Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Share the telpages.com URL and QR-Code
About Telpages
The .tel registry has published "Telpages", a searchable directory service of information stored in .tel domain names. People can search this for your company name, or for keywords and descriptive text listed in your .tel domain name. The information you store in your .tel domain is automatically used in the Telpages. Leading search engines like Google and Yahoo will index .tel names.
The keywords used in your .tel name can include hobbies, job title, occupation and this is indexed by "Telpages" along with your location. When people visit your .tel page, the links can generate an immediate contact. So, if someone clicks on a link to your email address, their machine will open an email program so the user can send you an email, if they click on a VOIP link a call will be initiated, and so on.
Search for .tel domains in the official .tel directory
TelPages search engine is developed specifically for navigating .tel pages and finding relevant contact information quickly and easily.
TelPages frequently indexes .tel domains focusing on the domain name, text headers, keywords and location. With TelPages, you can search for things or people, or limit your search to a specific geographical location with advanced search.
Search by type or location
There are many other situations where rather than finding one particular location shown on one .tel page, you want a choice of destinations; for example, when looking for a hotel or flower shop in the area around you.
For this type of search, use TelPages.com. It will get your current location automatically, and search there – or read the Where field and search for all addresses and locations in that area with the radius specified below the map. Click “Clear location” if you want to search globally.
Filter: Showing only results containing Image, eMail, Phone, Internet Call, Fax or Instant Messenger
To get quality search results, we also recommend using the Filters, so that you can get well-populated .tel pages with phone numbers, images, IMs and email addresses.
How to share Telpages, respectively, telpages.com
telpages.com: Find a business or individual with a .tel domain:
telpages.com is a .tel Only Search Engine and mobile friendly web page: Share and scan it:
Click on a social media button, as well as, scan it's QR-Code to your cell phone.
telpages.com URL and QR-Code:
Share this .tel Only Search Engine and mobile-friendly Delivr URL of telpages.com, with friends and fans.
Delivr has generated the QR Code for the mobile-friendly URL of telpages.com, the .tel Only Search Engine: Distribute it where your audience can see and scan it.
It is easy to share telpages.com via the Delivr website: Link:
http://dotteldomain.delivr.com/12tpx*
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Friday, 10 December 2010
www.triest.tel
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Warum sehen TEL-Seiten anders aus als andere Webseiten? Verwechseln Sie Tel nicht mit anderen Domains! Andere Top-Level-Domains führen zu einer Webseite, während TEL-Domains hingegen zu einer Identität führen.
Nicht zu vergleichen sind TEL-Domains mit teuren 0700-Rufnummern oder so genannten Vanity-Nummern u.a.! Stattdessen bieten TEL's eine neue Infrastruktur, die eine Schnittstelle zwischen Telefon und Internet realisiert.
TEL-Domains haben den Preis für Best Domain Name TV Commercial gewonnen und wurden außerdem für den World Technology Award nominiert.
Bei stetig ansteigender Verbreitung werden zukünftig weitere Preise folgen. Am 29.10.09 hat diese neue Technik den renommierten Technologiepreis Models of Excellence 2009 gewonnen. Am 12.11.09 wurde dieser Innovation darüber hinaus auch der United Kingdom IT Industry Award 2009 verliehen.
Diese Kommunikationsart wurde gerade erst realisiert; es stehen besonders zukünftig weitere Entwicklungen an. Genau wie bei herkömmlichen Domains entstehen im Laufe der Jahre immer weitere Verwendungsmöglichkeiten.
Es gibt kaum ein anderes Produkt, welches so viele andere Funktionalitäten übernehmen und kombinieren kann.
So können TEL-Domains Gelbe Seiten, Kontaktverwaltung, SEO, soziales Netzwerk, Open-IDs u. v. a. ersetzen.
Die Bereitstellung dieses Services verfolgt die gleichen Umsetzungsziele, die schon von Google realisiert wurden.In einem großen Marktumfeld soll durch Vereinfachung sowie Benutzerfreundlichkeit ein hoher Nutzen entstehen.
Warum Ihre Firma eine .tel-Domain kaufen sollte …:
Mit einer .tel-Domain können Sie eine vollständig interaktive Kommunikationszentrale anlegen, mit der Sie entscheiden, wie und wo Ihre Kunden Sie erreichen können.
Mit einer .tel-Domain für Ihre Firma sind Sie im ersten weltweiten Verzeichnis für Kontaktdaten eingetragen.
