Is Apple Going To Go With A Hack? Report Says Yes: iTun.es

2010 November 12
by Michael H. Berkens

According to MacRumors“, Apple might use a domain hack for its new iTunes Ping program.

The story says that Apple which has has owned the domain name hack of the hack of iTun.es,  since December 2006, when it was registered by Mark Monitor, could windup using its as a link shortener for its new Ping product links for Twitter.

iTun.es currently forwards to Apple.com

If true this would mark the second top 5 tech companies that would go with a hack as a shortener.

In October Google announced it was going to use the hack, Goog.gl, as a shortener.

This might help the domain hack market, and you can find some great one on sale at DomainHacks.com

4 Responses leave one →
  1. 2010 November 12

    just seen two interesting domains at domainhacks … Euro.pe and Doma.in

  2. 2010 November 13

    about iTune.es … why should Apple move its millions iTunes users to this domain?

  3. 2010 November 13
    MHB permalink

    They are not going to move millions of itunes users to this, they are going to use it so people can tweet their ping

  4. 2011 November 14

    Still nothing on itun.es. A propos, we have psycholo.gy + psychologi.es.

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