RE: UKNM: .TV

[rODbegbie]

> .tv is exciting, the company running it .tv corporation are well

> funded, so

> will be around...


.tv is *not* exciting.  It is a con.  The company involved aim to make their

cash two ways:


1)  Idiots running to buy domains in a speculative manner, in the hope that

someone will want to buy "nbc-america.tv" off them for gazillions of

dollars.


2)  Corporations rebuying their company name in the .tv domain space to stop

someone else buying it first.


The only time I've seen it used publicly was for the Emmy awards.  And

emmys.tv just redirected to the abc.go.com site (part of the Disney empire)


The two interesting thing which the .TV registrar brought to the market were


1)  The rather ingenious "Next year, it'll cost you 10% more for the same

domain" business model


2)  Their fascinating "You've bought that domain name, now here are some

similar ones you should consider" technology.  This was brought to my

attention by my mate at Entranet who told me it also recommended

"earnoseandthroatranet.tv"!


> in the meanwhile, I've got www.bunder.tv


Which, unless Sky are (God forbid) planning on launching "The Bunder

Channel", is pretty worthless, IMNSHO.


rOD.


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