usually U can not get short names, they r reserved..

before = re.com.my = not nice.
now, re.my (remy) just nice.

btw.. as we knew, many short domain taken, but still available some of infamous one.

I dont know this 1 dot com dot my is reserved by jaring? or anonymous company just bough it before.. 2.com.my - put any singgle .com.my lah...

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whois da 1.com.my U can c its registered by a private company, mayb they pay higher price for da short name like car number plate?

Mynic registrar is pretty loose on the one, two, three characters for domain registration (unlike icann). One can register any of them in the first come first serve basis (yes, rem.my, dum.my, yum.my can be registered).

*i might be wrong

surprisingly, no. (unlike most other gTLDs or ccTLDs where 3-char or less names for .com/net/org/biz/info/us can sell for millions of dollars in domain aftermarkets).

*.my (3LD) was so unattractive, mynic didn't bother making the short names premium. i have one 2-char one for the same price.

now that .my is shorterned by making 2LD available public, i'd think mynic would take a chance to charge more for 3-char or less names (no firm words on that so far) -- not fair for people with .com.my though, because, these owners are practically forced to pay for 2LD name in addition to existing 3LD they've been paying for years now (they've been sponsoring the poor MYNIC).

mysticmind: Samy Vellu would have to pull big strings or fight with a squatter to get sa.my

Now, I'm envying the Wind "Hebat" Koh for a.my.... Say, Amy Search, Amy Mastura, Amy....

And if only MYNIC doesn't ban profanity, adult sites will be rushing for .my..

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there are quite a number actually, ie. those that get in the domain bandwagon early enough before .com exploded after mid 90s.

example:
www.usm.my
www.ukm.my
www.utm.my
www.pnm.my
www.sirim.my
etc.

(see also domain.my Registration)


and
com/net/org/name/edu/mil/gov.my are technically 2LD as well.

for instance, you can load www.gov.my website, as well as www.penang.gov.my etc. -- just like www.ws or www.com for instance. (now I wonder if registrant of www.com.my would get the rights to www.my).


[hmmm... I wish I had listen to my friend's suggestion to get a .com back in 1993, for FREE, when I first published my HTML, instead of jumping in some five years later and had to fork USD70 to Network Solutions for one -- was getting them for US$10 or less a year later though, via other registrar].


I'm looking forward for .my names to drop to under RM10/year so that every citizen would be able to afford at least one each. (MYNIC: would you rather get RM100 x 100K or RM10 x 10M = RM10M vs RM100M per year?) Registry-registrar system please...

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I'd like to know that too. C'mon MYNIC resellers: make some sales, and you'll earn our business for years to come!!

TRIVIA:

Symbolics.com is the first domain registered (15-mar-1985), and HP.com was the first 2-char SLD registered almost a year later. (not many 1-char SLD were made available except a few like x.com and q.com)

Some of the shortest names however are applicable for ccTLD, eg. a.ws (owned by its registry's owner), and the most recently buzzed: g.cn -- now, future owner of g.my could get a fortune from Google!!

So, any MYNIC insider want to let us know what's the first domain name historically registered for .my?

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anything except for .com is worthless!!

Chris.. I wouldn't say that too loud...

http://www.dnjournal.com/ytd-sales-charts.htm

check out how much the non .COM domain names got sold for....

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anything except for .com is worthless!!


I should re-word...

anything except for .com/.org and maybe .net is worthless.

I cannot buy .my ...so what the the point!! it is only restricted to your country of origin.
Anyway, I take .com over .org or net any day anytime.

I have 200+ domains and worth pretty good chunk!
one of them is w-w-w.MalaysiaBodoh.Com

Chris,

Beg to differ. Don't be too quick on your conclusion while showing off your arrogance to others' country. Your point above only applies to you as a domain trader, not average user/registrant.

1. If you cannot get .my, you don't belong in this forum. Or perhaps, you just don't know how. Google, eBay and tons other foreign companies have access to .com.my either directly or thru proxy companies.

