WAS THE FUTURE TREND DOMAIN AUCTION™ A MISTAKE?

October 12th, 2011 Posted in General Domain News

Lots of people had an opinion about the Future Trend Domain Auction™ and the domains included. Lots of “domain talking heads” and quite a few amateurs shot down the domains listed and the auction. Did Successclick make a mistake? Or was the mistake a series of lost chances by uninformed buyer to purchase very valuable domain names they don’t understand that are defining prodservs in our near future?

It’s going to be obvious to everyone within a year or two that the domains featured in the first Future Trend Domain Auction™ were worth five to twenty times their asking price, and for those with no reserve… kick yourself for not bidding.

The future is now, and what is known today as “common word and phrases” that sell for significant amounts of money, will be joined by “future trend” domain words and phrases shortly. The reality is that common usage of a prodserv term, whether it’s a one word natural or a 2-3 word descriptive generic phrase, will change in the future because new products and trends appear every month and year.

If you bought the word “cloudcomputing.com” back in 1999, domainers wouldn’t give you more than $100 for it. Imagine its value today.

You laughed like I did when I first saw a domain name regarding printing food in 3D. Now I’m not laughing, and neither will you when you find out that this will be the biggest 3D product on the market within a year.

Forget about your limited research on 3D, thinking that it only applies to television and movie features. It doesn’t, although soon it will. If that link doesn’t spark your interest, this one will.

And to freak yourself out, try this one about car design by 3D.

Although I heard of many negative comments about the Future Trend Domain Auction™, I didn’t see them because they were based on ignorance, and I don’t have time for ignorance. Those who commented negatively either fell into two camps:

1) “Dang, I didn’t get any future trend domains to submit, and I don’t/didn’t have the time to actually look into this area of domain investing. Better go to a blog and make fun of those domains I didn’t understand.”

2) “Dang, I heard about investing in FT domains, but never really learned how to buy domains. This is my first domain investment run, and I just started buying without knowing what the hell I was doing. I thought I’d be rich by now.”

So, those two camps mean nothing to my company, except that if anyone wants to really analyze FT domain investing, and needs guidance in how to move forward in buying valuable domains at OOTB prices, our company provides these services for less cost than it takes for an uneducated investor to spend in a week because they think they found a “niche”.

Cheers!

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270 Responses to “WAS THE FUTURE TREND DOMAIN AUCTION™ A MISTAKE?”
By Uzoma on Oct 12, 2011

Keep your head up high, because you are doing the right thing. Success is not measured days and months.

I particularly applaud your taking time out to continue to motivate all of us. Future trend is a winner. So, don’t worry about the small talkers. Good luck and cheers!
By Gene on Oct 12, 2011

I think you had a lot of guts and definitely broke the ice by bringing some awareness to the future trends/tech space.

It’s ironic that domainers are frequently advised to “buy tomorrow” – yet are largely being pitched yesterday’s goods.

Simply because of the break-neck speed of technological developments, hand-registering keyword names (such as cloudcomputing that you mentioned) is the real gold mine; and if done prudently, isn’t at all like playing the lottery. You just need to be realistic, and be willing to constantly prune your holdings.

Every single name that I own (all 750) were hand-registered; and a huge percentage of them are (or were, at the time) based on future trends: but many of them are now considered ‘mainstream’ (e.g., VMapps.com, VMstorage.com, and SentimentAnalysis.org).

I own about 230 ‘Hologram_____.com’ names: And for anyone who thinks that the days of Holograms being part of our everyday lives is 50 years off, take a read through these articles – each of which were published recently.

http://goo.gl/a1kCW (hologram meetings)

http://goo.gl/7b55O (hologram merchandising)

http://goo.gl/bMvtE (hologram TV from Apple)

http://goo.gl/3XhaJ (hologram car tech)
By Kevin Davis on Oct 12, 2011

All you have to do is say ok whats next and move on.Don’t dwell on the past or the comments.Chin up and keep thinking positive.
By Daniel on Oct 12, 2011

Kudos! Remember, there is always a future…
By jrb on Oct 12, 2011

I guess you are better off waiting until these future trends terms become ‘current day’ terms, then you can sell them for more. Hard to predict what terms will become popular in the future.
By Yaron on Oct 12, 2011

You cant force it… I have plenty of FTD, but I dont waist my time trying to sell them. you must wait until they become Trend domains.
By SF on Oct 12, 2011

The ultimate problem has been the same with almost every domain auction for years, now.

A Lack Of “Real” End Users.

That means small, medium and large businesses or funded startups …Not Domainers.

How do all the brokers and auction houses make that happen?

I don’t know, I’m just a domainer. I don’t have aspirations to become a broker.

But, there will eventually be a day when the only reason domainers are at auctions …is to SELL!
By admin on Oct 12, 2011

Hi Gene,

Yep, I did have a lot of guts, but now it’s stomachache… lol. J/K.

You make a very valid point about technology and how fast it changes, where things we didn’t even consider 10 years ago are now commonplace. There soon will be a day when this happens with any trend that more than two companies are currently working to bring to market — hopefully with success.
By admin on Oct 12, 2011

Well said, here here! Huzzah!

I don’t think a domain auction really shows the true value and brand power of a domain if only domainers are participating. We all know as domainers to look for the deal, buy low, sell high. End users, on the other hand, should be fighting in bidding wars for our domains at auction. THAT would be an exciting auction to attend or watch live. Who wants to see Rick Schwartz bidding on domains in his own auction? It will prove one thing — there’s no end users there. It’s not easy to get a group of end users together but having a singular topic representing a market segment would be the starting place.
By Duras on Oct 13, 2011

DasHologramm.de
By Bill F. on Oct 13, 2011

Hello…..I’m sorry to say I missed the auction. Is there any way I can see the list of domains and thier miminum prices?

Thanks…I appreciate it.
By Gypsum Fantastic on Oct 13, 2011

I’ve always had FT domains in my portfolio. I also have some hologram/holograph .com domains. Other examples I have are some two word nano___.com domains, and some domains relating to commercial space flight which I registered back in about 2000.

Regarding whether holding a FT auction is a mistake or not, only point I would offer in response to that would be that I wouldn’t list what I consider to be my best FT domains in an auction, I’d rather hold them to see if the related technology/idea does become reality.
By jayjay on Oct 13, 2011

I think timing was the culprit here. The current economic recessions in the US and Euro zone have dented the wallets on speculation investment and forced the play on concrete investment instead.

Domain investment in speculative future technology will only yield winners who develop this technology itself (personal thought).

A good example is MRam or (Magnetoresistive random access memory)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mram
One of the major commercial R&D co’s in this field already has MRam.com a ‘win-win’ for them.

on the flip side of speculative domain investment in future technology one has to feel for investors who wasted many thousands (possibly millions) of dollars on the now defunct 2020 moon landings and lunar outpost concept endorsed by the Bush administration.

Now everyone who invested in those lunar-cy domains appears ‘twice shy’ in future trends.
By Gene on Oct 13, 2011

The stomachache will pass, and I do hope that you don’t give up on this noble effort.

I almost signed-up for TRAFFIC for the first time, but then changed my mind; because I realized that it’s really the same group of ‘well known’ domainers who are only there to pat each other on the back, and do yet-another ‘deal’ with their buddies. [Gosh I wish one of those deals would involve using a professional web designer for a change, because I'm sick of seeing all these circa 1999 sites they put up].

And while that’s fine, I really see no place there for ‘outsiders’ – and I would agree that there aren’t very many (if any) end-users attending. The only way they’d probably attend is if the organizers paid to bring them there for a free beach vacation; and even that won’t be a guarantee that they’ll do any bidding. Case-in-point: Will there be any Chief Marketing Officers there from Fortune 500 companies? (I’d be pleasantly surprised to hear that there will be).

But I do think that there are really countless future trends/tech that domainers can focus on and carve-out a niche in – and ultimately make some real money out of.
By steve cheatham on Oct 13, 2011

Stay the course. Your idea is in it’s infancy. Keep on truckin’.
By Leigh on Oct 13, 2011

Stephen, for the hard work and chutzpah on your part to get the auction up and running alone you deserve a medal.

Ahead of it’s time? Definitely! (well it is future trend after all).

A mistake, absolutely not!

This first auction was always going to be an experiment and as your link to the food printer, shows it can change in a second!

To all the naysayers – maybe 3dcakeprinters wasn’t as silly as it sounded eh?.
Just like 3dsnackprinters and 3dcookieprinters and 3dculinaryprinters and print3dfood and foodprinters3d…should I continue?
By Theo on Oct 13, 2011

First time i met a FT domain investor i thought the guy was nuts.
6 years later i met the guy again and he was selling domains like hot cakes.

3 years ago i met this domainer that put registered tons of EV related domain names…
I took him serious that time and regged a few myself.. Over 5 years maybe 10 EV willbe hot as hell.

There is a risk with FT domain names and you need a long term vision and stamina and deep pockets and a boatload of patience…
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Oct 14, 2011

The next big thing after Cloud is Mobile Wallet.

Cheers
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Oct 14, 2011

….or should i have said ” the next big thing along with Cloud is Mobile Wallet”

Cheers
By admin on Oct 14, 2011

Hi Theo,

Isn’t every success story based on a man/woman with a new idea that went against common trends? Weren’t most innovators looked at as being “nuts” before they were accepted? I know that a lot of domainers who participate on this blog or support FT domain investments have experienced ridicule many times, yet the FT domain genre isn’t for wimps or people who don’t have the IQ to understand the value of a domain name/phrase based on a prodserv that hasn’t fully developed into the mainstream but is being created right now by several major manufacturers. It takes research and “brand” understanding to buy a Premium FT domain.

Going against the “status quo” and “old school” cranksters who became rich on now-outdated and difficult paths to follow a decade ago is always a lesson in patience. Being an FT Domainer means having what the entertainment business calls “rhino skin” (let the tiny spears the naysayers throw be like flea bites). That doesn’t mean all FT domainers are right, it just means that now with the confidence of so many domain investors in the FT genre, the popular view in this industry is exactly what I worked hard to make “acceptable” starting in 2004. I had lots of help from other domainers, but I also had to defend my thinking against veiled putdowns and “eye-rolling” among the “Decade Domainers”, as I call them (they still operate on the domain biz model that helped them get rich a decade ago, but is now rarely possible for the majority of domainers to use, ie. buying a one word current trend domain for $500k for an “investment”..)

