and English with the .Mx tld have been actively trading. Newly minted .Mx owners have been seeking out generic cognate owners of the same names in other country codes as well as the dot com, dot net, and dot org markets. Connecting owners of generic buyers can cement a domain investment and offer a package to potential buyer down the line.
 
 

 

Geo TLD Flood Garners Industry Scrutiny

November 24, 2009 by domainqueen  
Filed under Domain News

Big new changes regarding geographic markets across the globe have been happening behind the scenes. Only domainers have been watching the flurry of new ICANN based releases with professional regard. This is because their existing domain portfolios may be strengthened or weakened depending on how the markets abroad develop, and what names in foreign languages and other countries explode. Domainers know the “ugly stepchild” of their portfolio can be a favorite son tomorrow, because some guy in Sweden developed the same name they’ve got with a country specific tld code.
Will overexposure of new and competitive name platforms diminish existing value? Will a move toward auctioning or liquidating names weaken the domain name resales market? ICANN’s development strategy had been commented upon and industry watchers are poised to reserve their global reale state or put the domain amrket in free fall before premium domains in current markets dissipate from overdevelopment in other markets.