Sony uses .Sony domain name instead of .Com for microsite - Company puts .brand to work.
Last week I wrote about the .Brand challenge to .Com, and how it doesn’t come in the form of big companies giving up their .com domains. For example, Sony is never going to let Sony.com expire.
Instead, challenge is the thousands of additional domain names companies register to promote contest, microsites, etc. Which is why a site recently launched by Sony is noteworthy.
To promote some of its technology in the new Bond film Spectre, the company set up a site at AssistMoneyPenny.sony.
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Tag Archives: Sony
Tue 3rd November 2015
Sun 25th October 2015
Looks Like Sony Is Planning On A Sequel To Bad Teacher: "Another Bad Teacher" Based on Domains - It Looks like Sony Is planning on A Sequel to the 2011 hit Bad Teacher that starred Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake.
According to Wikipedia.org, Bad Teacher had a box office of over $216 Million
Yesterday Sony registered several domain names that seem to indicate a sequel is in the works at brand protection company MarkMonitor.com:
anotherbadteacher.com
anotherbadteacher.net
anotherbadteachermovie.com
anotherbadteachermovie.net
anotherbadteacherthemovie.com
anotherbadteacherthemovie.net
imdb.com, ... read more ...
Thu 21st February 2013
When will Sony go after Playstation4.com? -
Company announced new video game system but hasn’t yet secured key domain name.
Sony gave the first glimpse of the capabilities of its forthcoming PlayStation 4 yesterday.
You’ll find plenty of information about it at Playstation4.com, but that’s not an official site.
The domain name is owned by Poise Media Inc., which forwards the domain to its PSXextreme.com web site.
Sony owns Playstation.com, Playstation2.com, and Playstation3.com. It’s only a matter of ... read more ...
Mon 3rd December 2012
Sony sells Connect.com to businessman Ryan Allis for new venture -
Domain name was used for Sony’s now shuttered online music store.
Sony has sold the domain name Connect.com to entrepreneur Ryan Allis for his new venture Connect.
Sony used the domain name for its Connect Music Store. The entertainment company closed down the online music store in 2008.
Allis was co-founder of email marketing company iContact.com, which was acquired by Vocus earlier this year.
On his LinkedIn profile, Allis describes Connect as “Mobile technology ... read more ...
Wed 7th January 2009
Does Sony Listen? I’m Still Waiting. -
My Sony Vaio is broken. Please fix it.
[Updated: Good news: Sony is sending someone to my office to replace the touch pad. Hopefully that will do the trick.] I’m going off topic here, so bear with me.
Last year I bought a Sony Vaio SZ750N for about $2,000. The specs are awesome: 13″ screen, under 4 pounds, screen just a few millimeters thick, and integrated Sprint EVDO. It’s perfect for writing on the go and connecting to a fast wireless network.
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