Tag: branding

Automattic Inc., most known for WordPress, has acquired the generic domain name Jetpack.com for an undisclosed amount for its Jetpack plugin.

Automattic has been using the domain name Jetpack.me and Jetpack.com now redirects to the .me domain, at least for now.

Jetpack Plugin

Jetpack.com was owned by Jetpack Design for several years and on August 4, 2015 whois records switched to DigitalDNA, LLC who is a domain name broker.

On December 8, 2015 whois records switch to DNStination Inc. of MarkMonitor. Automattic … Read the rest

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While doing a little research today, I found some information on Home Depot’s website that I found pretty interesting. The following was on CEO Craig Menear’s page:

In 2013, under Craig’s leadership, HomeDepot.com sales grew 50 percent and accounted for $900 million of the company’s total sales growth of $5 billion.

homedepot.com website logo

So, what would Home Depot do without it’s main website, HomeDepot.com?

Well, in 2012, they would’ve potentially had about $450 million less growth in sales.

In 2013, they … Read the rest

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Here is another Domain Movers series that I had in my data pile and figured I would post it to the world instead of just letting the data sit around on my computer.

The following data is related to corporate domain name movements, which almost always goes unpublished unless somebody digs the data.

AstraZeneca AB has acquired the domain name LVNG.com which was parked at Sedo and used Sedo’s transfer service. The domain has been registered since January 27, 2004 … Read the rest

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I have 3 or 4 domain movers series sitting in my data pile, so I figured I would post the data for you to see other than it sitting and going to waste.

This isn’t hot off the press data as I have had it for a month or so but the data is still relevant as the corporations involved still did the following:

Bayer AG, owners of about 15,000 domain names have added to that total with the … Read the rest

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