Good point actually Swerve. As the original poster said, it seems to be since the
announcement of the new up-and-coming tlds. So
maybe people are saying - "Ok, lets wait. Don't register in the flogged to death (20
million names now) com domain, but wait till a
more apporpriate one comes up"
yes, makes sense.
Bob
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Swerve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Garry Dolley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: Drop in sales
> Could be many reasons for this.
>
> Whatever the reasons might be, I think it's wise that opensrs is moving into
> cc tld's, and from what i understand, will attempt to offer some/all of the
> new extensions if possible.
>
> It's clear to me that the .com namespace for many desired domains is full.
> With .TV ramping up, as well as many others, i believe it is very likely
> that web site builders and viewers will become more and more receptive to
> working with domains outside of the .com space.
>
> Just as each person who uses email, has a unique email address, i will guess
> that the 300 million (?) people online (and growing), will want their own
> domain name for their personal sites, and a unique email address coupled
> with that domain.
>
> Diversity is good.
>
> Coffee is better...
>
> swerve
>
> G.E.M.
>
> > From: Garry Dolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 04:49:09 +0000
> > To: "Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Drop in sales
> >
> > "Lee Hodgson - DomainGuideBook.com" wrote:
> >>
> >> My registrations have dropped approximately 300% since the 18th November,
> >> just after ICANN announced the new TLD selections. Is this just a
> >> coincidence, or is anybody having the same experience?
> > Yes, definetely. I've noticed a dramatic decrease in sales. I even
> > thought there was something wrong with my systems. Guess not.
> >
> > --
> > Garry Dolley (Programmer/Managing Partner)
> > ARP Networks (http://www.arpnetworks.com)
> > Providing IT Services Around The Globe.
> >
>
>
