QR-Codes win mostly

QR-Codes win, mostly.


www.Weinwerbung.Tel
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Triest Transport

www.Triest.Tel



Montag, 14. März 2011

Putting the existing Dot Tel concept into question

If the restrictions for .Tel Domains would be removed, then they would be the "better Dot Com's" for mobile telephone Internet usage.

Furthermore, if Dot Tel domains can offer something, that Dot Com domains can't offer on a mobile phone, than Dot Tel domains would be in more favorable position.

Extensions can`t change, but restrictions can be removed, anytime.

Hardly anybody would mind to pay the hosting for a Dot Tel domain, if they had the same freedom as with a Dot Com domain. At the end, they would have the better domain extension for mobile Internet on smart phones. As people would know, that a Dot Tel domain, is like any other domain, and that it offers the same navigation possibilities.

Users used to register a Dot Mobi, only because of its extension: Because they intended to use the domain for smart phones with Internet.

The .Tel registry is doing the same thing: Offering a domain for smart phones with Internet, but with restrictions.
However, the .Tel registry is providing a control panel, for populating the domain.
It was supposed to be a no-brainer, but the friending feature was too complecated, as well as few other things.

Why not deliver a mobile friendly template, without any restrictions? And leave the hosting to the registrars?

As soon as the only difference between domains, is the extension, Dot Tel will win over the other domain extensions, for smart phone usage.

The existing dot tel concept seems to be somewhat outdated. It might of worked well, eight or ten years ago, when it was created.

Dot Tel domains are lacking exitement. And users are used to Dot Com websites.
It is difficult to sell something that is less attractive.

The biggest advantage of the Dot Tel domain, is that it is "low cost" for the domain holder / owner. And users don't know, that using it, would be also "low cost" for them. And so, users other from the .Tel owners, don't care about the costs for Dot Tel domains. They just see a weird and boring page, with some contact information on it, and a penedrant and annoying Dot Tel logo. And say, that the design looks more like a domain parking page.

The easiest and more successful thing would be, to lift all restrictions, and tel(l) the world, that Dot Tel domains are for smart phone usage. Full stop.
And everyone would "get" that, and people would start registering .Tel's, and populating them by a webdesigner, or by themselfs.

Who would care, to have to pay hosting and a webdesigner, if they get a powerfull and efficient mobile website at the end, having a fantastic domain extension (.tel)?

The ten year old Dot Tel concept needs some rethinking and remodeling. Time for change. You can't expect a ten year old concept to be successful, ten years later.

If a Internet domain does not offer more than a landing page and a folder tree, and contact information, than it should be much less expensive... Somewhere around $03,00 (tree Dollars).

Provide a person with a Dot Com address, and he knows, what to do with it.
Provide a person with a Dot Tel address, and he does not know what to do with it.

If every new smart phone had a Dot Tel search engine as default, then everybody would know, what to do with Dot Tel domains.

If Dot Tel domains would be easyer to mobilize, and offer as much freedom as Dot Com domains, then that would be clearly an advantage for the Dot Tel domains.

Ok, I think I said enough, and now it is up to you, to "thinktank" and brainstorm.

The really biggest advantage of .Tel domains, is the fact, that one can set up a mobile friendly Internet domain within a few hours (ok, you say, within a few minutes..), and which is ideal for QR-Code usage (Quick Response Code usage). Because, if you want to sell something spontaniously, and fast, you can set up a mobile friendly .Tel domain, and encode it as a QR-Code (you generate a code from a website URL, for example), and print the code and display it, where smart phone owners can scann it (and click to decode it), and then interact with you and your offer.

Speed, is what matters, and you can act fast, with a .Tel domain, a QR-Code generator, and a QR-Code reader. This sort of interaction, one can only achieve with mobile websites. And Dot Tel is already "out of the box" mobile. No need for a webmaster and a webdesigner, there. And the "no need", would be a time saver and advantage, in connection with QR-Code usage. Again: Time saving matters.

Cheers.

Samstag, 12. März 2011

Dot Tel domains: Review.

First of all, I heartily thank Bill, for his fantastic blog „DOT TEL DOMAINS BLOG“, at http://dottel.blogspot.com/.

I agree with many of his statements, especially, about the .tel domain registry Telnic. And I can hear a lot of disappointment within his comments.

How good is the communication between Telnic and the holders of .tel domains?: The call for a professional webdesigner for the Dot Tel interface and look, had never been realized.

