One of the most important aspects of the social web is to take time to acknowledge the community that makes a product, platform or technology what it is. Online video is no different. That’s why we’re so excited about the campaign VeriSign launched recently called GetSeenOn.tv.
The campaign is part of our longstanding effort to make sure everyone – from video bloggers to marketers looking to create video-heavy sites to media companies of all shapes and sizes – realize just what having a .tv domain can do for their branding.
Listed on the GetSeenOn.tv site are just five of those reasons:
- Keep control of your own content. Why leave everything in the hands of a third party? If you already have a YouTube channel, then a .tv domain name is a no-brainer.
- Being on TV was once something for the elite few. Today, everyone is a weblebrity in the making: “Make sure someone else doesn’t steal your star – secure your .tv domain name today!”
- With your own .tv domain name, you can amplify and extend your own video conversation and focus on the all-important Google Juice/link love that comes with a wholly owned domain name.
- Your name is who you are – your domain name is who your online presence is. You.tv is YOU online.
- Video = Immediacy. In the age of the iPhone, iPad, FlipCams, etc., video is the easiest way of projecting yourself and your POV online.
The site also has simple tips on how to get a new video-rich .tv site up and running in no time flat using WordPress, Tumblr or Posterous, all dead-simple software tools that help create sites that are easy to update whenever you have new content, video or otherwise, to publish.
But we want to hear from you! What advantages do you see in having a .tv domain? Leave a comment telling us what kind of content or material you use a .tv domain for and we’ll feature the best ones in a later blog post.