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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. Already done! by Square+Snow+Man · · Score: 2, Informative

    Most companies already have a mobile friendly version of there website. For example: http://www.google.com/pda

  2. Re:The .mobi site could do with updating.... by Afecks · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you read on you will see that they are having a period of registration for trademark holders to secure their .mobi domains. General registration for everyone else will be open October 11th, 2006.

  3. Re:listed on any registrars by brunascle · · Score: 2, Informative

    thanks.

    ironically, pc.mtld.mobi looks like a very mobile-unfriendly site. let's hope it has a different display for a different user agent.

    and according to Go Daddy: General Registrations begins on October 11, 2006 (7AM PT).