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Friday, 1 May 2020

Zoom's web address is confusing the hell out of people

Zoom's web address is confusing the hell out of people

If you try calling Zoom, you may be greeted with a gruff voice asking, “Are you looking for Zoom dot-us or Zoomus Marketing?”

That’s Frank Cahill, who runs a small marketing company called Zoomus out of New Jersey. You can find its website at Zoomus.com. He does not work at Zoom, the massively popular video chat service, which is located at Zoom.us. 

A lot of people seem to be getting the two confused.

A new pop-up on Zoomus.com informs visitors that they are not on Zoom.us.

A new pop-up on Zoomus.com informs visitors that they are not on Zoom.us.

Image: screenshot: mashable

Before the coronavirus, Cahill got calls from people looking for Zoom every once in awhile. He says he bought the Zoomus.com domain name in 2010 or 2011, back when Zoom was “very small and not known,” for around $5,000. Read more...

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