we know you folks watch this board because as soon as members discuss a good strategy asfar as type of name to go after, we usually see that followed up by a hike in premium prices for that sector, even tv.tv there are now plenty that are premium, whereas a year ago there were none..
So, no BS......with all the grumblings and nutterings on the number 1 .TV forum, (whose regular members I am guessing are no more than 70) yet own between them at least $$350,000 in regged premium and none premium names
we deserve to know what DM has done since the launch party to promote the extension..
Or is promotion of the extension even in your contract? Perhaps your contract reads "flog em whilst you got em" and your duty of care is to Verisign pulling in the cash without relly giving a damn whether the extension takes off....
Right now, I hve not seem heard or read anything about DM spreading the word...
Not to blow my own trumpet and I am not the first to have done this, but I donated a name I regged, Scleroderma.TV to the International Scleroderma Foundation, the biggest organisation on the web for scleroderma......they were thrilled and will start a sister website for interactive content
What has Demand Media done in the last year? May is but one month away.....swanky launch party.....anything else??
i am on the sidelines on this one and let the investors in these names comment and there yearly fees.
.tv is a portion of demand media total business. i feel mixed on demand media some...
i feel godaddy would be better fit for .tv overall.
there are some discussions going on with orlando.tv mark up and jacked up prices.i dont know much about this area.
__________________
forexexchange.tv is now on sedo auction https://sedo.com/auction/auction_detail.php?tracked=&partnerid=&language=us&auction_id=40346
the forex investor domainer in .tv
to give away a name rather than let it drop ...... is not such a bad i idea ?? although i cant think of any names i could give away that would be a "community service" ??
Perhaps there are other people that have some suited to that purpose ? maybe contact your local radio station and let them have a contest for a name you are going to let drop ....... .tv mentioned over the airwaves ????? could be good
I think one of the things to remember is that the extension is doing quite well and experiencing continuous growth. So why would they need to pump a whole lot of cash into it? I think what everybody wants is the big "WOW" promo... which isnt going to happen cause the extension as far as demand media is concerned is doing great. If godaddy was in charge of the ext I am sure you would see more "showmanship".
Demand Media has done little for the extension over the last 8 months and people have every right to question them. If you an a great affinity for Demand Media great, that sentiment is not shared by many.
And .jd Verisign runs the show, it is their company and their show. Demand Media looks to where they can mark up and make premiums more expensive. And I guess collect whatever income is being generated throught Channel Me as the domain owners are not earning anything.
OOOOHHHHHHHHHH, mustnt question anything...I remember the last time I questioned evolution - I got six of the best....was told it was very ungodly....
Is it now the national sport to close down evrey thread your royal highness does not agree with??!!
I spoke with Deborah Burnett today and we both managed to have a laugh ......cause we were not taking each other seriously.......she and Demand Media can look after themselves
Chill Pill Mr Allthings
__________________ www.care.tv
Global Banking Crisis Becomes Gordon Browns Very Own Political Bail Out Plan
They administer the dot TV premium names
I don't see why I should expect anything other than that from them?
I control a couple of premiums and any dealings I've had with DM have been professional, I dont expect anything other than this and don't believe they owe any of us anything other than to administer the registrations of the premiums.
I may not like the prices but don't expect them to promote something I made a decision to invest in.
Why Meeks ? Because that is what they said in their press release
Verisign and Demand Media to promote .tv sites for video 10:53AM, Wednesday 13th December 2006
The former chairman of MySpace.com is throwing his weight behind the '.tv' domain category, betting that it will gain popularity as more users watch, create and post videos online.
Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media will unveil on Wednesday a deal with Internet security and dot-com registry VeriSign to begin marketing .tv as a preferred website domain for online videos, in the same way .org is used for non-profit groups.
Notice the word promote not administer and Verisign is the administration
Equity,
They have done this, he has trotted Carson out regularly, at shows and the like,
Can you show me where it says how much promotion or the level of promotion required to fulfill this promise?
you me or anyone else may think they should do more perhaps, but they have promoted.
