.tv 'Sup with Finster?

[gr8trfoo]

so heres the deal.

after a few years of accumulating tv's i finally realized what a foolish bet i'd made. way too late. too late to even stop because my plan hinged on obtaining a "critical mass" of top shelf names and i felt i was only "half way" there. so i kept going despite my growing reservations knowing that the only way out was thru.

its really hard to know when that halfway mark is past.

so on that level i feel trapped and unless something changes awfully damn soon i will be financially crushed (great news for some who might want to grab my former holdings as they drop - if that happens).

so that maybe goes a little ways toward why i've been the sourest pus youd ever have the displeasure to run into.

some of the rest of it is my health i've been wrestling with ms for the last few years. there have been time when my legs just dont work right, my feet will sometimes cramp up in the most painful way making walking unthinkable. its not like that all the time. lately it feels like i've actually been improving. i dont use a chair and only sometimes need a stick. from what could happen i should feel very grateful that my case is still so very very mild.

and cannabis really does help. a lot! of course it makes me a bit spacely too.

maybe it came on due to accumulated stress from all the years spent on the domain hunt. maybe its the stress from my being unable to expel the grief from losing my wife (9 years this sept), still unable to stop blaming myself for her death. a good day is one when i actually can let the tears flow free- keeping it bottled up does not make it go away.

i remember more than once thinking i should do the easy thing. but then i'd never know what happens next and i'm still far too curious a soul to not want to buy a ticket for that. i think another 30 years and we'll see ourselve literally becoming one with our creation - one with the net.

lastly theres an element of improv theatre to these forums. maybe i got carried away a time or too and came off much more harsh or a-holish than i ever meant too. so for all who may at one time or nother been offended by my inability to exhibit goodwill, i apologize. if i stick around i will try my best to not be the guy everyone wishes would go away.

 

[Vito]

Yo Fin,

You're a very cool dude. Call me anytime brother.

and .TV stlll kicks F-ing A$$!

 

[mckennaronnie]

Sorry to hear about health issues Fin, hope things improve.

I do hope you eventually get your big .tv plan to work one day.

If not then don't drop your names, stick them on auction as i'm sure you could raise a decent sum with your collection.

 

[GoneWalkabout]

Fin

Domain-hunting with a masterplan can be destructive, and costly - and in many ways it is the antithesis of the creative path that brought us into chasing .tvs in the first place.

Sorry to hear the problem is getting worse. We've spoken in the past about possible solutions/remedies and I still think the main one is to find more time away from domains - not be consumed by them.

I have done this over the past year and actually enjoy stepping back in every now and then. Eyes are clearer, brain is fresher and I'm not trying to get up at 4am most mornings to try and beat one of my fellow .tvers in some half-baked race for a particular name.

If I really want it, I've actually already got it, but I didn't know.

Fact is, we know you are determined in your quest and have the dosh to go for names and put others off the scent whenever you can. Still amazed that even as you constantly moan about how bad .tv is getting you are still buying buying buying.

But, I suppose if you are called Fin LeMonde (for the non-French speakers that translates, quite literally, as 'End of the World') then we should all know what to expect.

Yes, you are a 'crabbit auld bugger' most of the time, but you are also damned good at having set up an incredible portfolio.

Why not simply decide, if it is giving you that much stress, to quit the 'chase' and start the 'doing'. Your geo portfolio is second to none and you are more than over your 'critical mass'.

Physical and mental health is waaay more important than whether you own TampaBay.tv

If you want to give me a call I'll be happy to have a chat.

I 'd like to tell you the story about the old man who collects wine.

 

[gr8trfoo]

thanks to all for your kind words.

actually, james, "end of the world" is "fin du monde". but its really close - esp for an apocoliptic neo-shamanist pagan preist such as i am.

and i am getting BETTER! good ol weed is to thank!! been rubbing in the skin and the mind. above all i think it is a troubke in mind thats been causing it all. a mental trouble that translates into physical distress.

