Comments on: A Company That “Gets It” – What Does It Mean To Me? http://www.fka200.com/2009/01/09/a-company-that-gets-it-what-does-it-mean-to-me/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: sky http://www.fka200.com/2009/01/09/a-company-that-gets-it-what-does-it-mean-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-948 sky Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:27:08 +0000 http://www.fka200.com/?p=672#comment-948 How many licks does it take 2 get 2 the center of a tootsie pop? How many licks does it take 2 get 2 the center of a tootsie pop?

]]> By: Scott http://www.fka200.com/2009/01/09/a-company-that-gets-it-what-does-it-mean-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Scott Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:23:59 +0000 http://www.fka200.com/?p=672#comment-542 You know, I never saw the KGB commercial you were speaking of until today. And seriously, it's a funny one. The right is Shinola! You know, I never saw the KGB commercial you were speaking of until today. And seriously, it’s a funny one.

The right is Shinola!

]]> By: Sammy Ashouri http://www.fka200.com/2009/01/09/a-company-that-gets-it-what-does-it-mean-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Sammy Ashouri Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:53:02 +0000 http://www.fka200.com/?p=672#comment-533 With KGB I really think this might be one of those sites where they created it in order to protect the domain. There are a couple live "KGB" trademarks, and we all know how people go WIPO crazy to try and get their domains. The only thing that puzzles me is it might be a somewhat legit project considering spending advertising money on television. Whois knowledgegenerationbureau.com: Created: 2008-12-29 Why do I have a feeling that KGB.com doesn't really care for what they say KGB stands for? For this specific case, I'd say using KGB.com is worth it, especially with the trademarks "live". If for some reason someone wants to buy KGB.com for a large amount, I'd personally sell if I wasn't using it, but having a parked page on this domain might not be the wisest of things. They could probably get away with using another domain, like TheKGB.com, but if you have it and want to protect it, develop it! If you could make money and find a somewhat workable domain and sell the premium to raise capital to make sure you own the rights/development to a site 100%, selling to raise capital might be a smart idea. If I had to split kgb.com between a venture capitalist in order to get it up and running the way I wanted vs getting thekgb.com and owning it full out and doing things my own way with my own cash, I would go with the latter. Obviously, this might only work in a case-by-case scenario. With KGB I really think this might be one of those sites where they created it in order to protect the domain. There are a couple live “KGB” trademarks, and we all know how people go WIPO crazy to try and get their domains. The only thing that puzzles me is it might be a somewhat legit project considering spending advertising money on television.

Whois knowledgegenerationbureau.com:
Created: 2008-12-29

Why do I have a feeling that KGB.com doesn’t really care for what they say KGB stands for?

For this specific case, I’d say using KGB.com is worth it, especially with the trademarks “live”. If for some reason someone wants to buy KGB.com for a large amount, I’d personally sell if I wasn’t using it, but having a parked page on this domain might not be the wisest of things. They could probably get away with using another domain, like TheKGB.com, but if you have it and want to protect it, develop it! If you could make money and find a somewhat workable domain and sell the premium to raise capital to make sure you own the rights/development to a site 100%, selling to raise capital might be a smart idea. If I had to split kgb.com between a venture capitalist in order to get it up and running the way I wanted vs getting thekgb.com and owning it full out and doing things my own way with my own cash, I would go with the latter. Obviously, this might only work in a case-by-case scenario.

]]> By: Scott http://www.fka200.com/2009/01/09/a-company-that-gets-it-what-does-it-mean-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Scott Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:16:16 +0000 http://www.fka200.com/?p=672#comment-532 Interesting point on KGB and knowledgegenerationbureau.com. KGB.com is a valuable domain, given the large history of the security agency. But I do find it quite puzzling that they don't also buy knowledgegenerationbureau.com and simply have it forward to KGB.com. Crazy. Would it be worth selling of KGB.com, since it's obvious someone would be willing to pay top dollar for it, and going with an alternative name? They can either pick up another short url (*KGB.com, KGB*.com, KBGNY.com, etc) or use a call-to-action and redirect it to knowledgegenerationbureau.com. They could raise a little capital doing this. Would it be worth it? Interesting point on KGB and knowledgegenerationbureau.com. KGB.com is a valuable domain, given the large history of the security agency. But I do find it quite puzzling that they don’t also buy knowledgegenerationbureau.com and simply have it forward to KGB.com. Crazy.

Would it be worth selling of KGB.com, since it’s obvious someone would be willing to pay top dollar for it, and going with an alternative name? They can either pick up another short url (*KGB.com, KGB*.com, KBGNY.com, etc) or use a call-to-action and redirect it to knowledgegenerationbureau.com. They could raise a little capital doing this. Would it be worth it?

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