We’re always looking for new ways to inspire the next generation of internet users to build on .xyz domains. And that’s exactly why we’re so excited about our new partnership with CoderDojo, the international organization dedicated to teaching students aged 7 to 17 how to code. From now until July 24th, all members of the CoderDojo community can apply for a free .xyz domain and all the tools necessary to create some of their first ever projects on the web.
After filling out a short form, verified members of the CoderDojo community will receive a unique coupon code for a free .xyz domain, Weebly website builder, hosting, and WHOIS privacy protection. This way, anyone involved with CoderDojo can get a cool, brandable .xyz domain name. Not sure what to get? Check out some of our favorite ideas below:
| Theme | Live Domains |
|---|---|
| YourName.xyz | TimHendrix.xyz, RyanLee.xyz |
| YourProject.xyz | TheHeliosProject.xyz, Elsewhere.xyz |
| YourBlog.xyz | HouseOfLords.xyz, StilettoMeUp.xyz |
| YourIdea.xyz | BYOR.xyz, Arkadia.xyz |
For more inspiration, be sure to visit www.gen.xyz/live to view hundreds more unique .xyz websites from all over the world.
Whether you’re just learning how to code or are a CoderDojo veteran, don’t miss this opportunity to build out your passion on your very own .xyz domain. Remember – you only have until July 24th to claim your free .xyz domain, Weebly website builder, and more. And once you’ve launched your shiny new .xyz website, post a screenshot on Instagram and tag us @XYZ for a chance to get featured in our weekly #WebsiteWednesday series!
Skybox.xyz – GoDaddy customer (United States)
One of the best experiences while using a virtual reality headset is viewing video content through them. VR goggles allow you to enter your own movie theater and be fully immersed in whatever content you are watching. To do this efficiently, however, requires software to be able to stream straight to your device. This week’s #WebsiteWednesday allows you to stream any video on your computer to multiple devices with ease – Skybox.xyz
Skybox.xyz is a streaming software for both Mac and PC, which allows you to stream both 2D and 3D video content directly to several of the most popular VR devices including Gear VR, Google’s Cardboard, HTC Vive, and the Oculus Rift, as well as some mobile phones. Skybox organizes these videos in an attractive dashboard, allowing you to select videos with ease. The best part of Skybox is that you can stream 4K videos over WiFi without any loss in video quality or resolution, meaning your videos will be as clear as if you were actually there.
No matter what device you have to view virtual reality content, Skybox.xyz makes it easy to stream video for you in crystal clear quality. When it comes to VR video content, Skybox has you covered, from X, to Y, to Z.
E3 2017 was an exciting new experience for XYZ, drawing just under 70,000 people from around the world. Industry professionals, gaming journalists, and passionate fans alike gathered in the Los Angeles Convention Center to get hands-on with the future of video games. But the real star of the conference was the #XYZsquad, who danced their way into the attendees’ collective hearts.
The XYZ purple people were on site to hand out some limited edition XYZ swag, inform the gaming world that .xyz is for every website, everywhere, and challenge all those die-hard fans to a dance off. But between dance sets and posing with cosplayers, #XYZsquad managed to take in some of the best sights E3 had to offer.
The #XYZsquad took home first, second, and third at Forza Motorsports…
Dance-battled the Hip Hop Storm Trooper…
Experienced Pico Interactive’s new VR headset demo…
Met with one of the dinosaur robots from Horizon Zero Dawn…
And shut down E3 with a set at the Shadow of War booth.
The #XYZsquad had such a good time at E3 2017, we’re already looking forward to next year’s convention. With the gaming conference down, the XYZ Team is looking ahead to the summer. Not just for a chance to escape to the beach, but for all the exciting events we have in store. Want more details about our events and dance battles? Stay up-to-date with all the XYZ news by signing up for our newsletter and following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
May was another fast-paced month for Team XYZ. We spent the month giving members of #GenXYZ more creative freedom than ever before with their domains, by introducing the new 1.111B® Class. But before our June 1 announcement, we got to meet face to face with businesses and individuals around the world and hear about all their dynamic ideas and projects.
We started off the month sponsoring the Product Forge Local Transport Hackathon in Edinburgh, Scotland. Hackathons are one of our favorite ways to connect with #GenXYZ and support their entrepreneurial spirit. Product Forge’s Hackathon featured creative problem solving from innovators and future leaders. 8 teams composed of tech, design, business, and transport industry professionals competed to build the best new product that would improve transport services in South East Scotland. The winning team was Side who developed TransitTalks, a platform that allows individuals in communities to correspond directly with transportation planners and share their concerns and wishes.
As the winning team, Side was awarded a free .xyz domain, so they can get started building the TransitTalks platform online right away.
Our next trip was to sunny Spain for the ICANN GDD Industry Summit. The summit was a great opportunity to meet with many of our registrar partners and to share our vision for the 1.111B® Class. Many of our registrar partners loved the idea and marketing support that the XYZ Team had put together (look for them at gen.xyz). We are always grateful when we have the chance to meet face to face with the registrars that allow innovators around the world to have access to .xyz, and we look forward to seeing them at future ICANN events.
After the ICANN summit we returned to the States to connect with members of Santa Monica’s rapidly growing Virtual Reality (VR) startup community at the Silicon Beach VR Networking Mixer. We spoke to passionate VR entrepreneurs and got to share some success stories of .xyz adopters working in VR, like Langzou.xyz. We love promoting .xyz adopters at every event we attend and the professionals we met at the mixer were inspired by their stories and can’t wait to follow in their footsteps with their own .xyz VR sites.
Our last stop in May was the Silicon Beach Young Professionals Mixer, which combined hungry young tech professionals, growing startups, and even a few freelance developers for a night of networking and collaboration. After we generated buzz about .xyz inside the event, we went out onto the streets of Venice to generate buzz about the 1.111B® Class with a holographic takeover.
The takeovers are far from over, as XYZ has huge throughout June to spread the word about the “All Your Domains Are Come From Us” marketing campaign and the 1.111B® Class. Stay tuned to our Twitter (@XYZ), Facebook (/XYZ) and Instagram (@XYZ) to see what Team XYZ and the #XYZsquad have in store!
Langzou.xyz – Alibaba customer (China)
Virtual reality is one of the fastest growing emerging technologies on the market. From video games, to movies, and even real estate, VR is changing the way we see the future. The full potential of VR in education, however, is still being discovered. That’s why this week’s #WebsiteWednesday is bringing the power of VR to one of the places that can benefit from it the most – Langzou.xyz.
Langzou.xyz is a virtual reality company, and member of the HTC ViveX accelerator, that is using VR to enhance the learning experience in classrooms across China. Langzou.xyz has developed a software that allows teachers to supplement their lessons with VR without any special training. Teachers can select from millions of free 3D models that they can utilize to create interactive lessons. This means students can learn about anatomy while they are virtually interacting with the different bones. Or they can virtually travel to any country in the world for a digital field trip!
“The company was founded after I worked on a new technology called volumetric video, it’s the next generation of video capturing technology. Essentially, every frame of this type of video is a 3D model. It is taking a 2D video to the third dimension, and that is also the reason behind the choice of the .xyz domain.” – Dabo Chen, Founder of Langzou.xyz
Langzou.xyz is thinking outside of the box with their application of VR and is harnessing the power of technology to help shape the future of the youngest members of #GenXYZ. They chose the domain extension that covers every axis of space, X, Y, and Z. This technology has the potential to change education as we know it, and we can’t wait to see it rolled out in every classroom, everywhere!
