domingo, 29 de mayo de 2011

La famosa fase 2 de los dominios .tel

OK so the title to this thread is just wishful thinking - at the moment - but I believe there is one killer app that Telnic could produce that would make all other things on the current roadmap pale into insignificance!

I'm talking about the ability to direct dial a .tel from your keypad, without going anywhere near your smartphone browser, just make a normal call using the alpha characters on your handset.

I believe some firms have already done this technically - including Telnic I think from a post on this forum many months ago - but what I'm talking about is this being available to your normal phone user (mobile and the new smarter fixed line phones) without them actually having to do anything but dial the alpha .tel address - with the Telco doing a lookup on the .tel and picking up the phone number.

This would have to work with .tel folders, i.e. subdomains, so that the appropriate phone number was picked up for say regional offices.

The phone number could either be the first one on the page - or alternatively a keyword directory entry - or look at one of these first then if not present the other.

I don't believe the concept would be difficult to sell to the mass public - after all everyone is used to the idea of keying in an alpha web address rather than the numeric IP address.

The software to enable this to happen can't be that difficult to write - and could be distributed free of charge by Telnic to all major Telcos.

Imagine how the sale of .tels would soar if dialling by name rather than number became the normal thing to do - Telnic could justifiably claim to have changed the way the world communicates for ever!

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Sounds great Mike, I had a similar sort of thought about just having a phone link on a .tel that works just like the autorun file on a cd if you add the link to a page then anyone on a mobile typing the page into their browser would not see the page but just auto dial the number on it.

You're right Mike it would make a fantastic free app for android or iPhone.
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Telnic - could we please add this to the roadmap http://telnic.org/tools-roadmap.html as a priority development?

It would reward you with a huge number of new registrations (and renewals rather than domain drops) and the members of this forum who have "kept the faith" with a dramatic increase in .tel resale prices from their current low levels.

Thanks in anticipation.

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This is a great idea. Couldn't a new Contact Type be created within the drop down menu of Contact Types that would be THE recognizable number the app would dial? In other words, there are options for mobile number, work number and so forth, maybe call it PRIME number, or AUTO-DIAL, and the .tel platform could easily restrict one per page, which would allow the app to recognize and dial this number first.
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Come on people...

I hope you may have considered that we might have had this idea at some point when conceptualizing .tel... After all, we have been talking for a few years of "dialing a .tel", "emailing a .tel", "skyping a .tel", etc...

It seems like I need to repeat the ultimate long term goal of .tel: to be a SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT for all communications.
There is no need whatsoever to remember phone numbers or email addresses or skype ids, or MSN usernames. They're all a single DNS query away, just like IP addresses are a single DNS query away from web server names.

However, for this long term goal to be achieved, mobile phone companies and email client developers and Skype (and all the rest) will have to integrate this .tel lookup in their apps (just like Netscape integrated the A record lookup). For them to feel the value of doing this, first there needs to be a certain critical mass of .tel domains being used in the wild. Therefore there needs to be another orthogonal value proposition that is appealing to a large enough population that the critical mass will be reached.

And that other value proposition is what you see today as being generally how .tel is thought about: a simple, powerful way to publish your own contact information online, under your complete control.

So yeah, we know about the killer app. Trust me. We know. And we're glad you know too. It'll happen. But it's phase 2. Right now we're working on the success of phase 1, and considering the significant interest we see out there, it's going in the right direction pretty quickly.

And there's really no need for us to build dialer applications because:
1- they'll never be integrated by phone manufacturers.
2- for manufacturers to support .tel in their own dialers is trivial, a simple matter of parsing the .tel and doing a DNS lookup. And sample code to do that is already available to them.

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...After all, we have been talking for a few years of "dialing a .tel", "emailing a .tel", "skyping a .tel", etc...
Thanks Henri for your post clearly setting out Phase 2 of .tel and Telnic's path to it.

Not all members of this forum will have been privy to Telnic's statements over the last few years - so it is important that Telnic communicate this message loud and clear.