2. A considerable portion (more than a quarter) of the top non gTLD domain in the top-100 most visited websites include domains bearing various ccTLD:

LET'S SEE:

1. google.co.jp (and google.fr/co.uk and 10+ other ccTLDs and soon to be g.cn as well),
2. mail.ru,
3. sina.com.cn,
4. imageshack.us,
5. wretch.cc,
6. onet.pl,
7. yandex.ru,
8. uol.com.br,
9. bbc.co.uk,
10. free.fr,
11. rambler.ru,
12. yahoo.com.ca,
13. wp.pl,
14. terra.com.br,
15. fotka.pl and,
16. ebay.co.uk

3. Some non-.com domains that pull huge resale value (US$10 - $99K) in the PAST THREE MONTHS alone include:

1. army.org
2. poker.in
3. medicine.mobi
4. Personalberatung.de
5. Fund.info
6. summer.net
7. ScooterInsurance.co.uk
8. Answer.net
9. Audit.net
10. Diet.mobi
11. Credit.mobi
12. Downloads.mobi
13. Audit.net
14. DomainNames.mobi

I know this fact very well, because I've sold one ccTLD for a 5-digit worth before -- if the name is good, never minding its TLD extension! (Today, after three years, the name is ranked top-2000 most visited site and is valued at US$-millions).

ie. I don't know about you, but I'd settle with a name bearing ccTLD worth US$1K or more (100x RoI) rather than having to liquidate my worthless dotcoms for US$0.50-US$100 each (at 10x or worse, at a loss just to recuperate).

Be smart like Google (one one-step smarter than Google -- I know you despise these guys, Chris). By fully supporting local TLDs (and language too!), it appeals greatly to the locals (including in Malaysia), beating its competitors like Yahoo and MSN. Combining all Google properties in all TLDs, including many of which are in the top-100 highest-traffic list, it simply is the biggest net property out there far exceeding its closest competitors.

You should consider that there are now more Internet users in Asia than in North America or Europe, and that number in Asia is growing faster than ever today while growth in US-Euro are stalling (including currency-wise!). Internet users in China already number higher than in the USA this year!

Like other ccTLDs with familiar short words like .us, .tv, .md, .in, the newly made available .my SLD offers a great chance to dominate the next wave of domain name craze (that is MYNIC would take positive steps towards such benefits and bring more cash into the nation).

I'm betting on .cn, .in and .mobi however. And stay tuned for another ccTLD soon to take the world by storm....

Lastly, a single good domain can worth more than a thousand bad ones!!

Lastly, a single good domain can worth more than a thousand bad ones!!


This is damn true...it is the quality not the quantity.

Do you know of any .my, sig or domains from Asia that were sold for high prices?


Any big players in Asia that buy/sell/horde asian domains like in USA?

Isn't anyone in Msia creating a google adsense like company to suit just asian advertisers?

I use godaddy here and there is no way I can buy domains starting with my or sig....any ideas why?

and do you think the govt will get involve is someone buying all the .my domains?

1. Chris, by the time you start hearing about big sales of Asia ccTLD names and .asia names, most of the good names will have to be taken.... (remember .com/net/org/us/mobi/tv??) Personally, I'd say we haven't seen the true potential of Internet and m-commerce in Asia. (only 10% are wired at the moment, compared to 60-80% in US/Europe)

2. Asia big players. None that I've heard of. but google's move for g.cn will wake other world players up. y.cn, y.in and y.my perhaps?

3. Google already is tackling Msian-market very well. I estimated that Google is already making tens of millions of dollars from the tiny Malaysian market alone. Google is very upbeat in Asia (unlike the slow learning Yahoo, MSN etc). Microsoft has a decently strong foothold in Malaysia though.

There are at least two Msia-based online-centric advertising network as of this year (more similar to DoubleClick than Adsense though).

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Since 1993.

(psst. I sell names, including as Godaddy's reseller, sometimes cheaper than godaddy! eg. currently $6.95 vs. $9.99 for .com and $1.99 vs. $2.95 for .info. Definitely cheaper for .net, .us and .in too)

.my names are not open for entities without Malaysia base operation at the moment. It's sole registry-registrar, myNIC however hinted earlier this month on the possibility to opening it up to outside registrants similar to .ws/cc/tv/md etc if there are demands and if justifiable to the locals.

yes, the govt will enforce control to protect its people's interest or of the government's.

I can be no spokeperson for MyNIC. Please refer www.mynic.net.my for more details on .my.

I've never bought .sg names. Refer its registry or registrar for details.

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