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August 31, 2016

New Domain Ninjas | Gaming, personal branding, and GIF stories

We’ve had a blast this month discovering new ways that our Name.com customers are using New Domains to create interesting, engaging online presences. Take a look at this month’s roundup of our favorites.


We’ve had a blast this month discovering new ways that our Name.com customers are using New Domains to create interesting, engaging online presences. Take a look at this month’s roundup of our favorites.

vice.news

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We’ve written about how much we like VICE’s marketing strategy before, and this is just another mark in their favor. They’re using the domain vice.news for their news channel, as an alternative to news.vice.com. Vice.news is easy to remember, and reflects their brand and channel in a way that is smart and professional.

gifstory.club

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This fun, interactive website allows you to add some pizazz to your stories by animating them with GIFs. Simply head to gifstory.club and start typing your story—the site will automatically find GIFs that relate to your narration.

incon.live

incon.live screenshot

Riley Unzelman, better known as Incon on Twitch, has turned video gaming into a profession and is using a .LIVE domain to brand his channel. He uses the URL incon.live to redirect to his Twitch live streams, making it easy for fans to tune in each time he comes online. And it doesn’t just stop at incon.live—the gamer also has the domains incon.social to forward to his Twitter feed and incon.video, which redirects to his YouTube channel.

camanoisland.forsale

camanoisland.forsale screenshot

Camanoisland.forsale shows off the beautiful beach property currently for sale on North Camano Island. This online listing is not only easy to share with potential buyers, but also offers pertinent information and a way for interested buyers to get in touch with the listing agent.

amy.video

amy.video screenshot

Amy Schmittauer, the mind behind Savvy Sexy Social, has created a following on YouTube with her videos that focus on helping others achieve success in business and life though better social connections and brand awareness. She uses the domain amy.video as a quick and memorable way for fans to navigate to her channel and keep up with her latest videos.

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