The REASONs for TVs Success

Jimbojimbo · 11-26-2010, 05:27 AM

A couple of years ago, the NP member michaeldotcom wrote a most interesting collection of ten reasons why he was investing in .TV and why TV would gather speed in the years ahead.

He wrote his piece before all the massive changes in .tv and so I feel I would like to create a 2011 version for the New Year ahead:

In a digital world where every possible extension is possible we need to understand why .TV will be (and is) a contender to capture people’s hearts and minds:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-tv/689022-the-reasons-for-tvs-success.html

1. The two most recognisable two-letter words in the world are OK and TV

2. TV is used in every language and every culture on the planet, from Andorra and Zimbabwe to the Vatican and North Korea.

3. In a world where short domains are praised, .tv is the shortest TLD available, shorter than .com, .net, .org, .info, .mobi, etc.

4. If big corporations and established businesses have been using .com or local ccTLDs for their main websites, .tv is generally the only other TLD they've been developing websites on

5. Unlike all the other newer TLDs (.mobi, .eu, .asia, etc), .tv is the only one which has been development-driven and not speculation-led. The thousands of great developed sites/channels raise .tv awareness every day.

6. The growth rate of the number of developed .tv sites (+10 to 15% increase in the number of indexed .tv sites each month) as well as the growth rate of the search volume for .tv sites are the highest amongst all TLDs

7. Corporate enduser adoption of TV is now the norm. From Adidas.tv to BMW.tv and beyond, the ‘suits of the world’ now ‘get’ what .TV can do for them.

8. Most big TV networks are developing, using and promoting heavily in new .tv sites for their tv channels and specific tv shows. Be they Five.tv or Oprah WInfrey - .TV is a part of their mix.

9. The online video / internet tv market is booming exponentially and shows NO sign of slowing down - and .tv leads the pack to become the TLD of choice for the world of video, news, entertainment and media.

10. Given the fantastic marketing/advertising/business opportunities that online video offers to companies big and small, the boom in online video commerce and marketing is only set to expand.

11. In a time of global recession the one thing that is last on the list of things to go when having to cut back is their internet connection. You can take the real TV, but you can’t take my Blip.tv!

12 The infrastructure and technology to enable and facilitate internet TV to EVERY man, woman and child in the planet is close to becoming a reality.

13 The generation that are coming of age are the FIRST generation to spend more time watching TV on the internet that on the living room TV.

14. In the metro world, ninety-nine out of every 100 people in the 15 to 25 age group know exactly what .Tv is all about - and have NO hangups about it not being .com
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022

15 The .tv extension is such a powerful and international recognised word that it gives an instant brandability and promotion opportunities.

16. In a world full of confusing new TLDs, companies and users will always turn to what has been established and well-known for years - this is the old trusted TLDs (like .com, .org, .co.uk, .de, etc) as well as TV which has been part of every household for many decades even before the birth of the Internet.

17. The cost of making quality film is now so low that it everyone can enter the market for a few dollars. ‘Shoot and show’ is now so easy, it even comes standard on most new cellphones.

18 The cost of showing film on the internet is lower than it has ever been - while the number of advertisers wanting to share the same space as this film is at an all-time high.

19. The culture of seeing film and televisual media on a .tv channel is now embedded in the psyche of the planet from Brazil to China to Norway.

20. The number of new registrations of .TV names has increased by well over 1000 percent in the last year alone.

21. The new price structure means that, for the first time ever, I can register a .Tv name for the next ten years at less than the price of a .com

LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION!

If you can add to the reasons, please do so.

the dot stop · 11-26-2010, 05:39 AM

I'm stealing this for the HomePage of my Blog!

Awesome!
Repped.

.

ThreeD · 11-26-2010, 05:49 AM

Awesome post James, I couldn't have said it better myself

Nothing to add but a big highfive!

discovernow · 11-26-2010, 06:29 AM

Jimbo, I am stealing this and telling everybody I came out with this, and I will be considered brilliant

Just kidding, my friend, your the man. I may have been in .tv since 2000, but your the "man"

freedom30 · 11-26-2010, 07:20 AM

...the software program NP has bars me from alloting you rep points(it actually states that I'm fond of this member, ignoring the fact that I am pleased with the post, regardless who made it!)...so I will do it publicly here.