.tv is a POOR specualation IF you are looking for flips. that is what i've ben trying to get accross for the longest time. not just dosh. ask just about anyone whos tried, and make sure you get the full picture of cost of total holdings, not just the roi on a handful of selects. now for the long haul yes these objects have extrordinary value - but unlike the old .com days a lot of work needs to be done to wring that out in a marketplace. no traffic = no revenue. good .coms had plenty of traffic. s while you can enjoy instant brand credibility with a .tv you still have to pay to market it.

i am nt buying like u i used to, i am not paying anywhere near what i once did - couldnt afford to if i did want too. but i remain hopeful that i will get to use these in the best way poss. i dont plan to sit on them forever. in fact i doubt that domains will be nearly as relevant or useful inside of about 10 years.

dont plan to let go. auctions wouldnt bring in very much. in my will are provisions that the entire collection should be handed over to a suitable non-profit org. just in case anyone was planning to send a hit squad after me. lol. if i decide to let go thats were they'll go while i'm still alive. mayby pbs will name something after me.

 

[garptrader]

Domains should be valued much more than they are but that is why those invested in them were able to acquire them - less competition than say buying South Florida beachfront real estate. Even small businesses spend thousands and thousands of dollars on ordinary expenses and yet quite often they view as preposterous the idea of spending more than a few hundred dollars for a domain name. Yes, .TV holding costs are high but at least from .TV I have learned to avoid new TLDs.

Take care of your health.

 

[Cate.tv]

So sorry to hear about your MS Fin - I agree with others - less stress the better! I spent tons of time/money trying to develop/market my premium .TV names - never had desire to flip - reality is that it took it's toll on my mental health and I take it real away these days

Whatever I can do to help you with your Geo platform - I'm here for you - I agree with GoneWalkAbout - start the "doing"

 

[eyedomainous]

Hey Fin - glad to read Reefer is helping with the M(adnes)S. So Happy Gov is coming around on weed.

And, Yeah... you took a lot of dumps on my sites of 'no value aggregated YouTube content', and such networks in general. So much so I kinda doubt you've come around on that issue.

Many folks here, if not most, agreed with you - and the extension-based set-up of the forum simultaneously drove the devaluation of tv.com domains... as an (ongoing) .tv market meme.

Combined, these two factors -more than anything else, left many .tv domainers on an isolated market island, where many portfolios remain today, still unable to grasp that TV is an aggregated content network industry.

Today, the top 100 aggregated YouTube content MultiChannel Networks / MCNs are valued at $10 Billion.

A few examples from the next wave, which goes beyond YouTube to aggregate the TV Cloud:

- Webtuner.tv (raised $11 Million in two rounds)
- YipTV.com (raised $4 Million) Aggregates global Hispanic content
- iTVmediaplayer.com

Time to ride the wave, Fin, or make your own. iTV and Webtuner have platform partner deals. You could roll your own and aggregate User Generated Geo video content into a network.

For the record, I have no association with any of the above. I'm still streaming along on my own cloud.

 

[garptrader]

I recall a comment PH once made about .TV domains with the potential to be comparable to radio or wireless licenses. If you browse the SEC filings of some telecommunications sector companies, for example AT&T's 2014 10k (p22)....

In January 2015, we submitted winning bids for 251 AWS spectrum licenses, comprised of 42 G Block

licenses, 37 H Block licenses, 58 I Block licenses, and 114 J Block licenses, in the AWS-3 Auction (FCC Auction 97) for $18,189 (figure in millions so AT&T bid US$18 Billion)...We also intend to bid at least

$9,000 (basically $9 billion more) in connection with the 600 MHz auction,....

Note I don't plan on pricing any of my .TV domains at $250 million

 

[Nick]

some of the rest of it is my health i've been wrestling with ms for the last few years. there have been time when my legs just dont work right, my feet will sometimes cramp up in the most painful way making walking unthinkable. its not like that all the time. lately it feels like i've actually been improving. i dont use a chair and only sometimes need a stick. from what could happen i should feel very grateful that my case is still so very very mild.

Get on a bike. I have MS, too, and go through the same thing. (The worst, for me, is sleeping at night and waking up unable to move because of the pain) Even though it tired me the F out, I felt great riding. It seemed like having the blood flowing, helped out my legs. I even went as far as racing fixed gear at a velodrome. A stationary might be a good start, though.