If the emotionally mature domainers could somehow create an organization that represented this business to the end user market as a viable, professional investment opportunity, we would at least drown out some downright embarrassing comments made by one or two successful domainers who have either bipolar disorders, anger issues, or have a clearly obvious desire indicated by their unabashed PUBLIC VITRIOL to indicate they can, and may, destroy anyone they see as a “threat”. Is that how we want our industry to be represented? I hope not, but it concerns me, because I am from the school of “Domains Highest Value Is Determined By End User Sales”, and that this once very secretive and maligned industry can rise up as a legitmate marketing asset for all companies.

To understand the scope of this “bullying” by some domainers over others, isn’t it disturbing to see a domainer who has sold millions of dollars in domains take the “low road” of whiny schoolyard bragging to respond to an article by a domain blogger who simply questioned whether an “auction producer bidding on domains in his own auction” is a conflict of interest? Some commenters even presented the potential of an auction producer bidding on domains in his own auction to “fix” the auction because the auction producer does have inside knowledge, secret agendas, friendships and associations with the best domainers in the world which may manifest marketing/profit benefits the auction participants, including possible end users *cough*, aren’t privy to.) I will probably write a blog to reveal what I know about this, except I know that bad things can happen to those who rock the boat, especially when that boat is a lifeboat and the guy holding the water jug also has a revolver in his hand. The first person he shoots is the person in the boat he thinks also has a weapon. (this is figurative, people)

My goal is to bring the domain industry out of the petty, childish and extremely immature name-calling and personal attacks by some domainers who simply were lucky to get a few big sales on premium domains they bought a decade ago, and with that money, allows them to be “confident” to indulge in public displays of their neurotic emotional urges based on childhood insecurities that don’t belong in a professional domain setting of any kind. WE NEED A UNITED STANCE TO REPRESENT OUR DOMAIN INVESTMENTS PROFESSIONALLY, NOT TO BE TALKED TO CONDESCENDINGLY, ATTACKED PERSONALLY (either verbally or by online sabotage) OR HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH OLD SCHOOL BLOWHARDS WHO FEEL THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT REGARDLESS OF THE PUBLIC IMAGE THEY PORTRAY.

Bottom line is that we need serious, professional players who can present business-like opportunities to end users. I don’t imagine myself as one of these type of players, but it is a goal I’d like to strive for. Those domainers who’ve already become finanancially successful can be very helpful in this area.

Anyone else in on this with me?

Thanks Theo for bringing up this topic and taking the time to write a thoughtful comment.
By admin on Oct 14, 2011

Leigh,

Thank you for your support. You said what needed to be said in the fewest words, but with the biggest impact. A sign of a “domain brand specialist!”.

cheers mate
By HGportfolio on Oct 14, 2011

What are peoples top 5 to 10 FT predictions? Mine are:

3D printing
Nano Tech
Graphene
Robotics
Mobile Wallet
Holographics
Soil free agriculture/farming (I own the .com’s)
Solar Energy
Morphing (using nano and graphene tech)
Augmented Reality
By Gene on Oct 14, 2011

@ Stephen.

Yes, I’m definitely with you on this. And I have begged for (real) professionalism in this industry for a while now (too), including when I wrote a Value Proposition for DomainSherpa.com (http://goo.gl/tCbPd ).

Not to harp on that whole Shane piece, which he quickly got intimidated from, but…he actually asked the wrong question about Rick (i.e., should he be bidding on names at his own event).

The CORRECT question to be asking – and one which I don’t know the answer to – is whether he’s SELLING his own inventory at TRAFFIC — which, if the case, is much more disturbing than knowing that he’s parting with his own money.

To be honest, I really don’t give a darn either way, because I have no expectations of becoming part of the ‘in crowd’ of this industry — and I’m perfectly fine with that.

Back to your point: Yes, there needs to be a concerted effort to start a professional association that focuses on (a) ONLY selling to end-users, and (b) primarily promotes FT assets.

I nominate you President.
By HGportfolio on Oct 14, 2011

Better still, check out Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Tech 2010

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1447613
By Gene on Oct 14, 2011

@ HGportfolio

Good list, and I’d agree with the majority of them.

My top-5 list would be:

Holograms (http://goo.gl/7wsB8 )
Graphene (http://goo.gl/3Y4QR)
Sentiment Analysis (http://goo.gl/25uC8 )
Augmented Reality (http://goo.gl/T2yuC )
Directional Materials (http://goo.gl/lnoA5 )
By HGportfolio on Oct 14, 2011

@Stephen

Glad to see you bigging up 3D foodprinting. I’m still kicking myself for not registering foodprinting.net whilst it was still available!
Instead I registered these:
Foodprinting.org/biz/info
3Dfoodprinting.com
Food-printing.com
Food-printers.com
Foodfabbing.com
Organicfoodprinting.com
Babyfoodprinting.com
Printedfood.com
By Leigh on Oct 14, 2011

@HGPortfolio

3Dfoodprinting.com

Nice, I take my hat off to you!
By Leigh on Oct 14, 2011

@ Stephen

Thanks for your confidence in me.

This was about as succinct as I could get for 3d food printing:

3Dine.com
By admin on Oct 14, 2011

Hi Gene,
Thanks for your input here, and your idea are definitely on path. However, I wasn’t referring to any particular article regarding professionalism, nor did I mention any specific auction or person producing an auction and doing anything wrong on the way they produced it. There’s been lots of vitriol about every domain auction ever held, including what was said about the FTDA. I was guilty of being unprofessional in how I handled criticism regarding the FTDA on a certain blog.

There are plenty of outrageous stories we could tell, but getting ourselves out of the mud and onto dry land is a responsibility we all have towards each other. I really would like to see us thinking and ACTING in this manner.

Back in 2007, I helped produce the first streaming live domain auction when I was executive producer of the Domain Roundtable and lots of people complained about almost every aspect of the production. My comments here were regarding certain domainers generally, and it could mean 2-20 people, myself, and all domain auctions, if the shoe fits… we just need to be more “business-like” publicly as we are in investing in domain names. Yes?
By Gene on Oct 15, 2011

@ Stephen

Yup, fully agree.
By admin on Oct 19, 2011

@HG

Owning “3DFoodPrinting.com” is a slamdunk high five or low six figure domain name — but this price will increase twofold after the first food printers hit the market next year. Good eye on the FT niche, and congrats on the buy. Keep us updated here.

cheers!
By Gene on Oct 19, 2011

Latest advancements in Hologram tech – WOW!

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/10/holodesk-is-self-explanatory/
By Duras on Oct 19, 2011

Hologram101.com
By Straighttalk on Oct 20, 2011

I sure hope the term HG takes off as well I own HGTEXT.com and 3DPIP.com
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Oct 20, 2011

holofree.com (Not mine) is at sedo auction with only 19 hrs left, nice domain -

http://www.sedo.com/auction/auction_detail.php?language=e&auction_id=120843&tracked=&partnerid=&language=e
By admin on Oct 20, 2011

Gene,

Sweet link. THat’s what’s coming up faster than we all think. I just saw a demonstration on an Android cellphone tonight where photos were being taken and converted to 3d images on the phone. It was better, MUCH better than I thought. Whoever owns “3dphone.com” or 3Dcellphone.com” or 3dmobile.com” and any other variation reasonable thereof, LUCKY!!!!
By Giles on Oct 21, 2011

2 more sales

3DPornVideos.com
$2,500

3DLedTv.com
$7500
By Gypsum Fantastic on Oct 21, 2011

I’ve got hologrammessaging.com/hologrammessage.com/hologrammessages.com, plus several variations of these. Think Princess Leia’s message for Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars

I’ve also got nanophone.com/nanophones.com, which I rate as my best future tech domains.

These domains aren’t for sale though, I will wait and see if such technology/gadgets become a reality and widely used by consumers, then look at ways of developing the domains from there.

I’ve also got an adult one, 3dtvbabes.com, which may have some good potential if 3DTV ever gets done properly (i.e. without the need for the 3D glasses for starters).
By admin on Oct 21, 2011

@ Gypsum

It’s great you’re thinking strategically, as I’ve pushed for in my attempt to educated domainers on FT domains — if you picked the right domains, as in picking domains even in current trends, FT domains will surprise people when they begin selling for significant money. Base your profits on the fact that most FT domains are bought at OOTB pricing just recently. Try to find a domain you can resell, with a current trend name or phrase, for an OOTB price. Then see what Giles has sold in his comments in the 3D thread here.
By Duras on Oct 21, 2011

4GMobileWallet.com
By Paul on Oct 22, 2011

@Giles

Were those your 3D sales?

or are you reporting what you learned from DNJournal?
By Volts on Oct 22, 2011

wishing everyone success in domaining…

Reg’d 3Dbreastcancer.com,3D-Mammography.com, 3DdigitalMammography.com,3DHolowire.com,HologramSmartphone(s).com and Holographic(s).com

My Top 3 Picks:
1.Mobile Wallet/Wallet
2.Holographic/Hologram
3.3D
By Volts on Oct 23, 2011

sorry for the typo ! own holographicsmartphone(s).com not holographic(s).com
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Oct 24, 2011

Just caught -

NfcMobilePayment.com

Cheers
By Straighttalk on Oct 24, 2011

Several months back I grabed mobilepaymate.com 3DFashionWare.com & 3D GemStones & 3DGemStone.com.
By Straighttalk on Oct 24, 2011

Typo I own 3DFashionWear.com
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Oct 25, 2011

Thanks to Louise for putting me on EmergingDomains.com -

http://emergingdomains.com/home/move-over-credit-cards-make-room-for-mobile-wallet/

Cheers Lou
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 1, 2011

Sale

nfc.info

4,750USD
By admin on Nov 2, 2011

Stu, check HOLOGRAMTV.COM. We own the TM on the phrase “HOLOGRAM TV™”. Contact me immediately.
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 3, 2011

Message sent mate
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 3, 2011

I can push the domains if you send me your go-daddy account, I was unaware of it mate.

Cheers
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 3, 2011

Just reg’d 3 more Mobile Wallet Domains –

OnlineMobileWallets.com
MobileWalletsOnline.com
WalletSupermarket.com

Cheers
By Duras on Nov 3, 2011

3DTvWholesale.com
SwipeYourMobile.com
TheOfficialCloud.com
Holography101.com
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 3, 2011

@Duras

Liking -

SwipeYourMobile.com

Nice name mate.

I think Giles Coley owns the killers in that cat -

SwipePhone.com
SwipePhones.com

Cheers
By Duras on Nov 4, 2011

Thanks MobileW…

Better than my SwipeCellPhone.com

Lol
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 4, 2011

Just reg’d a few more mobile wallet domains -

Been reading how people will have more than one mobile wallet so reg’d these two -

MyMobileWallets.com
TheMobileWallets.com

Also these two for good health -

MrMobileWallet.com
MrDigitalWallet.com

Cheers.
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 7, 2011

Just reg’d 2 more -

PayingByMobile.com

PayingWithMobile.com

Cheers
By Straighttalk on Nov 7, 2011

Just picked up;

DigitalWalleting.com

Be Well
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 7, 2011

@Strighttalk

Nice name mate, I have some Digital Wallet domains -

DigiWallets.com
DigitalWallets.co
DigitalWalletNews.com
DigitalWalletForum.com
DigitalWalletBlog.com
DigitalWalletService.com
DigitalWalletServices.com
DigitalWalletShop.com
DigitalWalletStore.com
DigitalWalletReview.com
DigitalWalletReviews.com

to name a few.