Leiten Sie Kunden gezielt an zuständige Abteilungen und Standorte weiter:
Mit Ihrer .tel-Domain für die Firma können Sie Kunden einfach an die geeignete Abteilung oder den nächsten Standort weiterleiten. Das Ganze funktioniert mit einer schnellen, intuitiven Navigationsstruktur.
Halten Sie Kontakt mit Ihren Kunden – mit jedem Gerät:
Mit einer .tel-Domain sorgen Sie dafür, dass Ihr Unternehmen oder Ihre Marke mit jedem Gerät mit Internetverbindung sofort erreichbar ist. Ihre Kunden geben einfach die .tel-Domain Ihrer Firma im Browser ein, wählen eine Form der Kontaktaufnahme und initiieren mit einem Klick die Kommunikation.
Praktisch erreichbar mit Mobilgeräten:
Die .tel-Domain Ihrer Firma ist für Mobilgeräte optimiert. Verwendet werden kleine, schnelle DNS-Abfragen, statt die gesamte Website oder den kompletten HTML-Content abzurufen. Dadurch kann Ihre Firma schnell und einfach mit allen Mobilgeräten gefunden werden.
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Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Dominios .tel para crear tu tarjeta de visita
Desde hace casi un año adquirí el dominio yurena.tel para almacenar ahí información de contacto como si fuera una tarjeta de visita.
Estos dominios están restringidos a albergar este tipo de información y tienen la ventaja de que permiten publicar información de contacto sin tener que contratar un hosting y/o crear una web para ello. Está claro que estos dominios no pretenden sustituir a las webs, pueden considerarse más bien como un listín telefónico.
Parece una tontería, pero te puedes ahorrar el dinero que gastarías en imprimir las tarjetas de papel "mi tarjeta... ah si, apunta... yurena.tel", o reducir la información que incluyes en la tarjeta poniendo el logo, el nombre, dominio, tu teléfono... y ahorrandote meter el Twitter, el Facebook, el correo corporativo, el personal...
Pantallazo de yurena.tel |
La gestión del contenido se realiza a través del panel de control de Telnic.
Panel de control. Tablero de control |
- En el Tablero de control es donde se gestiona el contenido de la web que puede organizarse en varias subcarpetas que se verán como subdominios en la URL.
- De las pestañas Privacidad y Amigos no voy a hablar, principalmente porque no las uso, pero decir que están ligadas a usuarios TelFriends y creo que es algo que no está muy extendido... Yo lo tengo todo público porque, al menos de momento, esto es pa lo que es : )
- En el apartado Diseño podemos controlar un poquito el aspecto de la web. Elegir entre 4 tipos de plantillas diferentes y cambiar los colores de las diferentes zonas (no es gran cosa, pero algo es algo)
Panel de control. Diseño |
Cambiar la configuración |
De lo que si me he dado cuenta durante este año es que el coste anual sí que varía bastante de uno a otro... Acens (26.95€), Arsys (25€), Dinahosting (10€), EuropeRegistry (45€ :-OOO No sé si venderán alguno), DonDominio (9.95€)... La verdad que para lo que es no entiendo semejante diferencia de precios, pero bueno, cada uno a lo suyo.
Por hacerles un poco de publicidad gratuita, este año migré a Dinahosting y a pesar de haber tenido algún problemilla al principio, creo que por ser de las primeras en utilizar alguna funcionalidad, estoy muy contenta con el servicio.
OJO: si cambiais de proveedor tenéis que migrar vosotros mismos el contenido de la web, porque creo que cada proveedor de servicios tiene su propio espacio en Telnic.
Otro día hablaré de TelMachine, que tiene algunas utilidades para inteactuar con estos dominios y este post ya me ha quedado bastante largo.
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Monday, 25 October 2010
Triest.Tel: A new mobile directory for German speaking Italy tourists
Why I made this directory in German language:
Because of the rich and important background history from the Austrian Habsburg empire (ca. 1250 until precisely 1918) who ruled the town, until Italy was allowed to take over the town.
Pros and cons of Triest:
Pros:
--> very low criminal rate / no pick pockets / no violence in the streets
--> good food at restaurants
--> interesting housing market with lots of available and reasonable offers
--> promising economic situation: good outlook for the future
--> job offers
--> very mild and healthy climate
--> lots of sports activity options, just right there...
