We like to give our competition a hard time about selling sex and objectifying women. It's kind of what they're known for. But sometimes we're willing to climb off our high horse and succumb to the latest marketing trends. We're willing to sell sex, too. Trouble is, we don't have Danica Patrick or Bar Rafaeli [...] Continue reading →

You love when we hook you up with swag, and we love hooking you up with swag. It’s basically a match made in swag heaven. That's why we decided to launch a contest today to get some majestic Name.com stickers and a glorious FREE .COM/.NET DOMAIN in your hands. You can enter through either Facebook or [...] Continue reading →

In the last month, seven applications have been withdrawn from the new TLD process, rounding out the to-date withdrawal number at 62. (For a full list, click here.) It may not seem like it in the face of 1,900+ applications, but 62 withdrawals is kind of a big deal and accounts for an $8 million [...] Continue reading →

Today we've got a video on how to use name.com's URL forwarding features. In short, URL forwarding allows you to redirect users from your domain to another website. You might think, "Not too exciting," right? WELL YOU'RE WRONG. Here are a few useful ways to take advantage of URL forwarding: Aliases for generated URLs Bids [...] Continue reading →

Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform that makes it easy to post and share content with your friends. Today Yahoo announced that they have acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion in stock and cash. Tumblr users have expressed concern about whether Yahoo can successfully keep the easy-going attitude of the Tumblr community alive. A press release [...] Continue reading →

I'm Ethan. I'm the new name.com copywriter, which I guess means I'm the new overlord for this blog. I'm struggling to come up with a clever introductory paragraph for my introductory post (great first impression, huh?), so instead I'm just going to handle this like a Q&A. Interviewing yourself? That's a really lazy writing device. [...] Continue reading →

Now that Yahoo has announced their acquisition of blogging service Tumblr, it may very well be the perfect time for you to jump on the WordPress blogging train. You can easily make the switch by using the Name.com RapidPress tool and then importing all of your Tumblr posts over. If you’re unsure of what [...] Continue reading →