I think your post will be of interest to a number of .tel waverers on this forum who have given up and are letting their domains drop or selling them for about $20 - it clearly demonstrates there is light at the end of the tunnel and it is short-term thinking to bail out now.

"Keeping the faith" (whoever started using that phrase on this forum?).

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"Keeping the faith" (whoever started using that phrase on this forum?).

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I don't know if I started it, but I've certainly been using it for two years !

A few frustrated posts is different than lack of faith !



I've seen quite a few personal .tel's drop lately, that is, someone's name and personal .tel.

I hate to see that because it wasn't some speculative buy, and means only that they thought it was a good idea at the time, but now they don't want it anymore.

Two things help that:

1. Appeal (New Templates will help)
2. Community (The knowledge that it's in a Book helps keep it registered and updated if someone's on the fence.)

Just a fraction of people to be sure, but I just hate seeing those drop !

They will likely be back as faith proves positive in the future I suspect !

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Ah, where do I get access to a register of the recent .tel name drops?
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Ah, where do I get access to a register of the recent .tel name drops?
Telmasters.com and Dottel.net shows drops.

Usually available the next day for registration.

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Telmasters.com and Dottel.net shows drops.

Usually available the next day for registration.

Welcome to the Pick-Up Party !
Some of these dropped domains, picked up for just the annual registration, are going to seem like the bargain of the century when Phase 2 of the .tel project kicks in!

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Telnic's interview with YP Talk - a useful read at http://tinyurl.com/dottel-and-yellow-pages - publicly confirms "...the ultimate vision is that with critical mass, we can enable people to actually dial .tel domains directly from their cell phones."

The idea that .tel will change the way the world communicates by phone - effectively replacing phone numbers by phone names - is mind-blowing!

I wonder how many will regret letting their personal .tel names drop?

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Me thinks a lot of people will come to regret dropping their personal names, I got Mine plus my wife's and youngest daughter however I missed out on my eldest daughter who's name is Audi (Don't ask about that last name please ) Oh I think you can see why I missed out on that one, I do think it's a little way off just yet but when the tipping point occurs it will be amazing.
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Me thinks a lot of people will come to regret dropping their personal names...
I couldn't resist going one further and picking up first names only like Cath, Glyn, Les, Susie.

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Llamemos por el nombre del dominio .tel

Cellcom, NTTM collaborate on name dialing

Cellcom is the first Israeli mobile carrier to install the alternative to number dialing system, which will begin operating in the first half of 2011.

3 August 10 15:36, Tzahi Hoffman
Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE:CEL; TASE:CEL) and NTTM Ltd. have signed an agreement to operate a new name dialing system as an alternative to number dialing. Cellcom is the first Israeli mobile carrier to install the system, which will begin operating in the first half of 2011.

NTTM has been developing its name dialing technology over the past three years. The system is inputted into a mobile phone SIM card, enabling it to receive letters and place a call as if a number were dialed. The user, either an individual or a business, chooses the meaningful name for dialing based on letters, alphabet, digits, and symbols of any length. For example, a business can create a name dial, such as "Globes", which will facilitate calls to it.

Based in Wembley, London, NTTM has an R&D center in Ramat Gan and offices in Moscow. The company has developed algorithms and technology for smart cards.

Cellcom will tomorrow open the Israeli Call Name Registry for early registration of name dialing.

Debemos empezar a llamar olvidandonos de los numeros de telefono, usemos los dominios .tel

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jueves, 26 de mayo de 2011

Click per call en los dominios .tel

¿Qué son las extensiones de teléfono y cómo puedo implementarlas?

Las extensiones de teléfono les permiten a los clientes llamarlo directamente desde su anuncio y le permiten a usted conocer el valor de sus campañas al medir las llamadas telefónicas que su anuncio genera.

Las extensiones de teléfono son un tipo de extensión de anuncios, una función de los anuncios, que les permite a los anunciantes incluir información adicional en sus anuncios de texto acerca de sus empresas y sobre lo que ofrecen en sus anuncios de texto. En el caso de las extensiones de teléfono, la información adicional es el número de teléfono de su empresa.