Its all getting exciting on the Mobile Wallet / Digital Wallet front at the minute. I think it is going to be very big indeed.

Cheers
By Giles on Nov 7, 2011

I have this name…any thoughts?

With all the different technology and security involved in this field, I thought this would make a great support forum for all the different mobile/digital wallets

WalletSupport.com
By Leigh on Nov 8, 2011

I’ve only bought a few wallet related names as I posted on the domains yesterday.

If you look at adwords estimator in relation to credit cards, the words “insurance” and “reviews” get the most traffic and these already have google ads on the serps so that’s what I went for, personaly I think it’s a no brainer:

http://www.independent.co.uk/money/insurance/insurer-launches-mobile-wallet-cover-2329049.html
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 8, 2011

@Giles

Nice name mate, you always find a stunner not reg’d, smart mate!

@Leigh

Nice names also, I think Volts has the .com’s . I have -

CompareWallets.com – Reviews
WalletComparison.com – Reviews
WhichWallet.com – Reviews
WalletCover.com – Insurance

….to name a few!

Cheers
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 8, 2011

@Leigh

Just looked at the link you posted and I also have –

MobileWalletCover.com

Forgot I had that one, lol.

Cheers
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 8, 2011

Just reg’d one that dropped, been reg’d since 2007 -

WalletBay.com

Cheers
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 8, 2011

Just noticed that Citi Bank own -

WalletGuide.com

Cheers
By Louise on Nov 8, 2011

“Mobile wallet cover” can apply to insurance, as article highlights, or it can be a physical, “mobile wallet cover,” which enables or prevents nfc communication.
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 8, 2011

The NFC Wallet Tug of War

http://www.paymentlawadvisor.com/2011/11/02/the-nfc-wallet-tug-of-war/
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 9, 2011

Picked up a 3 year drop -

TheMobileMoney.com

Cheers
By Leigh on Nov 9, 2011

My latest site is now up and running:

http://www.3-dcontroller.com

Cheers,

Leigh
By MobileWalletDomains.com on Nov 9, 2011

Starbucks has processed 20M mobile payments since January

http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/03/starbucks-mobile-pay/
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 10, 2011

Few more, some caught and some reg’d -

MobileMoneyCo.com

MobileMoney365.com

MobileMoneyAdvice.com

MobileMoneySpecialist.com

MobileMoneyHQ.com

MobileMoneyDebt.com

MobileMoneySecurity.com

MobileMoneyInsurance.com

MobileMoneyTalk.com

Cheers
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 10, 2011

2 more -

MobileMoneyLoan.com

MobileMoneyLoans.com

Cheers
By Louise on Nov 11, 2011

@ Stephen, What’s happening with the December Future Trend Domain Auction™?
By Louise on Nov 11, 2011

Looks like one catchphrase to pull together flexible display and memory, nano technology, and graphene: bendy!

Korean bendy memory could make plenty of trendy tech
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/korean-bendy-memory-could-make-plenty-of-trendy-tech

Nokia’s Crazy Bendy Kinetic Concept Blew Your Mind? Watch This!
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/10/nokias-crazy-bendy-kinetic-concept-blew-your-mind-watch-this

Bendy, stretchy, graphene transistors? Yes please
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/qubits-and-pieces-10017876/bendy-stretchy-graphene-transistors-yes-please-10024674

Bendy Battle: Samsung V Nokia 2012 War
http://smarthouse.com.au/Content_And_Downloads/Industry/P5L2P5E8
By Louise on Nov 11, 2011

Thank you, @ Stephen! It’s because of you I went this direction! XOXOXO

BendyTV.com see http://Bendy.tv
BendyTablet.com
BendyTouchScreen.com
BendySmartphones.com
BendyeReader.com

Just renewed them, so whew! Gots to get moving in 2012 – this is my and Ioana’s year!
By Louise on Nov 12, 2011

Just renewed ScanSmartphone.com after reading:

Scan on a mission
Stop & Shop’s new smartphone app works as a super-fast self-checkout
http://articles.boston.com/2011-11-09/business/30378643_1_scan-new-smartphone-app-loyalty-card

due in January. And I renewed VitaminsandWhatTheyDo.com yesterday, though it was set to drop. Otherwise, I think I’m renewed through January of next year.
By Leigh on Nov 14, 2011

My latest site launched:

http://www.3dprintershop.co.uk
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 15, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/15/americanexpress-digital-idUSN1E7AE1IC20111115
By Louise on Nov 15, 2011

Using Google Sites to create a mobile-friendly website: http://sites.google.com/site/scansmartphone for ScanSmartphone.com . . .
By Louise on Nov 15, 2011

WalletControl.com™ is page 1!!!
http://www.google.com/search?q=wallet%20control
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 17, 2011

Caught a nice drop, been reg’d since 2005 -

MobileAndMoney.com

Cheers
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 21, 2011

If you have a spare 40 min, enjoy this video –

“There’s a mobile wallet revolution coming”

http://www.chyp.com/media/blog-entry/theres-a-mobile-wallet-revolution-coming
By jim sickorez on Nov 21, 2011

I have a couple I hand reg’d…yourdigitalwallet.com and freemobilepaymentapps.com…Only time will tell where this all goes…
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 22, 2011

Just caught –

PayByNFC.com

Cheers
By duras on Nov 22, 2011

HolographyDesign.com
By admin on Nov 22, 2011

@Duras

Wow. That is a domain I wish I CAUGHT! At this moment, you’d probably get about $1500 from a smart domain investor and more if it was an end user. In about 2 years, multiply that price by at least 30. Congrats
By admin on Nov 22, 2011

@Walletdomains

thank you for that very informative video link.
By admin on Nov 22, 2011

@Louise

Thanks Louise for those excellent FT links. Future trend conference is actually coming up
By admin on Nov 22, 2011

@ Leigh,

Now that looks nice… what process did you use,.. did you hire this out, or is it a mini site generator, or did you do it yourself and if so, what did you use (wordpress, joombla etc)

Good job!
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 22, 2011

@ jim sickorez

I have a few digital wallet domains also –

DigiWallets.com

DigitalWallets.biz

DigitalWallets.me

DigitalWallets.mobi

DigitalWallets.co

…to name a few.

Cheers
By duras on Nov 22, 2011

Thanks for apreciated HolographyDesign.com
Can Holographys.com go pair whith it in the next future?
By voltz on Nov 22, 2011

I have few Holographysex.com and Holographyporn.com

also:Hologramschool.com, HologramUniversity.com and HologramCollege.com
By Leigh on Nov 23, 2011

@ Stephen.

Thanks, it was all done by myself using Noomle which Louise recommended to me a while back.

It’s easy to use and hassle free.

I’ve currently got 15 sites up with them and growing!
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 23, 2011

mobile wallet users will grow to 594 million in 2016

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-wallet-and-apple-will-force-mno-cooperation-in-mobile-wallet-wars-says-abi-research-2011-11-23
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 25, 2011

Verizon Files Trademark for ‘Hologram’ Stirs Rumors of 3D Smartphone
By WalletDomains.com on Nov 25, 2011

If Verizon gets the “Hologram” name as a Trademark, does all the “Hologram” names people have been registering go down the pan? Not sure what this means!
By Gypsum Fantastic on Nov 25, 2011

Interesting development re: Verizon.

However it’s a generic term so I don’t see how anyone who has previously registered hologram based domains prior to them registering the TM can be impacted.
By Louise on Nov 25, 2011

@ Leigh said: “@ Stephen.

Thanks, it was all done by myself using Noomle which Louise recommended to me a while back.

It’s easy to use and hassle free.

I’ve currently got 15 sites up with them and growing!”

Thanx for the credit! Last month I made $4.52 on Adsense on one Noomle site. It’s the only site I had Adsense. However, this month, it’s only up to 89 cents . . .

May I add, Noomle optimizes its sites for mobile? It puts a credit at the top, which I don’t like, but at least those sites are already viewable on a smartphone.
By admin on Nov 28, 2011

What do you guys think about this Verizon “Gee, AOL tried to TM “ADS.COM” year ago, although they failed, maybe if nobody is watching, we can get “hologram”"

My understanding of TM’s, from personal experience, is that if the word/phrase is generiic… no go. You can’t steal a word in common usage as “your own”, and this attempt by Verizon just makes me want to post “Boycott Verizon for being arrogant as*wipes!”
By Louise on Nov 28, 2011

They can’t be awarded it, seeing as how “hologram” is a dictionary word, and 3D phones are already out there.
By Lucy on Nov 28, 2011

Are they trying to trademark Hologram, or Hologram.com ?
By Duras on Nov 28, 2011

Hologram101.com for Verizon:)
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 1, 2011

Ive just bought my last domain of 2011 off someone for very little –

DigitalWallet.info

Cheers
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 2, 2011

Stereo-3D Smartphone Market Poised to Explode

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/headlines/Stereo-3D-Smartphone-Market-Poised-to-Explode_13567.html
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 2, 2011

Just reg’d

ARNAVIGATION.COM

= Augmented Reality Navigation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QInEsw-25Qg
By Leigh on Dec 3, 2011

@ Wlallet Domains

Nice pickup. I’m guessing that was on the aftermarket as I tried to hand reg it 6 months ago and it was gone. I ended up settling for Navigationar.com which is without a doubt inferior to yours but in absence of the type in I thought could make a good brandable.
By Louise on Dec 3, 2011

Oh, Yes!

Judge denies Apple request for U.S. ban on Samsung gadgets
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57336209-94/judge-denies-apple-request-for-u.s-ban-on-samsung-gadgets/
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 3, 2011

@Leigh

I had registered it a while back and it dropped without me knowing, so looked for it again a couple of days ago and it had just dropped. Not sure what went on at Go-daddy, might have deleted it by mistake.

Cheers
By Leigh on Dec 4, 2011

@ Got you. Bet you’re glad you remembered it!

