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About Tauno

CEO of NameStation

Domain search forms layout. Menu changes

Today we released a number of layout changes to our search forms, hopefully making them easier to understand and use. As with all new things, there may be some glitches here and there. What do you think, is there anything we … Continue reading

Overlaps and Alliterations now in Keyword Domains

Overlaps and Alliterations are now part of Keyword Domains search, instead of Dictionary Domains.

Header redesign, search improvements

We just launched a couple of UI improvements.  The topmost search box now stays put, when you scroll down the page. This is especially useful in long domain search results pages. If you get an idea for a name, you … Continue reading

Quick Search now has keyword information

Typing a keyword into the Quick Search box now returns the keyword definition, related words and all Lists, where this keyword occurs.

Rich formatting in Contest Discussion

Contest Discussion now has formatting controls that allow links and basic HTML. This way, we can better share search techniques during the contest.

Downvoted entries can be removed again

We have re-enabled the deletion of down-voted entries. A while ago we had disabled this, because we received a complaints from Contest Holders about down-voting being meaningless and a high number of irrelevant entries. There is a delicate balance to keeping … Continue reading

User Profile improvements – now with more statistics

In addition to making your Public Profile look better,  it now contains the statistics about your recent activity. You may wish to review your “About” texts, since they look different in the new layout. The statistics panel contains the Up/Down … Continue reading

Feature Update: Talent Points and Flagging Contest Entries

Starting today, the value of a downvote is -1 Point, instead of -2 Points. As part of our continued efforts to develop a more balanced awards system that would also increase the quality of name suggestions, we recently decided to … Continue reading

Feature Update: Deleting entries not allowed after voting

We just updated the response deletion functionality in Public Contests. Contest entries can no longer be removed after a vote has been cast. Contestants must now consider their suggestions more carefully, because entries with downvotes can no longer be removed. Hopefully … Continue reading

Why should I sign up for NameStation?

Finding good domain names is getting harder. Conventional domain search methods require creative thinking, a bit of luck and a lot of time (or alternatively, a substantial budget). NameStation’s name generators can greatly reduce that time, but in order to … Continue reading