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.mobi Websites Now Available to Register

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the looking-foward-to-.awesome dept.

Jaruzel writes to mention a BBC article about the availability of .mobi addresses for registration. The new TLD is intended to give a home to websites specifically formatted for mobile devices. From the article: "MTLD is promising that websites with a registered dotmobi address will be optimized for mobile phones, guaranteeing users a consistent experience. It costs about $25 (£14) to register a dotmobi site for a minimum two-year period. Oliver said that while he agreed with the need to improve the mobile web experience, promises of a 'consistent experience' did not always equate with reality."

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  1. The laziest way to make money by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Need money? let's just create a new TLD!

  2. Oh well by cubicledrone · · Score: 1, Funny

    Everything sux. Cue 500 comments about how TLDs suck, computers suck and websites suck. Throw in a smartass comment about Flash just for spite. Season with bitching about spam and blogs to taste. Stir lightly. Serve with vegetable side.

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    1. Re:Oh well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Also cue the huffy holier-than-thou comment bitching about all the other comments... oh, wait.

  3. This is just record-industry hype. by Peter+Trepan · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're rolling out this top-level domain to generate publicity for Mobi's new album.

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  4. Sounds a bit lame... by grub · · Score: 3, Funny


    goatse.mobi just doesn't roll off the tongue.

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  5. Re:Duuuhhhhh by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because .mob was already set aside for organized-crime-related domains.

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  6. Re:Duuuhhhhh by Beryllium+Sphere(tm) · · Score: 2, Funny

    We need it so that Herman Melville can put his whaling epic up on dick.mobi, why else?

  7. Re:Duuuhhhhh by L33t+Windozer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hereby proclaim: All questions "Why do we need" are from now on to be responded with "because".