This week’s #WebsiteWednesday is extra special – you might have already even spotted this amazing artist and website yourself!
Last week, CNET’s Stephen Shankland tweeted his .xyz discovery in the wild:
First .xyz domain I found in the wild without looking for it: Artist Charles Levalet. Fantastic street art in Paris. http://t.co/mxz5bQVNP4
— Stephen Shankland (@stshank) April 8, 2015
Charles Leval, aka Levalet, is a 27-year old street artist from northeastern France. His recent work covers the streets of Paris with his hand drawn characters that interact with the urban architecture. Levalet shared his art with the online world through Levalet.org, which he now moved to Levalet.xyz. On his newly designed portfolio site, he is certainly capturing more fans throughout the world!
Does his art look familiar to you? That’s because Levalet was recently featured in huge outlets like Huffington Post, Visual News, the Laughing Squid, and even on the main Instagram account where he racked in 615,000 likes!
If you want to read more about Levalet, we recommend checking out this article on Smash from a few weeks back
On another exciting note, while we were researching through everything Levalet, we also experienced a .xyz meta moment of sorts. Another .xyz site called Alter Minds, which blogs about art, culture, history, and even about hyperrealistic paintings of greasy hamburgers (what?!) also featured Levalet’s artwork! That’s a .xyz reporting on another .xyz. How exciting is that?
Have you spotted any .xyz websites in the wild, #GenXYZ? Keep us posted through Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, and we’ll be sure to feature the best!
We’re ecstatic to announce the newest member of our XYZ family, .Rent! With .xyz as the domain extension for every website, everywhere, and .College as the shared-purpose and knowledge driven extension, we’re now adding a business-focused domain member to our growing extension crew.
.Rent is an open namespace for businesses to list and manage their rental properties, products, and services online. With .Rent at the end of your domain, you’ll attract customers looking to rent your services and it will serve as a built-in call-to-action.
.Rent is set to launch exclusively for Trademark holders in early September of this year. Following this special registration period, .Rent will go into a quick 7-day Early Access Period, where the general public can register .Rent domains at premium pricing. Everyone will have the opportunity to register .Rent domains at standard pricing starting in mid-October.
Stay tuned for more XYZ updates by following us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!
In our last post, we mentioned how Team XYZ was everywhere. Whether it’s on your TV, at SXSW in Austin, or in one of the biggest news publications in China, it was hard to miss us.
And to top it all off, did you know we were also at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro?
Representing Team XYZ, Canadian domain investor Ian Clark waived the .xyz flag after conquering Mount Kilimanjaro (the highest peak in Africa, standing at 5,895 meters above sea level – that’s 3.6 miles straight up into the air!) Despite having two metal knees, Ian embraced this challenge to raise money for Water School.
Water School is a non-profit organization that strives to provide simple, safe, strategic, and sustainable clean water solutions to the developing world. Ian’s goal was to raise $5000 (Canadian dollars) so 5 schools will have access to a sustainable clean water supply.
We were so inspired by Ian’s spirit that we donated to his cause, and in return, Ian hiked up Mount Kilimanjaro and proudly represented Team XYZ.
Check out photos and comments from his travel diary below!
A huge congratulation is in order for Ian and his team. And what’s even more amazing, is that he isn’t stopping here. In July, Ian is set to tackle another mountain, Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
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Happy Monday, #GenXYZ! For those of you who have been following the news lately, you’ve seen that CEO and Founder Daniel Negari has been blowing up the media with XYZ. From The Telegraph, to the South China Morning Post, and this morning on Fox Business News with Maria Bartiromo, Team XYZ is everywhere!
XYZ the new dotcom? http://t.co/dGSihgFCgo @DanielNegari @XYZ @OpeningBellFBN @FoxBusiness
— Maria Bartiromo (@MariaBartiromo) March 30, 2015
Fresh from the studios in New York City, catch Daniel’s interview with the host herself, Maria Bartiromo of Opening Bell:
What did you think, #GenXYZ? Keep your eyes and ears open for even more exciting news that’s coming your way soon!
Let’s hear it for the #XYZsquad! For the second year in a row, the purple people were a major hit with South By Southwest (aka SXSW) attendees. From Graffiti Park to Downtown Austin, the #XYZsquad parkoured across the city during one of the largest conferences that attracts 72,000+ attendees each year from all over the world.
Back-flipping, forward-flipping, photo-taking, and sticker-giving, they covered a lot of ground while explosively (and awesomely) spreading the message that .xyz is for every website, everywhere.
We have tons of footage that we can’t wait to share with you all. While we’re putting our final magical touches on the videos, here’s a sneak-peek at what went down on the streets of Austin:
Were you at SXSW? If you were lucky and caught a glimpse of the #XYZsquad, tell us about it! Tweet us @XYZ, tag us on Instagram, or drop us a line on Facebook. Until next time, #GenXYZ!
