Case Studies by VB.com
Internet Hall of Fame
on companies owning
a Two Letter Domain
BP British Petroleum
Two Letter Domains
 

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History of the BP.com website    
     
1989 BP.com Domain
1990 BP.com Domain
1991 BP.com Domain
bp.com registered
25 March 1989
by Texas Instruments
and Internet does not exist yet
nobody knows about Domain Names

168 domains registered
by 31 dec 1989
Internet is slowly coming alive ...

nobody knows about Domain Names ...
exept very few people like someone from BP
domain BP.com already registered

223 domains registered
by 31 dec 1990
Internet is slowly coming alive ...

nobody knows about Domain Names ...
exept very few people like someone from BP
domain BP.com already registered

341 domains registered
by 31 dec 1991
     
1992 BP.com Domain
1993 BP.com Domain
1994 BP.com Domain
Internet is slowly coming alive ...



domain BP.com already registered

341 domains registered
by 31 dec 1992
Bill Clinton becomes US President
pushes the Internet ...


domain BP.com already registered

994 domains registered
by 31 dec 1993
21 Oct 1994
launch of the Whitehouse Website

Pionneer website BP.com already live in 1994
but no screenshot available

3712 domains registered
by 31 dec 1994
     
1995 BP.com Website
by BP
1996 BP.com Website
made by BP British Petroleum
1997 BP.com Website
made by BP British Petroleum
Internet is growing in the US


pionneer website BP.com already live in 1995
but no screenshot available

9005 domains registered
by 31 dec 1995
BP.com historic website by BP from 1996
BP.com historic website by BP from 1997
     
1998 BP.com Website
made by BP
1999 BP.com Website
made by BP
2000 BP.com Website
made by BP
BP.com historic website from 1998 by BP
BP.com historic website from 1999 by BP
BP.com historic website from 2000 by BP
     
2001 BP.com Website
made by BP
2002 BP.com Website
made by BP
2003 BP.com Website
made by BP
BP.com historic website from 2001 by BP
BP.com historic website from 2002 by BP
BP.com historic website from 2003 by BP
     
2004 BP.com Website
made by BP
2005 BP.com Website
made by BP
2006 BP.com Website
made by BP
BP.com historic website from 2004 by BP
BP.com historic website from 2005 by BP
BP.com historic website from 2006 by BP
     
2007 BP.com Website
made by BP
2008 BP.com Website
made by BP
2009 BP.com Website
made by BP
BP.com historic website from 2007 by BP
BP.com historic website from 2008 by BP
BP.com by BP from 2009
2010 BP.com Website
made by BP
   
BP.com by BP from 2010
    
 
 


Company Overview  
Company: BP plc ex British Petroleum  
website: bp.com discover the history of BP
ticker symbol LSE: bp - NYSE: bp  

BP
1 Saint James Square
London
ENG SW1Y 4PD
UK

Founded: 1909

Founder: William Knox d´Arcy
and George Reynolds
founded Anglo Persian Oil Company

Revenue 2008: 367 billion $
Income 2008: 35,2 billion $
Employees 92,000

Market Capitalisation Aug 2009 158 billion $
todays Market Capitalization

Only Energy Corportation
to own a Two Letter Domain
   
 
   
Activity:
World´s 5th largest
and UK´s largest company
HP Labtop DV 9702
Segment: B2C
mass market
BP Gas Card
Countries: Global  
   
   
   
Brand Management
primary brand Logo
"BP and Helios Sun"

the "Helios" logo represents Energy
in it´s various forms - Helios is the Greek Sun God
only use of company initials
bp.com website
   
secondary brand slogan "beyond petroleum"
no more use of the full name "British" Petrolium
   
full Company Name BP
Rebranding since 2000 BP
2000 BP Amoco
1954-2000 British Petroleum
1909-1934 Anglo Persian Oil Company
   
   
   
There are many "BPs"
but only one BP.com		 The Domain BP.com is desired
by other companies
that are in the Internet Hall of Shame

 
 

BP Helios Ad
 
 
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