With the growth of mobile devices with internet access comes a growing demand for .mobi domain names. Capitalising on this growth, dotMobi are auctioning off some more of their premium domain names, this time digging into the vault and dragging out 14 adult- and entertainment-related domain names including porn.mobi, naked.mobi, broadway.mobi, cards.mobi, geneology.mobi, hollywood.mobi, lottery.mobi, tickets.mobi and vegas.mobi.
The other names to be auctioned are banks.mobi, doctor.mobi, floods.mobi, property.mobi, and score.mobi.
Property.mobi could be the sleeper among this group although I have no doubt porn.mobi will be the big one during the auction. Online real estate listings are huge business and are set to grow even more as mobile devices with internet access are around, and real estate agents catch on to this trend.
The auction will take place at Moniker’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Live Auction on February 20, 2008.
For more information, see the dotMobi news release below.
dotMobi Brings Highly Desired Adult and Entertainment Domain Names to Market
14 .mobi premium names to be made available at Moniker’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Live Auction on Feb. 20, 2008
Following an incredibly successful series of .mobi domain name auctions this past year, dotMobi is reaching further into its set of “premium names” to bring 14 adult and entertainment-related names to Moniker’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Live Auction on Feb. 20, 2008.
The adult domain names to be auctioned at this event are naked.mobi and the highly anticipated porn.mobi while the entertainment and hobby names include broadway.mobi, cards.mobi, geneology.mobi, hollywood.mobi, lottery.mobi, tickets.mobi and vegas.mobi.
Other names to be auctioned are banks.mobi, doctor.mobi, floods.mobi, property.mobi, and score.mobi.
“Given the intimate relationship people have with their mobile phones, this set of names promises to be a strong match with content that consumers are actively seeking,” says Amy Mischler, Vice President of Identity and Brand Services at dotMobi, the company behind the .mobi domain name. “One proof point is that a recent study estimated the mobile adult content market will grow from $1.4 billion in 2006 to more than $3.3 billion by 2011. The mobile market that dotMobi helped build is now growing rapidly.”
dotMobi’s premium names are a set of more than 5,000 commonly used words that the dotMobi set aside during its formation to help fund the development of tools for building mobile content like ready.mobi and dev.mobi.
“As an ongoing supporter of dotMobi, Moniker is pleased to feature its premium domain names at our auctions,” said Monte Cahn, CEO of Moniker.com. “Moniker has sold some of the top .mobi domains including flowers.mobi, poker.mobi, ringtones.mobi and news.mobi. As more sites and content become available and easier to access on mobile devices, dotMobi’s unique Internet presence will help it surge to the forefront.”
Any company or individual will be able to bid on the dotMobi premium names offered at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West, either in person or by telephone. For auction registration details, visit here. The auction rules will follow Moniker’s auction terms and conditions. dotMobi also has minimal requirements for the buyer, including:
- Domain to be registered by auction winner within 10 days of receiving authorization code.
- Site to consist initially of a dotMobi compliant parking page.
- Best efforts to create, launch and operate a live web site with relevant content within six months. For example, acupuncture.mobi should not display a site for car sales.
- Fully compliant site with an ready.mobi score of at least 4/5 (highest score is 5/5).
About dotMobi
dotMobi (the informal name of mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd.), a consortium headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is leading the growth of internet use from mobile phones with the .mobi domain name. Unique among domain name providers, dotMobi ensures that services and sites developed around .mobi are optimized for use by mobile devices. On-the-go consumers can have confidence that a web site will work on their mobile phones when using a .mobi address.
dotMobi is backed by leading mobile operators, network & device manufacturers, and internet content providers, including Ericsson, GSM Association, Hutchison 3, Microsoft, Nokia, Orascom Telecom, Samsung Electronics, Syniverse, T-Mobile, Telefonica Moviles, TIM, Visa and Vodafone. dotMobi is also a sponsor of W3C’s Mobile Web Initiative.
For more information on dotMobi domains and registration information, visit dotmobi.mobi. Visit the dotMobi blog at blog.mobi.
For more information on dotMobi and to see this news release on the dotMobi website, see mtld.mobi/node/950