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Namevine is currently featured on BuiltWithBootstrap.com for its...

mikejarema — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:50:11 -0400

Namevine is currently featured on BuiltWithBootstrap.com for its use of Twitter’s Bootstrap framework.

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How To Find a Killer Domain AND Matching Social Media Vanity URLs

michemlee — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:36:00 -0400

Namevine is a fun and easy way to help create an effective Internet identity geared for self-branding, but it can also be used for marketing purposes for your company, whether it’s a start-up, or even an established brand that has yet to build out its online presence.

So… how can Namevine help your business?

Here’s a hypothetical situation: I am starting a company that sells jewelry, perhaps only online, perhaps in a store. But whatever the medium, branding is an important step in marketing my new product. Branding creates an identity for your company; it allows the public to easily recognize, acknowledge your company, and its product.

Branding can also lead to brand loyalty, which is important to secure customers and maintain a strong following. In this digital age, your company’s online identity helps establish this. You have to make your company easy to find, and recognized. It should also be easy to remember so that when its name is mentioned, it sticks in the consumer’s mind.

Back to my hypothetical situation: I give a name to my jewelry company; one that properly symbolizes my business, and is appealing to customers. I want my internet domain name(s) and social media profiles to be uniform with this name so that customers can easily find my company online.

Unfortunately, the most obvious domain names have already been taken (e.g. Jewelry.com, Accessories.com, etc.), so I’m going to have to come up with a more creative brandname.

Normally, I would start by going to GoDaddy.com or another registrar in an attempt to secure an available domain name. I would also have to go to each social networking site (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube, etc.) and make sure I can get a matching profile name in each of these sites with the goal of uniformity mentioned above. This is a time consuming, strenuous task.

But have no fear! Namevine is here (to save your time and energy)! It live searches domain names, and social media profiles for availability as you type in your brand ideas so that you don’t have to go through the trouble of checking each site individually.

So, here’s how you use Namevine to find a killer domain and matching social media vanity URLs:

1) Go to http://namevine.com

2) Start with your own creative names. Maybe you’ll get lucky and it won’t be taken yet! As you type in your potential brand name, the boxes below indicating domains and social media sites will either turn red or green. If it turns red, that’s a no-go; the name has already been taken for that domain or social media site. You can then click on the “view” button to see that particular website. There is also a “whois” button for domain names that tells you about the owner of the site (maybe you can buy the domain from him/her?). If it turns green, that’s a good sign. That means the domain name or profile is available for your taking. The goal is to come up with all green boxes for the domain names and profiles you want and perhaps, even for the ones you don’t want, but for which you want to register just in case you later change your mind.

Taken!

3) What do you do if all your ideas are taken? Not to worry, Namevine has a new feature that gives you suggestions for available domain names. Type in a keyword, for example “jewelry”. There will be a list of domain names available that include the word “jewelry” and add a descriptor or suffix that might add a punch to your domain name. Click on your preferred suggestion. For example, I might click on “buzzjewelry.com” for my hypothetical company. Then, Namevine will show me if this name is taken for the rest of the domains and social media sites. Lucky for me, they are all available. If they are not, continue looking through the suggestions to find one that suits you and has all the availability you need.

Available, grab the domain and social media profiles!

4) Once you have chosen your vanity URL, register for those domain names and social media profiles that you want. I would suggest registering for all of the social media profiles so that you can maximize your Internet marketing. Easy, right?

So, this is how Namevine can help you and your company. It makes it easier to create a uniform online identity without having to go through each social media site separately to check for availability, while also trying for domain names. This is a perfect tool for any start-up companies, new products or brands. Try it out!

Pinterest: Exclusively Featured in Namevine's Live Search

michemlee — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:18:00 -0400

Pinterest is a social networking site, which allows you to effectively “pin” (or keep) images that express one’s hopes, desires, interests and inspiration through visual lists. Users can pin photos from articles onto their virtual corkboards and their followers can journey through the adventure of the user’s mind.

Companies have been using this social network to post photos from their events or even to promote new products.

An example of this is Red Bull’s Racing page. Not only has the company posted photos from racing events, but they also include photos of elaborate fan art and cakes featuring the brand’s logo and mascot. This medium has helped in not only marketing the brand itself, but also changes how the fan base can interact with a product they know and love.

Namevine is the first and only tool that allows you to live search domain names and social media profiles – it now includes Pinterest! It’s a simple way to ensure that your brand or company name remains uniform throughout all the newest online marketing mediums. Namevine ensures your company can be found effortlessly and accessibly on any social media site!

Introducing Namevine! Instantly Find Your Domain and Social Media Profiles

mikejarema — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:52:00 -0400

After weeks of optimization, many design tweaks, some killer media coverage and feedback from our amazing early users, Namevine is ready to pull back the curtains and reveal itself to the world!

Simply put, Namevine is the fastest and most pleasurable way to search for a domain and matching social media profiles. Just load up Namevine and start typing… domain and social media profile / vanity URL availability refreshes as you type.

It’s the perfect tool for brands, startups, independent professionals, digital & creative agencies, and pretty much any individual or organization online to keep their web and social media presences consistent and easily discovered.

Let’s take a look!

.COM and the most desirable social media destinations are shown immediately below the search box.

Enter your brand name, product name, or pretty much anything, and immediately you’ll see whether the domain & social media accounts are AVAILABLE (green) or TAKEN (red). Simple right?

For our international friends, and those interested in the most popular alternative TLDs, we’ve included additional domain results below the primary results.

Are you glued to your iPhone? Need to take Namevine’s powerful search functionality on the road with you?

No prob. Namevine is also a comprehensive mobile web application. For the normal folks out there, this simply means that Namevine is built to be used on your favorite smartphone or tablet. Visit http://namevine.com to see what I mean, it displays perfectly on any iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

So no matter where you are, no matter what you’re working on, Namevine is there to help you secure the URLs you’ll need to succeed.

So what are you waiting for? Jump right in and find a killer name with Namevine.

Update: Join the discussion in this Hacker News thread.