[vorbis] a vorbis launch update

[Adam Whitehead]

Hi,

> evorbis.com
> ivorbis.com
> myvorbis.com
> vorbismusic.com
> vorbisaudio.com
> vorbisnow.com

Wow, even some of the most obscure vorbis domains are taken now too.
Hard to find many that aren't. vorbisonline.com, vorbiscentral.com etc.

Managed to snap up vorbisweb.com though :)

Regards,
Adam Whitehead
Netherworld Media
E-mail: adam at nwmedia.com.au
Phone: +61 (889) 279 898
FAX: +61 (889) 273 889
AudioPhilez (http://www.audiophilez.com)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Moffitt" <jack at icecast.org>
To: <vorbis at xiph.org>
Cc: <vorbis-dev at xiph.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 10:12 PM
Subject: [vorbis] a vorbis launch update

>
> The last two days have been amazing for Vorbis.  Here's a list
> I've collected of our press:
>
> In Print:
>
> Wall Street Journal, Market section, back of the first page
>
> On the net:
>
> http://www.inside.com/story/Story_Cached/0,2770,6015,00.html
> http://www.news.com/news/0-1005-200-2091466.html
> http://news.webnoize.com/item.rs?ID=9484
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/06/16/2228244
>
http://www.cnetinvestor.com/newsitem-bloomberg.asp?symbol=91659277&Ticker=CM
GI
> http://tm.intervu.net/smirror/cnetradio/am06-21.asx (about 5 minutes in)
> http://www.dmusic.com/news/news.php?id=2671
> http://www.ragingbull.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=ICAST&read=96
> http://www.advogato.org/article/56.html
> http://www.xiph.org/archives/vorbis/0025.html
> http://www.benews.com/story/3278.1.html
> http://www.news.com/news/0-1005-200-1540213.html
> http://slashdot.org/articles/00/04/11/118219.shtml
> http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory&sid=2000/06/16/17383/5971
>
> and more are coming :)
>
> Also, as if the press wasn't enough:  at least two new vorbis sites:
>
> www.govorbis.com
> www.vorbiszone.com
>
> Which prompted me to try and see what other domains got taken...
>
> evorbis.com
> ivorbis.com
> myvorbis.com
> vorbismusic.com
> vorbisaudio.com
> vorbisnow.com
>
> all taken.  They are selling like hotcakes.
>
>
> And now for the web stats:
>
> I don't have the stats for xiph.org, but vorbis.com:
>
> over 6,000 downloads of vorbis plugins and encoders
> 45,000 hits in two days
> 18,000 page views
> 6,000 unique users
>
> The referers show a large amount of traffic from Japanese audio sites.
>
>
> So thanks to Monty, the Ogg Vorbis hackers, and everyone else for making
> it such a success so far :)
>
> jack.
>
>
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