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New domain extensions added – .CZ and .LA 19 Jul 2013 | 02:13 pm
NameStation now supports generating domain names with .CZ (Czech Republic) and .LA (Los Angeles) Top-level domains. There are tons of 3-4 character names and dictionary domains available with both ex...
How to find better name ideas and earn more Talent Points at contests? 9 Apr 2013 | 08:29 pm
This article is often being updated with new tips and guidelines about maximizing your earnings at Public Name Contests. Quick Tips Subscribe to Contest Alerts. First entries get more attention and po...
Append popular suffixes to a keyword list 8 Apr 2013 | 11:21 pm
The List Suffixes search now has an option to choose between popular suffixes (such as io, ify, ly, isto) and generic nonsensical suffixes (such as eum, ead, sar, sen). Suffixes are added randomly eac...
Separation of Shortlisting and Voting 28 Mar 2013 | 01:52 am
Recent updates to entries sorting had a negative effect on voting – Contest Holders started using voting to manage shortlisted entries, and downvoted entries that were originally upvoted – to narrow d...
New sorting and filtering options for contest entries 22 Mar 2013 | 02:12 am
We’ve added a couple of new options for sorting and filtering contest entries: Unrated – gives the Contest Holders a better overview about which entries need to be rated. Voted Up/Down – filters by to...
Contestant payouts are now made for every 1000 Talent Points 18 Dec 2012 | 06:22 pm
Starting today, payments of $100 are issued each time you’ve received another 1000 Points. Previously we issued Paypal payments of $50 every time 500 Points was reached.
Changes to the contest entries limit, before voting has started 12 Dec 2012 | 10:37 pm
When a public contest has 0 votes, each participant can post up to 10 names. As soon as there is at least 1 vote, you can post more. Contestants with a 30-day average vote ratio of less than 0.25 can ...
Voting update – base score of an entry is now 0 8 Dec 2012 | 12:27 pm
An update to the scoring system was released yesterday. Previously, when a name was posted to a Contest, an upvote by the name’s creator was added automatically. New names got 1 vote immediately after...
Vote Ratio will soon affect Contest participation limit 9 Nov 2012 | 12:39 pm
As a heads-up, all contest participants should be working on improving their Up/Down votes ratio. Your 30-day average ratio will determine, how many entries you can post to a contest per day. These nu...
Contest Entries limit before Voting starts 15 Oct 2012 | 07:08 pm
There is now a limit to how many entries each contestant can post to Public Contests, before voting has started. The reason being that the Contest Holders need to get a chance of providing feedback, b...
