.tv ONE WEEK LATER! - I'm done!

[GoneWalkabout]

Well, exactly one week after the start of the 'frenzy' - a week without sleep or family or relationships - nothing but 'the chase' - I can safely say:

I am done and I'm going to take a little rest.

The final six are in the bag:

associates.tv
stir.tv
gardeners.tv
bowls.tv
flooring.tv
carpet.tv

and I'm some 250+ names up on this time last week!


Hope everyone enjoyed the run and the fun of the past week. It was a blast!

If you examine the WHOIS closely on the thousands of names that have been taken you will see that it is not just the 'usual suspects' buying into this dream - it is people who last week would never have considered buying a .TV name because of the (then) ridiculous price structure.

It appears that .tv is now a 'player' in the domain world - something it has never been before.

Not surprisingly, the end-user market has stayed exactly the same as far as I can see - it was always climbing, but that never showed in 'domain world'. My 'real' world is in the media and they are as carefree about .TV as ever. It is/has become a part of everyday life (especially in Europe) and as news is leaking out about the great names that have just dropped into the market we should see a good few months of steady growth.

Regardless of what Domainers think, the time I have spent on PR forums has showed that there is still an awful lot of ignorance about .tv (no doubt created by it's past idiotic price structure and witholding of great names). However, those same media people are a lot more sympathetic to .Tv when they understand it doesn;'t cost $10,000 a year anymore to own Carpet.tv.

Now these PR's can go to the CarpetRight's and CarpetWorld's of the planet (or whatever your national big carpet chain is called) and advise them that they can run a campaign that directs to Carpet.TV, where people (with an interest) can 'watch' an interesting, well-made, slick, informative and entertaining sales pitch by a professional, not a spotty faced salesboy who earns $5 an hour and knows nothing about the products.

One of the reasons I got into internet Tv was when I saw SingleMalt.tv (for which I would recommend a quick peek) some three years ago. It was fresh, exciting and interesting. I can't stand whisky, but I felt their passion for the product through the screen.

Ineternet TV has not just appeared recently in and said hello - it has slowly crept up and is now an endemic part of our lives.

Thank goodness some smart guy at Verisign finally realised .TV was an integral part of that mix.

New to .Tv or one of the old crew - good luck to you all.

Now - go let the world know you have a good answer to their marketing and sales ambitions.






Finally - I would recommend reading, again and again, the following thread:

http://www.namepros.com/dot-tv/646787-10-selling-points-tv-must-read.html

 

[freedom30]

Holy frijoles!

What an in-depth and personal analysis and history of the situation the extension finds itself in today!

Thank you so much for your input and insight. two thumbs up.

 

[MillersCrossing]

I am done .

For the evening.

 

[discovernow]

Well, exactly one week after the start of the 'frenzy' - a week without sleep or family or relationships - nothing but 'the chase' - I can safely say:

I am done and I'm going to take a little rest.

The final six are in the bag:

associates.tv
stir.tv
gardeners.tv
bowls.tv
flooring.tv
carpet.tv

and I'm some 250+ names up on this time last week!


Hope everyone enjoyed the run and the fun of the past week. It was a blast!

If you examine the WHOIS closely on the thousands of names that have been taken you will see that it is not just the 'usual suspects' buying into this dream - it is people who last week would never have considered buying a .TV name because of the (then) ridiculous price structure.

It appears that .tv is now a 'player' in the domain world - something it has never been before.

Not surprisingly, the end-user market has stayed exactly the same as far as I can see - it was always climbing, but that never showed in 'domain world'. My 'real' world is in the media and they are as carefree about .TV as ever. It is/has become a part of everyday life (especially in Europe) and as news is leaking out about the great names that have just dropped into the market we should see a good few months of steady growth.

Regardless of what Domainers think, the time I have spent on PR forums has showed that there is still an awful lot of ignorance about .tv (no doubt created by it's past idiotic price structure and witholding of great names). However, those same media people are a lot more sympathetic to .Tv when they understand it doesn;'t cost $10,000 a year anymore to own Carpet.tv.