--> many fish markets and some good fish restaurants (sea food)
--> loads of reasonable pasta dishes at fast food places
--> lots of theaters, museums and cultural activities/events
--> fairly clean city
--> strict laws and high fines for air polluters, dog owners and motorists, who violate the rules
--> overall good quality of live, getting better, all the time
--> low tourism, compared with Venice and other Italien towns
--> good food and wine, everywhere
--> good and cheap public transportation
--> interesting and rich history of the city
--> lots of nice tea rooms (coffee) and bakeries
--> loads of stunning architecture/buildings, mainly historic palaces and art nouveau buildings
--> inhabitants helpful and reliable (punctual, etc.)
--> nearby Slovenia and Croatia, for trips and holidays
--> nice, for shopping, walking, or sitting in- or outside of cafe's
--> some nice communication with natives of the region (Italian language), at bus stops, for example, or the yearly sailing regatta, etc.
Cons:
--> high cost for food at shops
--> weak economic situation at present
--> low income rate
--> many old inhabitants (30% over age 65) / highest number of old inhabitants town in Italy
--> a lot of traffic and dangerous drivers, who think that they own the road
--> not so friendly or cheerful people, compared with the rest of Italy (more Slovenia mentality)
--> most inhabitants neither speak English, nor German, but only Italian or Slovenian
--> not very bicycle friendly town and area: no bike sharing offers in the center, or nearby, and trains mainly don't transport bicycles. Better have your own folding bike...
Get your updated info about Triest, now! Right from the palm of your hand, via your smart phone (iPhone, for example)! Simply dial "www.triest.tel", or scan the QR-Code, which you can find in the sub-folder "www.links.triest.tel".
Link to Triest.Tel:
http://triest.tel/
Find loads of stunning pictures/photographs and slide shows, etc.
Enjoy!
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Friday, 3 September 2010
Sunday, 29 August 2010
How to spice up your Dot Tel domain:
How to set colours for the header and background for Dot Tel domains, using the .tel control panel:
When you are at your controll panel, respectively, dashboard, you go top left and click on the card "Design", and go from there. It is self explaining...
Which brings you up this controll panel:
Select a colour space number (1, 2 or 3):
The colour customising mini panel, that will pop up, looks like this:
In the vertical colour bar, you select a basic colour, for aditional fine tuning:
Then (within the left window) you place the cross on the ring, and move the ring to the right area, that brings up the colour you wish to have. Your selected colour then shows in one of the two small windows, top right within the small controll panel. --> Save your colour choice, with the "save" button, bottom, right side.
To add a logo, you must go back to the main control panel.
However, there are two tutorials. One in french, and another one in German (which will be continued):
1.) http://www.toutpointtel.fr/index.php...mode-d-emploi/
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http://www.tel-blog.de/domaingestalt...reigeschaltet/
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And this is what is possible to create, within the limits...:
An Example of a Beautifully Designed Dot Tel Domain
We are all aware of the major design shortcomings of Dot Tel Domains. I, for example, will not use anything but the single colour Retro template. However, this Dot Tel Domain organictea.tel, is an excellent example of what can be achieved. It's the best one I have seen yet. Click on the image to see it full size. I like the attention to detail, the rouge on the girls face is the same colour as part of the template. 10/10!
Monday, 26 July 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
.tel of the Week: ecycler.tel
To demonstrate the functionality and what can be achieved with a .tel domain, Telnic will be selecting examples, which it will promote on this page. We are primarily interested in .tels that are helpful, well-populated and discover innovative ways to keep in touch.
This page will feature a new .tel domain each week. Please note that ".tel of the week" is not sponsored by any .tel domain owner, and is based exclusively on arbitrary choice of Telnic as the registry operator. If you would like your .tel to be featured on our site, please write on our forum. Not all submitted domains will be featured.
.tel domain: ecycler.tel
Description: – innovative recycling business
Link: http://ecycler.tel/
A dotTEL business card image can be saved for linkage from your website!
A dotTEL business card image can be saved for linkage from your website!
Print one off, read it on your cell phone, let it dial your number. QRCode Readers here.
Learn more about QR codes in this video.
Zazzle.com will print and ship unique QR Code .tel business cards.
Online form:
Link:
http://www.nametag.me/qr-code-dot-tel-business-cards.php?y=tbc1&t1=YOUR%20COMPANY&t2=www.yourcompany.tel&f=p&tf=imprisha&tc=purple&m=1
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Monetizing your .TEL Domain Name with Google AdSense
Google AdSense is the program that pays you to put mini-ads on your web site. While AdSense has several models, AdSense for Content examines the content of your web site (or .TEL) and matches applicable ads to the content.
