This topic is to discuss several questions about the Dot com Boom. As we all know the Dot com boom came when almost everyone started scavenging for Dot com names that were three lettered, or catchy, or had some dictionary meaning in them, single word domains etc. The Dot com boom was the storm that took everything with it, till the last drop of water. Many Many domains were registered at this time, and some of the investments at that time yielded awesome results for the buyers, their domains went for many times more then what they bought them for. But with all the pro's for the people who bought these domains, there were many cons, a lot of people did not get what they wanted for their domains, some domains were not even acknowledged, some words were not gone after. Therefore it left quite a large amount of people who invested in these domains, disappointed. Still, that time when the landrush was trapping every other thing that fell into its criteria of swallowing, there was a thrill and there was this boom. So people, here I am, asking a few questions from all of you to be answered in this topic, please state complete reasons as to why your answer Will there be anything like the Dot com boom again? Do you believe the Dot com landrush turned out to be a success for investors? Why didn't such a landrush happen with any other TLDs? Finally, is the Dot Com Boom over yet? My Answers (1) I personally dont believe there can be anything like the dot com boom again because of the fact that it was the first time the people thought it was a great investment to go for, but now the people are much more understanding about the possible consequences etc. Yes, the dot com boom was a success for those who invested in the domain names, because the values of their $10 domains are nearly around Thousands today It was because, .com was the pioneer and the pioneer is the one that takes all the profit if well publicized, and that was the case with .com I believe the Dot com Boom is over, the aftermath is over, now is the time for the investors to yield from their investments Thanks for reading, please answer IT
Maybe the next big thing is .net boom? Web 2.0 has (will hav?) some things similar to .com boom p.l.u.r.
Did you even read the full post and can you kindly answer the questions written inside the thread in a list for your convenience? It would be much better you see, your views would be more understandable IT
1). Yes, there will be, but in a different format. As far as domains are concerned, .EU was .com all over again (even better): 2 million registrations in just a few months. 2). .com landrush paid off for a minority of investors (5-10%); 50-60% broke even; and 30-45% lost some money. 3). There was another landrush (in fact, it was officially called as such) this year for .EU 4). .com boom is over. IDN domains are the future as internet is becoming ever more international (but local).
Here it is: 1) I think there will be something like .com boom, soon 2)Can't be sure about this one, surely someone made some money 3)You answerd it yourself I think, .com just popular 4).com over? In my opinion that is over as it was before, now it is growing to somethnig else (thus mentioning web 2.0) p.l.u.r. p.s. sorry for previous reply
1 - Yes, it happens all the time in other markets. It's called Herd Speculation. For an example, see Iraqi Dinar. 2 - In general, yes. 3 - Actually, it does happen every time they open a TLD, but on a smaller scale. Try to get a 3 char DN or a short generic term on just about any other TLD. It's not easy. 4 - No. Anytime you can make a small investment and flip it a few months later for 100% or more profit, I think it's fair to call it a boom.
1: Yes, I am sure this is not the last big thing with internet and domain names. web 2.0 is on it's way in and also you have other technolgies that have yet to be invented that could do the same thing. 2: For wise investor's that did not hop on any name a seller was selling yes. Those that kept decent short keyword domain's and did not try to flip the domain as soon as they aquired it. Let the others hyphened, plural, the .net/.org version of the domain be took and then put it up on the market to be more valueable. They were the ones that cleaned up. Just see the latested duh.info sale for 3K+ and now three character domains not even one s that spell anything. like nln.com domain's go for xx,xxx amounts. 3: Because .com was the main focus of all the business work. Commercial is what com stands for and is for business websites. The .org was used for non-profits sites that did not have alot of money to spend on domains. .net was the lesser of .com, because .net was for those business's that could not afford the bigger .com prices. 4: No way it is not over. Maybe not as huge as it once was, but when they release a new extension you got the chance to grab a nice short keyword or short ext and make a big profit off of it. .in was released and I see more of them going for big money. .be was free and .info was free, now I see .info and .be being sold for xx~xxxx amounts undeveloped. Just be the first to get a new extension and you might be able to cash in.