On the 15th of January 2008 the domain name Groupon.com went live for the first time. Although I only read the story yesterday – it was released less than 48 hours ago – the name of the company sounded awfully familiar. In fact, they acquired so many smaller startups on their rise to industry leader that I’m just going to share their domain names with you. To name just a few examples, overseas rivals include: Ola, the Uber for India. MORE

Some of these hosting providers include domain names, but if not, that will need to be purchased, too. The popular-with-teens video app has opened things up to advertisers with full-screen ad placements, hashtag challenges and more. Every business—small, medium, or large—should have a social strategy , and every strategy should be backed by a social media budget. MORE

Every monitoring tool will provide you some capability of monitoring specific keywords (in isolation, as part of a URL, as a hashtag etc.). There’s no perfect solution for tracking all activity for a campaign but you can do it based on a combination of a number of factors, for example: Hashtag – Hashtags will not be used for all mentions and for all platforms but it’s a great way of isolating traffic. MORE

Hashtag Selling. Another way to sell products on Instagram is with the use of hashtags. This approach is similar to the storefront link method but comes with the #Inselly hashtag, an added feature in the software. Another way to increase traffic and get users to your online store is to watermark images with your domain name. Be sure to place your domain name with that in mind. Use Hashtag Research to Increase Your Reach. MORE

On Quora: What are the good ways to find a good domain name? Hashtags Tools. In a nutshell, a hashtag is simply the # symbol followed by a descriptive word or phrase. Anyone who searches for that particular hashtag will be able to locate posts centered around the topic. Social tools like RiteTag and Hashtags.org help users identify trending hashtags and track trends related to them. One example might be the hashtag #MondayMotivation (see image below). MORE

You don’t need always to shorten your own domain name. My site charlisays.com is already short and advertises my brand name. Use Hashtags. We know that using hashtags works to increase interaction which is all part of getting more click throughs to your blog. That said, don’t get too over excited with your hashtags. Pay attention to trending hashtags before you tweet links to your blog posts. MORE

If you have a specific brand or product hashtags you should include them. Notice how Jamie’s great captions and hashtags pull through to social media. Add the word “gif” before the domain name so it reads, com/[your-video-tag]. You’ve put so much work in your YouTube video. Time, sweat, tears, effort, money … caffeine. But your views are blah at best. So, how can you get more views on YouTube? We’ve got tips for you! Picture the scenario. MORE

Blogs using this platform are usually hosted on a blogspot.com subdomain, but the platform can also be used with a purchased domain name. Captions can include text, hashtags, @ mentions, and emojis. Chat” can also be used to mean a moderated public conversation on social media, organized around a hashtag. Comments can include text, hashtags, @ mentions, and emojis. Follow Friday is a hashtag used to highlight some of your favorite Twitter accounts. MORE

Take a look: The search query for “Laureate Education Sues Domain Name Proxy Service” (without quotes) shows my article, then a tweet about the article, and then Google’s own mobile search results from Google Plus. What’s interesting, is that I tagged a Google Plus post with the hashtag #lawsuit when I posted about that lawsuit. Well, um, this is embarrassing. MORE

Create and share links with your custom domain name. How to use it: After you create your account, you would want to set up a custom domain for your branding. You can either register for a new custom domain through Rebrandly or use a spare domain if you have one. Bonus: Derric from Rebrandly was very kind to offer coupons for a free domain. The social media world is a fascinating one. MORE

It's extremely gratifying to know that Mari is willing to share my writing with her audience, essentially putting her name behind it, and recommending that they read it. But, if you look closely at the tweet, you'll see that it doesn't contain my handle or any other identifying hashtags. Just go to Twitter search at https://twitter.com/search-home and put in your domain name. Twitter How To Find Influential People Who May Be Tweeting Your Content. MORE

Inevitably, someone will tag your Twitter name on Instagram or your Instagram name on Twitter and you’ll miss opportunities for engagement. Today it’s not only domain names that matter; usernames are just as, if not more, valuable in terms of digital real estate. You can also search relevant hashtags or check out what’s trending on Twitter and Instagram to understand what people are talking about right now, then join in on those conversations. MORE