Ah, when children google the Internet... • Number of domains registered under the ccTLD (Country Code Top-Level-Domain) • Number of gTLD (Generic Top-Level-Domain) domains identified as having an African Registrant • Number of webpages indexed by Google • Price of registration • Number of Registrars • Number of locally hosted websites • Figure of Merit (FoM) derived from the presence of one or more functioning IXPs (Internet Exchange Point) • Internet usage as a percentage of the population
el — Sent from Dr Lisse’s iPad Mini 4 On 18 Nov 2017, 13:55 +0200, Seun Ojedeji <[email protected]>, wrote: > Yeah, and that seem to have worked for the Dr thus far....or maybe not [1] > > Cheers! > 1. > http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2017/06/top-10-african-domain-name-systems-ranked/ > Sent from my mobile > Kindly excuse brevity and typos > > > On Nov 17, 2017 12:14 PM, "Dewole Ajao" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Okaaay.... A simplistic interpretation of yours below could translate to > > > “Registrars are able to consume gazillions of African ccTLDs if > > > everything worked reliably and predictably from the ccTLD managers’ side. > > > Adoption and renewals have nothing to do with end users being convinced.” > > > > > > ? > > > > > > Dewole. > > > > > > Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse typos and autocorrect > > > strangeness. > > > > > > > On 17 Nov 2017, at 11:32 AM, Dr Eberhard W Lisse <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > From your simplistic views, I assume you are not in business yourself > > > > :-)-O, and from the content, being mainly incorrect, it would appear > > > > you have nothing to do with a ccTLD Manager. > > > > > > > > The success of a ccTLD Manager lies in high renewal rates. > > > > > > > > To achieve this one needs no marketing whatsoever to end clients, but > > > > only towards potential Registrars > > > > > > > > Registrars, by the way, uniformly complain about poor administration, in > > > > particular, > > > > > > > > answering emails, > > > > sending invoices, > > > > sending receipts/acknowledging receipt of funds, > > > > sending renewal notices, > > > > making payment difficult (!). > > > > > > > > They do not complain so much about statutory and other hassles, if it > > > > works once a procedure has been established (whatever that is). They > > > > want predictability and reliability (over automation). > > > > > > > > "Build it and they will come"... > > > > > > > > el > > > > > > > >> On 17/11/2017 11:25, Dewole Ajao wrote: > > > >> This statement right here is insightful but again nothing is ever as > > > >> simple as it appears, right? > > > >> > > > >> /"... A domain by itself is of no value. If you are trying to > > > >> encourage content then it’s a very different conversation" - > > > >> Mr. Michele/ > > > >> > > > >> The process probably starts with a (potential) customer having content > > > >> that they want to share; At some point, there is a crowd and they > > > >> decide they need their own identity to stand out (of course they > > > >> will pick the domain name extension that's least stressful and most > > > >> affordable to acquire); Then the registrars had better hope they are > > > >> vain/rich enough to grab many extensions of their chosen name from Day > > > >> 1; Again, hopefully they get big/vain enough to care about identity > > > >> preservation/protection and grab a few more popular extensions and > > > >> hopefully keep renewing them. > > > >> > > > >> Personally, I believe that while content might be the starting point, > > > >> vanity and profiteering are the amplifiers of the global domain name > > > >> industry. > > > >> > > > >> Some other pointers might be the state of Internet connectivity - > > > >> how significant are the connected populations in these places? Do > > > >> business owners think it's important to acquire unique Internet > > > >> real estate? Not unless they view it as being significantly > > > >> revenue-impacting. I know of a Nigerian gossip blogger who for many > > > >> years was reportedly raking in thousands of dollars in daily advert > > > >> revenue and all she had was a .blogspot.com subdomain. When she > > > >> finally had to setup a domain name to reduce Google's control over her > > > >> visibility on the web (only in the last 2 years or so), she opted for > > > >> a .com even though she could afford a .ng domain. > > > >> > > > >> While stable infrastructure, pricing, ease of payment, and registry > > > >> automation are important considerations, I think the younger ccTLD > > > >> operators have a lot of enlightenment and hoping to do (if the local > > > >> markets are their targets). Unless they can figure out ways to > > > >> influence local development in areas like connectivity, web hosting, > > > >> online payment and e-commerce in general, there is still a long way to > > > >> go. > > > >> > > > >> Dewole. > > > > [...] > > > > -- > > > > Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) > > > > [email protected] / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) > > > > PO Box 8421 \ / > > > > Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/ > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > AfrICANN mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AfrICANN mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
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