Bill put the question, once again, if one should renew or drop the .tel domains, and he tends to not renew most of them, due to his „uncertain future for .tel“ vision. Bills comments are easy to follow and understand, according to common sense. However, investors should aim a long term strategy of about five years, and then make a decision to drop the .tel domains, or not. If you don't think in long terms, you are not investing. Neither are you investing, if you are not taking financial risks.

Besides all the improvements for the look and the promotion of .Tel that could have been done, but haven't been done, and after ca. two years, since online, .Tel is clearly underestimated, undervalued, and hardly, or not understood. The Dot Tel domain is a Internet landing page for contact and business information, and a lot more. The domain works partly „out of the box“, and can be, on the other part, configured, with a bit of nitty gritty work, to a efficient SEO booster, and a domain that gets found in Internet.

I doubt that any .tel domain with an good name is a waste of money, if used and kept up to date.

Dot Tel domains are here to stay. The key is public education, but which hasn't taken place on a grand scale.

The monitary system is not favorable for long term investments: It depends strongly on short term profits. Every one thinking, they could make short term profits with .tel domains, must give up those expectations. The value of a domain, is not the value in form of money, that you can cash in, at a given time. With time, certain domains get sought after, by a few people, who know what they could do with them. Offer them, where there is competition from other bidders: At an live auction.

If we drop a .tel domain, or sell it under value, we lose in the long term, but save expenses in the short term: So what do you prefer, and what can you afford?

Even Dot Biz and Dot Mobi will become established and accepted by a wider audience. The are late comers, same as Dot Tel.

Now, imagine, you could just buy a domain, without having to renenew it every year...: No droped domains, would be the result.

Now imagine, Dot Tel's would cost only $5 instead of $10 (http://www.name.com/ price): The result would be....: Less droped domains. Both szenarios sound like fair deals.

For a reseller, or for a domainer with a large portfolio, the domain prices are probably too high, for uncertain long term investments: Why don't the domain registries take such a fact into account, with non-established domain creations?

The decisions are always based on financial thoughts and related to current market prices.
Basically, a good domain name and ranking, has nothing to do with money. And money shouldn't spoil the success, potential and fun.

As I once pointet out: The domain extension ".tel", is probably the best of all existing domain extension, by just looking at the extension itself. And no other existing domain name extension suits better for mobile phone computing.

People have never asked, what sense the domain name extension ".com" makes: But ".com" just got accepted and established with time, by the masses. ".com" could either mean "communication", "commerce", "company", "computing", whatever.

With ".tel", I think, people can't easily make the bridge from Internet domain to telephone, respectively, why should a website URL have a extension, that reminds you of "tel-ephone"?

As soon as Internet and the smart phone become a natural related thing, there might be a run after anything, that eases mobile communication. Inclusive "Dot Tel" domains.

If the couple "Internet" and "smart phone" is no no-brainer yet to mainstream, why should the Dot Tel registry Telnic make much effort to educate mainstream about Dot Tel?
Looking at it that way, and in that aspect, you couldn't blame Telnic, for beeing as passive, as it has been, up and till now. Telnic is not bigh enough, to take such a finacial risk, as such promotion would not just cost one million Dollars, but at least five or ten million Dollars.

By just having a lot of "drops" (droped .tel domains), the financial losses, are still kept at the smallest possible. And financial recovery is possible, anytime, within reasonable time.

Therefore, Telnic is far, from "missing the boat". And all chances are fully intact.

Dot Tel, will pick up, with time. And it will be the overall development in the world of mobile communication, that will decide about the success of the Dot Tel domain.

Of course, and nevertheless, Telnic should change a few things now, at present, and not postpone those. You might be able to say, what that should be. But I am not quite sure.

I think the registry, as well as the domain holders, are a bit overextended. And decisions and actions taken, on both sides, are either taken too carefully, or too hastily, but neither appropriate.

So, who is to blame?: I think, the basic problem are high costs for calling and surfing on a smart mobile phone, which hinders mainstream owners of mobile phones, to access the Internet from their mobile phones, or access Internet, more often. Roaming costs, or still far too expensive.
And people don't know, that .Tel pages the sites that can be viewed at the lowest cost.

When mobile Internet gets generally more mainstream, then that is when Telnic should start making some serious efforts with promoting .Tel, and spending some important amount of money for promotion. I assume, that Telnic does have a successful strategy, even if it doesn't really look that way.

