> Well, I've actually been involved in the setup of a ccTLD registry. I
> really do not think that either .tv or .to are attractive enough for
> a company to run a serious ecommerce site with. Most of the ones that
> try are half assed attempts trying to capitalize on the fact that they
> think the domain is cute, but consumers have, for the most part,
> rejected these domains as serious sites.
I have to agree William. That bit in the .tv thing about High Profile
names... It should read High Cuteness.
and they are way over priced in any case.
> At $50/yr, for a serious site, you are right, its not that much
> compared to the other costs, but the fact is that only amateurs or
> startups or those who are not serious about setting up a real
> commercial operation tend to register in these ccTLDs, and for that
> market they are way overpriced.
As with a lot of the tlds, I'll probably add them to the list. If anyone
wants to buy one, I'll sell it to them. But I certainly wont be trying to
make it core business. and in any case - I won't be adding anything more
untill some of the current crop of bugs are ironed out.
As it is, I also really wonder about the ethical implications of adding
those MLDs. They don't work in any useful way, and probably won't in my
lifetime, so why are they added and promoted I wonder. As an experimantal
model, and in a 'free' list of their own maybe... but it comes down to much
the same thing as selling registrations in .info, .biz and all the rest of
them.
cheers
Bob
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> William mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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