.tv I Don't Get It...

[sashas]

Alright, I've been seeing people reg any noun/half decent dictionary word .tv names like anything.

Now some of them make sense (LiveStockQuotes.tv), but some of them are totally unrelated to the extension. I fail to see what an end user (or the name owner himself) could do with Salutation.tv or something along similar lines.

Doesn't the .tv extension limit itself to only certain keywords? Speakers.com would be a 100k name, but I fail to see what Speakers.tv could be about. Videos of Speakers? That would be a joke. What about Salutation.tv? Videos of Salutations? Who would be your target audience? Retired army generals?

I think many people have simply gone overboard and registered any dictionary name with OVT, without realizing that the .tv extension is very specific to a particular industry..

I'm not really a .tv guy and I don't really see the sense in reggin such unrelated names...I can bet that we'll see thousands of drops by this time next year when people realize that the names just don't match the extensions.

Can somebody care to explain?

 

[RogueWriter]

With speakers.tv, I would develop a merchant site that reviewed high end speakers and sound systems, a la QVC. Use the .tv to promote the idea of getting a demonstration on whatever system I am interested in. In the background, a voice would talk about all of the specific details involved with the system, with perhaps a touch of music ebbing in and out faintly as the video demo proceeds.

My point is, anything that can be related to a product or product niche can be developed into a viable retail site that makes sense. Random words that have no potential relation to a use/service/product, well, those are going to reek in any extension, with the nominal exception of .com, since they may actually get a type in of that word for some reason.

You have a valid point, though in my mind I can usually see some form of angle with which to develop the domain. But, a bad domain in any extension is still a bad domain.

 

[hullswingerscom]

i think you have a good point.i have tryed to get name to match the dot tv.
but if you look what people who are going with the coms.with long rubbish names they are far worst...
thing is domaining is a kind of addiction in a way ,and what i have seen in the dot com domainers is a lot of guys who have missed the boat and will reg anything but with dot tv its a new start.anyway nice post.

 

[jhansen]

I hardly think this is related to .tv, so much as it's related to domainers in general.

It seems like a lot of people out there find a dictionary word and they instantly think they're on a development and end-user goldmine.

For every synallagmatic.tv, you know there are synallagmatic.com..synallagmatic.net....synallagmatic.info...etc etc etc etc.

If domainers would just focus on names that were really worth something, one wouldn't have to scroll past all the "200 dictionary word .infos, $5/each!" type of sales threads.

 

[equity78]

There are 1000's of domains that are dropped in every extension, really no surprise people reg what they want to reg. If they have an idea for a site it should not matter if it just for resell then it probably won't. Trash is regged in every ext and to think there are many great new regs in any ext in 2007 I guess people will believe anything

 

[MillersCrossing]

Alright, I've been seeing people reg any noun/half decent dictionary word .tv names like anything.

Now some of them make sense (LiveStockQuotes.tv), but some of them are totally unrelated to the extension. I fail to see what an end user (or the name owner himself) could do with Salutation.tv or something along similar lines.

Doesn't the .tv extension limit itself to only certain keywords? Speakers.com would be a 100k name, but I fail to see what Speakers.tv could be about. Videos of Speakers? That would be a joke. What about Salutation.tv? Videos of Salutations? Who would be your target audience? Retired army generals?

I think many people have simply gone overboard and registered any dictionary name with OVT, without realizing that the .tv extension is very specific to a particular industry..

I'm not really a .tv guy and I don't really see the sense in reggin such unrelated names...I can bet that we'll see thousands of drops by this time next year when people realize that the names just don't match the extensions.

Can somebody care to explain?

I will give my humble opinion - most regges these days are from people who missed the boat last year when regging solid .TV related words were almost guarenteed to be available....

But then there were few and far between who were prepared to take a bet on the .TV extension - hence the availablitlity of names that MADE SENSE...

As the extension has been heating up, with so many positive indicators, such as

1. 100% increase in registrations year on year beating every other extension hands down
2. Marketing by Demand Media ( to what extent is debateable, but the general consensus OUTSIDE of this forum seems to be that Demand Media has definately been a plus for the extension
3. Incresed awareness by the general public through real TV advertising aswell as some big name companies developing .TV sites on a daily basis
4. Sales during 2007 going berzerk in relation to 2005/2006
5. Some big investors, including .com investors starting to bet and bet heavily on the extension
6. GODADDY pricing at 12.99

All these components have finally come together to create a landrush approaching the madness of the .mobi landrush of late 06.......

And that creates a panic buying mood, where the "I must have a .TV" in my portfolio starts to gain momentum......

This in turn makes people blind to the fact that regging names that have absolutely no connection to .TV are worthless, whether you have paid 24.99 or 12.99 or 1.99..........

I have yet to find a single .TV worth regging in the last few weeks, despite the allure of $12.99.....

People need to remember, unless you develop the name yourself, you will need someone else to see the value your reg has for them to buy it off you and either resell it themselves or to an end user, who wants your name and nothing else will do.........

And so , as with .mobi, where maybe 2% of the names regged make sense that I have seen on the .mobi board.......we are seeing a similar scenario play out now with .TV....

Many will get burned, the enthusiasm from speculaters will die down and the extension will continue to grow on its own merit as it has done over the last two years, and those with really solid keyword .TV related domain names will ultimately be rewarded handsomely.........

 

[del.icio.us]

Well,
Many people are looking for a brandable keyword.extension. The extension may be anything, such as com,net,org,tv etc. What they feel is, instead of using a mostlengthydomainnamefortheirproduct.com they opt for different extensions with the single keyword. .TV looks attractive and very cheap when compared to .com or .net versions of the same name.