All in all, domaining with heavyweight in the mobile telecommunicaion field, and expecting to make some tidy earnings, and some serious money, is nothing more than a poker game.

Dot Tel domains, are usefull, now, but for for getting tidy earnings through advertising or selling, it is far too early. But you should nevertheless learn all about .Tel, and how to improve and populate a .Tel domain. Because when things take off, you should be ready, and even better: Already established with your .Tel's.

Think twice, befor your intend to drop your Dot Tel domain(s). Act fast, to get a Dot Tel name, as long as it is still available.

Don't forget, that the future of Internet, is in mobile computing, mobile Internet, mobile phones, and mobile websites. Desktop PC's are being replaced by mobile laptops with an aditional bigger external monitor, so that they can be used at home, as well as away from home. And soon, you will be able to interact (more) between your stored data on your smart phone, and your laptop. Let us say, you scan info on the go, with your smart phone, and download it to your laptop.

And so, why will you wan't to give up a good mobile Internet address, if things are developing so promissing?


Herer are some useful links:

Create, print or display a .TEL business card
http://www.nametag.me/dot-tel-business-cards.php

Create, print or display a .TEL business card with QR Code.
http://nametag.me/qr-code-dot-tel-business-cards.php

Promote Your Dot Tel Domain: Generate A QR-Code, And Display It, Where It Can Be Scanned.
http://www.qrstuff.com/

Advertise On Dot Tel Domains
http://www.teldomaintel.com/tel-domain-services/tel-domain-advertising/

Hide Your Dot Tel Email Address
http://www.teldomaintel.com/tel-domain-services/hide-your-tel-email-tel2form/index.html

Daily Growing Dot Tel Community / New Registrations
http://www.dottel.net/daily-dot-tel-registrations#regs

Select A Dropped Dot Tel Domain Name For Registering
http://www.dottel.net/daily-dot-tel-drops#drops

Articles About Dot Tel Domains
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Bill_Rutherfurd

Register A Dot Tel Domain Name
http://www.blacknight.com/telnic.html

Share Your Dot Tel Domain
http://tel2social.com/

Sell Or Buy A Dot Tel Name
http://teltheworld.co.uk/teltheworldmarketplace.html

Dot Tel Monthly Meetup Group
Join us to learn the advantages for PR and marketing in the dotTel space: The Vancouver dotTel Meetup Group Monthly Meetup.
http://www.meetup.com/dotTel/

Dot Tel News
http://www.dottelfinder.com/news/

Dot Tel Forum For Naysayers and Supporters
http://www.namepros.com/561820-the-official-tel-discussion-thread-279.html

Dot Tel And QR-Codes
http://qr-code.dot-tel-domain.tel/

Dot Tel Info Center
http://dot-tel-domain.tel/

Dot Tel Self Learning Center And Tutorials
http://tutorials.dot-tel-domain.tel/

Dot Tel Design Support
http://teldesign.tel/

Search Dot Tel Contact Info
http://d0.telpages.com/search.action


Dot Tel Business Services
http://thetabiz-services.dot-tel-domain.tel/

Email Addressbook (Hidden Email)
http://wikiworldbook.tel/

Dot Tel Support
http://aled.tel/

Montag, 24. Januar 2011

QR-Codes must provide mobile content only


Providing a Dot Tel domain, is a bit problematic, with the random web links. And because most provided web links on a Dot Tel domain, are no mobile web links.

I advise, to always ask the question, if your „content for QR-Codes“ is mobile phone friendly.

You can generate codes from text, phone numbers, email addresses, email messages, Google Maps Location, V Card, the most known social media links, iTunes, youTube, and so on.

But you must distinguish within website URL's.

Especially, when providing Dot Tel domains for QR-Codes, because mobile friendly URL's should be visible and selectable, as such. As mobile URL's.

You don't want to be annoying to the visitor of your Dot Tel page: Which is why it is smart, to create a separate subfolder, named, for example „mobile content“, and „non-mobile content“.

So that using the „mobile content“ folder will be „100% go“.
And the „non-mobile content“ folder data could be transfered to your desktop computer or laptop.

At present, you are able to mark mobile URL's within Dot Tel domains, with „web mobile“, or similar.

But as mobile web links, and non-mobile web links, are scattered all over the contact page, it would be differnt to select the right one, when being „on the go“.

