Thanks for the info Ali. It will take time for me to be convinced
though. Im intrigued even Kenyans appear excited about .africa when it
is a substitute for and competitor to .ke which are battling to give
traction. What is in .africa for Kenya?
W.
On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:16 PM, Ali Hussein wrote:WaudoMy take is this:-1. From a corporate perspective the idea is not to necessarily make moneybut for defensive registration to protect the brand. Like .google or.coke etc.2. For Geo Domains the attraction is obvious. Whether they will makemoney or not is up in the air and depends on Positioning. Something thatthe DNS Community needs to learn.My business sense though tells me that this space hasn't even beenscratched yet. In a series of Capacity Building Seminars that ICANN heldin 2015 through 2016 for the DNS Sector in Africa it became obviousthat:-a) The space is virgin territory in terms of being exploitedb) Marketing and online fulfillment is an area that requires greatattentionc) That ICANN is committed to helping the sector grow and realize itspotentialWe in the sector need to do our part and sensitize all players to come tothe table.There's more to real estate than a plot in Kitengela. There are primepositions to be had online.. :-).Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but ahabit." ~ AristotleSent from my iPadOn 11 Feb 2017, at 9:37 AM, waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:someone needs to take me on a 101 course why there is so much rumpus about these new gTLDs, especially the geos. Will they break even/make money? Already ZACR has 3 other geo nTLDs in South Africa but the registrations as shown at ntldstats.com seem pretty modest. Multichoice had registered around 6 dotbrands with fancy names like .supersport and .africamagic all at $185,000 each but appears to have come to a brick wall and bolted to cut the losses. Maybe I'm missing something. 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