Las extensiones de teléfono funcionan distinto si tiene habilitadas o no las métricas de llamadas, una función que se encuentra disponible actualmente para una cantidad limitada de clientes en EE.UU.

  • Si no tiene habilitadas las métricas de llamadas, aparecerá el número de teléfono de su empresa como un número telefónico en el que pueden hacer clic los usuarios de dispositivos móviles de alta gama que acceden a la búsqueda de Google.com, a la búsqueda por voz, a Google Mobile App o a Google Maps para celulares desde sus teléfonos. Cuando un usuario de dispositivo móvil hace clic en el número telefónico, se le cobra lo mismo que por un clic estándar en su anuncio. Si desea averiguar cuántos clics de llamadas de celulares se produjeron, consulte nuestras preguntas frecuentes acerca de las métricas disponibles para extensiones de teléfono. Tenga en cuenta que el número de teléfono de su empresa no aparecerá en computadoras de escritorio ni en computadoras portátiles.
  • Si habilitó las métricas de llamadas (que se encuentran disponibles actualmente para una cantidad limitada de clientes en EE.UU.), le asignaremos un número de teléfono personalizado y lo mostraremos en sus anuncios. Las llamadas a este número se redirigirán al número de teléfono de su empresa. Para obtener más información sobre la cantidad de llamadas al número de teléfono personalizado generadas a partir de los anuncios que se muestran en dispositivos móviles y de escritorio, consulte nuestras preguntas frecuentes acerca de las métricas de llamadas. Al igual que las extensiones básicas de teléfono, se podrá hacer clic en el número de teléfono personalizado en dispositivos móviles de alta gama. También puede ver información sobre los clics para llamar en celulares.

Cómo habilitar las extensiones de teléfono

Para habilitar las extensiones de teléfono en sus anuncios de texto, siga estos pasos:

  1. Acceda a su cuenta de AdWords en https://adwords.google.com.mx.
  2. Seleccione la campaña para la que quiere habilitar las extensiones de teléfono.
  3. Las extensiones básicas de teléfono solo aparecen en dispositivos móviles de alta gama, mientras que las extensiones de teléfono habilitadas para métricas de llamadas aparecen también en las computadoras. Si está usando extensiones básicas de teléfono, vaya a la pestaña Configuración y confirme que seleccionó "Dispositivos móviles con navegadores de Internet completos" en Dispositivos (para que el número de teléfono se muestre en un formato en que se pueda hacer clic desde celulares).
  4. Vaya a la pestaña Extensiones de anuncios. Si no puede ver esa pestaña, lea esta pregunta frecuente para obtener información acerca de cómo habilitarla.
  5. Seleccione la vista "Extensiones de teléfono" y haga clic en "Nueva extensión". Ingrese el número de teléfono de su empresa y el país al que pertenece.
  6. Si habilitó las métricas de llamadas (disponibles actualmente solo en EE.UU.), marque la casilla "Métricas de llamadas". Seleccione el código de área que quiere usar para el número de teléfono personalizado.
  7. Haga clic en "Guardar".

Puede regresar a esta sección en cualquier momento para modificar la información del número telefónico.

Nota:

  • Se encuentran disponibles números de teléfono personalizados que incluyen letras para los formatos de anuncio para teléfonos "llame con un clic". Un número personalizado generalmente incluye letras, como "1-800-GOOG-411", en vez de "1-800-466-4411". Los números personalizados se mostrarán con letras en el anuncio del cliente.
  • Se admiten números de teléfono para hacer clic locales, gratuitos y de costo compartido. Los números de teléfono de costo compartido mostrarán una renuncia de responsabilidad que declare que es posible que se apliquen cargos adicionales.
  • Las extensiones de teléfono también funcionan con extensiones de ubicación. Obtenga más información.

