Comments on: Twitter Usernames Are Like Domains in 1995

By: watching websites » registering your username on many social media sites: the pros and cons

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:41:26 +0000

[...] Some say that the username is the new domain name. Registering early on ensures that you get ‘first dibs’ on a username that you may find desirable. This will, in turn, help you with SEO, since your profiles should all point to the same websites. Throughout the process, you’ll find that it will force you to ask an important question: “how should I represent myself on the Internet”. You’ll end up using a password manager, which can only help you from a security standpoint. Finally, you’re likely to find a treasure trove of apps that you can’t live without. Oh, and if you happen to be an entrepreneur/designer/passionate about building web applications, then going through many registrations will inspire you to create or tweak your own. [...]

By: Brand Squatting « KMK Media Group

Brand Squatting « KMK Media Group — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:43:52 +0000

[...] don’t hear about brand squatting much, although there was a blog post last year comparing twittersquatting to the domain name rush of the 1990s. Why is it important to [...]

By: Pisco

Pisco — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:20:51 +0000

The future of twitter is bigger that many ppl thought 2 or 3 years ago.
I have signed up recently at twitter and its a pretty cool service.

By: The Top 100 Global Brands Still Donâ€™t Get Online Media

The Top 100 Global Brands Still Donâ€™t Get Online Media — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:42:05 +0000

[...] messages and users per month, Twitter seems like a safe bet to use for your brand. If this is truly comparable to domain names, now might be the time for executives at some of these top 100 brands to wake up. Twitter might [...]

By: Social Media User Names Becoming More Like Domain Names | The domain industry's news source

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:21:30 +0000

[...] the spring of 2007, Steve Poland wrote the article “Twitter Usernames Are Like Domains in 1995″. As the popularity of the microblogging service grows, more and more evidence of [...]

By: Twitter e identità digitale nei social network « esperimento tre

Twitter e identità digitale nei social network « esperimento tre — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:46:58 +0000

[...] anno fa Steve Poland fa incetta di account Twitter con l’intento dichiarato di rivenderli quando avranno acquisito valore. Uultimamente, però, [...]

By: FizWho » The Top 100 Global Brands Still Don’t Get Online Media

FizWho » The Top 100 Global Brands Still Don’t Get Online Media — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:42:10 +0000

By: The Top 100 Global Brands Still Don’t Get Online Media | The domain industry's news source

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:00:36 +0000

By: Social Media User Names Becoming More Like Domain Names | The domain industry's news source

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:59:59 +0000

[...] the spring of 2007, Steve Poland wrote the article “Twitter Usernames Are Like Domains in 1995″. As the popularity of the microblogging service grows, more and more evidence of [...]

By: The Top 100 Global Brands Still Don’t Get Online Media

The Top 100 Global Brands Still Don’t Get Online Media — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:49:14 +0000