Archive for September, 2006

.mobi

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Yesterday was the beginning of the registration period for .mobi domains. The idea is that any website with a .mobi domain will be geared for displaying on cell phones and other mobile devices (i.e. low resolution and low bandwidth devices). I bought a few domain names, but it was interesting to see how many of the good names were already taken during the .mobi ‘land rush.’

In the process of thinking up interesting domain names to grab, I was also focusing on various business ideas for mobile devices. Since I do not have the time to pursue all of these, I thought it would be worth making a list that others could add to and comment on:

  • Shared Calendar/Scheduling Site
  • National and Local News
  • Local Weather
  • Social Networking
  • Group or Individual Chatting
  • Live Traffic Updates
  • Flight Status Information
  • Mapping/Directions
  • Price Comparison/Shopping Companion
  • Calories of various food items/Healthy Food Information
  • Ski Reports
  • Surf Reports
  • Sports Scores/Game Tracking
  • Local City Guides/Attraction Guides
  • TV Guide
  • Movie Times and Tickets
  • Concert/Theater Times and Tickets
  • Music/Ringtone Downloads
  • Gaming (poker, soduko, etc)
  • Advanced Calculator
  • Encyclopedia
  • Online Payment/Banking
  • Golf Teetimes
  • Local Hotel Rates/Bookings
  • Airline Check-in

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