Origin of GE Logos & Internet Domains


The original logo from 1892 stands the the monogram
"G" for General and "E" for Electric or Edison.

In 1900 it got a major change as the Monogram was surrounded by a circle.
The General Electric logo is inspired by the Art Nouveau style,
the "curls" represent the movement of electricity.
The outside has a circular shape which makes it timeless,
while the inner activity interconnects the "GE" initials in a sorphisticated way
and in the movement of electricity .

The logo has become a timeless symbol for innovation.

In 2004 it was slightly modified adding blue color.
The change was done by Mike Abbink from the brand consultancy Wollf Ollins.
The Logo remained unchanged ever since.


Internet Domains:
Unlike other companys owning iconic Monograms,
General Electric was very internet savvy
and not late to register the matching internet domain GE.com.

The date of registration, August 5 1986,
is a symbol of exeptional technology awareness,
in fact General Electric was one of the very first companies (the 20th company)
to register an Internet Domain in history,
and the third one (after HP.com and TI.com) to register a Two Letter Domain.
At that time almost nobody knew about the Internet.



General Electric is listed on position n°3
on the VB.com Domain Hall of Fame.
See also the history of the GE.com website.

There are many companies, in particular from France,
that were very behind when the internet arrived.
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, or Christian Dior
not only missed the registration
but also the later sale of their Monograms as a .com Internet Domain.

The domain General Electric.com was registered 1995 september 12.
General Electric has an impressive portfolio of over 18,300 domains.