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Taco Bell’s prime time domain use

Friday, January 8, 2010

The other day, wrote about how Dominoe’s used PizzaTurnaround.com on its new prime time TV ads. Now, only 2 days later, Taco Bell is doing the same. All over the BCS Championship last night was Taco Bell’s ads for its Drive Thru Diet, with the doma…

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SitePoint Launches NameMyThingy.com

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Following in the successful footsteps of their previously launched social network projects Flippa and 99designs, the folks at SitePoint.com have launched NameMyThingy.com – to help members come up with names for their thingies/stuff!

If you’re after ideas for a name, you’ve come to the right place. It might be for your new business, your web site, or even your new pet. Simply place a listing, nominate a prize for the best entry, and watch the creative ideas roll in.

As things are Read more »

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Check out Andrew Miller’s interview with Ed Keay-Smith (OzDomainer.com) via Skype

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Click on the link below to listen to Andrew Miller’s full interview (via Skype) with Ed Keay-Smith, Editor of OzDomainer.com:
Date of Interview: Wednesday, December 12th, 2009
http://www.ozdomainer.com/domain-names-podcast-episode-18-with-andrew-mill…

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Goo.gl, Bit.ly, FB.me, TCrn.ch – All The Big Guns Are Out, But What Dangers Lurk?

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Domain hacks are the IN thing at the moment when it comes to url shorteners.

Google announced it’s own url shortener yesterday – Goo.gl – using a Greenland ccTld.

Url shortener Bit.ly has been in use for quite a while now by Twitter users to shorten their urls as Twitter’s limited post size can be quite constricting for users. The .LY domain extension is a Libyan ccTld.

Facebook have also been testing their own url shortener FB.me- a domain name with a Montenegro Read more »

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Godaddy 99 Cent Coupon Works Again

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Godaddy 99 cent coupon code is working again… it was out for a while but I guess they switched it on for the festive period.

It still only works for payment by Check of Credit card (can’t pay with PayPal for some reason), but hey, you are getting a .com domain name for $1,17 after ICANN fees – can’t beat that.

The coupon code is BUYCOM99

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Study Shows 77% British Consumers Prefer .uk To .com

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The .uk registrar Nominet conducted a poll recently with some interesting results. According to it’s published survey results, more than three-quarters (77%) of British consumers prefer a .uk to a .com when searching for information online.

The results indicate that consumers prefer to click on .uk links as they believe the websites would present the most appropriate and local information.

This indication is another good piece of news for ccTlds.

Other interesting information obtained from the report points to a growth in Read more »

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Zorbing.com Sold For $20,000 On Sedo. What Is Zorbing?

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Sedo has reported Zorbing.com in it’s recent sales section today with a value of $20,000, making it quite a sale.

Seeing the name and having never heard of the term before, I got curious and Googled the term “Zorbing”.

According to Wikipedia, Zorbing is defined as follows:

Zorbing (globe-riding, sphereing) is the recreation of rolling downhill in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic. Zorbing is generally performed on a gentle slope, but can also be done on a level surface, permitting more Read more »

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Vacationing.com, Tranquilizers.com, BigSaws.com, AuctionListings.com And Other Names In SnapNames Featured Auction

Thursday, December 3, 2009

There is currently a SnapNames featured auction under way with some really cool names on offer.

Here are some names that caught my eye. Click on the name to go right to the bidding screen.

Vacationing.com – probably one of the best travel names at this price.

Tranquilizers.com – category killer name.

BigSaws.com – another category killer name

AuctionListings.com – excellent name for a self updating auction listing portal.

CareerTools.com – career portal.

DailyPlanners.com – daily planning.

DentistSearch.com – dentist directory.

EconomyFreight.com – budget freight.

LandForeclosures.com – lots or searches, Read more »

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