Comments on: Hotmail with Anyname.com http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-10/hotmail-with-anynamecom/ Frank Schilling's Official Blog Mon, 21 May 2012 23:21:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dts http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-10/hotmail-with-anynamecom/comment-page-1/#comment-4039 dts Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:09:56 +0000 http://209.40.202.107/2007/10/01/hotmail-with-anynamecom.html#comment-4039 I own india.co.in, jobs.co.in, business.co.in and cricket.co.in. What do you think the future of these domains would be? I own india.co.in, jobs.co.in, business.co.in and cricket.co.in. What do you think the future of these domains would be?

]]> By: Daniel Chow http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-10/hotmail-with-anynamecom/comment-page-1/#comment-4038 Daniel Chow Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:02:03 +0000 http://209.40.202.107/2007/10/01/hotmail-with-anynamecom.html#comment-4038 Re. the .co.in and .in debate, the .co.in domain is definitely more recognizable to end users at this stage, but .in is fast catching on. Realise that India is an ex British colony and UK practices / naunces still hold considerable weight .... co.in is simply a natural follow on of the .co.uk extension. Google India is branded google.co.in, but the likes of AOL, EBay (and now MSFT) using the .in domain for their local sites would probably mean that both .co.in and .in will eventually find their place in the sun. Markets like Singapore and Hong Kong provide good comparisons. Both markets started with .COM.SG and .COM.HK. The .SG and .HK prefixes were then introduced in recent years. Today both prefixes are just as recognisable, used interchangeably, and most importantly, both are used and advertised in local media. Re. the .co.in and .in debate, the .co.in domain is definitely more recognizable to end users at this stage, but .in is fast catching on.

Realise that India is an ex British colony and UK practices / naunces still hold considerable weight …. co.in is simply a natural follow on of the .co.uk extension.

Google India is branded google.co.in, but the likes of AOL, EBay (and now MSFT) using the .in domain for their local sites would probably mean that both .co.in and .in will eventually find their place in the sun.

Markets like Singapore and Hong Kong provide good comparisons. Both markets started with .COM.SG and .COM.HK. The .SG and .HK prefixes were then introduced in recent years.

Today both prefixes are just as recognisable, used interchangeably, and most importantly, both are used and advertised in local media.

]]> By: Keith http://domainnamesales.com/sevenmile/2007-10/hotmail-with-anynamecom/comment-page-1/#comment-4037 Keith Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:46:46 +0000 http://209.40.202.107/2007/10/01/hotmail-with-anynamecom.html#comment-4037 What happens to Microsoft mail customers when a registrant forgets to renew the domain name that has 1000 email addresses attached to it (besides creating an opportunity to a drop catcher)? What happens to Microsoft mail customers when a registrant forgets to renew the domain name that has 1000 email addresses attached to it (besides creating an opportunity to a drop catcher)?

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