Here’s something that might interest you:

http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/2010/01/06/shop-savvy-with-free-barcode-reader-app/

I’m thinking this integrated with mobile wallet so you do your price comparison on your smart phone and get a voucher code mailed straight to your mobile wallet so you can purchase in store at the discounted online price.
By Leigh on Dec 4, 2011

@ mobile wallet….
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 5, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ6Mc0aOk_o&feature=player_embedded#!
By Gene on Dec 5, 2011

Just one more example of how hand registering future trend names is something that I’ll continue to do going forward (versus buy names from other domainers in the aftermarket):

Last week there were tons of stories about printing human bones using inkjet printers (see http://goo.gl/0huQX ).

So I was able to grab BonePrinter.com .

Assuming that this capability becomes a reality – and that’s what seems to be happening -, is anyone going to argue that ‘wasting’ $8.00 on this name was like playing the lottery, or ‘couldn’t be worth anything simply because it was still available’?

Unfortunately, I can think of a few ‘big-time’ bloggers who would assert just that. You know, the guys who try to convince newbies to buy their 15K name, because it’s really worth 25K.

I think I’ll continue to ‘play the lottery’ (thank you).
By Leigh on Dec 5, 2011

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655

kepler22-b.com
By Lucy on Dec 5, 2011

Thanks for that link for printing bones Gene. I’ve had printteeth.com for a while. That link will be helpful.
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 6, 2011

Mobile Wallet Anyone? Sure, but Please Make Mine a Smart One

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2011/12/06/mobile-wallet-anyone-sure-but-please-make-mine-a-smart-one/
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 6, 2011

With all these taken a long time ago -

CellPay com
CellphonePay com
MobiPay com
MobilePay com
MobilephonePay com
PhonePay com

I saw this domain dropping ( Reg’d since 2009 ) , so I thought I’d join the club -

SmartphonePay.com

Cheers
By Giles on Dec 7, 2011

Interesting article

3D Entertainment Industry to End 2011 on High

Dec 07, 2011

2011 has been a year of head scratching and worrying times for the 3D entertainment industry. Sales of 3D TV sets have being sluggish; the popularity of 3D movies has declined and there have been surprises all round that 3D gaming has not proven to be as popular as expected. However, there have been a series of positive headlines recently suggesting the industry can end 2011 with an optimistic outlook for 2012.

Despite endless reports in the mainstream media claiming 3D cinema is over, highlighting the decline in 3D box office sales, the last few months has seen a reverse in the downturn. 2D to 3D conversion has dramatically improved and big name directors are starting to leverage 3D film-making in ever increasingly powerful ways. Although the ratio between 2D and 3D ticket sales has indeed narrowed since the post Avatar honeymoon, 3D versions of movies are still performing better than their 2D equivalents, surprising when considering the spat of poor conversions released to an ever increasingly wary public.
In 2010, 25 3D films were released. By the end of this year 39 3D films will have been released.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, directed by Michael Bay (originally a 3D cynic) re-captured some of the box office success of Avatar 3D. Half converted, half native, Bay’s futuristic 3D sequel claimed an approximate 70/30 ratio of box office sales in 3D’s favour. Bay even went on a personal mission to persuade cinema exhibitors to increase the brightness of their projectors (to save costs, cinema exhibitors often reduce the luminance of the projectors. Many movie goers have complained about the dim viewing experience of watching a 3D movie thanks to the glasses so low luminance can be even more of a problem for 3D).
More recently, Martin Scorsese’s Hugo has been described by many as the best 3D movie ever produced. Audiences have responded well to the Taxi director’s use of the 3D format which breaks away from the Cameron’s convention of using the screen as a window to a new world (positive parallax).
The opening tracking shot, which plunges from the Parisian sky along the railroad platforms and finally to the station clock, sets the precedent for a well-considered 3D movie that few would deny, is better than the 2D version.
“I think what Marty’s done is push 3D around a corner and given a gimmick a huge amount of heart and potential,” said Sir Ben Kingsley, one of the film’s stars.
Before the release of Hugo, Steven Spielberg’s motion capture 3D film The Adventures of TinTin was also praised for its intelligent deployment of 3D. It performed very strongly in Europe and is expected to replicate the success in North America when it is released on December 21st.
Films like Hugo, TinTin and Transformers 3 mark the start of a string of high profile 3D movies to launch next year by established directors. Ridley Scott’s Prometheus will open in June 2012 and is expected to follow in Scorsese’s footsteps by pushing the possibilities of 3D filmmaking. The Alien director has even echoed James Cameron saying he will never shoot in 2D again.
Other 3D films to be released in 2012 expected to attract a lot of attention include Disney’s John Carter 3D (March), Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit (released December 2012), James Cameron’s Avatar 2 (December) Baz Luhrman’s The Great Gatsby 3D (December) and Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man (July). A 40 minute preview of Andrew Adamson’s up-coming Cirque Du Soleil movie was presented by Vince Pace and James Cameron during IBC in Amsterdam and simply wowed audiences, even the 3D cynics.
UK cinema chain Cineworld has recently seen its share price increase thanks to an expected growth in 3D film admissions. Talking about Evolution Securities buy note on Cineworld, Evolution analyst Nigel Parson said “We expect 3D admissions to remain stable at around 20%-25% of admissions but these admissions yield a 30% ticket premium. Good business.”
His comment about such low yields may surprise people but if 3D films can generate a return on investment at such low ratios then this has can only be good news.
2012 could also be the year of the back catalogue 2D to 3D conversion re-release thanks to the massive success of this year’s converted The Lion King 3D. Movie classics such as Top Gun, Titanic, Star Wars, Finding Nemo and possibly Lord of the Rings, Jurassic Park and Inception are all set to be given a 3D makeover. No doubt the industry will be watching audience reaction nervously, hoping the disastrous conversion flurry post Avatar is not repeated.
So does 3D in the home have an equally bright future? Well there has been recent positive 3D news here too. Consultancy firm Futuresource recently published a report suggesting that half of UK homes will own a 3D TV set by 2015 – higher than previous forecasts. However, the Futuresource report also acknowledged that 3D TVs will be purchased mainly by default rather than as part of a conscious decision to ‘go 3D’.
In the same report, the consultancy states that as of now, there are approximately 55 3D channels and demo channels and at least another 35 VoD (Video on demand) services offering 3D movie content. Futuresource Consulting’s Market Analyst, Fiona Hoy, expects that to rise by 15-20 channels and/or 3D VoD service. China’s State Administration of Radio, Film & Television had previously called for 10 3D channels to be launched in the People’s Republic by 2015.
Thanks to oversupply, prices for 3D TV sets have reached an all-time low with one able to pick up a 3D TV for less than £500.
3D technology has improved too. Traditionally expensive, passive 3D TV sets have plummeted in price, thanks in part to film-patterned retarder technology introduced to the market by LG. Consumers no longer need to spend £50 for each pair of 3D glasses as the new passive 3D TV sets often include several pairs of cheap, flicker free lightweight 3D glasses allowing for families and friends to enjoy 3D programming together. Passive 3D TV sets more closely replicate the 3D cinema experience without the flicker artefact of active 3D TV systems (discouraging many to buy) although current passive 3D technology halves the on-screen resolution. However, next year may see the launch of full resolution passive displays starting with computer monitors, which will deliver the next quality level of 3D (although initial prices are expected to be high).
The active 3D TV industry has also got its act together as Panasonic, XpanD, Sony and Samsung have joined forces to launch a universal 3D full HD active glasses standard meaning XPanD active 3D glasses will be compatible with each manufacturer’s 3D displays. The ‘Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative’ was released in September 2011. Universal glasses with the new IR / RF protocols will be made available in 2012, and are targeted to be backward compatible with 2011 3D active TVs.
Talking of standards, The DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting body) recently allied with the 3D@Home Consortium to encourage the development of standards for 3D TV. The move will also ensure that knowledge about 3D viewing is shared and that the bodies’ work is complementary, further facilitating the growth of 3D television innovation throughout 2012 and beyond.
3D content may still be thin on the ground but things are improving fast. 3D lifestyle channel HIGH TV 3D has expanded rapidly since its launch in April this year when it signed a 4 million Euro with Korea Telecom along with its sister channel FASHION ONE. In October, HIGH TV 3D launched in Norway on the CANAL DIGITAL platform and before that, HIGH TV 3D launched on cable television operator UPC in Romania. It recently also launched in Denmark.
In the UK, Sky 3D is firmly committed to the format, pushing more money into original 3D programming. Over the next few months, the UK’s only 3D channel will premier quality 3D productions such as Kew 3D, Bachelor King 3D, Beautiful Freaks 3D, Safari 3D and The Secret Life of the Rainforest 3D. London based distributor Off the Fence, has just closed its first 3D deal with Universal Full Band Media for its new 3D channel in China where two 3D channels will launch in January alone. Other distribution companies continue to achieve success with their growing 3D libraries including Electric Sky, Global Media Consult and LOG MEDIA.
The London 2012 Olympics will be captured and broadcast live around the globe in in 3D. The Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) are capturing the event in 3D due to the requests of the broadcast rights holders rather than as an option that ‘might be picked up’ by the rights holders. In September, OBS Chief Executive Manolo Romero told 3D Focus he was surprised at how high the level of demand was.
Following on from the 3D coverage of the 125th Wimbledon Tennis Championships this year, Sony has committed to produce 3D coverage of the world famous tennis championships on a greater scale for at least the next three years.
On December 17th, the BBC will be broadcasting the finals of mega hit Strictly Come Dancing in 3D on its dedicated BBC HD channel and a network of digital cinemas. The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, will be releasing three multi-million pound budget 3D productions in association with Evergreen Films, Reliance Pictures and CAMERON | PACE Group. Walking with Dinosaurs 3D will be distributed around the globe next year followed by Africa 3D and Life.
Even ITV Studios will be venturing into 3D production with a stereoscopic version of its hit series, River Monsters 3D. France Telecom’s Orange TV have just increased their 3D offering with a distribution deal with My Zen TV and CAMERON | PACE Group are planning to launch a UK office to increase their market share in Europe, especially in 3D live sports capture. 3net, having revamped its consumer website and on-screen presentation, has significantly increased its output, airing 50 hours of original S3D content in December alone.
Despite persistent negative headlines about disappointing sales figures for the Nintendo 3DS (perhaps due to unrealistic sales forecasts), games industry trade website MVC yesterday reported that the glasses free 3D console is almost sold out in the UK.
With Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 both in the UK top ten, it seems that 3DS is proving very popular contrary to popular belief. It is also selling well in Japan although research has found that owners rarely use the 3D functionality after the first few weeks. However, what it does mean is that, in addition to the growing network of 3D TVs, there is a growing base of 3D capable displays in people’s homes capable of both 3D gaming and video playback. Today, Nintendo launched their software update to enable 3D video recording functionality.
3D technology is also set to improve throughout 2012. Digital 3D cinemas will exhibit more 3D presentations at higher frame rates, removing the annoying flicker inherent with 3D presentation. Avatar 2 and The Hobbit are two films being filmed at 48 frames per second. As the flicker issue is addressed in 2012, so will be the issue of dim images caused by 3D glasses. Real D has enjoyed success with its XLW Cinema System. The projection combination is capable of delivering up to 12 foot-lamberts of brightness, approximately 3 times the brightness of most commercial multiplexes.
For a brighter 3D experience at home, the new NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 glasses and the compatible Asus VG278H flat panel with LightBoost-certified desktop display are the “best 3D solutions for gamers on the market” according to T3 magazine. LightBoost technology makes the screen twice as bright as the original version. Gamers have often complained how the darkness of the screen can reduce the immersive experience of 3D gaming.
Whether 3D phones will be popular is anybody’s guess. This year saw the launch of the LG Optimus 3D which has not been the success expected by the Korean giant although Jon Peddie Research says 80 percent of smartphones will boast not just 3D screens, but 3D cameras in the next four years. Consumer 3D capture devices have got cheaper and cheaper. A range of 3D consumer camcorders have become available recently starting from as little as $100! Improvements have been made in glasses free 3D technology with companies like Toshiba and LG launching monitors that can track the viewer’s eyes to solve the sweet spot limitations of autostereo technology and SpatialView recently launched a low cost device to convert the iPhone 4 into a glasses free 3D handset. The company will also soon be launching the 3DeeScreen which will convert compatible laptops into glasses free 3D.
Finally, more good 3D news emerged yesterday as new evidence from The German University of Munich and the Austrian University of Salzburg suggests watching 3D TV does not increase the chance of triggering epileptic seizures.
So after a very difficult year for the 3D industry, 2011 is drawing to a close with some positive indicators that 3D may be around for the long haul this time. Many will hope 2012 will be a year that will deliver more answers than more questions.
While the recent positive news will be a welcome boost to the industry, it is important to stay realistic. Outside of the movie theatres, there is no proof that consumers will pay for or even want 3D entertainment in the home or on the move. 3D TV sales might be growing but that is not to say people will use the 3D functionality. As mentioned before, despite strong Nintendo 3DS sales, owners genuinely prefer to switch the 3D mode off so it is important to welcome the recent news with caution.
The 3D entertainment industry still has a high mountain to climb before the technology is embraced by the mainstream but at least the horizon is looking brighter than it did just a few months ago!
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 7, 2011

