RE: UKNM: .TV

[duncan]

I have to concur, fair enough being cynical, but the future for the next

major b2c explosion is made far more interesting with this developent, web

tv (and the marketing of) can only be imporved by this IMVHO...


..guess it's a case of suck it 'n' see?


Duncan


On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Leslie Bunder wrote:


> 'er Rob whadaya mean .tv is a "con".

>

> .tv show open and honest pricing and indeed offer an open and honest

> alternative for domain names....

>

> if you don't want one, or want to use one, then don't buy one...

>

> look at einstein.tv for the einstein channel and watch out for others that

> will be using a .tv

>

> sure it is more expensive than others, but it makes some speculators think

> twice before buying to offer at a later date...

>

> yep, bunder.tv is good for me!  just like other friends I know who have

> their own name, call it sheer vanity (alright, yes it is pure vanity and

> nothing else....)

>

> But overall .tv is a growing business and one that will grow...

>

> Leslie

>

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> Entranet

>

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> -----Original Message-----

>

From: rODbegbie [rODbegbie [dot] com (mailto:rODbegbie [dot] com)]

> Sent: 17 October 2000 03:19

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: RE: UKNM: .TV

>

>

> > .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

>

> [Sam says: msg chopped]



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