Agregar, modificar y administrar las extensiones de teléfono

Puede administrar sus extensiones de teléfono mediante estas opciones:

  • Si desea crear una extensión nueva en una campaña nueva, agregue la extensión cuando cree la campaña en la sección Extensiones de anuncios de la página de creación de la campaña.
  • Si desea agregar extensiones nuevas o modificar las que ya existen en alguna campaña, seleccione la campaña y navegue hasta la pestaña Extensiones de anuncios.

Pay per Call

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We hope that you've enjoyed reading the monthly edition of the .telegraph newsletter, which has provided a round-up of the latest product news, hints and tips, interviews and profiles of members of the .tel Community. We've been really pleased to hear the feedback as well as get your stories, and we'd love to hear more.

From the next issue, the .telegraph will be moving to a quarterly edition, so that we can provide a more comprehensive round up of news and updates to the community. We'll still continue to regularly publish news and announcements, profiles of community members and updates to the .tel service on our website, as well as interact with .tel community members on our forum and through all of the channels listed at telnic.tel.

The next edition is planned to be available in September, and will contain information about the latest release of the control panel and new, associated features such as mobile AdSense and real-time vouchers, as well as all of the usual industry events, partnership announcements and .tel community member profiles. We'd also welcome third party articles relevant to the .tel community and suggestions for topics you'd like to see included, so please do contact us with any thoughts and ideas you have.

Thanks for reading, and we'll be in touch in September!

MarktPlatz Mittelstand integrates .tel

Last week at the European Association of Directory Providers (EADP) Conference, Telnic announced that Marktplatz Mittelstand, the online marketplace for SMEs and self-employed professionals, will be the first German online directory publisher to begin providing .tel domains to customers as part of its subscription packages.

Michael Amtmann, Managing Director of Marktplatz Mittelstand, said: "Small businesses and the self-employed can now take advantage of the power of having their own domain as well as the rich services that we provide in an integrated package. Due to the ever-growing smart phone usage, .tel domains complement our offer perfectly. Owners of a .tel domain have the opportunity to present essential information regarding their business, perfectly customized for smart phone users. The full service offering that we can provide, for desktop users and smart phone users - means our clients will gain the best possible opportunity to further grow their customer base." Read the full story here.

EADP: There's gold in them there .tel's!

Ian Bowen-Morris recently attended the EADP conference in Majorca where over 150 representatives from the European directory services industry gathered around to hear presentations and case studies on the topic of 'Discover the social and mobile Eldorado'. Questions such as "How do business models for 'mobile and social' function?", "What works and what doesn't?" and "Where is the success in usage and revenues?".

Attendees heard about Macau Yellow Pages' implementation of .tel domains for their customers, with the entire portfolio rolled out, up and running and just over three weeks from providing the customer data to the tailored .tel domains being online. With .tel-branded chocolate coins to go along with the presentation, what's not to like?! 

 

.tel story of Dental Wealth

Dental Wealth is a Canadian company based out of Toronto and we act as a "Personal CFO" for successful dentists and their families.

Our mission is to bring direction, perspective and confidence to the everyday management of our client's net worth. We work closely with our clients existing professional advisors to integrate and co-ordinate their wealth management process.

Greg Taylor and Adrian Reynolds running this consultancy share their experiences with .tel:

"We provide clients with the best possible service experience. Therefore, ease of contact and quick access to individuals in our firm or personal information, is critical. Communication with clients is critical to our success and clients can reach us through a variety of methods including telephone, e-mail, text, Twitter, fax and through our .tel (dentalwealth.tel) and Dental Wealth website.

When we first heard of the .tel domains we thought this would provide an additional avenue for clients to contact us in an efficient and timely manner.

In our experience any company providing a high level of client service that demands ease of contact with their customers would benefit by adding a .tel domain to their communications tools.

We had underutilized the .tel domain initially; however we have added the .tel information to a recent update of our website and have found this provides a fabulous additional tool for enhanced communication with clients."

Read the full story on Dental Wealth.

All-numeric and short .tel names coming soon!