Great post and kudos on your foresight!

tj1897 · 11-26-2010, 09:23 AM

12) Connected tv's are now in the shops! The days of hooking up s video cables from the pc to the tv are over.

---------- Post added at 09:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 AM ----------

viva la revolution!

GR8 list jimbo ..just soaking it all in!

***mwzd*** · 11-26-2010, 10:02 AM

Google TV is already a game changer and only the first one for now, wait till gen3 products, will be awesome.

I'm still not going to go after a massive portfolio, but will expand mine to about 2x what it is now.

Great post Jimbo, thanks!

***twomoon*** · 11-26-2010, 10:08 AM

- becuase .TV was born in Heaven

finster · 11-26-2010, 10:10 AM

Great list of reasons why one might reasonably infer that .tv domains hold speculative value. Wonder when we'll hear from snoops about it?

Before we do let me ask about this-

Quote:

20. The number of new registrations of .TV names has increased by well over 1000 percent in the last year alone.

Increased 10x from the last 12 months compared to the 12 months previous or when exactly? And, how do you know?

namenut · 11-26-2010, 11:04 AM

Great list and I think it describes the fact that:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022

Humans are visually stimulated animals. We can see farther than we can hear, smell, taste etc ... so we've become reliant on visual recognition for survival and pleasure. Of all the current extensions TV is the one that invokes our number one sense of sight. TV instantly associates to the human sense of sight that is our most powerful and stimulating sense. I dare say humans actually gets stimulated when they see "TV" for it arouses curiosity for input.

I know when I see a domain dot TV I get excited and go quickly to investigate the content.

Great list .... rep on the way.

NN

tj1897 · 11-26-2010, 11:24 AM

namenut i know exactly what you mean - its an implicit draw tapping into a primevil instinct!

claudedauman · 11-26-2010, 11:41 AM

Amazing post Jimbo! Thank you.

hawkeye · 11-26-2010, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by tj1897

12) Connected tv's are now in the shops! The days of hooking up s video cables from the pc to the tv are over.[COLOR="Silver"]
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022
...!

This is the coming 'thing'!! And the next 4 years will explode with Web Connected and Internet Ready TV sales. We have a bunch of these names, InternetReadyTVs.com, WebConnectedTVs.com, etc., and even WebConnected.tv. Internet TV is going to be 'big'!

Originally Posted by namenut

...I dare say humans actually gets stimulated when they see "TV" for it arouses curiosity for input.

I know when I see a domain dot TV I get excited and go quickly to investigate the content. ...

Wouldn't have more to do with you being a .tv domain investor, than a 'curiosity stimulated' human, would it??

eyedomainous · 11-26-2010, 11:45 AM

Great list of "Reasons for TVs Success".

I would add...

22) A .TV, Justin.TV, gets more traffic than any other TV domain name. And is the 108th most popular website overall.

Yes, we are seeing a high tide for TV domains on the Cyber Sea. But a high tide raises all (TV) boats, not just ones christened with a dot.

sdsinc · 11-26-2010, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jimbojimbo

20. The number of new registrations of .TV names has increased by well over 1000 percent in the last year alone.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022

evirtual1 · 11-26-2010, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by finster

Great list of reasons why one might reasonably infer that .tv domains hold speculative value. Wonder when we'll hear from snoops about it?

Before we do let me ask about this-

Increased 10x from the last 12 months compared to the 12 months previous or when exactly? And, how do you know?

I am guessing the ongoing sales have contributed big time for this to happen
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022

even blind freddy could see that tv and the net would collide

Thats why we are here

m4c · 11-27-2010, 07:30 PM

Wow - had never seen Justin.tv before - that's really raised the bar! Will add that to any possible end-user approaches

Originally Posted by eyedomainous

Great list of "Reasons for TVs Success".
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022

I would add...