Just caught this domain, I know every one in the gaming world will have heard it before but I am also aware that smartphones do gaming and have made a big impact in the console side, but hey, ive only spend $17 on it and will not loose any sleep -

HandHeldConsole.com

Reg’d since 2004

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers
By admin on Dec 8, 2011

Whew… I strained a muscle in my neck! Thanks for the detailed comments, Giles! Excellent and thorough info!
By admin on Dec 8, 2011

Good question about Verizon trying to TM “hologram”. if you do a tm search on google, you’ll see that several companies are trying to get the word TMed for their specific prodservs. Not sure they will succeed without a noun or adjective adjoining to make it a phrase instead of the “word”.
By Duras on Dec 8, 2011

Thanks for the last comment admin.
At http://www.trademarkia.com there are companies with “hologram+noun-adjective” in their name. What can do Verizon against them all? Or maybe it`s a dream they have:) Or their plan B: they can buy our names:)
By giles on Dec 8, 2011

According to Namebio

3dworld.ru
$30,000
2011-11-02
By Louise on Dec 12, 2011

I’m 19 days clean from hand registering any new domains! Plus, I’m letting bunches drop, you can have a look here:

http://www.domainportfolio.com/523be1441c21

all $60.00 fixed price . . . but I think you get back 5% for bidding on it.
By Louise on Dec 12, 2011

Oh, I meant to say the last one I registered on November 23rd:

MobileRemoteDeposit.com – good one, eh, Stephen?
By admin on Dec 13, 2011

Yes, in a certain sense. You have to use that domain specifically for a build out or selling to an enduser who wants to own their direct prodserv, which would be “Mobile, Remote Deposit”.
By Giles on Dec 14, 2011

CloudStory.com
$1995 USD

CloudSpan.com
$1,188
By admin on Dec 14, 2011

Giles, are these sold domains for you? If so, fantastic!

I’d like to make a request for everyone who has FT domains that have sold their domains in the last year for ANY amount, to post them here to prove that these FT domains are selling, even if they are at low prices, it’s a start, and I know the prices for these domains will rise during 2012. I just sold one of my robot domains for $1,500 today. Cheers!
By Gene on Dec 14, 2011

Great to hear that FT names are selling.

I’m intentionally keeping 99.8% of mine off the market, including (at least):

226 ‘Hologram’ dot-coms
256 ‘Sentiment’/'Sentiment Analysis’ dot-coms
62 Graphene dot-coms

But I’ll be happy to report any sales that do come through.
By Giles on Dec 14, 2011

@Stephen

No they are aren’t my sales, just reporting sale I find
By Louise on Dec 14, 2011

@ admin said: ‘Yes, in a certain sense. You have to use that domain specifically for a build out or selling to an enduser who wants to own their direct prodserv, which would be “Mobile, Remote Deposit”.’

Do you mean like

NASA Federal Credit Union has a MobileRemoteDeposit App
https://www.nasafcu.com/remotedeposit

Alogent® Mobile Remote Deposit
http://www.alogent.com/SiteContent.asp?PageID=426

?
By Louise on Dec 14, 2011

@ Giles, You’ve got the 411 on cloud domains – thanx!

I know what you mean. I’m slicing through my portfolio so i can hang on to the most precious ones. None of them are listed for sale – I have never even signed up with Sedo!

But I did submit: QuadTelevision.com to DomainFest, as I think there will be some quad/4k tv buzz at CES 2012.

So, how’m I doing on DomainFest.com/Fantasy?
By Louise on Dec 14, 2011

Congrats on your $1500.00 sale, @ Stephen! $1500 ain’t nothing!
By admin on Dec 15, 2011

@ Louise,

I see that my coaching you in the past year has paid off in your understanding of powerful domain names like this. You got this nailed, Louise.

Dang, I wish I could get you to offer up a free logo design in exchange!
By admin on Dec 15, 2011

Nope, it’s peanuts. But for that domain, at this time, and for strategic analysis of FT growth values, it’s something. Why? Because the domain name I sold would never appear on 99% of most domainers’ radar, and I have 800 domains in this category that promise to pay off in sales 10, 50, 1000+ when the time is right. With this simple sale for $1500, our company has positioned themselves to know the “path” that manufacturers are taking regarding ownership of FT descriptive prodserv domains.

The basic truth is that this sale (and others) have started a fire that is burning down the old media buildings, forcing the “powers to be” to look at buying new buildings, and of course they will be asking for advice on how to best avoid those “fires” in the future.

Everything is going as planned, and on time!
By Louise on Dec 15, 2011

The funny thing is – I tell you honestly – I had no idea of those before I registered it. Elliot Silver’s advice helped me alot when I was browing GAKT to see what’s hot, and I checked a few domains, and the dot com was available!

Afterward, by chance I checked to see if Google indexed it. It shouldn’t have been indexed, but it was:

Mobile Remote Deposit | Electronic Payments | Remote Deposit …
mobileremotedeposit.com
Mobile remote deposit provides time and cost-saving solutions through its TotalTransact
service that make processing electronic payments faster and more …

So it was preowned. Usually I register domains nobody ever thinks of. So I picked up a dropped domain.

It’s all work. Contacting end users and pitching them without making them feel like extortion, because you have “their domain.”

Ioana is out of commission until January. You have to get in line. Someone contacted me about her logos, and I forwarded his info. I’ll be happy to forward your info. She isn’t responding to my emails.
By Louise on Dec 15, 2011

@ admin said: “With this simple sale for $1500, our company has positioned themselves to know the “path” that manufacturers are taking regarding ownership of FT descriptive prodserv domains.”

That made me think. I get it. As one of the premier guardians (my term! my term!) of robotics domains, it is smart to sell a few at prices companies are willing to sell them AND USE THEM, so they become standard for the robotics industry.

The lock investors have on domains has affected the market, according to my observation. People would rather register crazy hyphen domains with hack extensions than cave to the domain syndicate.

It’s a tough market.
By Louise on Dec 15, 2011

It was fun to respond to your suggestion I find the prod/serv on MobileRemoteDeposit, because that investment worked out like that. Once I realized it was pre-owned, I researched the term on Google, and found a couple companies, linked above, have actual products by that name, as well as there is an article about mobile remote deposit:

How Mobile Remote Deposit Found Its Mojo
http://discover.profitstars.com/strategicallyspeaking/?Tag=Mobile%20Remote%20Deposit

Now, you sell it for me for regular fee, and we can all get our logos done! How about it? Just kidding. I know you’re busy!
By Gene on Dec 15, 2011

Watch this video on Graphene (especially at the 3:30 mark), and you’ll see get a tiny idea of what the fuss about it is:

http://goo.gl/SyhCJ
By admin on Dec 16, 2011

@ Gene

Wow, Gene… this is a great find. I feel proud that Successclick.com helped the scientists involved in discovering this new product that will ultimately change our lives for the better.

I recommend for those domain investors who are looking into new products to ‘bank” on to check out Gene’s link. Don’t ever say that Successclick failed to point out the treasure maps waiting for all their readers. There are millions of these types of domains to buy at OOTB prices. Time for profits, people! Just do your research!!!
By Louise on Dec 16, 2011

Guess my SmartSubstrates is going to have an application one of these days . . . What do you think, @ Gene?
By Duras on Dec 16, 2011

HologramApps.com
By Louise on Dec 16, 2011

Thanx for the link, @ Gene – I bookmarked it under, Bendy!

@ Duras, HologramApps – wow! You go!
By Duras on Dec 16, 2011

Thanks Louise. Offers?:)
By Duras on Dec 16, 2011

CheapHologram.com Is it worth something?
By Leigh on Dec 16, 2011

@ Stephen.

Pretty impressed to hear that you worked with Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov was it a domain name acquirement?

I’m definetely banking on graphene!

Here’s to the scientists!
By Louise on Dec 16, 2011

Cool company: http://thinfilm.se
By admin on Dec 17, 2011

Hi Leigh,

I didn’t personally work with them, because I was working with Professor James Hamilton. He worked with me, and after discussing his plans, and the bright team of students he had, I agree to sell the domain for much less than it was worth, as long as he would honor, in perpetuity, a bottom hugging backlink to my site http://www.successclick.com.

He has done this, and has honored it for over three years. The Domain was GrapheneSolutions.com. His class won the Wisconsin Science Fair in 2009 and ended up selling their discovery to a very interested manufacturing company, http://www.xolve.com. This is a corporation dedicated to introducing positive changes in the world.