For our trial, we took one of our .TEL names, soccer.tel and hooked in AdSense for Content in three easy steps:
- Create an AdSense account
- Create an "AdSense for Content" ad unit
- Setup the .TEL to display the ads
AdSense for Content works on the content of your .TEL, so you need to ensure there's some content there. Fortunately my son and his friend are avid soccer fans and agreed to take over the management and population of content for the .TEL.
Over the past few days they've put together a great resource, tying in:
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/SoccerDotTel
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/soccer.tel
- A blog: http://soccerdottel.blogspot.com/
So with some content in our .TEL and an AdSense account created, we're ready to create some ads.
Create an AdSense for Content Ad Unit
Login to your AdSense Account and with the AdSense Setup tab selected, click AdSense for content to start the wizard.
For the first ad, leave the default Ad Type set to "Ad unit: Text and image ads (default)". Click the Continue button.
The 'Choose Ad Format and Colors' step requires a change. In the Format section, select 250x250 Square from the drop down. The Colors, Fonts, Corner Styles and More options sections can be left as default. Click the Continue button.
The 'Choose Ad Channels' step can be skipped over by clicking the Continue button. Channels allow more detailed tracking of your ad performance but this is an advanced topic and not required to get up and running.
On the 'Save and Get Ad Code' you can name your AdSense unit name. You can leave the default name and click the Submit and Get Code button to create your ad.
The final screen of the wizard confirms creation of the AdSense unit. A notice advices that Changes may not appear for up to 10 minutes. The screen also provides an area that contains a code snippet, but this is not needed when you are going to use AdSense with a .TEL. Click the Manage Ads link below the AdSense Setup tab.
The Manage Ads screen displays a list of active AdSense units. You can use this screen to edit the ad but for the moment we are interested in two references; the Ad Code and Publisher ID.
- The Ad Code is the grey text number in parenthesis immediately below the AdSense unit name in the list of ad units.
- The Publisher ID can always be found in the top right of the screen below your login details.
Copy these two numbers or open a new web browser window for TelHosting, so that you can easily copy the codes from AdSense to TelHosting.
Setup a .TEL to Display AdSense Ads
Waiting a few moments before you start setting up the .TEL is a good idea to give Google the 10 minutes it needs to process the ad. If the ad isn't set up by the time you add it to the .TEL, you will see a Page Cannot be Displayed error in the space where you would expect to see the ad. You don't need to do anything, and the ad will start to be displayed once its ready.
Log into your TelHosting account where you manage your .TEL name. If you have more than one .TEL name, remember to select the correct one from the dropdown list in the top right corner.
Click the "Settings" link at the top of the TelHosting screen and then select "Google AdSense Setup" from the left hand menu. If the AdSense link isn't visible in the Edit Settings popup you will need to contact your provider to activate it.
Copy and paste the Publisher ID and Avert ID - 1 into the appropriate boxes and click the Save button.
That's it. You have now added an AdSense ad to your .TEL name. Enter the .TEL name in a browser to see the results. As an example, see http://soccer.tel. If the ad doesn't show up immediately, don't worry. Remember it can take a few minutes for your .TEL to update and Google AdSense needs up to 10 minutes to process the ad request.
Depending on the content of your .TEL, you should notice that the ads are closely matched. Sometimes the ads don't appear to be directly related to the nature of your content, but if you examine the words in your content, you should be able to determine why an ad is showing up. The more unambiguous your content, the more closely the ads will match your .TEL. AdSense also takes into account your browsing history and the ads it has served to you on other sites, so this can be a factor too.
Once you've added your first ad you can go back and create a second AdSense for Content unit. http://soccer.tel has two units. The first is a "Text and images ads" like the one created above. The second is an "Images ads" unit which only displays image ads. No matter what type you choose, you must always select the size 250x250, otherwise the content will not fit properly on your .TEL.
Try refreshing the page at http://soccer.tel a few times. You'll notice that sometimes it displays a set of text ads together with an image ad and sometimes it displays two image ads. Clicking an AdSense ad opens the destination site in the same window, so visitors will navigate away from your site, but you make a few cents every time someone clicks an ad.
You can test out your .TEL ad, but don't be expect to make money every time you click. Google monitors and tracks where the clicks are coming from to determine what is a real clickthough and what isn't.
Note that depending on how much information you provided when you created your AdSense account, you may be required to provide additional information, including tax details before Google can release payment for your account.
We were delighted to see that within the first hour of setting up the ad we were already starting to make money and in the hours that followed, the Total Estimated Earnings continued to rise.
