The following is an interview I did with Whoosh! Inc’s Jason Greenspan who I had noticed recent acquired the generic exact match .com domain name they have been attempting to acquire for the past 2.5 years. I tried to ask questions to give you insight into how, why and when. This is how it happened and a bit more about the company, its product and the domain names they own. When was Whoosh Inc. … [Read more...]
Bitcoin Exchange PSCoin.com ReBrands to LZF.com
According to CryptoCoinsNews.com (CCN), Bitcoin exchange PSCoin.com is re-branding to LZF.com. "The Co-founder of PS Coin Daniel Pusateri told CCN that LZF.com stands for Laissez Faire, which means the free market, a market without government interference. At present, LZF.com redirects users to pscoin.com. The replacement will become complete within the coming weeks." "Pusateri said his … [Read more...]
NoMoreRack.com rebrands to Choxi.com
Internet retailer NoMoreRack.com has rebranded, the name they chose is Choxi, according to the company it is hybrid of "Chock Full" and Choice. I can say I don't get it. I don't think the name is easily spelled when one customer may tell a potential new shopper. On top of that Target used to sell a brand of chocolates called Choxie. InternetRetailer.com reports that the move was partially due … [Read more...]
More Big Brand Fails; As Bang On Trademarked Domains Continue To Drop To Third Parties
This is another post in a continuing series on how big brands are missing and allowing third parties the opportunity to register domain names that are bang on domain names dealing with well known and trademarked products. These are not typo's. They are domain names of trademark products. These are just some of the domains we tracked that got registered by someone other than the trademark … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola Puts Smiley Face Emojis Into Web Address Using .WS Domains
Ad week is reporting that Coca-Cola Puerto Rico that puts smiley-face emojis right in the brand's web addresses. The brand registered URLs for every emoji that conveys happiness. Entering any of these happy icons into a mobile web browser, along with the .ws suffix, leads users to Coca-Cola Puerto Rico's website. Ad Week goes on to say: Why .ws, which is … [Read more...]
Tech.Co “What’s In A Domain Name ?”
Ann Diab wrote a piece on Tech.co that featured Howard Lefkowitz who keynoted NamesCon 2015. The article delves into the deeper meaning of a brand, that it is not just the advertising or how catchy it sounds. The article also includes a video of the NamesCon keynote speech. In a very interesting analysis, Lefkowitz points out that books .com, shoes .com, and even search .com are rarely used and … [Read more...]
Owner of Sols.co Raises $8.5 Million & Buys Sols.com
Forbes Magazine published a story about the women who started Sols, which has one storefront in New York and makes shoes using a 3d printer and a iPad which measures the foot and provider the information to 3d print the shoe. It's an amazing rags to riches story, about getting a startup off the ground, entrepreneurship, raising seed money and an example of the use of this truly game changing … [Read more...]