Here is the link to the website of one of the most incredible men I’ve ever known: http://www.uwplatt.edu/~hamiltoj/

You can type in the domain name I created to see where it’s going! http://www.GrapheneSolutions.com (the domain I sold them)

Look at the bottom of the Homepage for each site,,,, it’s featuring that sweet backlink to http://www.successclick.com

Professor Hamilton is a man of his word. Period.
By Leigh on Dec 17, 2011

@ Stephen

Nice work.

The potential applications of graphene are mindblowing.

I don’t think I’m overtalking it when I say very soon we’re all going to be acustomed to hearing phrases like:

“those were the days before graphene.”
By Louise on Dec 17, 2011

Interesting story – thanx for sharing!
By Gene on Dec 19, 2011

@ Leigh

“I don’t think I’m overtalking it when I say very soon we’re all going to be acustomed to hearing phrases like: “those were the days before graphene.””

Stated very well.

Any non-food product – or industry – that you can think of will somehow incorporate Graphene in the coming years (or months).

And once it starts moving from the labs to real-world applications (…already happening), there will be very few businesses that won’t benefit from having the word “Graphene” in their corporate or product names.

It’s actually shocked me that each of the hundred or so “Graphene” dot-coms that I hold were still available — especially given the increase in news stories on the topic, lately.

I now have all the “Graphene” names that I need, and will be quite content to sit tight for 5-10 years while the ‘fruit ripens.’

And anyone who thinks that registering “Graphene”-related product names is like playing the lottery either (a) doesn’t invest enough time in keeping up with cutting-edge news, or (b) is simply a fool.
By admin on Dec 19, 2011

@Gene

Well said, my friend. I have the honor of knowing that one of the biggest players (scientist) in making graphene a part of our future bought a domain from me, and will forever list my blog http://www.successclick.com on his sites, because I chose to get a lower price in exchange for respect and recognition. However, I don’t recommend that to my clients! CHARGE THEM!
By Gene on Dec 19, 2011

@ Stephen

That’s really great to hear, and the rest of us are quite pleased to know that you’ve paved some ground for us with that placement.

When Graphene is incorporated into building supplies, sporting goods, tools, adhesives, textiles, and electronics, people will believe – and the latecomers will need to pay for quality names.

More stories on Graphene:

“Hence the billions that IBM, Samsung and Nokia are putting into graphene research….” (http://goo.gl/zxkCl )

Vorbeck Materials Closes Series 3 Round of Financing. ["Vorbeck uses a new materials technology, graphene, to enable transformational innovations in industries ranging from consumer goods to aerospace. Vorbeck is the leading manufacturer of high-quality, single sheet graphene. Vorbeck is the first company in the world with graphene-based products in the market. Vorbeck is also the first and only company to receive EPA approval for the commercial production and sale of graphene-based products."] (http://goo.gl/ioZi4 )
By Leigh on Dec 20, 2011

@ Gene.

A quote from another Guardian article about Graphene which refers to Geim condsidering applying for patent:

They are, of course, not alone in trying to get graphene to market. To begin with they thought about trying to patent or trademark the material or at least some of their techniques. Geim was disabused of the notion by the CEO of “a world-leading phone company”, Novoselov recalls. “Andre was at a conference in the US quite early on. He met this guy and mentioned the idea of intellectual property. He was told, ‘We know this material exists and we are doing our own research into it. Of course you can patent it if you want, but if graphene is half the material we think it is we will place 100 patent lawyers on it and you will spend the rest of your life and the GDP of your small island trying to fight for it.”

Brilliant!!
By Louise on Dec 20, 2011

@ Gene said, “Any non-food product.”

Graphene is ideal for exactly NON FOOD products! I know what you mean – not as an ingredient!

Consider the company which link I posted: ThinFilm.se. The CEO, Davor Sutija, stated in an interview in Forbes:

“Once Thinfilm’s tags are integrated with sensing technology, food can let us know when its spoiled, based on temperature and ammonia levels. Food can also be tracked – from “farm to fork” – making it easier to both source ingredients and determine where, say, an E. Coli outbreak came from. That’s just one possibility.”

talking about the printable memory which can act as sensors on food products, or even car parts, using graphene ink:

“For example,” Sutija says. “Think of your car. Right now you rely on a maintenance schedule for replacements, repairs, service, etc. But imagine that the individual components of your car can be tagged – your brakes can tell you when they need to be replaced by using its own sensors and reporting the information.”

Thinfilm CEO Davor Sutija Wants Your Stuff To Talk To You
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/12/14/thinfilm-ceo-davor-sutija-wants-your-stuff-to-talk-to-you

Before bendy phones and all the fun electronics, I think the low-cost, green smarttags taht can act as sensors will be the first application of graphene into everyday life, from what I’ve read! interesting stuff!

Here is a graphene ink company:

http://vorbeck.com
By Louise on Dec 20, 2011

Berkeley creates flexible, rugged, plastic electronic skin with carbon nanotubes
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/108987-berkeley-develops-flexible-rugged-plastic-electronic-skin-from-carbon-nanotubes

Exciting stuff!

“plastic circuits are incredibly exciting to medical professionals, too. An intelligent bandage could tell a doctor when it needs changing, or if the wound is infected. Some polymers are even OK for use inside human bodies — a pacemaker of the future might be a piece of electronic skin that actually wraps around the heart. Closer to home, an intelligent label could tell us if food is spoiled, and or flexible solar cells could turn any surface (including your car) into a power source!”
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 20, 2011

Just renewed -

SolarKeyboards.com

Forgot I had this one, lol.

Cheers
By admin on Dec 21, 2011

@ Wallet

WHEW! close one!
By Gene on Dec 21, 2011

@ Louise

‘“Think of your car. Right now you rely on a maintenance schedule for replacements, repairs, service, etc. But imagine that the individual components of your car can be tagged – your brakes can tell you when they need to be replaced by using its own sensors and reporting the information.”’

Thanks for this quote – and keep them coming. I think that the Graphene[product].com names are the ones that will pay-off best. I own GrapheneBrakes.com, and at the time of registration wasn’t even thinking about the sensor/informative aspect: I was simply thinking about the strength of brakes made from Graphene, i.e., they’d last forever.

And the news that Vorbeck has closed a $10M round, and already markets Graphene-based products is really exciting. Look for a ton more of those type of announcements in 2012.

I would also expect to see a few major, cover stories in mainstream publications on Graphene in the coming months — because it’s a really great story.
By Louise on Dec 21, 2011

The whole reason I picked up on “bendy” is because of the advantages of graphene: low cost; low-power, flexible display, not just the coolness of rolling up your tv and sticking it in your front pocket. It’s the practicality: students owning a tablet that wouldn’t shatter when dropped, that doesn’t drain battery in two hours. It’s green technology!
By Lucy on Dec 21, 2011

FYI – IBM has announced sixth annual 5 in 5. “A list of innovations with the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years.“
By Lucy on Dec 21, 2011

Opps – missed the IBM link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuisda1q6ns
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 21, 2011

Just had -

3DSmartphone.com

accepted into -

DOMAINFEST Global Santa Monica (Feb)

but not sure if i should accept, they have recommended “no reserve”, what you guys think?
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 21, 2011

I have to respond within 48 hours!
By Leigh on Dec 22, 2011

My view is that at no reserve it will definitely sell.
So if you don’t mind taking the risk that it sells for $500 then go for it.

Just out of interest why haven’t you got adsense and amazon products on the site?
No idea how many hits you get but the term must be heating up now with all the products coming to market.
By Leigh on Dec 22, 2011

@ WalletDomains.com

Sorry, I see that you do have ads running.

Is that statcounter right?
By admin on Dec 22, 2011

Hi Leigh.

Thanks for your kind sentiments, but it was Professor James Hamilton of U of Wisconsin (mentioned later in the article), that I worked with.)
By Leigh on Dec 22, 2011

@ Stephen.

Thanks’s for clarifying, still, nice Work!
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 22, 2011

@Leigh

“So if you don’t mind taking the risk that it sells for $500 then go for it”

The last “FT Auction” I sold the much hyped “3Dconsole.com” for $400 ‘ish, I have no demand for “3D” domains any more, or waiting the 2-3 years for the domain to “mature”. I will take tomorrow and enjoy the day after.

Cheers.
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 22, 2011

P.S. If the domain in 2 years time sells for $xxx,xxxx then I will blink a couple of times then………………carry on.

P.P.S. Money does not make my world go round, I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth so what you dont have you dont miss.

Merry Christmas all. x
By Louise on Dec 22, 2011

Hi, Posted a response on theDomains, which I will repeat here:

Getting some keyword searches for stocks!

16 3 0.66% 3d printer stocks
17 3 0.66% anything
18 3 0.66% best 3d cell phone investment stocks
19 3 0.66% jw.org pdf
20 2 0.44% 3d printing stocks

@ wallet domains, #18 on the list tells me you shouldn’t offer 3dsmartphone at no reserve. People are not only looking to BUY 3d smartphones, but looking to INVEST in 3d smartphone companies.
By Louise on Dec 23, 2011

@ Louise (me) said: “The whole reason I picked up on “bendy” is because of the advantages of graphene: low cost; low-power, flexible display, not just the coolness of rolling up your tv and sticking it in your front pocket.”

Didn’t I say that two days ago? Then WalletDomains posted a link to the article,

Forget 3D, coming soon: The QD TV!
http://zeenews.india.com/news/technology/forget-3d-coming-soon-the-qd-tv_746459.html

which states: “London: Forget 3D, coming soon, the QD TV, say British scientists who have developed a technology which they claim could be used to produce TV that can be rolled up and carried in a pocket.”
By Louise on Dec 23, 2011

Bendy is coming sooner than we think!
By duras on Dec 23, 2011

QDWallpaper.com
QDCurtain.com
QDTVSale(s).com
By Leigh on Dec 25, 2011

I’d just like to wish a Happy and restful Christmas to everyone who has contributed to the discussions on this blog over the past 12 months.
Also a big thank you to Stephen for all his works in pushing forward recognition of future trend domaining.

Thanks for all your advice and support in 2011 folks.

Here’s to 2012!