The user experience, could be so much better for a user getting pointet to a Dot Tel domain, by a QR-Code. Otherwhise, if we don't make any difference between the URL's, the visit to your .Tel will end up in frustration and annoyance, having wasted precious time.

So, please keep an eye on those URL's you provide on your Dot Tel domain, when it comes to creating, displaying QR-Codes, and providing mobile web content for people who are offline, on the go, with their mobile phone, ready to snap QR-Codes.

The user won't read all this snapped web content, while he is on the go, but will bookmark many of the codes, until he is at home / home office, or in his office away from home, or in a public transportation, or caffee, restaurant, etc., when he can settle a bit, and use his attention for reading info from his smart phone.

Freitag, 21. Januar 2011

Scan me. Interact.











Link to www.annunci.tel:
http://annunci.tel/





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Montag, 17. Januar 2011






Free mobile advertizing with QR-Codes at the Annunci.tel site, untill, 1. of Mai.



http://annunci.tel/

How it works:

What is a QR code?
A QR code is a two-dimensional code that is readable by your mobile smartphone. When you scan a QR code with a QR code reader app it will automatically open a related link on your phone’s web browser. Every QR code has it’s own link.

That’s very cool but what can I do with them?
We will create a sub-domain for you, and upload a QR-Code of your item description to the header-icon field.
QR codes give sellers a way to sell their online items in the offline world. Sellers can click on the QR code in their listing to print it out. Then, if you’re selling one of your items in a store, flea, or other physical location, you can put the printed QR code next to the item.
Potential buyers can scan the QR code and be taken right to the item’s www.annunci.tel listing. Since your listing contains more information on the item, it’s very useful for a buyer to see. They can purchase the item, or save the listing for later. It’s just another great way to sell your items.
If you want, you can give it a try with your smartphone on any listing. Just enlarge a QR code on a listing, aim the reader app at it and see what happens!

Do you want to sell an item on annunci.tel?:
Send us your item description with requested price and your contact email, to the following email address:
annuncitel@gmail.com

We will list your item, together with the related QR-Code, that we will generate.







































































Sonntag, 16. Januar 2011

http://hit.zeo.hk/wwwweinwerbungtel/

Donnerstag, 13. Januar 2011





Design: www.teldesign.tel,
Alexander Schiesser MacLeod

Mittwoch, 12. Januar 2011

Dot Tel: The Color OF Communications


Dienstag, 11. Januar 2011

QR-Codes win mostly

QR-Codes win, mostly.

Montag, 10. Januar 2011










Designed by Alexander Schiesser MacLeod

Sonntag, 9. Januar 2011

Test the .Tel



How to get a lot of attention and customers for your small business mobile web site:



1.) Get a mobilized web site, or a mobile ready Dot Tel domain (.tel).

2.) Populate the pages (inclusive the sub-domains).

3.) Make an attractive web design.

4.) Generate a QR-Code from your domain name, by using a QR-Code Generator.

5.) Customize the QR-Code, so that it looks cool, by a skilled designer (for example me).

6.) Make a billboard with the code and only a little text on it. Example: http://bit.ly/f9P36w

7.) Get public advert space for your billboard at a strategic good place, where there is loads of traffic from pedestrians, respectively workers on their way back and fore to work, or during lunch time, shoppers, tourists, people strolling around the city.

8.) Mount/install your billboard.

9.) Promote your mobile web site in blogs. Use Google Favorite Places, to point to your billboard, office, or shop, etc, with your QR-Code.
Link to Google Favorite Places:
http://bit.ly/7Y8BVm


QR-Code designer Alexander, will be happy to design your code. Contact me, via email, at:
schiesser@2wire.ch

My email in QR-Code, for scanning later:
http://bit.ly/ifh5TE


Or scan my email address directly here:

(If you wish to follow my example, then you can generate your
* URL
* VCard
* Message
* Phone
* SMS
* Email
here, at mobile-barcodes.com:
http://bit.ly/DwSg )


My Custom QR-Code Gallery:


Promo picture „QR-Codes for the Dot Tel domain“:

http://bit.ly/i7OMyt

Examples, Color without Logo/Brand:
For privat/personal usage:
http://bit.ly/dX0cmh

„Nice Codes“ Series, for tea bag tags and product packaging:
http://bit.ly/hudEyd

