Verisign Celebrates .com’s 30th Anniversary, Launches Domain Name Contest

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Verisign Celebrates .com’s 30th Anniversary, Launches Domain Name Contest

	By Verisign (Sponsored Post) A Global Provider of Critical Internet Infrastructure and Domain Name Registry Services
	January 26, 2015 Views: 17,578

Verisign is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the .com top-level-domain by launching a contest called “Internet Official” (#InternetOfficial). From today’s announcement:

“The contest, which is open to U.S. residents only, will feature up to five monthly winners (for a total of 15) and one grand prize winner. A panel of top industry influencers and surprise celebrity judges, as well as the public’s votes will determine the five best .com domain names entered into the contest each month during the contest’s three month entry period. Each monthly winner will receive $5,000 and the opportunity to submit a video explaining the beauty of their entry. Those monthly winners who submit a video will proceed to the final round for an opportunity to win the grand prize amount - $30,000!”

By Verisign, A Global Provider of Critical Internet Infrastructure and Domain Name Registry Services — Verisign, a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign enables the security, stability, and resiliency of key internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more about what it means to be Powered by Verisign, please visit Verisign.com.
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