.tv ChannelMe.tv 'partner' with Magnify.net

Coopey · May 21, 2009

From ChannelMe.tv:

Dear Channel Owner,

ChannelMe.tv® is pleased to share some great news with you regarding your personal .tv channel. ChannelMe.tv has partnered with Magnify.net to advance the vision of the ChannelMe.tv service offering. Magnify.net is an advanced video publishing platform that allows users to create video communities directly into existing websites or build new communities and channels from scratch.

At Magnify, it's easy to integrate your user-generated videos or videos you discovered directly into your own website. Through this new partnership, you will have access to more benefits, tools, and rich video features than ever before!

Here are just some of the new features you'll get immediately from Magnify:

* Twitter feed and other social media tools
* Manage, review and edit new online videos
* Keep your members updated via email
* Plus many more great features!

How do you take full advantage of these changes?

Step 1: Get your content on your current channel before Wednesday, July 1, 2009 by following our instructions, reference the FAQs.

Step 2: Create your new channel at Magnify!

Step 3: Start enjoying your new channel and make sure to invite your friends!

As part of this process, your current channel will be deactivated. All channels will be disabled on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

Make sure you grab any content off of your channel and post it on your new Magnify Channel. Although these changes will not impact your .tv domain name registration, you will need to update the DNS settings on your .tv site through your current domain service provider.

Sincerely,
ChannelMe.tv

Personally I'd forgotten all about ChannelMe. Might be a good source of additional revenue for Magnify... opinions?

shaper · May 21, 2009

Got one of those too. So does this mean it will be hosted on magnify?

dag · May 21, 2009

Seems like it doesn't migrate your channel -- you just have to take your content and start all over again! Thankfully I've paid little attention to my one "Channel Me" domain, so I don't really care one way or the other.

RPK · May 21, 2009

they never put any effort into besides the launch. It's a shame, but I know the guys at magnify and they will do a much better job. Just don't think you will earn a lot of money from it. More then with me.tv, but not much.

Dr. Mindwrecker · May 21, 2009

Qoof said:
they never put any effort into besides the launch. It's a shame, but I know the guys at magnify and they will do a much better job. Just don't think you will earn a lot of money from it. More then with me.tv, but not much.

Am I reading this correctly? If you have any existing channel me set ups, you will loose everything. That means the past two years of channel me, was useless, unless you have traffic, that you quickly convert to the new magnify page...

Argos · May 21, 2009

ChannelMe is a service of DEMAND MEDIA, I am surprised to see that DM isn't even quoted in that release. I agree with Qoof I believe Magnify will easily do much better than the DM barbie girl channel.
I am a bit curious to know if Sheeraz, an ex-ChannelMe owner, will join Magnify in removing Hollywood.tv from YouTube and his Dubai.tv from nowhere.

dcmike77 · May 21, 2009

Finally!

I'm getting some enjoyment from finally hearing the official closure of it all after so much hoopla and promotion from Richard R. and DM at the beginning.

I built out Halo.tv and had fun with it, but it quickly faded as the bugs and lack of customer service came flooding in.

Sounds like it's going to be a pain to move to magnify...

RPK · May 21, 2009

I have a feeling DM will attempt to buy Magnify

equity78 · May 21, 2009

The nonsense in the pr IMO is the word partnered, Hello Richard we did not need you to open an account at Magnify, change the nameservers and copy the content from our ChannelMe site. This IMO is an absolute disgrace and shows what some here always thought, that Demand Media was the wrong choice for .tv. You also can do a lot better than Magnify.net, someone like ON_Spot can build someone a much better looking site using Joomla and you have total control. Again IMO

treebytheriver · May 21, 2009

Basically just a lot of fluff to say that they are closing. Anyone can change their domain servers and use the free Magnify service, whether they were with Channel Me or not. I feel bad for the users of Channel Me.

dag · May 21, 2009

treebytheriver said:
Basically just a lot of fluff to say that they are closing. Anyone can change their domain servers and use the free Magnify service, whether they were with Channel Me or not. I feel bad for the users of Channel Me.

:bingo: If there was a true partnership, they'd have worked out a site migration tool, or would have made it otherwise transparent.

BiggieRat · May 21, 2009

Dr. Mindwrecker said:
Am I reading this correctly? If you have any existing channel me set ups, you will loose everything. That means the past two years of channel me, was useless, unless you have traffic, that you quickly convert to the new magnify page...

You have it correct. A total pain to convert all channelme.tv channels in a month. So glad I dumped a ton of their garbage prior to this stealth move on their part. Their customer service was the worst ever.

qO_Op · May 21, 2009

Disgraceful.

