[kictanet] Fwd:[ALAC] .africa news and the business of Domains

Sat Feb 11 15:58:30 EAT 2017

Waudo

I don't see it that way. I think there's a place for both. 

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> On 11 Feb 2017, at 1:11 PM, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the info Ali. It will take time for me to be convinced
> though. Im intrigued even Kenyans appear excited about .africa when it
> is a substitute for and competitor to .ke which are battling to give
> traction. What is in .africa for Kenya?
> 
> W.
> 
>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:16 PM, Ali Hussein wrote:
>> Waudo
>> 
>> My take is this:-
>> 
>> 1. From a corporate perspective the idea is not to necessarily make money
>> but for defensive registration to protect the brand. Like .google or
>> .coke etc.
>> 
>> 2. For Geo Domains the attraction is obvious. Whether they will make
>> money or not is up in the air and depends on Positioning. Something that
>> the DNS Community needs to learn.
>> 
>> My business sense though tells me that this space hasn't even been
>> scratched yet. In a series of Capacity Building Seminars that ICANN held
>> in 2015 through 2016 for the DNS Sector in Africa it became obvious
>> that:-
>> 
>> a) The space is virgin territory in terms of being exploited 
>> b) Marketing and online fulfillment is an area that requires great
>> attention
>> c) That ICANN is committed to helping the sector grow and realize its
>> potential
>> 
>> We in the sector need to do our part and sensitize all players to come to
>> the table.
>> 
>> There's more to real estate than a plot in Kitengela. There are prime
>> positions to be had online.. :-). 
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> Principal
>> Hussein & Associates
>> +254 0713 601113 
>> 
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> 
>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
>> habit."  ~ Aristotle
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 11 Feb 2017, at 9:37 AM, waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> someone needs to take me on a 101 course why there is so much rumpus about these new gTLDs, especially the geos. Will they break even/make money? Already ZACR has 3 other geo nTLDs in South Africa but the registrations as shown at ntldstats.com seem pretty modest. Multichoice had registered around 6 dotbrands with fancy names like .supersport and .africamagic all at $185,000 each but appears to have come to a brick wall and bolted to cut the losses. Maybe I'm missing something. If so please bring me up to date.
>>> 
>>> W.
>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017, at 12:27 AM, Grace B via kictanet wrote:
>>>> The news is being received with measured optimism.
>>>> 
>>>> 2017-02-10 11:30 GMT+03:00 Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
>>>> Listers
>>>> 
>>>> Fyi
>>>> 
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: "Rinalia Abdul Rahim" <rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Feb 10, 2017 10:59 AM
>>>> Subject: [ALAC] .africa news
>>>> To: "ALAC Working List" <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-02-09-en.
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Rinalia
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