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  • DomainFest Introduces Two Pitch Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

    Frank Michlick
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    DOMAINFest Global 2010, which will be held by Oversee.net in Santa Monica from January 26-28th, 2009,  in  has just announced the addition of PITCHfest and LAUNCHfest. PITCHfest allows five pre-selected finalists to make 5 minute presentations of their new products ideas to the audience and a panel of judges. While the audience will be able to select their favorite by voting via text-messages, the winner will be picked by the judges. With LAUNCHfest the pre-selected applicants get to present their vision how to develop one of ten given domain names. Again the winner will be selected on a…

  • 3 Charged With Comcast.net Hijacking at Network Solutions

    Chad Kettner
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm
    Three hackers — Christopher Allen Lewis, 19,  James Robert Black Jr., 20, and Michael Paul Lebel, 28 — have been hit with a federal conspiracy charge this week due to their involvement in the 2008 hijacking of Comcast.net – a prank that took down the cable company’s homepage and email service for more than five hours and supposedly cost the company over $128,000. According to the indictment, the hackers gained control of the Comcast.net domain along with 200 other domains with two phone calls to Network Solutions, the company’s domain registrar, as well as one…

  • SnapNames Revises Terms of Rebate Offer

    Frank Michlick
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am
    According to an email from Snapnames regarding the “halvarez” scandal that just reached us, the company has amended the terms for accepting their rebate offer, to now only limit future claims regarding auctions on SnapNames that “halvarez” was a bidder in. The email goes on to say that company has no way to return or compensate participants in auctions where “halvarez” was the winning bidder. The note also says “Although it cannot discuss the details of any ongoing legal issues, SnapNames intends to pursue the legal remedies it may have with respect…

  • BargainDomains.com Launches First Preview, Listings are Free

    Frank Michlick
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:52 am
    Francois of Domaining.com has informed us that he has now just launched the first preview of BargainDomains.com, his new service for listing domains, is now online. Listings are free of charge, but will have to be at 30% of the appraised value according to his new automated free appraisal service at Valuate.com. The sales and escrow fee is 15% of the sales price. The full terms are listed after the jump. You must be the owner of the domain name. We do NOT accept domain names with hyphens, numbers, nor IDN or domains based in trademarks. We no longer accept adult names, gambling names. Domains…

  • Law Firm Claims Cybersquatting and TM Infringement Against Ex-Employee’s Gripe Site

    Chad Kettner
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:39 am
    Levinson Axelrod, a New Jersey law firm, is trying to shut down an ex-employee’s gripe site, alleging cybersquatting and trademark infringement. Edward Heyburn, who worked for Levinson Axelrod from 1998 to 2004, started a “Levinson Axelrod Sucks” website in late September, using the domain name LevinsonAxelrod.net to post personal opinions and complaints about the firm and it’s partners. “I thought this was a very nice way to pull them out of the clouds,” Heyburn said. And out of the clouds they came. Levinson Axelrod has taken the case to court alleging…
 
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  • Following Up on a Few Things: Celebrities, Crises and One Year Here

    Joe Loong
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Here are a few items that came up recently that reminded me of other things that happened, only less recently: * Social Media Vulnerabilities: From the New York Times Sunday edition came a report of a Hollywood burglary ring whose members not only targeted celebrities, but used celebrity gossip web sites to figure out when those celebrities would be out partying, so they could break in knowing no one would be at home. Granted, celebrities aren’t normal people — their movements are tracked and broadcast with unhealthy intensity. And the burglary ring (alleged, that is)…

  • Interview with the Product Manager – Mike Hollen of nsMail

    Steve Fisher
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Hollen and talk about nsMail, what it is and the changes that came with the improved Network Solutions brand. We talked about all areas of hosted email and some great improvements and new products coming in the future. The video of the interview is below: To see more videos, check out the series section below or check out the interviews in advance, you can see them on our Solutions Are Power YouTube channel.

  • Interview with the Product Manager – Lynne Brehmer of nsWebAddress

    Steve Fisher
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Lynne Brehmer and talk about nsWebAddress, what it is and the changes that came with the improved Network Solutions brand. We talked about the reasons for the name change and how it still means your domain name, but it encompasses so much more, especially for being more small business friendly. The video of the interview is below: To see more videos, check out the series section below or check out the interviews in advance, you can see them on our Solutions Are Power YouTube channel.

