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. 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. MORE

Every monitoring tool will provide you some capability of monitoring specific keywords (in isolation, as part of a URL, as a hashtag etc.). Tag Lines/Campaign names – There may be specific words that you can track that are used quite a lot with the campaign. 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. Be sure to place your domain name with that in mind. 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. 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. 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. Comments can include text, hashtags, @ mentions, and emojis. Hashtag. 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. 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. 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. 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. MORE