"The new logo is expected to incorporate the Columbus skyline as well as the number 96. It will likely be circular as well. The colors and name will remain the same, but say goodbye to the three construction workers."

Domain Name: thecrew.com

Registry Domain ID: 1038421_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN

Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.register.com

Registrar URL: http://www.register.com

Updated Date: 1996-01-04T00:00:00-0500

Creation Date: 1996-01-04T00:00:00-0500

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Registrant Name: Thomas Ansley

Registrant Organization: Columbus Crew

Registrant Street: One Black & Gold Blvd.

Registrant City: Columbus

Registrant State/Province: OH

Registrant Postal Code: 43211

Registrant Country: US

Registrant Phone: +1.6144472739

...

Registrant Email: tansley@thecrew.com

Registry Admin ID:

Admin Name: Thomas Ansley

Admin Organization: Columbus Crew

Admin Street: One Black & Gold Blvd.

Admin City: Columbus

Admin State/Province: OH

Admin Postal Code: 43211

Admin Country: US

Admin Phone: +1.6144472739

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Admin Email: tansley@thecrew.com



Domain Name: COLUMBUSCREWSC.US

Domain ID: D45842087-US

Sponsoring Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.

Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146

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Registrant Name: Arica Kress

Registrant Organization: Columbus Crew

Registrant Address1: 1 Black and Gold Blvd

Registrant City: Columbus

Registrant State/Province: Ohio

Registrant Postal Code: 43211

Registrant Country: United States

Registrant Country Code: US

Registrant Phone Number: +1.6144472739

Registrant Email: akress@thecrew.com

Registrant Application Purpose: P1

Registrant Nexus Category: C11

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Name Server: NS69.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Name Server: NS70.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Created by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.

Last Updated by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.

Domain Registration Date: Tue Jul 01 16:21:35 GMT 2014

Domain Expiration Date: Tue Jun 30 23:59:59 GMT 2015

Domain Last Updated Date: Tue Jul 01 16:21:35 GMT 2014







Domain Name: COLUMBUSCREWSC.COM

Registry Domain ID: 1865072840_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN

Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com

Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com

Update Date: 2014-07-01 11:21:18

Creation Date: 2014-07-01 11:21:18

Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-07-01 11:21:18

Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC

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Registrant Name: Registration Private

Registrant Organization: Domains By Proxy, LLC

Registrant Street: DomainsByProxy.com

Registrant Street: 14747 N Northsight Blvd Suite 111, PMB 309

Registrant City: Scottsdale

Registrant State/Province: Arizona

Registrant Postal Code: 85260

Registrant Country: United States

Registrant Phone: +1.4806242599





Domain Name:COLUMBUSCREWSC.ORG

Domain ID: D173158527-LROR

Creation Date: 2014-07-01T16:20:52Z

Updated Date: 2014-07-01T16:20:52Z

Registry Expiry Date: 2015-07-01T16:20:52Z

Sponsoring Registrar:GoDaddy.com, LLC (R91-LROR)

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Registrant Name:Registration Private

Registrant Organization:Domains By Proxy, LLC

Registrant Street: DomainsByProxy.com

Registrant City:Scottsdale

Registrant State/Province:Arizona

Registrant Postal Code:85260

Registrant Country:US

Registrant Phone:+1.4806242599



"columbuscrewsc.us" was registered at 16:21:35 GMT, which is 11:21 am EST.

"columbuscrewsc.com" was registered at 11:21:18 (no time zone listed).

"columbuscrewsc.org" was registered at 16:20:52 (which I assume is GMT), which is at 11:20 EST.

As has extensively been reported, the Crew will undergo rebranding this October. Much of thespeculation has focused on a new crest/badge since reports suggest Anthony Precourt is not set on changing the name or departing from the general color scheme. Adam Jardy reports for the Dispatch thatThough it seems that both "Columbus" and "Crew" will stay in the name some have wondered if the club will follow the trend of adding things like "FC", "Sporting", "SC", or "Real" to their name. Through some digging, I think that the rebrand will include the addition of "SC", presumably standing for "Soccer Club", to the "Columbus Crew" name.The reason has to do with the importance of domain names. When starting a company/organization or launching a product it is important for one to check whether or not the associated domain is available. Colbert grabbing your domain with the definite article ( thesarahpalinchannel.com ) or Flickr dropping the "e" when it realizes someone else has the domain shows why this is important. So, if the Crew were looking to change their name it would be prudent of them to secure the appropriate domain name.Currently the Crew owns the domain " thecrew.com ". A whois search of the domain reveals it was registered for the Crew on January 4, 1996 and that the registrant is currently Thomas (TJ) Ansley. This search was done using Terminal on my computer, but a site like whois.net will provide the same result After some digging I came across a whois result that indicates that as of July 1, 2014 the Crew also owns " columbuscrewsc.us ". The registration lists the Crew's Senior Director of Marketing & Promotions Arica Kress as the current registrant (from whois.net ):A natural question that arises is: why did the Crew secure a domain name ending in .us and not .com? Though I am not completely certain, I think they also bought both " columbuscrewsc.com " and " columbuscrewsc.org ". The whois results for those domains show that they are registered to Domains By Proxy, LLC (see both on whois.net ): Domains by Proxy is a company that allows individuals to purchase domain names by proxy so that they up publicly as the owner while the actual individual or organization uses the domain. Go Daddy offers it as option when registering a domain.I assume the Crew used this option to purchase " columbuscrewsc.com " and " columbuscrewsc.org " in order to hide the fact that the Crew actually owns the domains. The reason is that all three registrations seem to have occurred at around 11:20 am EST on July 1, 2014:Presumably, this is to help keep the rebranding efforts under wraps. Unfortunately, Kress publicly purchased the .us domain without the help of private registrationThe fact that all three were purchased on the same day, are all currently parked by Go Daddy , and were bought the summer before launching a rebrand suggests that the "Columbus Crew" will become "Columbus Crew SC" this October.I am left wondering if the definite article in "The Crew" is going to be dropped. Whois queries with "the" added to the beginning show that those domains are not currently owned. Also, I tried other TLDs like .net and .info which did not turn up any results. Perhaps others might find other TLDs with "columbuscrewsc" purchased on or around July 1.