Best Regards,

Leigh.
By Louise on Dec 25, 2011

Nice thoughts, @ Leigh! I am going to add my, “thank you,” to @ Stephen.
By Louise on Dec 25, 2011

And the contributors to the emerging domains discussion:

@ Leigh
@ Gene
@ Stu
@ volts
@ Futrs
@ Lucy
@ iain
@ 3DTablet
@ TabletPCComparison
@ Giles
@ HGPortfolio
@ trickytobeat
@ DM Partners

and the others – some of whom I didn’t want to print the name, because I know them only by name.
By Louise on Dec 25, 2011

theDomains is down. I warned @ MHB! I said, back off of GD. Today’s headline on Domaining.com from an hour ago is:

UPDATE: Godaddy Loses 28,000 More Domains On Saturday
Yesterday we reported on the two day loss from domain names transferred out of Godaddy.com to other domain name registrars in like of their former support of the SOPA Bill. As a quick update DailyChanges.com reported an additional 28,656 domain names transferred out of Godaddy.com. It should be noted that this figure only includes do…
The Domains – 1 hr 2 min ago
By Leigh on Dec 25, 2011

Thanks for updating us Louise.
By WalletDomains.com on Dec 30, 2011

Just caught a nice “Cloud” domain –

CloudRanger.com

Cheers
By Louise on Dec 31, 2011

Congrats, @ Leigh, for creating over 100 websites using Noomle – you go! They’re ready-made for mobile, so that should give the sites extra traction . . .

My last new registration EVER:
QRWhiz.com

Nice cloud domain, @WalletDomains. You do pretty well with the cloud!
By duras on Dec 31, 2011

QDMobilePhone.com
QDSmartphone.com
QDPhone.com

QD=QuantumDots
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 1, 2012

http://onespot.wsj.com/technology/2011/12/31/2ed93/new-glasses-free-3d-smartphone-and-table
By admin on Jan 1, 2012

@Louise…

My lord you remembered me! Many people have labeled me the “king of Future Trend domains”, but that king has no throne until FT domains start selling at prices the his “subject’ will fight for. Don’t just roll over and “sell” because you need to pay the electric bill. These domains are an INVESTMENT which have a time of maturity. Remember that! Thanks Louise.
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 3, 2012

MasterImage 3D’s Roy Taylor on 3D phones and tablets

http://www.electrictv.com/?p=13106
By Louise on Jan 3, 2012

University graphene pioneers are knighted
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=7812

“Professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, who demonstrated the remarkable properties of wonder material graphene, have been knighted in the New Year Honours list.

“The scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 and graphene – the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material – is considered as having the potential to revolutionise materials science.”
By admin on Jan 4, 2012

@ Louise,

I think that same article, at the bottom, mentions my past client, Prof James Hamilton and his work on graphene. Thanks for the link here!
By Lucy on Jan 5, 2012

The stories online about Graphene are quite fasinating.

I’ve picked up GrapheneGuide.com
By admin on Jan 6, 2012

@Lucy

Make that into a nice little graphene blog and you’ll have a winner!
By Louise on Jan 8, 2012

So, c’mon – admit it! Your comment posted as, “guest,” on AVG.com voted the most popular, about buying a domain name, is your composition!
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 11, 2012

Great video -

How the mobile wallet is helping VISA knock out its biggest competitor: Cash

http://untether.tv/2012/how-the-mobile-wallet-is-helping-visa-knock-out-its-biggest-competitor-cash-with-tom-purves/
By Giles on Jan 11, 2012

HighCloud.com $1,750
CloudEngineers.com $626
Cloudtivity.com $1,000
By Louise on Jan 11, 2012

Let us thank God someone came to work today!

Comcast — Owner Of NBC Universal — Admits That DNS Redirects Are Incompatible With DNSSEC
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120110/18081517371/comcast-owner-nbc-universal-admits-that-dns-redirects-are-incompatible-with-dnssec.shtml

Comcast deployed DNSSEC – the internet is saved – yay!

On a sidenote, I let my RootZoneTrustAnchor expire, and Moniker snapped it, but it’s too valuable to let go – glad someone appreciated it!

BTW, I registered Cloudtivities.com – thanx, @ Giles, for letting me know I’m not totally crazy!!!
By admin on Jan 12, 2012

@Louise

You lost me at DNSSEC. But it’s great to have someone on board here at Successclick who understands the finepoints of “Rootzone TrustAnchors”!!!

Time for you to go to work for Yahoo so you can help them destroy Google! Or maybe go with Bing? Which would you prefer?
By Gene on Jan 13, 2012

Decent news lately on holographic/hologram products and trends:

http://goo.gl/JyPbA (Engadget)

http://goo.gl/veEJc (“Japan’s NHK has promised functional holographic TV in four to five years. So holographic TV may be an option about the time you’re ready to upgrade that new flatscreen you brought home for the holidays.”)
By admin on Jan 13, 2012

@ Gene,

Thanks for the links, Gene. But dang… I have to wait four to five years to get someone in the manufacturing marketing end to say “ummm… what domain should we buy to represent our brand where people will instantly know what it is?”

A little mouse in the corner of their conference room squeaks out really loud ” DUMBSH*TS! HOLOGRAMTV.COM! THATS WHAT YOU NEED!”
By Gene on Jan 13, 2012

@ Stephen

Hopefully the name-selection process moves faster than the technology! And I agree that that’s a great brand/domain name.

I’m tempted to suggest that you file a TM on it, but I (…even as a TM lawyer) wasn’t successful doing so with my more generic filings, e.g., Hologram Coupon, Hologram Pad, Hologram Auction, and Hologram Pad.

So I can tell you that filing for marks on (what the USPTO deems to be…) descriptive phrases, isn’t easy.

But my theory in doing so was that, at least, I’d have a legitimate basis to object if they decide to grant the same TM to a subsequent applicant: So, in the process, what I’ve effectively done due to the unsuccessful TM filing is to shift the bulk of the IP value to the domain names, themselves.
By Gene on Jan 13, 2012

Sorry…my last listed TM application should has stated “Hologram Gambling.”
By admin on Jan 13, 2012

@Gene,

Wow, a TM atty! You should be advertising your services to all the domainers. I will do this for a commission!

Seriously, I know that several companies have already tried to file TM’s on the word “HOLOGRAM”. Really. And if they are powerful companies, will they get special treatment and secure TM’s on this generic word? As far as domain names, If I start to build out a site, all of them get the TM mark immediately, which establishes date of submission and the start point of time of usage (5 yrs) to be accepted publicly.

Thanks!
By Gene on Jan 13, 2012

Yup, but I stopped practicing a while back — but thank you for the promotion offer

Althought the USPTO will emphatically deny it, I’m certain that they give special treatment to ‘name brand’ firms — who have huge legal teams.

I actually made that charge against the TM examiner who denied my Hologram Pad application (which she, of course, denied). Regardless, now that my (denied) application is on-record, it’s going to be difficult for a new applicant – large or small – to make convincing arguments in favor of registration. What they’ll need to do is actually sell something called ‘Hologram Pad’ for a number of years, and thereafter claim common law rights that are strong enough to merit actual registration.

And on my Hologram Gambling application, I even brought in a fantastic TM lawyer-friend of mine to help me with the prosecution of the application, but it also denied.

The “5 year” milestone has more to do with acquiring what’s known as ‘secondary meaning’ (which are the rights that prevent folks from lawfully using the ‘Coca Cola’ mark for something like, plumbing supplies, or jet engines (i.e., something completely unrelated to beverages). It’s also the standard time period that needs to pass before the USPTO will place your TM on the ‘Principal Register’ (i.e., the gold standard) after it’s been on the ‘Supplemental Register’ (sort of the bronze standard).
By Louise on Jan 13, 2012

Tech upstarts kicking glasses in 3D
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118048601
By Louise on Jan 13, 2012

@ admin, Did you post as, “guest” on avc.com or not?
By Gene on Jan 13, 2012

Hey, how timely: We were just discussing a Hologram Pad…and voila:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/01/holographic-ipad-innovision/
By Duras on Jan 13, 2012

Gene please help me: Am I in danger, here in Europe, with my Hologram101.com or HologramApps.com?
Thanks
By gene on Jan 13, 2012

@ Duras

They look like great names to me – but that’s business advice, not legal advice (which I don’t offer, at all…sorry).
By Duras on Jan 13, 2012

Thanks anyway Gene
By Louise on Jan 13, 2012

They’re great names. Of all the names you posted on here, hang on to those!
By Duras on Jan 14, 2012

Tks Louise
By Lucy on Jan 15, 2012

@ Stephen I’ve created Graphene blog

http://www.grapheneguide.com
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 16, 2012

*Spanish banks prepare Barcelona and Madrid for mobile payments –

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/12/312406/spanish-banks-prepare-barcelona-and-madrid-for-mobile-payments/

*Broadcom unveils NFC technology for sub-$100 smartphones

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312344/broadcom-unveils-nfc-technology-for-sub-100-dollar-smartphones/

*NFC car key shown at CES

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/12/312412/nfc-car-key-shown-at-ces/
By admin on Jan 17, 2012

@ Lucy

Nice! I can get you an exclusive interview for domainers on your blog with Prof. James Hamilton, who is in the top 10 scientists in this channel. Let me know if you want it! Nice domain!
By Lucy on Jan 17, 2012

@ Stephen

Thanks! Appreciate your offer. Just read this article about Hamilton:
http://www.jsonline.com/business/29398789.html

When I’m ready to handle an interview I’ll get back in touch with you directly.

Cheers, Lucy
By Louise on Jan 17, 2012

Then I’ll write a blurb about your interview on Bendy.tv – share the love!:D
By Giles on Jan 19, 2012

Hi all

I have to 2 names names for sale @ $50 each if anyone is interested

3DConsoles.net
3D-Console.com
By Duras on Jan 20, 2012

A part of our future:

3DTVGlass.com
3DGlassTV.com
By Gypsum Fantastic on Jan 23, 2012

TED talk: A primer on 3D printing

http://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_harouni_a_primer_on_3d_printing.html
By Duras on Jan 23, 2012

TelevisionGlass.com
By Giles on Jan 31, 2012

Just sold one of my solar names

SolarGroup.com
USD $7700
By admin on Jan 31, 2012

@ Giles,

Congrats to you, Giles!! Very nice. You could have made five times that much if you waited, but use the cash wisely to build out your other FT domains. ADDITIONALLY, I think you should report the sale to Ron Jackson at DNJournal.com so it listed in his weekly sales. Did you sell it through a domain reseller or just from a whois/parked page contact?
By Giles on Jan 31, 2012

Thanks Stephen

I know I could have got more but I have some new plans now. It was an end-user from India and they wouldn’t buckle on the price and I needed the funds quite urgently for a little project of mine

He just sent me an emailed from the WHOIS

I only found after the sale who he was? (fake name, email etc)

I will let Ron know as well
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 31, 2012

Iphone 5 to have Mobile Wallet
By Duras on Jan 31, 2012

GrapheneReviews.com
GrapheneWallpaper.com
are waiting for buyers.
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 31, 2012

3 more reg’d

KiwiWallet.com

BetByCell.com

BetByNFC.com

Cheers
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 31, 2012

NFC is going to be big in Vegas! Playing the slots cash free, but as always, the phone is in the pocket to give a helping hand!!