Meeks you are correct I was pointing out the word promote. I have never counted on Demand Media or anyone else for how I do things with my .tv domains. I do not really care as they do not affect me and if someone is waiting for Demand Media to help them I feel for them as they are not going to be happy IMO.
I was stating that someone has a right to criticize them as this is really just another personal feud being played out here between James and Kevin. So the nonsense will stop and the thread will stay open, Posts that are off topic will just get deleted.
you seem to have extraordinarily touchy feelings when anyone questions Demand media.
Now I know when I was part of all things we were.hoping for sponsorship from DM
Dont tell me you are still waiting..or worse yet, have got sponsored, but on the QT, and now have a duty of care to take a one sided view to everything DM does or more to the pooint does not do.
"trotting out Mr Carson Daly" on a regular basis (i know of maybe twice so far) is hardly a promotion, more a funfare .....
__________________ www.care.tv
Global Banking Crisis Becomes Gordon Browns Very Own Political Bail Out Plan
I have no relationship with Demand Media nor do they have one with me except to the extent that I have registered dot tv names just like you and the other members of this forum.
Demand Media nor Verisign made any representations about the extent to which they would promote the extension.
This thread attacks Demand Media as if Demand Media said it was going to invest millions into the extension and you have proof they didn't, or Demand Media would do 'X' and it didn't. My point is that questioning Demand Media in this manner and in light of these circumstances is unprofessional.
As a rule criticising isn't unprofessional. However, when the assumptions upon which the criticisms rest are false, then the criticism is unprofessional. That is exactly what is going on here.
You, James, and myself may all believe that Demand Media should do more for the extension, but the manner in which this thread attacks Demand Media IS unprofessional.
I was under the impression that we wanted to improve the image of our subforum. Threads like this continue to tarnish its image.
I tend to agree that DM could do more to promote the ext to the masses. The ext itself cries out for a television ad campain......What could be a better medium?? When I talk to non-domainers about .tv those who have any idea what it is have seen it on their tv...usually whilst watching the IFC or UFC.
TV is the media in which to promote .tv...You can sell basically anything this way...Look at Chiapets!!!! A bunch of grass in an animal shaped pot that everybody wanted after seeing it on tv! JMO
Good point Kevin, but where did James make assumptions ? He did not mention the spending millions you referenced.
Now I think these threads are silly not unprofessional but I respect James and everyone elses right to criticize a company they have done business with.
Someone does not say BoB Parsons I bought a .net what are you doing to promote it ?
I think if everyone is looking to Demand Media or anyone else that is not right because they have their own agenda with .tv as one piece of their pie. Everyone needs to bake their own pie.
I see you added another line
No Image is tarnished here by criticizing Demand Media as to their responsibility, maybe the past threads like you James and Sanchay of FIX.tv or The Public apology thread.
The theme I sense in the dot subforum is a heightened passion for the dot tv extension. I certainly respect the passion James has demonstrated for dot tv.
However, its been mentioned on forums other than NamePros that the dot tv subforum on NamePros is a joke. In fact, I think many of us who are already here have said that we would like see the sub forum improve upon itself, i.e. we recognize it has shortcomings.
Apparently, Meeks and I are the only ones that felt this thread could have been worded in a more responsible manner. If we want this subforum to have any credibility, then its going to require that our members start enforcing among each other a certain level of responsibility when posting.
Equity, I got the impression others were out there that felt the same when I read in yourrecent stickied thread that our members sent you 10+ critical PMs about the contents and nature of a thread on the site:
I didn't mean to seem insensitive to James' passion for the dot tv extension by labeling this thread "unprofessional," but I believe he could have posted on the same subject in a more responsible manner. I was only doing what I thought was best for this subforum. My post was not motivated by the identity of this thread's author in spite of our past differences.
