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Radix
continues to burnish their image as one
of the most creative marketers in the new gTLD
space. The registry operator administers 11 TLDs
and is continually coming up with new ways to
build recognition for their top level domains.
This week Radix's .Site
Domains announced the winners
of the ambitious #SiteIt contest
they created in partnership with giant registrar Namecheap.
The partners were able to enlist Kevin
Harrington, one of the original judges on ABC-TV's
hit series Shark Tank to judge their
competition, giving it instant credibility and
awareness in the creative community. The
contest invited participants to share their
idea along with a unique .Site domain name
that could be used for their concept. Over
6,000 people wound up registering and
presenting ideas. From those entries, the Radix
team short-listed the finalists with the winner
and runner-up then chosen by veteran
entrepreneur, business executive and network
celebrity Harrington. The winner, Teodor Rupi,
earned a 1-on-1 brainstorming session with
Harrington, $2,500 in cash, a MacBook
Air and a hoverboard. The runner-up, Jaydev
Sachdeva, took home $1,000 in cash and
both also received a Website Starter Kit from
Namecheap. Harrington
said, “As an entrepreneur, it was especially
exciting for me to judge the #SiteIt Contest. I
feel deeply passionate about bringing ideas to
life and truly believe that after the initial
spark, all it takes is a nudge in the right
direction. This contest by .Site Domains and
Namecheap was just the kind of motivation needed
to urge people to share their ideas on the web.”
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Kevin
Harrington
One of the original judges on
ABC-TV's hit series Shark Tank. |
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Winner,
Teodor Rupi said “I’m absolutely
thrilled to have won the #SiteIt contest! I’m
very grateful to .Site Domains and Namecheap for
the experience, and their initiative to motivate
people to share ideas and get a jump start in
making their ideas a reality. The .Site Domains
team's support, prizes and overall experience
reinforced, for me, the value a simple idea could
have once it’s shared.”
Namecheap Global Marketing Manager Elpida
Moutsiou added, “At Namecheap, we’re
always happy to join initiatives to help talented
entrepreneurs and innovators thrive. Through our
partnership with .Site Domains, we reaffirm our
purpose of helping people take their ideas to the
web. We can’t wait to see how the winner and
runner-up utilize our full startup kit to bring
their ideas to fruition on their new .Site
domain.” The
specific business idea and domain each prize
winner came up with were not released, which is
prudent so no one will capitalize on their ideas
before they get a chance to put them in
motion. |