22) A .TV, Justin.TV, gets more traffic than any other TV domain name. And is the 108th most popular website overall.

Yes, we are seeing a high tide for TV domains on the Cyber Sea. But a high tide raises all (TV) boats, not just ones christened with a dot.

*RPK* · 11-28-2010, 02:42 AM

Thanks! I posted this on my blog as well: http://theme.tv/blog/

***Dotmainer*** · 02-23-2011, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by Jimbojimbo

3. In a world where short domains are praised, .tv is the shortest TLD available, shorter than .com, .net, .org, .info, .mobi, etc.

Wow, i just found one more shorter .de ;-) ... ah ... one more .cc
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022

This argument should be removed !
There are still enough REASONs !

(yes i own a .tv)

evirtual1 · 02-23-2011, 04:03 PM

but they are not worldwide known brands/products like a ........... TV

speedaccu · 02-23-2011, 05:02 PM

Great list Jimbo. Its not a dream any more; Just need the right name at the right moment.

.TV having its right moment..... good luck for those with the right names.

MANO

11-26-2010, 05:27 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Jimbojimbo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,951	The REASONs for TVs Success A couple of years ago, the NP member michaeldotcom wrote a most interesting collection of ten reasons why he was investing in .TV and why TV would gather speed in the years ahead. He wrote his piece before all the massive changes in .tv and so I feel I would like to create a 2011 version for the New Year ahead: In a digital world where every possible extension is possible we need to understand why .TV will be (and is) a contender to capture people’s hearts and minds: ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-tv/689022-the-reasons-for-tvs-success.html 1. The two most recognisable two-letter words in the world are OK and TV 2. TV is used in every language and every culture on the planet, from Andorra and Zimbabwe to the Vatican and North Korea. 3. In a world where short domains are praised, .tv is the shortest TLD available, shorter than .com, .net, .org, .info, .mobi, etc. 4. If big corporations and established businesses have been using .com or local ccTLDs for their main websites, .tv is generally the only other TLD they've been developing websites on 5. Unlike all the other newer TLDs (.mobi, .eu, .asia, etc), .tv is the only one which has been development-driven and not speculation-led. The thousands of great developed sites/channels raise .tv awareness every day. 6. The growth rate of the number of developed .tv sites (+10 to 15% increase in the number of indexed .tv sites each month) as well as the growth rate of the search volume for .tv sites are the highest amongst all TLDs 7. Corporate enduser adoption of TV is now the norm. From Adidas.tv to BMW.tv and beyond, the ‘suits of the world’ now ‘get’ what .TV can do for them. 8. Most big TV networks are developing, using and promoting heavily in new .tv sites for their tv channels and specific tv shows. Be they Five.tv or Oprah WInfrey - .TV is a part of their mix. 9. The online video / internet tv market is booming exponentially and shows NO sign of slowing down - and .tv leads the pack to become the TLD of choice for the world of video, news, entertainment and media. 10. Given the fantastic marketing/advertising/business opportunities that online video offers to companies big and small, the boom in online video commerce and marketing is only set to expand. 11. In a time of global recession the one thing that is last on the list of things to go when having to cut back is their internet connection. You can take the real TV, but you can’t take my Blip.tv! 12 The infrastructure and technology to enable and facilitate internet TV to EVERY man, woman and child in the planet is close to becoming a reality. 13 The generation that are coming of age are the FIRST generation to spend more time watching TV on the internet that on the living room TV. 14. In the metro world, ninety-nine out of every 100 people in the 15 to 25 age group know exactly what .Tv is all about - and have NO hangups about it not being .com ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022 15 The .tv extension is such a powerful and international recognised word that it gives an instant brandability and promotion opportunities. 16. In a world full of confusing new TLDs, companies and users will always turn to what has been established and well-known for years - this is the old trusted TLDs (like .com, .org, .co.uk, .de, etc) as well as TV which has been part of every household for many decades even before the birth of the Internet. 17. The cost of making quality film is now so low that it everyone can enter the market for a few dollars. ‘Shoot and show’ is now so easy, it even comes standard on most new cellphones. 18 The cost of showing film on the internet is lower than it has ever been - while the number of advertisers wanting to share the same space as this film is at an all-time high. 19. The culture of seeing film and televisual media on a .tv channel is now embedded in the psyche of the planet from Brazil to China to Norway. 20. The number of new registrations of .TV names has increased by well over 1000 percent in the last year alone. 21. The new price structure means that, for the first time ever, I can register a .Tv name for the next ten years at less than the price of a .com LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION! If you can add to the reasons, please do so. __________________ blah blah blah

