Sedo: “Zournas.guru” – Zournas: “No.thanks!”

Sedo just send me an email with the personalized subject:
“Zournas.guru – New Domain Extensions are here”

Well, all I could say when I saw the email was: “No.thanks!”

Yesterday I posted my New gTLD Ranking (Domain name registrations and overall domain investing potential). Now I can start ranking new gTLDs as they come.

.guru is a pure Tier 4 new gTLD. An extremely limited gTLD both to domainers and to end users. To me the word guru has some negative connotations and it doesn’t sound like a gTLD that you want to build a business on. I would be surprised if it survives the first 5 years unless trademark owners “support” it further.

Most people that want to have fun with something like this prefer to get a sexguru@gmail.com account that is free and not spent money on domain names, web hosting and web design.

As a domainer I would stay away unless I could get a few of the few .guru for reg fee that might be worth something if people take the gTLD seriously. As an end user I would also stay away unless I am a true guru. Then again .guru doesn’t seem professional enough.

Here is the email from Sedo:

Dear Konstantinos,

The New domain extensions have finally arrived.

After years of anticipation, the first new domain extensions like .guru, .singles, and .company are finally here. That means big changes are on the way, and they’ll impact more than just the web addresses we use every day. These new domain extensions are poised to totally redefine the Internet as we know it, offering unprecedented opportunties for Internet users to secure unforgettable names and get found online.

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www.Zournas.guru
www.online.shop
www.hotels.nyc
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.guru ($29)  .photography ($14.90)  .bike ($29)  .singles ($29)  .today ($29)
.careers ($49)  .photos ($19)  .center ($19)  .company ($29) .ventures ($79)

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