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Every entrepreneur likes to start with a generic and .com extension domain, but it is not always possible. That is why entrepreneurs are forced to expand the domain that they want with various extensions, perform domain hacking or choose a domain with an extension other than com.
You may think that mainly because domains with .com extensions are running out this is only true for new companies, but you are wrong. Major technology companies whose domains we know by heart today were also using different domains when they were first started-up. Such that, there are companies that were established 10-20 years ago and had changed their first domains because they were not “generic”. Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are only some of the examples that can be given on this matter. Not to mention that it is not easy to undergo such a change; especially your brand strength and revenue have to be over a certain level. We are sharing with you ten different domain change stories below and expect your comments.
Instagram
Photo sharing app Instagram that was bought in 2012 by Facebook, served without a web interface for a long time but of course, it had a website. The venture that uses instagram.com today, was first using instagr.am domain. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger who opened Instagram’s initial website using Armenia’s country code extension in October 2010, first passed on to a .com domain by obtaining instagram.com, and in the following years, they acquired tens of other domains related to Instagram by opening various trademark infringement cases.
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Original Source: https://blog.dofo.com/first-domain-names-popular-sites/
You may think that mainly because domains with .com extensions are running out this is only true for new companies, but you are wrong. Major technology companies whose domains we know by heart today were also using different domains when they were first started-up. Such that, there are companies that were established 10-20 years ago and had changed their first domains because they were not “generic”. Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are only some of the examples that can be given on this matter. Not to mention that it is not easy to undergo such a change; especially your brand strength and revenue have to be over a certain level. We are sharing with you ten different domain change stories below and expect your comments.
Photo sharing app Instagram that was bought in 2012 by Facebook, served without a web interface for a long time but of course, it had a website. The venture that uses instagram.com today, was first using instagr.am domain. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger who opened Instagram’s initial website using Armenia’s country code extension in October 2010, first passed on to a .com domain by obtaining instagram.com, and in the following years, they acquired tens of other domains related to Instagram by opening various trademark infringement cases.
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Original Source: https://blog.dofo.com/first-domain-names-popular-sites/
