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gTLD trends: .XYZ leads the gTLD pack, but .COM still rules the roost

Alex Kelley
January 4, 2017
It’s been more than two years since the new gTLDs started to be released. Meant to provide companies and individuals with a plethora of options for where to register their domains, these extensions inspired betting left and right as to...
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Catchword’s Maria Cypher quoted in CBC story on new .eco TLD

Erin Milnes
December 8, 2016
CBC News
Catchword founder and executive creative director Maria Cypher was quoted in the CBC's story on the new .eco top-level domain: Imagine sitting across from your friend at a pub, several pints in, with a big idea — one that could...
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Catchword founder Maria Cypher profiled by NamesCon

Erin Milnes
September 1, 2016
Catchword and Just The Word principal Maria Cypher
We are very proud to report that our very own Maria Cypher, founding partner of Catchword and Just The Word, has been profiled by NamesCon as part of their Women in Domaining series. Learn more about our fearless leader and...
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.Cloud gTLD Advice: If You’re Wondering, Feel Free to Ignore the .Cloud URL

Alex Kelley
February 17, 2016
This is just a friendly reminder that just because something is newly available for purchase, or heralded as the next big thing, or advertised as eminently necessary, doesn’t mean you should buy it. This includes Snuggies, combination PB and J...
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Guest Post at Domain Name Advice: A How-To Guide

Laurel Sutton
December 2, 2013
Hop on over to Domain Name Advice to read the blog I wrote about business names and domains. It's a quick how-to guide that will tell you what you need to know about creating, checking, and registering domain names for...
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Gawker’s ValleyWag Picks Up On -ly Names

Laurel Sutton
July 30, 2013
A few days ago we blogged the piece in The Atlantic Wire about startup names, in which I was quoted. That piece, and a similar one in the Wall Street Journal, then got picked up in the ValleyWag section of...
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CW’s Laurel Sutton Quoted in The Atlantic on Goofi.ly Named Start-Ups

Laurel Sutton
July 18, 2013
In response to a recent Wall Street Journal article on the explosion of "quirky" made-up startup names prompted by the scarcity of domains, The Atlantic's Rebecca Greenfield writes on the pitfalls of such nonsensical names. For example, at least 161 companies...
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I Squid You Not

Maria Cypher
March 17, 2011
As an amateur guitar player, I get lots and lots of guitar-related emails from descriptively named outfits like Guitar Instructor.com, Guitar Edge, Guitar Center, etc. So it was with a little chuckle that I opened my first-ever email from GuitarSquid,...
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Your New Victrola iPod: Do Brand Name Auctions Make Sense?

Laurel Sutton
February 2, 2011
This item was originally published on January 26th, 2010 at Fast Company. Back in December, Racebook Marketing Concepts held a Brand Name Auction during which "150 Timeless Trademarks and Domains" were offered for sale. But the auction was more bust...
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By |February 2nd, 2011|Trademark|1 Comment
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A New Champion: The (New) Longest Name

Mark Skoultchi
June 3, 2009
As I perused my New York Times yesterday, I saw a full page ad (three full pages ads, to be precise) announcing the name of the recently "merged" Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney. Of course, being bankers, these guys didn't...
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