A diamond seller, instead of dreaming for diamond.com, he can get the same name in .tv for a cheaper deal! (compared to the .com only)

In fact, there are more extensions available to choose from, but tv would be the major choice for most of them, because they feel it will reach the global audience.

 

[bro]

Well,
Many people are looking for a brandable keyword.extension. The extension may be anything, such as com,net,org,tv etc. What they feel is, instead of using a mostlengthydomainnamefortheirproduct.com they opt for different extensions with the single keyword. .TV looks attractive and very cheap when compared to .com or .net versions of the same name.

A diamond seller, instead of dreaming for diamond.com, he can get the same name in .tv for a cheaper deal! (compared to the .com only)

In fact, there are more extensions available to choose from, but tv would be the major choice for most of them, because they feel it will reach the global audience.

But can I run a website without video contents just like dot com? if I buy .tv extension I should manage to have tv related stuff .. or I can even run a blog with .tv? help?

 

[TheBulldog]

I will probably not live this down.....

I think I said pretty much the same thing that has already been said a few months ago. Plenty of great names left, just getting started, don't have to dev everything....

Now, I am starting to come around to Miller's point of view. Not completely, but I am starting to agree that there is not the huge amount of available names that there was even a month ago. I have been doing more searching as the price has dropped and more and more is dissappearing faster than I can hit "Pay Now". What seems to still be in abundance is ....channel.tv names, but even those are drying up faster than wine at a priest reunion.

I had a list of about 50 channel names I was holding back on. With the exception of a handful, literally 5, they are all gone in the last 2 weeks. I have seen a couple of them here, but don't know where the rest went. My guess is outsiders.

I did some searching the last few days, and more this morning. Sure there are plenty of "words" and channels left, but nothing that I would see as easily developed into TV, or a store. Or in some cases it might, but it isn't anything I want to take on.

So I would say that I agree we are in a mini land rush. I do believe it is thanks to godaddy more than any of the other things Millers lists, but that is only my opinion.

In another few weeks to a month, we will start to see people actually shopping the aftermarket more heavily than ever before. Unfortunately, we will also start to see "Please appraise PhonesAndButterflies.tv" a lot more as well. So be prepared to sigh a bit.

At this point, I will agree that in order to find the best from now on, people will be forced to go to the aftermarket. Not saying there isn't anything left, but I do believe the best of the best is gone.

 

[del.icio.us]

But can I run a website without video contents just like dot com? if I buy .tv extension I should manage to have tv related stuff .. or I can even run a blog with .tv? help?

It's up to you. You are not required to have a TV compliant website to own a .tv name. Several names are live without any videos.

http://www.auctionsite.tv
http://www.hotnames.tv
http://www.f1.tv - a simple redirection to f1.com

Hope this helps.

 

[RogueWriter]

But can I run a website without video contents just like dot com? if I buy .tv extension I should manage to have tv related stuff .. or I can even run a blog with .tv? help?

Even non-completed, www.cowboyhats.tv makes money for me, and it has ZERO relevance to .TV . So the question you should ask is, "Can you make money with this domain", not "is the domain relevant to the extension."

 

[del.icio.us]

Even non-completed, www.cowboyhats.tv makes money for me, and it has ZERO relevance to .TV . So the question you should ask is, "Can you make money with this domain", not "is the domain relevant to the extension."

Hi Rogue,
sheplers.com managed thro' which affiliate n/w? My friend owns cowboy.in, and better I'll ask him to promote this one!

 

[RogueWriter]

They run through cj.com. I like sheplers, they are a good company, though I wish the commission % was higher.

 

[bro]

Even non-completed, www.cowboyhats.tv makes money for me, and it has ZERO relevance to .TV . So the question you should ask is, "Can you make money with this domain", not "is the domain relevant to the extension."

Good to know there is no requirement to have keywords related to .tv extentions as long as it makes money , so who will be end user to buy my domain if it doesnt appeal because of unrelated keywords ? just curious to know all this tv stuff ...

 

[del.icio.us]

Good to know there is no requirement to have keywords related to .tv extentions as long as it makes money , so who will be end user to buy my domain if it doesnt appeal because of unrelated keywords ? just curious to know all this tv stuff ...

It depends on the keyword you choose. For example, if you choose guitarplayers.tv, a guitarist may like it.

 

[RogueWriter]

Good to know there is no requirement to have keywords related to .tv extentions as long as it makes money , so who will be end user to buy my domain if it doesnt appeal because of unrelated keywords ? just curious to know all this tv stuff ...

Now, that's an entirely different thing: I develop. I am the end user. The domain makes me money. Buying to FIND an enduser is not necessarily profitable. It comes down to your business model. Do you develop all some or none of the domains you register.

 

[bro]

ok I understand it now ... buy an unrelated domain and develop it yourself , dont wait for any end user because you are end user yourself if you have already developed it .....

 

[hullswingerscom]

PhonesAndButterflies.tv ...i like it! £xxx

 

[RogueWriter]

http://www99.epinions.com/kifm-Toys-All-Chicco_Toys_Butterfly_Phone_66098

:hehe:

 

[eyedomainous]

What word is Not 'worth a thousand pictures' ... on TV?

Does the word 'monitor' apply to a TV?

When I bought TheHill.TV I was told it had nothing to do with the extension. When I sold TheHill.TV (for 4k) many comments on this board were "I don't get it".

The point is... the internet IS TV! Every name is In Play! However... all TV names are not created equal... in the eyes of the beholding endusers.

.TV has no more and no less restrictions than .com. Why have I never seen a post stating that certain domain names do not fit the .com extension. Afterall, I read that '.com' stands for 'commerce'.