data.world is an Austin based tech startup that aims to be the hub of data sharing and collaboration to solve problems that come with the abundance of data available to scientists, engineers, medical professions, and other data users. You can read more about the company in this Fast Company article.
Here's an interview with Matt Laessig:
Before moving forward with data.world, how much knowledge did you have about the new gTLD domain names?
Matt Laessig: I had some passing knowledge about the new gTLD domain names before starting to work on the data.world concept a year ago, but I did have a pretty strong foundation in domain investing, branding, and SEO for many years before that from being an Internet entrepreneur and executive.
Was data.world always your first choice for a domain name? Did you try to acquire DataWorld.com or a similar .com?
Matt Laessig: Believe it or not, but data.world was actually always my first choice for the brand and domain of this business. For me it captures the mission and pioneering nature of an entirely new platform that dramatically improves search, discovery, and collaboration around data. There is a massive tidal wave of data being generated in the world, and a real movement to make more of it open for transparency and societal benefit, but it is currently locked away in different data silos and formats, and is very hard to discover, understand, and collaborate around. Our platform aims to change that, and make a new world for data. data.world!
What factors did you consider before choosing data.world for your brand?
Matt Laessig: Although from a branding perspective I loved data.world, there were some real considerations before choosing it as our brand and domain.
The complete interview can be read here
Here's an interview with Matt Laessig:
Before moving forward with data.world, how much knowledge did you have about the new gTLD domain names?
Matt Laessig: I had some passing knowledge about the new gTLD domain names before starting to work on the data.world concept a year ago, but I did have a pretty strong foundation in domain investing, branding, and SEO for many years before that from being an Internet entrepreneur and executive.
Was data.world always your first choice for a domain name? Did you try to acquire DataWorld.com or a similar .com?
Matt Laessig: Believe it or not, but data.world was actually always my first choice for the brand and domain of this business. For me it captures the mission and pioneering nature of an entirely new platform that dramatically improves search, discovery, and collaboration around data. There is a massive tidal wave of data being generated in the world, and a real movement to make more of it open for transparency and societal benefit, but it is currently locked away in different data silos and formats, and is very hard to discover, understand, and collaborate around. Our platform aims to change that, and make a new world for data. data.world!
What factors did you consider before choosing data.world for your brand?
Matt Laessig: Although from a branding perspective I loved data.world, there were some real considerations before choosing it as our brand and domain.
The complete interview can be read here
