.tv Hello .tv forum!

[HigMac]

I'm a new member of this forum, but I've been a daily reader for quite some time. I worked for .tv from June of 2000 until just a few months ago. I wasn't able to join the forum and post while I was working for .tv/VeriSign, but I work for Oversee.net now (DomainSponsor.com, LiveDigital.com, etc) so I am free to post.

I just wanted to say 'thanks' to Ray and everyone at NamePros for setting up this forum. It really is the best place to discuss the .tv tld. I am still a big believer in .tv and I think 2007 will be a big year for .tv owners. I believe that DemandMedia/eNom will help contribute to our success, despite some of the concerns others have expressed about them. The concerns are justified, but I have faith that they are going to do a great job.

Congrats to all of you for being ahead of the game and getting in on .tv early. I wasn't able to register .tv domains while I was employed there, but one of the first things I did when I left the company was to buy Broadcast.tv from the previous owner. He got it in the HRTS auction so it has a $50 renewal, and I didn't pay much more than he did, so I think I scored big time.

I look forward to participating in the forum and to our continued success in 2007.

Hig

 

[HigMac]

I can't reveal much about the terms of those deals, but I can say that it was not 7 figures year after year in perpetuity.

I must say, it's fun being on this side of the fence now.

Hig

 

[deb]

hi scott,

do you work with fred hsu or are you in a different area?

just looking at changing parking programs maybe

thanks

 

[Vimal]

Hey Scott,

Welcome !!

Good post and nice sales..

 

[dottvfan]

Hi Scott. Welcome to the forum.

I'm curious to know how much attention was paid to this forum by the .TV Corp. Was it actively monitored as part of someones job description? Was anything posted here (an idea, criticism etc) ever acted upon or discussed?

 

[SKG]

Hey Scott, I have always wanted to know WHO decided pricing and what was premium and what was not? This is as big a mystery as the selection process at Greatdomains, lol!

 

[HigMac]

Answering the last two questions...

There were a few of us at VeriSign checking the NamePros forum, but we never posted anything. The passion and dedication of the people in the forum was always appreciated though.

The original premium name pricing was determined by people at The .tv Corp, with assistance from a company called Applied Semantics, which is now part of Google. Originally, the premium names were single, generic words and phrases, names, city/country names, etc, and domains with 3 characters or less. However, there are some two-word phrases that ended up premium, and some of you found single-word domains that were not classified as premium. It is difficult to be perfect with such a large task, especially when you have to rely on technology to be perfect as well. I'm sure some seem too high and some seem too low, but that's sort of how it goes with domain names. You can show a list of domains/prices to ten different people and get ten different responses about which are priced 'correctly' and which are not.

Cheers!

Hig