After this weekend’s 1st Annual Global.tv Internet Expo, I made the decision to open the blog up to posts from trusted and established people who are just as interested in the dot tv extension (watch for future posts).  In addition, I will be relaunching the AllThings.tv Forum to play a greater role in the site and to provide a place for people to share ideas, discuss development, and network with other dot tv enthusiasts.

At the 1st Annual Global .tv conference, several geo (geographic) domain names were highlighted and a variety of discussions related to geo development content and monetization strategies were discussed. It was also announced that http://www.Brisbane.tv went live this weekend.  While the announcement came as the conference wrapped up, I did have the opportunity to check out the website briefly.  It has a clean layout, is easy to navigate, and looks different than other Geo sites like Boston.tv. 

According to steve@brisbane.tv…

I will be packing my bags tomorrow and leaving for the 1st Annual Global.TV Expo, which is an event that will be talked about for years to come. 

On the weekend of September 19th, those with a serious interest in the dot tv extension will descend on Cincinnati, Ohio to not only discuss dot tv, but also to get our hands around the issue of how the Iternet landscape continues to shape and influence society and commerce.  I spoke to Niko, one of the event organizers, and this event will cater to entrepreneurs, developers, and those fascinated by new media.  I expect to see everyone from those with a significant investment in the dot tv extension to those that have secured a few premium names, which are being held for speculation or development. 

The list of sponsors has grown considerably…

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Over on NamePros.com, I created a thread called Dot TV Sightings that has grown longer than anybody can possibly read in short time span.  For that reason, I am going to consolidate that list here by category and I will update it periodically so bare with me it is a work in progress.  If know of a real, developed dot tv site, please leave a comment!  Also, please send links to people who want to really know what is emerging from the dot tv extension…

When you get a chance, head over to http://www.Glamour.tv and check it out.  The site appears to still be in its infancy as the company behind it learns more about the Channeling that women want.  Another sign of dot tv’s growing strength as a brand extension.

Seems like DomainsPriceRight.com is advertising a sale on new .tv registrations: $19.99. 

Thanks to Ray of NamePros for the tip:

http://www.tv received a makeover and the site is now promoting a contest for participants to submit .tv Webmercial that ‘[s]how[s] everyone that .tv is the home for rich and dynamic content on the Web.’ Nine winners will receive a Flip Mino camcorder.  The grand-prize winner will be awarded the new Sony HDR-TG1 digital camcorder.  The new site also provides visitors with an opportunity to get their own address, explains the benefits of the .tv extension, and hosts a gallery of developed .tv websites…

In recent weeks, GoDaddy discounted new dot tv (.tv) registrations.  Today, I stumbled upon a GoDaddy press release titled, “GoDaddy Makes It Easy To Help Users Leverage Web Video & Other Rich Media Content.” It states that “registering a dot tv domain” is “the best way to integrate video into your site, whether you are just getting started or you already have an established presence in need of an easy online renovation.” I wonder how many people actually read this and believe it.  The dot tv extension is attractive and an excellent tool to feature videos but it is no more difficult to add a video to a website on any other extension. 

Clearly, GoDaddy would love if if people registered dot tv domains with their company, but what they would love is for people to register and renew their names with GoDaddy. 

Generally, GoDaddy will advertise an attractive registration price for dot tv and then maintain a high renewal price.  This attracts domainers and non-domainers alike because the discounted registration price is usually the lowest in the industry.  GoDaddy rarely offers a dot tv renewal price that is competitive with other registrars.  However, the non-domainers are unaware of this and under the belief that GoDaddy is the cheapest.  They, not the regular domainers, are the group that get sucked into paying GoDaddy’s steap renewals.

Everybody I know will take advantage of the cheap registration prices at GoDaddy and transfer them to another registrar before the 1st year of registration is up.  Or they will register multiple years at the intial discounted rate and wait until the initial registration years come up for expiration before they transfer them elsewhere.

Check out the press release after the jump.