Ctack · May 21, 2009

vJRB said:
Disgraceful.

I agree wholeheartedly, its too bad these are the same morons running the premium registry.

VisualArtistFrankBonilla · May 22, 2009

.tv?

So why are the idiots still trying to sell you a .tv domain, if you can get it all free at Magnify.net? Doesn't even make sense. I still have Abstracts.tv , and am kinda glad there is a change. Demand Media, and ChannelMe.tv always sucked, and always will.

Frank:imho:

Makis.TV · May 22, 2009

DM platform was built to be self destroyed, for me this was obvious. It just took more time than i expected.
My advice is to build your own website or minisite and dont depend on such services.

ps: Thanx for mentioning me Equity.

Steven Rosenbaum · May 22, 2009

Magnify - why we're here

Hey everyone, I wanted to join the conversation and see if I could help clarify why we are working on the transition of ChannelMe.tv and our future thinking about the domain space.

First of all, the good news for those of you building on the .TV domain is that there are choices. The Magnify.net platform is going strong - and if you explore some of the sites built you'll see there are some template sites that are doing well, and a number of custom domain solutions that are pretty dynamic.

Simply put - there's a lot of power in the API's and tools that we can provide links to explore.

I can have our support folks answer questions here, or you can use our live chat or support(at) magnify.net as well.

Posters are correct, you don't need anything to build a free site... but we did arrange with eNom to offer a pretty significant discount code for current Channelme.tv users who want to try our Pro services. If you're a current Channel Me user, email ChannelMe(at)magnify.net request a discount code.

Overall - we want to hear from folks who are building or transitioning a robust video channel.

Now that we're selling domains as part of the free channel set up process, we wanted to reach out and join the conversation on this board.

Looking forward to helping folks build great video sites.

Steve

SKG · May 22, 2009

With all respect Steve, we as a .tv community have been down this before and it is beginning to sound like Washington politics. You mentioned that Magnify will be selling domains....that's all anyone ever sees, another seller/promoter.

BiggieRat · May 22, 2009

Steven Rosenbaum said:
Hey everyone, I wanted to join the conversation and see if I could help clarify why we are working on the transition of ChannelMe.tv and our future thinking about the domain space.

First of all, the good news for those of you building on the .TV domain is that there are choices. The Magnify.net platform is going strong - and if you explore some of the sites built you'll see there are some template sites that are doing well, and a number of custom domain solutions that are pretty dynamic.

Simply put - there's a lot of power in the API's and tools that we can provide links to explore.

I can have our support folks answer questions here, or you can use our live chat or support(at) magnify.net as well.

Posters are correct, you don't need anything to build a free site... but we did arrange with eNom to offer a pretty significant discount code for current Channelme.tv users who want to try our Pro services. If you're a current Channel Me user, email ChannelMe(at)magnify.net request a discount code.

Overall - we want to hear from folks who are building or transitioning a robust video channel.

Now that we're selling domains as part of the free channel set up process, we wanted to reach out and join the conversation on this board.

Looking forward to helping folks build great video sites.

Steve

ChannelMe should have sent out the discount code for Pro services, which they did not to date, to me or anyone I know with their .tv's. We asked them for well over a year to bring back an upload service, and they tap danced really pathetically, paid lip service, and did nothing. They ran adult ads on children's sites, until we threatened legal action. The list is long, so pardon us for being really ticked off. If ChannelMe is directing us to Magnify, and I were Magnify, I'd run from that endorsement. Makes us feel we might end up with more of the same. Sorry, but that's true.

equity78 · May 22, 2009

Now to be honest I gave Magnify a second look and it looks like you have made some nice changes. The pro service IMO is way overpriced, $299 a month ? No disrespect but that is way over priced IMO.

The free option looks like it might work for some sites, I think you need to get the monetization choices to be more than just Google Adsense. You can use your own domain with the free correct ?

Steven Rosenbaum · May 22, 2009

There are much lower priced options, the $299 is a package that includes support, training, graphics - it's a hands on solution for someone that is looking for more than the self-serve solution.

Sounds like you'd be more looking to start with FREE (bring your own domain at no cost, or use YOURNAME.magnify.net also free) and then use the Ala Carte elements you need here:

Magnify.net

You can try Pro with with the discount code: "cm09" and cancel anytime...

Hope that helps -

equity78 said:
Now to be honest I gave Magnify a second look and it looks like you have made some nice changes. The pro service IMO is way overpriced, $299 a month ? No disrespect but that is way over priced IMO.

