Home Box Office (HBO) registered several interesting new domain names yesterday through brand protection company and domain namr registrar Mark Monitor. The domain registrations indicate HBO maybe planning a "news network" either on HBO or a stand alone station. Of course HBO has a couple of "newsy" type shows already Late Week with John Oliver and Real Time With Bill Mahaer both of which … [Read more...]
Trump Domain Registrations Last 48 Hrs: VP Guesses, Support & Insults; Stupid & Funny
Since Donald Trump became the Presumptive Nominee of the Republican Party on Tuesday Night there have been over 150 domain registrations about his campaign including Vice President predictions, some supportive of Trump, other registrations are against Trump, some are pretty funny or down right insulting depending on your views. Some domain reflect that not everyone who hates Trump also loves … [Read more...]
The Story Of How Harvey Levin Bought The Domain TMZ.com For $5K
The Newyorker, just published a very interesting story on the history of TMZ, including the story on how the founder of the company, Harvey Levin bought the domain name for just $5,000 back in 2005. "The site needed a name, and “Feed the Beast,” “Frenzie,” and “Buzz Feed” were all considered, according to Rowe’s notes. Then, one day, a Telepictures executive suggested “Thirty Mile Zone.” It was … [Read more...]
Coke Unites Brands Under “Taste the Feeling” They Got Twitter Covered But Not The .Com
Coca-Cola announced today that it has launched "its biggest marketing campaign in a decade, uniting its four brands under one new tagline: "Taste the Feeling". "Coca-Cola today announced that for the first time, all Coke Trademark brands will be united in one global creative campaign: “Taste the Feeling.” "The soft drinks giant will ditch the different brand personalities across Red Coke, … [Read more...]
Looks Like Sony Is Planning On A Sequel To Bad Teacher: “Another Bad Teacher” Based on Domains
It Looks like Sony Is planning on A Sequel to the 2011 hit Bad Teacher that starred Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. According to Wikipedia.org, Bad Teacher had a box office of over $216 Million Yesterday Sony registered several domain names that seem to indicate a sequel is in the works at brand protection company … [Read more...]
Comcast Launches “Watchable” Video Service, Reported Paid “Six Figures” For Domain
Comcast has launched a new digital video platform to take on YouTube, Facebook and more with the brand name of Watchable. Comcast has secured the exact matching .com domain name to use for its newest video brand, with the stand alone website being at: Watchable.com The latest product, Watchable.com, is a free video service and focuses on videos from online services like Vice, BuzzFeed, … [Read more...]
Oops: Pepsi Launches “Unlock The Tailgate” Trailer Sweepstakes With Wrong Domain
Pepsi Co, an official sponsor of the NFL has launched a new sweepstakes called "Unlock The Tailgate" but registered the domain name UnlockTheTrailer.com to get sweepstakes entries. Inexplicably Pepsi did not register the domain matching the name of the contest UnlockTheTailgate.com No one has. As of publication the domain name matching the domain of the contest, UnlocktheTailgate.com is … [Read more...]