 

[gr8trfoo]

maybe pbs will name something after me.

looks like pbs might not be interested afterall

Domain Name: PBS.TV
Domain ID: 92868521
WHOIS Server: whois.markmonitor.com
Referral URL: http://www.markmonitor.com
Updated Date: 2015-06-22T12:00:15Z
Creation Date: 2010-06-07T17:40:34Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2015-06-07T17:40:34Z
Sponsoring Registrar: MARKMONITOR INC.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 292
Domain Status: redemptionPeriod http://www.icann.org/epp#redemptionPeriod
Name Server: A1.VERISIGNDNS.COM

 

[gr8trfoo]

Note I don't plan on pricing any of my .TV domains at $250 million

i sure do

 

[gr8trfoo]

And, Yeah... you took a lot of dumps on my sites of 'no value aggregated YouTube content', and such networks in general. So much so I kinda doubt you've come around on that issue.

youtube is actually paying more decent rev share now. still not what it should be but welcome to the wonderful world of scroogle. they once paid domainers handsom revshare for their solid traffic now they pay dick. i count on them to skin the small player as much as they feel they can get away with. theyll pay well as long as they have to if it means getting what they need. but hey that what almost every business does.

its been a long time but from what i remember you were working on creating a private channel on hotel cctv systems. you must have expanded from that concept, yes? what does your model look like now?

 

[GoneWalkabout]

looks like pbs might not be interested afterall

Are you sure PBS actually owned the name in the first place?

 

[gr8trfoo]

Get on a bike. I have MS, too, and go through the same thing. (The worst, for me, is sleeping at night and waking up unable to move because of the pain) Even though it tired me the F out, I felt great riding. It seemed like having the blood flowing, helped out my legs. I even went as far as racing fixed gear at a velodrome. A stationary might be a good start, though.

i was just thinking about getting a bike! been doing many things to keep healthy. getting plenty of sun but not getting overheated. eating very lightly. walking more. havnt had a bad cramp up in several weeks.

 

[Nick]

i was just thinking about getting a bike! been doing many things to keep healthy. getting plenty of sun but not getting overheated. eating very lightly. walking more. havnt had a bad cramp up in several weeks.

Just don't like it so much, where you decide to open a bike shop...bad idea...very very bad idea.

 

[gr8trfoo]

Are you sure PBS actually owned the name in the first place?

pretty sure james. it was with mark monitor and it looked like pbs in wash dc.

 

[gr8trfoo]

Domains should be valued much more than they are but that is why those invested in them were able to acquire them - less competition than say buying South Florida beachfront real estate. Even small businesses spend thousands and thousands of dollars on ordinary expenses and yet quite often they view as preposterous the idea of spending more than a few hundred dollars for a domain name.

trying to sell a business a domain is like banging ur head against a wall. if they come to you thats one thing but knock on their door and you can count on them just not being able to see it. its always been that way.

back in the mid 90's some bizs were offered one word .com's, terms that if you opened the yellow pages were the same as what they were spending thousands a month to be listed under, for a coupe grand and usually said get lost.

its not just domains. sergy and david offered to sell "backrub" to yahoo for about a million. i imagine "preposterous" was what went thru their mind as they turned them down. so they renamed it google and who looks preposterous now?

 

[GoneWalkabout]

Thanks for clarification on PBS

 

[eyedomainous]

I pulled my private channel from the Sheraton a few years ago, after 6 years of service, because I never really liked selling video advertising; the IPTV to CCTV 24-7 streaming challenge was mastered, and the in-room hotel TV networks copied the channel. Now, many hotels include YouTube & web video channels.

My new focus is on subscription based TV Station models, where biz channel owners pay a monthly to get channel service on their industry's category killer domain: like JeansTV.com - DroneTV.com - even the HotelTvStation.com may see a new day.

its been a long time but from what i remember you were working on creating a private channel on hotel cctv systems. you must have expanded from that concept, yes? what does your model look like now?