Comments on: .Tel: Web 2.0 service or just another online directory? http://www.fumoir.com/2009/02/09/tel-web-20-service-or-just-another-online-directory/ Sit back, chat, and light(en) up about marketing, disruption, innovation and the Web Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carl D http://www.fumoir.com/2009/02/09/tel-web-20-service-or-just-another-online-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Carl D Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:53:54 +0000 http://www.fumoir.com/?p=180#comment-219 .tel does look like it'll offer impressive SEO benefit over traditional hosting or directory plays - as you say the data is right there in the DNS, the data is relevant, and the editing is easy. If the first act of discovery is continues to be Google then this will be a simple and impressive way for businesses to be discovered. You're right of-course, if it's just about displaying a phone numbers then the utility will be limited to convenience, but if properly incorporated with the social web (directly and through partnerships) these boys could be on to something. .tel does look like it’ll offer impressive SEO benefit over traditional hosting or directory plays – as you say the data is right there in the DNS, the data is relevant, and the editing is easy.

If the first act of discovery is continues to be Google then this will be a simple and impressive way for businesses to be discovered.

You’re right of-course, if it’s just about displaying a phone numbers then the utility will be limited to convenience, but if properly incorporated with the social web (directly and through partnerships) these boys could be on to something.

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