The free option looks like it might work for some sites, I think you need to get the monetization choices to be more than just Google Adsense. You can use your own domain with the free correct ?

---------- Post added at 03:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:20 PM ----------

I wasn't around for the history - but going forward you'll have upload, web cam, cell phone upload - and more choices on the way. We've tried to build a service that respects professionals, and gives pro-am users a gentle entry point. We're not perfect, but we'll be here and we'll be responsive.

We're looking forward to servicing the .TV community.

BiggieRat said:
ChannelMe should have sent out the discount code for Pro services, which they did not to date, to me or anyone I know with their .tv's. We asked them for well over a year to bring back an upload service, and they tap danced really pathetically, paid lip service, and did nothing. They ran adult ads on children's sites, until we threatened legal action. The list is long, so pardon us for being really ticked off. If ChannelMe is directing us to Magnify, and I were Magnify, I'd run from that endorsement. Makes us feel we might end up with more of the same. Sorry, but that's true.

---------- Post added at 03:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:23 PM ----------

SKG said:
With all respect Steve, we as a .tv community have been down this before and it is beginning to sound like Washington politics. You mentioned that Magnify will be selling domains....that's all anyone ever sees, another seller/promoter.

Perhaps I used the wrong phrase. We'll be offering domain registration as part of our channel building process. But we won't be 're-selling' or promoting -just offering registration. Sorry for the confusion.

---------- Post added at 03:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:25 PM ----------

BiggieRat said:
ChannelMe should have sent out the discount code for Pro services, which they did not to date, to me or anyone I know with their .tv's. We asked them for well over a year to bring back an upload service, and they tap danced really pathetically, paid lip service, and did nothing. They ran adult ads on children's sites, until we threatened legal action. The list is long, so pardon us for being really ticked off. If ChannelMe is directing us to Magnify, and I were Magnify, I'd run from that endorsement. Makes us feel we might end up with more of the same. Sorry, but that's true.

discount code: "cm09"

equity78 · May 22, 2009

Thank you for the effort Steven and I will say that you are coming in to a situation that you did not create but was one of many empty promises to many and many here are the biggest backers of .tv on the net.

VisualArtistFrankBonilla · May 22, 2009

Abstracts.tv!!!

equity78 said:
Now to be honest I gave Magnify a second look and it looks like you have made some nice changes. The pro service IMO is way overpriced, $299 a month ? No disrespect but that is way over priced IMO.

The free option looks like it might work for some sites, I think you need to get the monetization choices to be more than just Google Adsense. You can use your own domain with the free correct ?

Boy, isn't that the truth! I looked at their prices, and laughed! Who does Channelme/Mag think are starting these sites? Most people here would be happy to make a few bucks a month from the website, and they want $299? We can't predict we will even make a $1 here, so how can someone pay $299? Ha! Even the $29.95 for a single feature is way overpriced. If they follow in the footsteps of the prior Channelme.tv, how are you gonna even make $29.95 a month? No one that I know of even made $5 a month before!
I'll try the free one, and that's it. I'm glad I don't do this for a living, I would starve! It's like someone upping your rent, or house payment up $300!!!
Frank

equity78 · May 22, 2009

The one thing I would like to ask is Magnify working on more monetization methods ? Adsense is not great for categories like music or women or celebs, .10 a click sharing half that with you is fine, but I would like to see you get some affiliate partners something that is in addition to just the adsense.

Steven Rosenbaum · May 23, 2009

equity78 said:
The one thing I would like to ask is Magnify working on more monetization methods ? Adsense is not great for categories like music or women or celebs, .10 a click sharing half that with you is fine, but I would like to see you get some affiliate partners something that is in addition to just the adsense.

We've tested a number of monetization solutions - but what we've found is that really this is a place where giving the control to the site owner makes the most sense, as fitting CPA, CPC, and CMP ads to a site is really best done by the site owner.

So, what we did was allow Channel owners to at low cost shift from our free platform to our ad buy out, and then back.

So, for example: If you have a site about Kids Soccer and you have an advertiser who's willing to buy 25,000 page impressions at a fixed CPM, you can go in to the PRO area and buy 25,000 page impressions, and re-sell them to your sponsor - when the 25,000 page impression threshold is reached, the pages automatically shift back to an 'ad share' model so you're not paying for pages you can't generate revenue on. And, of course, even in Page Share you can put any ad tags in your 50% (not just ad sense) so you can use any CPA campaigns that work for you.

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