11-26-2010, 05:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
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11-26-2010, 05:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
ThreeD Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Online Posts: 2,325	Awesome post James, I couldn't have said it better myself Nothing to add but a big highfive! __________________ ► * Losers make excuses - winners make it happen *

11-26-2010, 07:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
freedom30 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,437	...the software program NP has bars me from alloting you rep points(it actually states that I'm fond of this member, ignoring the fact that I am pleased with the post, regardless who made it!)...so I will do it publicly here. Great post and kudos on your foresight! __________________ .TV - go ahead...turn it on! DomainSales.TV

11-26-2010, 10:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
*mwzd* Extension Agnostic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,918 Follow @mwzd	Google TV is already a game changer and only the first one for now, wait till gen3 products, will be awesome. I'm still not going to go after a massive portfolio, but will expand mine to about 2x what it is now. Great post Jimbo, thanks! __________________ Premium Domains for Sale \| Domain Broker \| Domain Consultant \| Domain Blog WebSite Development \| MiniSites

11-26-2010, 06:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
discovernow Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,502	Jimbo, I am stealing this and telling everybody I came out with this, and I will be considered brilliant Just kidding, my friend, your the man. I may have been in .tv since 2000, but your the "man"

11-26-2010, 09:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
tj1897 NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia Canada Posts: 346	12) Connected tv's are now in the shops! The days of hooking up s video cables from the pc to the tv are over. ---------- Post added at 09:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 AM ---------- viva la revolution! GR8 list jimbo ..just soaking it all in!

11-26-2010, 10:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
*twomoon* Lead farmer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Voodoo.TV Posts: 3,942 Follow @Voodoo_TV	- becuase .TV was born in Heaven __________________ my .tv domains - voodoo.tv / twomoon.com - my other domains FlyingDutchman.com - the legend of the Flying Dutchman

11-26-2010, 11:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
namenut Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV. Posts: 3,442 Follow @namenut	Great list and I think it describes the fact that: ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=689022 Humans are visually stimulated animals. We can see farther than we can hear, smell, taste etc ... so we've become reliant on visual recognition for survival and pleasure. Of all the current extensions TV is the one that invokes our number one sense of sight. TV instantly associates to the human sense of sight that is our most powerful and stimulating sense. I dare say humans actually gets stimulated when they see "TV" for it arouses curiosity for input. I know when I see a domain dot TV I get excited and go quickly to investigate the content. Great list .... rep on the way. NN __________________ GrowRoomz ~ RXkush ~ WTBnames ~ WTSnames ~ PortPholeo I try to keep my mouth shut ... but sometimes I type out loud. Aleixa - Bevus - Eliite - Grafrica - iViDD - Koilz - Muule - Ujene

11-26-2010, 11:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
tj1897 NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: British Columbia Canada Posts: 346	namenut i know exactly what you mean - its an implicit draw tapping into a primevil instinct!

11-26-2010, 11:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
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11-26-2010, 11:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
eyedomainous NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 965	Great list of "Reasons for TVs Success". I would add... 22) A .TV, Justin.TV, gets more traffic than any other TV domain name. And is the 108th most popular website overall. Yes, we are seeing a high tide for TV domains on the Cyber Sea. But a high tide raises all (TV) boats, not just ones christened with a dot.

11-28-2010, 02:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
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02-23-2011, 05:02 PM	#21 (permalink)
speedaccu NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wonder Land Posts: 294 Follow @TVDomainNames	Great list Jimbo. Its not a dream any more; Just need the right name at the right moment. .TV having its right moment..... good luck for those with the right names. MANO

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