Re: [kictanet] Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains
Hello @Professor Waudo, Sometimes back, I posted herein a link to an article I had authored on the same.For a recap kindly visit: https://bonfacewitaba.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/the-jostle-for-africa-dotafri... @Ali Hussein very valid points - I concur with you. Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 at 13:16, kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains (Ali Hussein) 2. Re: Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains (waudo siganga) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:16:31 +0300 From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains Message-ID: <C072072A-1ED2-416F-BE1C-F29631A92E6F@hussein.me.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Waudo My take is this:- 1. From a corporate perspective the idea is not to necessarily make money but for defensive registration to protect the brand. Like .google or .coke etc. 2. For Geo Domains the attraction is obvious. Whether they will make money or not is up in the air and depends on Positioning. Something that the DNS Community needs to learn. My business sense though tells me that this space hasn't even been scratched yet. In a series of Capacity Building Seminars that ICANN held in 2015 through 2016 for the DNS Sector in Africa it became obvious that:- a) The space is virgin territory in terms of being exploited b) Marketing and online fulfillment is an area that requires great attention c) That ICANN is committed to helping the sector grow and realize its potential We in the sector need to do our part and sensitize all players to come to the table. There's more to real estate than a plot in Kitengela. There are prime positions to be had online.. :-). Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad
On 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. If so please bring me up to date. W.
On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:27 AM, Grace B via kictanet wrote: The news is being received with measured optimism. 2017-02-10 11:30 GMT+03:00 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>: Listers
Fyi
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Interesting article. Thanks for sharing. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad
On 11 Feb 2017, at 1:46 PM, Bonface Witaba via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hello @Professor Waudo,
Sometimes back, I posted herein a link to an article I had authored on the same. For a recap kindly visit: https://bonfacewitaba.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/the-jostle-for-africa-dotafri...
@Ali Hussein very valid points - I concur with you.
Kind regards
Bonface Witaba
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1. Re: Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains (Ali Hussein) 2. Re: Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains (waudo siganga)
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Message: 1 Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 12:16:31 +0300 From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains Message-ID: <C072072A-1ED2-416F-BE1C-F29631A92E6F@hussein.me.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Waudo
My take is this:-
1. From a corporate perspective the idea is not to necessarily make money but for defensive registration to protect the brand. Like .google or .coke etc.
2. For Geo Domains the attraction is obvious. Whether they will make money or not is up in the air and depends on Positioning. Something that the DNS Community needs to learn.
My business sense though tells me that this space hasn't even been scratched yet. In a series of Capacity Building Seminars that ICANN held in 2015 through 2016 for the DNS Sector in Africa it became obvious that:-
a) The space is virgin territory in terms of being exploited b) Marketing and online fulfillment is an area that requires great attention c) That ICANN is committed to helping the sector grow and realize its potential
We in the sector need to do our part and sensitize all players to come to the table.
There's more to real estate than a plot in Kitengela. There are prime positions to be had online.. :-).
Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113
Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle
Sent from my iPad
On 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. If so please bring me up to date.
W.
On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:27 AM, Grace B via kictanet wrote: The news is being received with measured optimism.
2017-02-10 11:30 GMT+03:00 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>: Listers
Fyi
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https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-02-09-en.
Best regards,
Rinalia
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