A Perfectly Seasoned .co Digital Presence

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Seasoned.co - an online restaurant community dedicated to improving the lives and livelihoods of food service professionals
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It’s not everyday that I stumble upon a .co domain in the wild, especially a one-word .co domain in use by a thriving startup.

Once the darling and preferred domain extension for startups, .co — the country code top-level domain of Colombia — has seen its day come and ago nearly a decade after restrictions were lifted, allowing anyone in the world to stake their claim to a .co domain name.

A few years into the Great Recession, a growing number of cash-strapped startups choose .co domains due to an expensive and crowded .com namespace, and the relative ease of finding a simple, catchy one-word .co domain without breaking the bank.

Why .church is likely to succeed in the end…

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ntldstats.com for .church domain extension
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In a recent podcast episode, I explored a number of arguments for and against non-profit organizations investing in domain names.

While a growing number of religious and charitable foundations exist, churches are uniquely positioned, in my humble opinion, to make the most of new domain extensions.

Now before you get all in your feelings about .com versus new domain extensions, give me a moment to explain objectively.

Combining English and Spanish Words to Create a Camp and Retreat Brand

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Tejas camp and retreat website
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This time last weekend, I and a group of men found ourselves outside the quaint town of Giddings, Texas, attending Mosaic Church Austin’s annual men retreat.

It’s been two years since I last attended and participated in our Men’s Retreat at T Bar M Camps and Retreat.

Since our church has grown quite a bit over the last year or so, and having invited 3 other churches within the Every Nation Network of churches — Luminous, City Life Church, The Springs, we were forced to discover a larger venue with greater capacity for the nearly 200 or so men attending this year’s event.

Is GE the next Enron? GEFraud.com thinks so!

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It’s been almost 2 decades since the proverbial house of cards collapsed in what was then the largest accounting fraud scandal and Chapter 11 bankruptcy in history, since surpassed by Worldcom during 2002 and Lehman Brothers during 2008 — sparking what would become the Great Recession.

In the same year as the Lehman Brothers shuttered and ceased existing, there was also another massive fraud event that tipped the scales when Harry Markopolos famously blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.

Well, it’s over a decade later, and Markopolos has resurfaced again with his eyes targeted firmly on General Electric (GE).

Growing a church using multiple domains and extensions.

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Elevation Church - This is church. Anywhere.
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While the 100+ degree temperatures here in Texas say otherwise, summer is nearing an end as kids head back to school.

The House of Brown certainly had a jam-packed summer of trips to Typhoon Texas, Fort Worth Zoo, Disney World in Florida, and Asheville, North Carolina.

Between all the fun and memories made, I managed to capture a few interesting domain names being used, especially those used by churches.

.brand domains: to be or not to be?

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In 2010, a growing list of well-known brands began to speculate on the future of the internet and its hopeful acceptance of new domain extensions.

While .com and other legacy domain extensions have long been accepted, many of the brands couldn’t turn a blind eye to the possibility of .brand domains becoming the next big thing to hit the tech world since the internet itself.

Going .Live in 3, 2, 1…

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While driving to a wedding and admiring the beautiful and scenic views of the Texas Hill Country not far from the hustle and bustle of Interstate 35, an unusual billboard promoting a .live domain caught my eye.

I often encounter dozens of billboards traveling, whether for personal or business, throughout central Texas.

However, the billboard I encountered this day caught my eye because of how low it was to the ground, right at eye level, made of wood and not the normal big-box steel used by the bigger outdoor advertising firms.

Is that a .forum web address?

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It’s that time of year where “Summer Fever” is beginning to set in as we transition from Spring.

At the same time, April showers have brought May flowers as well as NBA Playoff games.

Just the other night, I happened to have the TV on as background noise as the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks Game 2 was nearing the end.

As I happened to glance up from solving a challenging coding issue, I thought my eyes were deceiving me when I noticed what looked to be a new domain extension being advertising on the Bucks hardwood floor. Could it be true?

The URL Extension to .Watch for Watch Making, Video, Gaming, and News

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When you have 3 kids six and under, then there is likely a chance that YouTube for Kids isn’t far from being a daily part of your life — whether 30 minutes, the whole day, or somewhere in between that expansive time range.

This given morning as I retreated from our bedroom to start our day with family prayer, and head off to the office for a days work, I paused a video my kids were held captive by.

In most cases, I’m not held captive by the same material, but this day was a bit different when my eyes landed on what looked to be a new domain extension: .watch.

Zoho Drives Registration .TO Face-to-Face User Conference

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We’ve never lived in a time where we’re bombarded daily, consciously and unconsciously, by a never-ending sea of advertisements.

Mail, radio, tv, email, text, phone, watch, video, podcast and a growing list other tips and tricks all in hope to secure the next customer.

As I read the latest edition of Community Impact for the Northwest Austin region, I was pleasantly surprised to discover a well-known brand advertising their annual face-to-face user conference using a .TO domain.