That $175k is an *application* fee, not an actual purchase price. I don't think there's any way to see that kind of return even if the TLD were awarded because even if we shared it, the mass market still thinks every domain ends with "dotcom".
-Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 9:54 PM, Jerome Chang wrote: > You're kidding, right? $175k! We can't even scrounge up enough for the > coworking wiki and that's less than half that amount. > > > Jerome > www.BLANKSPACES.com (http://www.BLANKSPACES.com) > > On Jun 17, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Imran Ali <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > I guess this might be late now, but with ICANN's recent opening of top > > level domains, it struck me that a .cowork or .coworking domain might be a > > great illustration of the global coworking movement. > > > > I think the application fee was $175k - by sharing the fee, the > > administration and profit of the TLD amongst all coworking communities > > would have been a fantastic illustration of coworking values :) > > > > Did someone already discuss this here? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/E4tOyUSf3AwJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