 

Don't forget that from 1st June you will be able to register a numeric-only or a short two-character .tel name. Several .tel providers are now taking pre-orders in preparation for this launch. We're seeing a great deal of interest in this from existing and new .tel owners as the launch date approaches, so contact your provider today if you are interested.

BARE ESSENTIALS:

What: Two-character (aa.tel or a1.tel) and numeric-only domains between 2 and 7 digits with or without hyphens
How: First-come first-served basis through any participating registrar
When: From 3 p.m. BST on June 1st for Landrush; from 3 p.m. BST on June 14th for general availability
How much: Landrush will be at premium pricing, while general availability at regular pricing to be set by ICANN-accredited registrars and their resellers

Curation: the key to online reputation

Those 'embedded' within the social media ecosystem have long talked of curation as the killer application that will provide the disruptive force to shift old-school industries into submission or 'pivot'.

Recently, prolific blogger Steve Rubel of Micropersuasion fame and now consultant at Edelman Public Relations refreshed the debate by moving it into the applications space from the social web. His argument was that, with the ease and access to apps, whilst the likes of the music industry have already been disrupted through free-to-stream music services that enable people to listen to curated pick lists, now traditional media outlets are being faced by a dilution of their brand through the curation of content from them through new apps for tablets and smart phones.

Read the full blog post on curation.

Panda power

 

Google recently performed a major update to the way it indexes pages (called the "Panda" update) and many people are wondering about how the changes might affect the performance of their sites.

Your .tel, by design, is already optimised for search engines, through its well structured content and use of tags. However, there are still some very simple ways that you can maximise its search engine potential and increase its visibility.

FIVE TOP TIPS TO HELP YOU GET FOUND:

  1. Avoid duplicate content
    Google itself gives the simple advice that in order to rank well you provide the "best possible user experience". This is especially important with regards to Keywords. Make sure that you are not duplicating these from another site on the web, or you will be penalised by the search engine. Also, many .tels duplicate the same word multiple times in their keywords and across multiple sub-pages. Rather than helping search engine ranking this often has a negative effect.

  2. Give each page a title
    This applies to folders as well as your main page. It tells the search engine what your .tel is about, which is essential for it to rank you effectively.

  3. Use the header
    This is also crucial in identifying your page and is often what is displayed in search engine results.

  4. Update this information regularly
    It could be your location, special offers or anything that will be of interest to visitors to your site.

  5. Identify other pages that you can link to your .tel
    You could mention your .tel in a Facebook page, blog or Linked In profile. Cross-linking with highly-ranked resources can give you a boost in search results.

 

Writing the way to success with .tel

I am David Sinclair, a professional writer and editor and a freelance journalist with skills in copy editing and newspaper and magazine design and production. I am also Editorial Director of The Kildimo Partnership, which provides a range of editorial services in three countries from the supply of articles to the production and publishing of magazines and books.

Being discoverable on the internet and easily contactable by both clients and business partners is essential, so I signed up for DavidSinclair.tel as soon as .tel domains became available.

I think a .tel domain benefits any business and is especially useful for freelancers of various kinds and in particular people who work remotely and do not need regular face-to-face contact with clients and colleagues.

My experience of using my .tel domain has been wholly positive. As a result of it, I have been contacted on the phone by a New York film producer wishing to make a movie of one of my books, which is now going ahead. I have also been contacted in various ways by publishers and others offering new writing contracts and related business opportunities and I have been able to develop relations with writers who wish to self-publish through The Kildimo Partnership.

The main advantage to my business of my .tel is web visibility and the ease with which both my readers and potential clients are enabled to contact me by whatever means they choose. Email is fine, but many people prefer to have direct contact by phone or instant messaging and my .tel listing enables them to do this without having to undertake detailed searches.

I can judge the effect of a .tel listing by the fact that my web analysis shows that within a year my .tel has become the third most used referrer for visitors to my web site.

I think .tel could well develop into the easiest and most useful directory on the web and I look forward to the day when a .tel domain becomes a real mini-web site with the ability to offer a wider range of easily updatable information and marketing tools according to the needs of the user.