Cheers
By Giles on Jan 31, 2012

Anyone like this NFC name I have

LiveNFC.com

hand-reg the otger day
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 31, 2012

@giles

Like that domain mate!

Just reg’d -

NFCS
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 31, 2012

NFCSQUAD.COM
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 31, 2012

Also have -

NFCFOCUS.COM
By WalletDomains.com on Jan 31, 2012

http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2012/01/31/fidelity-launches-mobile-wallet/
By Louise on Jan 31, 2012

Congrats on the sale, @ Giles – good going!
By Giles on Jan 31, 2012

Thanks Louise, it came just at the right time too
By WalletDomains.com on Feb 1, 2012

Obama to use Mobile Wallet

http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/2012/02/01/obama-romney-tap-mobile-to-bolster-fundraising
By Duras on Feb 1, 2012

GrapheneSmartphone.com
By WalletDomains.com on Feb 1, 2012

Visa gears up to unveil digital ‘wallet’ in UAE

http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?cat=&detail=54272&sec=news
By HGportfolio on Feb 1, 2012

@Giles

You are the only FT domainer making any substantial sales so far. ‘Solar’ seems to be the first future tech to have made any noticeable impact on Sedo, Dnjournal, etc. Gives hope to other future tech domainers investing in the likes of ‘digital wallets’, ’3d printing’,'graphene’ related domains. Though ’3d’ domains seem presently like a waste of time, the 10 or 20 I own I won’t be renewing, maybe prematurely but there still seems like little sign that 3d websites are going to become all the rage anytime soon…
By Louise on Feb 1, 2012

@ Duras – GrapheneSmartphone.com – I like it!!! Samsung has confirmed that it will be launching a smartphone with a flexible screen in 2012.

@ HGportfolio, Me,too, along with others, have to prune the future trend domains! Glad I’m not the only one . . .
By Giles on Feb 1, 2012

@HGportfolio

thanks, I wouldn’t write 3D off yet, I am getting offers my my names on a regular basis, but nothing worth selling for. Its still too early for 3D to really make any big sales, but it will come.
By WalletDomains.com on Feb 2, 2012

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/microsoft-digital-wallet-ewallet-nfc,news-14035.html
By WalletDomains.com on Feb 2, 2012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/brett-king/who-needs-a-bank-branch-w_b_1247857.html
By Gypsum Fantastic on Feb 2, 2012

re: huffingtonpost mobile banking article

Here’s another view that isn’t as positive (although the focus in this article will be more from the stand point of telcos)

http://www.tmforum.org/community/blogs/industry-insider/archive/2011/11/21/don-t-bank-on-mobile-payments.aspx

What are the views of people here to the potential of the following domains that I have owned from hand registration since about 2000?

BankOnPhone.com
BankOnMobile.com

Although still not much in the way of search volume on the terms I think I’ll keep them (although I’ve considered dropping them in the past).
By WalletDomains.com on Feb 2, 2012

@Gypsum Fantastic

For every negative comment, you will find 1 million positives. Pleople dont like change, a bit like when 3D was starting to be thrown at everyone!

Like your domains.

V
Cheers
By Louise on Feb 3, 2012

BankOnMobile.com & BankOnPhone.com seem like two very defining mobile wallet domains – good job!

Paypal was negative on mobile wallet in early 2011, now it is ALL OVER promoting its mobile wallet solution! It’s totally on board.
By WalletDomains.com on Feb 3, 2012

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/03/facebook-is-huge-oppurtunity-for-mastercard-ceo/
By Leigh on Feb 3, 2012

Don’t know about you guys but I hate posting on this thread.

I think we’ve established the fact that the future trend auction wasn’t a mistake so can we now move back to “THE 3D DOMAIN REVOLUTION – THE FUTURE TREND WAVE STARTS NOW”

Cheers!

Leigh.
By Duras on Feb 3, 2012

AntibacterialPaper.com
By WalletDomains.com on Feb 4, 2012

http://www.prepaid-press.com/wordpress/?page_id=4661
By HGportfolio on Feb 8, 2012

Best video I’ve seen on 3D food printing yet..

http://smartpei.typepad.com/robert_patersons_weblog/2012/02/3d-printing-coming-to-a-restaurant-near-you-soon-yes-food-printing.html
By Leigh on Feb 8, 2012

@ HGportfolio

Great clip, thanks!
By admin on Feb 10, 2012

@Leigh,

“I think we’ve established the fact that the future trend auction wasn’t a mistake so can we now move back to “THE 3D DOMAIN REVOLUTION – THE FUTURE TREND WAVE STARTS NOW””

HERE HERE! I second that motion. Thanks Leigh.
By Louise on Feb 10, 2012

If you’re not going to make it, “sticky,” why not post a link to it on the right sidebar?
By Leigh on Feb 10, 2012

Just make it the homepage Stephen.
By admin on Feb 10, 2012

@HG,

You are correct that no significant price has been PUBLISHED about 3D domain sales, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t happened. At this point, 3D is still in the “holo” position of FT maturing. Most people think of “3D” as movies or TV sets. That’s definitely not the case, and there are notably… 3D Printers, 3D communications, and even 3D monitors in development, and close to being brought to market at consumer-friendly cost levels. Don’t dump your 3D domains.
By admin on Feb 11, 2012

@ Louise,

I hired two different Successclick web designer for WordPress. I don’t do programming. So what they give me is what they give me. If you would like to show me how to do what you suggest:
“If you’re not going to make it, “sticky,” why not post a link to it on the right sidebar?” I definitely would appreciate it, and maybe other FT domainers too, including yourself. Personally, I liked Leigh’s suggestion of moving all comments to “THE 3D DOMAIN REVOLUTION – THE FUTURE TREND WAVE STARTS NOW” in our blog. If you have an idea on how to make that suggestion a reality, we would all be impressed if you showed how to do that. You know I don’t focus on this blog as my only project, so I don’t have time to learn all the new tricks and better ways. Help from my FT readers is always appreciated!

Thanks for the suggestion, now let’s do it!
By Louise on Feb 11, 2012

Hi @ Stephen,

BTW, heads up! Outstanding primer on the advancement of 3D printing, starting mostly at 2:12: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OhYvDS7q_V8

We made it sticky before, so that it appeared at the top – I think that is a good idea! Or you could put it 2nd place by making your new post sticky. The more recent post will appear at the top.

If I have to fix the length of comments I have to go into your code, and you have to create a login for me or give me your login . . . Splitting the comments into pages didn’t work with your theme . . .
By HGportfolio on Feb 12, 2012

How to build a house in a day…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEA2HaFqsVQ

Relevant domains in my possession:

Concreteprinting.com
3Dconcreteprinting.com
Largescale3dprinting.com
Largescale3dprinter/s.com
By Lucy on Feb 12, 2012

@ Louise Thanks for posting the 3D Ted video. It’s a great primer. I’ve embedded it on Printing3-D.com.

FYI not sure if you know this, but if you want an embedded video to start further in, or a Youtube link that you sending someone to start part way though, this code will do that. Just add this code and adjust the minutes and seconds for where you want the video to start.

(URL)#t=23m15s

Cheers, Lucy
By Louise on Feb 12, 2012

Wow! That’s amazing! Thanx, @ Luc!
By Straighttalk on Feb 14, 2012

Great VIDEO on 3Dprinting, last year in July I purchased the domain 3DAMF.com because I read about this new printing format AMF (Additive Manufacturing File Format)and figured I would take a chance.

Thanks for sharing Louise!!!
By Gypsum Fantastic on Feb 14, 2012

Back to nano for a second if that’s ok

Spray-on antenna: Wireless in a can
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57376903-1/spray-on-antenna-wireless-in-a-can/?tag=rtcol
By Gene on Feb 14, 2012

@ Gypsum Fantastic

Thanks for sharing – cool story.

In addition to 116 ‘graphene’ names in my portfolio, I hold ‘GrapheneSpray.com’

Given the large number of daily stories now coming out about graphene, I’d estimate that within the next 24-36 months there will be numerous Graphene-based (or Graphene-related) products offered for sale. And many, many more companies and offerings that leverage the word ‘Graphene’ in their name.
By Giles on Feb 14, 2012

3DGo.com
EUR 2,500

CloudSpinner.com
USD $1,095

CareerCloud.com
USD $775
By HGportfolio on Feb 15, 2012

@Gene

Are your graphene domains available online for perusal?
By Gene on Feb 15, 2012

@ HGportfolio

No, I haven’t posted them anywhere, but I will be happy to send you the complete list by email if you’d like. Just send me a note at info@domainjd.com .
By HGportfolio on Feb 16, 2012

The first 3D food printer (that also prints chocolate) is soon to hit the consumer market..

http://www.3ders.org/articles/20120122-3d-chocolate-printer-available-for-taking-orders.html
By Gypsum Fantastic on Feb 17, 2012

Innovative nano-coating protects phone from water

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/193226/288/Innovative-nano-coating-protects-phone-from-water
By HGportfolio on Feb 20, 2012

Has anyone tried using devhub.com to develop their domain names? I’ve just cobbled something together with my domain 3dfoodprinting.com and it’s all in all very easy to use. It’s free and you’re able to direct your domain name straight to it, plus there’s no big horrible banners advertising the site builder getting in the way. Plus you can add affiliate advertising links if you want. Anyway, as I’m suitably impressed thought I’d pass it on. Going to throw a few more domains at it…
By Duras on Feb 20, 2012

I tried with my CloudComputingBuzz.com (OBS! dont shoot me, i have no webdesign knowledges:)) It works.
My question is: how many sites can I have there?
By HGportfolio on Feb 20, 2012

Unlimited I think. And they also encourage you to build more sites to add to your ‘Empire’ as they put it, by offering a points reward system that allows you to get free upgrades, the more you add to each site. Man, they should give me a week in the Maldives for promoting them shamelessly like this…
By Duras on Feb 20, 2012

Thanks for “enlightning” HG, ive learned something new. Instead for parking, maybe?
By admin on Feb 21, 2012

@HG

I’ve heard of this site, probably visited it, but I definitely will look at it again (devhub) thanks to your post here. THX!
By HGportfolio on Feb 21, 2012

@Admin

…my pleasure, the site is already ranking top of page 2 of google when I type “3d food printing” and I’ve hardly added anything. What’s your opinion on setting up small Blog sites for domains rather than letting them just sit on Sedo, Afternic etc? Isn’t it better in the long run to develop them, although if one owns hundreds or thousands of high quality domains its probably not necessary!

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