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!
Why 3D Advertising on its way to becoming the top mainstream advertising medium.
@ admin, Did you post as, “guest” on avc.com or not?
Hey, how timely: We were just discussing a Hologram Pad…and voila:
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/01/holographic-ipad-innovision/
Gene please help me: Am I in danger, here in Europe, with my Hologram101.com or HologramApps.com?
Thanks
@ Duras
They look like great names to me – but that’s business advice, not legal advice (which I don’t offer, at all…sorry).
Thanks anyway Gene
They’re great names. Of all the names you posted on here, hang on to those!
Tks Louise
@ Stephen I’ve created Graphene blog
http://www.grapheneguide.com
*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/
@ 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!
@ 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
Then I’ll write a blurb about your interview on Bendy.tv – share the love!:D
Hi all
I have to 2 names names for sale @ $50 each if anyone is interested
3DConsoles.net
3D-Console.com
A part of our future:
3DTVGlass.com
3DGlassTV.com
TED talk: A primer on 3D printing
http://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_harouni_a_primer_on_3d_printing.html
TelevisionGlass.com
Just sold one of my solar names
SolarGroup.com
USD $7700
@ 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?
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
Iphone 5 to have Mobile Wallet
GrapheneReviews.com
GrapheneWallpaper.com
are waiting for buyers.
3 more reg’d
KiwiWallet.com
BetByCell.com
BetByNFC.com
Cheers
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
Anyone like this NFC name I have
LiveNFC.com
hand-reg the otger day
@giles
Like that domain mate!
Just reg’d -
NFCS
NFCSQUAD.COM
Also have -
NFCFOCUS.COM
http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2012/01/31/fidelity-launches-mobile-wallet/
Congrats on the sale, @ Giles – good going!
Thanks Louise, it came just at the right time too
Obama to use Mobile Wallet
http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/2012/02/01/obama-romney-tap-mobile-to-bolster-fundraising
GrapheneSmartphone.com
Visa gears up to unveil digital ‘wallet’ in UAE
http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?cat=&detail=54272&sec=news
@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…
@ 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 . . .
@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.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/microsoft-digital-wallet-ewallet-nfc,news-14035.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/brett-king/who-needs-a-bank-branch-w_b_1247857.html
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).
@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
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.
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/03/facebook-is-huge-oppurtunity-for-mastercard-ceo/
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.
AntibacterialPaper.com
http://www.prepaid-press.com/wordpress/?page_id=4661
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
@ HGportfolio
Great clip, thanks!
@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.
If you’re not going to make it, “sticky,” why not post a link to it on the right sidebar?
Just make it the homepage Stephen.