If you've registered a .TEL name, whatever you do, don't just let it sit there. AdSense is a great way to pay for the renewal and make a little profit or pay for a few more .TEL names for your portfolio. Developing the .TEL and submitting it to the search engines, gets you on the path to better page ranking and traffic. Over the past year, we've continually seen .TEL names make the first page of the major search engines and in a number of cases, the Google Pagerank of .TEL names out performs their .COM and .CA counterparts.
Remember to tie your .TEL into Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin, as well as your blog and web site. It can be a valuable and integral part of your social media and search engine marketing strategies, driving traffic, providing a mobile presence and improving your overall online visibility.
P.S. As a quick postscript to this article, I'd like to extend my gratitude and tip my hat to the editors of soccer.tel. What started off as a weekend exercise to illustrate AdSense for .TEL has for them turned into a labour of love and what can only be described as a remarkable resource for anyone interested in the game of soccer (and yes, that means football). Billy Walker-Lane and Ashley Perry, two lifelong Chelsea supporters with a passion for the game have continued to build out soccer.tel and will be continuing to develop it in the months and possibly years ahead. If you'd like to give them some feedback or have suggestions for soccer.tel, you can reach them at billywalkerlane.tel and ashleyperry.tel.
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Sunday, 11 April 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Dot Tel Domains - New Display Features
The new Dot Tel Domain display is a significant change for this top level extension. The new display will be released in March, 2010. I am somewhat positive about the new display design. However, it seems to have drawn its inspiration from Tax Department forms; especially those of New Zealand, a country South-East of Australia.
Telnic is the promoter of Dot Tel. Their timing with the new design is excellent. It was no doubt planned for the month before the domain's first year renewals which are due on 24th March, 2010. The display changes are dramatic, and welcomed. They are the shot in the arm that this internet top level domain extension needed. I mean, who got any pleasure out of showing anyone their Dot Tel with the current display?
Colour customisation will be offered through a series of templates. I do not know the details yet of those templates. The components of the design appear to be square, whereas the old design was curved. I liked the shape of the previous design. It was the drab colour scheme that was the problem. I am ambivalent on colour customisation because I do not know if it will detract from the Dot Tel brand. I favour just one template with a fantastic design to keep the brand strong and recognisable.
Strong and colourful borders are better. Although colours increase the data amount per page, data costs are falling. Perhaps in time, as data costs drop the display will evolve into something that people really love to see.
The Tel logo will be moved to the bottom of the page. This is a shame because it completed the text header for the current web site page. The current design also put the logo right in the user's face when they pulled up the page. It now has a semi-tube or lens-like design. I preferred the previous Tel logo for its simplicity and I think that the change was not required. It will also affect brand recognition as it will sit below the fold of the page on many computers and mobile phones. Perhaps, the logo position will be adjustable.
The VCard is now at the top right of the page. This an improvement because it makes this important feature more accessible, or noticeable than when it was at the bottom right of the page.
Custom icons have been allowed for popular web sites such as LinkedIn, and Facebook. This is an improvement because well known and colourful symbols can now be placed on a Dot Tel page making the page more exciting. The previous display lacked this excitement factor.
The placing of well-known icons on the page improves the perceived quality of that page because they are some of the best known symbols in the world. They give a web page status whether that status is deserved or not. This is a major improvement which adds value to all Dot Tel Domains. There are also new contact type icons.
One thing missing from the new display is the breadcrumb trail that is on the current display. Studies of usability indicate that the breadcrumb is an indispensable part of a web page. I hope this is an error because it is a significant mistake to remove it. It could be at the very top left of the page on the same line as the new management tools. I hope they do not leave it out!
There are two new features which are critical. One is absolutely necessary and that is a way to search the current Dot Tel or all Dot Tels. Top marks here! The other addition is the top-of-the-page management and login functions. If I am not mistaken, this means that the previously roundabout route to managing a domain is gone. Excellent stuff and in the correct position, as is the search box.
Telnic are also introducing Google AdSense on Dot Tels which will be greatly appreciated by owners. It will provide another income stream for Dot Tel owners, and add credibility to the domain extension. Hopefully, it will not involve any third party applications. This is another step in the right direction.
Telnic at long last have done some things right. There are still things to improve. After being available to the public for nearly a year, there are at last grounds for cautious optimism about the future of Dot Tel.
Bill Rutherfurd is an early Dot Tel adopter. He likes the fast access to contact data and information especially on mobile phones. It is also a very cheap web presence. To visit his Lake Taupo Region of New Zealand Dot Tel directory please use the link at http://www.squidoo.com/Taupodottel. He also has a dottel blog at http://www.dottel.blogspot.com.
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