Now these PR's can go to the CarpetRight's and CarpetWorld's of the planet (or whatever your national big carpet chain is called) and advise them that they can run a campaign that directs to Carpet.TV, where people (with an interest) can 'watch' an interesting, well-made, slick, informative and entertaining sales pitch by a professional, not a spotty faced salesboy who earns $5 an hour and knows nothing about the products.

One of the reasons I got into internet Tv was when I saw SingleMalt.tv (for which I would recommend a quick peek) some three years ago. It was fresh, exciting and interesting. I can't stand whisky, but I felt their passion for the product through the screen.

Ineternet TV has not just appeared recently in and said hello - it has slowly crept up and is now an endemic part of our lives.

Thank goodness some smart guy at Verisign finally realised .TV was an integral part of that mix.

New to .Tv or one of the old crew - good luck to you all.

Now - go let the world know you have a good answer to their marketing and sales ambitions.






Finally - I would recommend reading, again and again, the following thread:

http://www.namepros.com/dot-tv/646787-10-selling-points-tv-must-read.html

Jimbo, the chances of you been done buying now, is like saying Tiger Woods cured his sex addittion

Until you check into domain registration rehab, you will slip within 24 hours

 

[Vito]

Yeah Right!

Have you even seen the light of day since March 18th???
:lol:

 

[Dillpup]

Bowls? Stir?! At least you stopped before regging Spatulas.tv :o :hehe:

 

[virtuali]

Bowls? Stir?! At least you stopped before regging Spatulas.tv

haha..

 

[DU]

Bowls? Stir?! At least you stopped before regging Spatulas.tv :o :hehe:

Perhaps sugar bowls, or orange bowls...

 

[MrRhee]

I am done and I'm going to take a little rest.
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Good. Now you can save some domains for the rest of us.


































Seriously though. If you really want to stop buying, cancel the credit cards.

I decided to stop buying many days ago, in fact it was the night BEFORE the GoldRush. I decided that was it for me. No more. I'm done. I'm content. I'm going to stop looking for more names.

Then, I bought a few names during the GoldRush. I decided to stop.

...After I bought a few names during the LandRush, I decided to stop. This time... for real.
When I was asked to pay the premium "difference" for my LandRush names. I knew it was a good time to stop. That was the final nail in the coffin. I picked my final LandRush list and dropped the rest.
I slept... for 2 hours (less than 10 hours total over 4 days). I woke up and bought a few more names during the Saturday morning event, that I have decided to name: "FakeRush"... where I bought 10+ premium names for reg fee. I thought I was dreaming... but all the names ended up in whois, and resolved to my stats site. I tried calling the registrar to let them know that there was another rush taking place... no one answered... I thought Verisign had decided to delist all premiums... by the time the Registrar called me back... I was 200+ registrations deep ... but of course "FakeRush" was a mistake... and by this time, I was used to this and passed on buying any for the "premium" difference. This made me realize enough is enough.

I was done. I looked at the calendar, and it read: Saturday March 20, 2010. I wondered how did all this happen in less than 5 days. "Is this real life?" I had been tracking this game-changing event for 3 weeks leading up to this point in time and I was burnt out.

I was done.

Then Monday the LandRush names that weren't bought were dropped. I stared at the list of domains that dropped. I saw some names that I had dropped. These were the names I decided to let go of. That I had plucked off my buy list. And they were now: AVAILABLE.

I was done. I looked at the drop list. Then I registered some names other people dropped.

Then I registered some names on the list that I had dropped.

Last night, I registered a few more. This morning I registered another. I have 3 more sitting in my shopping cart right now.

I was done.

I am done.

I just regged a great keyword in Spanish.


^famous last words




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[Debt.tv]

I am glad I don't have that addiction.....I reg'd 2....well 3 but I don't know about 1 (timeshare.tv)