Vintage Watches:

http://bit.ly/f3UNKI

Telpages:
http://bit.ly/e4YO9D

Dot Tel Mobile:

http://bit.ly/g8lZNZ

Dot Tel Service Center:

http://bit.ly/fLHqUj

Dot Tel Service Center Light:
http://bit.ly/enV3zr

Wine Splash:
http://bit.ly/eauPXG

Wine Splash Two:
http://bit.ly/fCdKQr

Wine Splash Three:

http://bit.ly/fhh89N

Empire:

http://bit.ly/feyqVW

Fish One:
http://bit.ly/fyxIXl

Fish Two:
http://bit.ly/h8yoaa

Paris:
http://bit.ly/gWT32a

Victory:
http://bit.ly/fDyQGl

Triest City Frame:
http://bit.ly/eNSe5z

Triest City Classic:
http://bit.ly/ikiFn2

Triest Color One:

http://bit.ly/eCAj1i

Triest Color Light:

http://bit.ly/e0L6KP

Water Power:
http://bit.ly/eVVnBA

Swiss Watch Dealer:
http://bit.ly/f58fUu

Triest Color Forte:

http://bit.ly/fjMtI0

Triest Color Forte Due:
http://bit.ly/hQ84fD

Triest Color Power Woman:

http://bit.ly/gVYLQj

Triest Color Piazza:

http://bit.ly/gU1SN0

Triest Bajazzo:
http://bit.ly/gLCC0u

Triest Mystery:
http://bit.ly/gD3FUm


Samstag, 8. Januar 2011


Freitag, 7. Januar 2011

Thank you, QR-Codes

QR-Code info can quasi enter into a niche within communications:

Example:

JuicyPizza Company:


Created a QR-Code for the „Pizza of the Day“ Internet sub-domain info page of its restaurant. But hasn't displayed it yet.

Big question: WHERE DO I DISPLAY THIS (....) CODE?

Answer: Somewhere, where there is traffic, and people around, before, and during lunch time.

Another big question: MUST I CREATE A NEW CODE, EVERY DAY?

Answer: No, dummy: It is fine, to have a code from that web link, and update your web content daily.

Ok: So what happens?:

The code gets displayed in the appropriate size / format, on a billboard.

„What is it all about, I don't get it!“

Listen: Consumers wan't to be able to make decisions upon sufficiant information provided to them, which is easy accessable, on the go.

Randomly displayed codes are ideal, and meet the demand of the modern consumer and smart phone user (addict):

Get short (and useful) information (Twitter concept..., by the way..., but not Twitter...), for making your daily routine decissions, for food, shelter, learning, administration, transportation, communication, entertainment, enjoyment, health, time saving, money saving, money spending, economy, information (news, bargains, etc.), and so on.

Where else, but not here, can the QR-Code exactly meet the need for such updated daily info for consumers?

Bingo! Thank you.

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A interesting idea to show your information: The QR-Code tree:


From conzept and kowledge:




To idea, presentation and realization to communicate, and offer a selection of QR codes,from which to select:
Align Centre
Example:

Blue Code: My web content (3) / My Twitter web page.

Red Code: My web contact info (1) / My Skype phone number.

Green Code: My web content (1) / web site / Dot Tel landing page (includes my contact info).

Yellow Code: My web content (2) / My blog (home page).

White Code: My web contact info (2) / My email address.


Result:



Or just simply:


My .Tel

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QR code is a black and white image. Each QR code represent a specific website URL. Smartphone’s camera can be used to scan QR code image and translate into corresponding website URL, text, phone number. You can convert and generate QR code image of any website URL, phone number or any text on the internet. This is possible using free QR code generator tools online.


Online QR code generator tool


1. Open kaywa QR code generator tool in web browser.


2. Click to select ‘text’ from content type option. You can also select website URL, phone number or SMS to convert and generate respective QR code image.


3. Type or paste required text. (Enter Phone number, if converting phone number into QR code).

4. Click ‘Generate’ button to get QR code image. You right click QR code image to copy and paste. Alternatively, grab permalink URL for QR code image,


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Montag, 3. Januar 2011


www.triest.tel: City Directory, mostly in German language. Snap code here. QR codes are widely used in Japan to store and display information, particularly URLs, which can be scanned and launched from a browser-enabled camera phone equipped with QR reader software.
To read QR codes on your iPhone, go to www.code.google.com/p/iphone-qrcode/
To read QR codes on your camera phone, download via www.reader.kaywa.com/phones
To learn how QR codes work, see www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code

Sonntag, 2. Januar 2011

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