  • What Does Marc Benioff Really Have To Say About The Cloud At Dreamforce 2009?

    Kenneth Yeung
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    I’m sitting here at the 2009 edition of the Dreamforce Conference to listen to the CEO of SalesForce, Marc Benioff, talk about his thoughts about the cloud and listen in to any potential  announcements that he may have about the company and their highly successful product. And without disappointment, it turns out that Salesforce is rolling out what they’re calling their “biggest breakthrough ever”: Salesforce Chatter. According to their release, Salesforce Chatter is the “first social computing application and platform for real-time enterprise…

  • Behold the Power…Keyword Power

    Travis Petersen
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    When it comes to online marketing, whether you’re going the organic route with SEO and link building or targeting paid search through PPC or both (which you should, if you can, hint-hint), there are few, if any, aspects more important than choosing the right keywords. So how do you choose the right keywords for your enterprise’s website? Depending on whom you ask, there are many ways to go about it, many online tools—Wordtracker, Keyword Discovery—that you can use, and a number of places to get started. But the important thing to remember is that no online tool or SEO expert knows…
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  • Enough With The FLAT URLS – I Can’t Take It Anymore!

    admin
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am
    I don’t know what it is but in the past 24 hours I have seen so many “flat URLs” that I can’t take it anymore! This is a flat URL – www.biggestloser.com – www.turbosnake.com - www.magiccrumbs.com These URLs use initial capitals – www.BiggestLoser.com – www.TurboSnake.com – www.MagicCrumbs.com Which of these is easier to read?  Which do you think is more memorable/brandable? Clearly the domain names/URLs using initial capital letters are MUCH easier to read and studies have actually shown that they are easier to remember as our…

  • NJWebGuide.com – Available from a Drop List

    admin
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:37 am
    I saw NJWebGuide.com this morning on a domain name drop list….don’t love the domain but I do believe there is some potential there…..especially if you hand register the domain for $7.99 The obvious play here is to develop a New Jersey-focused Web Guide; hence the domain NJWebGuide.com – business model can be advertising revenue as well as a directory listings with paid sponsorships…..when it comes to NJ, people want to know where to shop, eat, live, transportation, etc., etc.  The site can be viral if it has a tremendous amount of NJ-resource such as weather,…

  • Social Media Monitoring Tool Directory

    admin
    15 Nov 2009 | 6:39 pm
    With so many social networking platforms, there are search engines to match. In fact, there are new tools and websites popping up every day that will help find, sort and learn from what people are saying every day. Here is a list of some of these tools, but in no way is this list complete.  Review the Social Media Tool Directory here

  • Recently Listed Domains For Sale at SEDO

    admin
    13 Nov 2009 | 6:05 pm
    I was reading the SEDO Q3 Report tonight and was pleased to see the following newly listed domain names for sale at SEDO: Birds.com Airplanes.com Importers.com (website) Nitrogen.com Invitro.com (website and phone number) IPO.com There is also a 2009 Q3 SEDO’s Domain Market Study that is interesting as well…..and has lots of interesting stats and facts.

  • Emails With Coupons Achieve Higher Open Rates…New Study

    admin
    13 Nov 2009 | 10:37 am
    According to a new report from Experian Marketing Services, the majority (80%) of emails sent with coupons received higher open rates and transaction rates than non-coupon campaigns. Seventy percent of coupons-using households get their coupons from newspapers. However, the Internet is a growing coupon resource. Over the last three years, the number of households that get their coupons online has increased by 46 percent.  I have also seen reports from search engines such as Yahoo and Ask.com that have reported by than 50% increase in coupon-related searches. “For marketers, the data…
 
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  • A DNXpert Domain List With A Twist

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:54 am
    When Francois launched his Valuate.com project I had an epiphany, the sudden realization that these stats would be useful when combined with DNXpert lists too… So, here goes my first expired domain list combined with stats from Valuate.com (if you don’t mind, when you register a domain from the list, please use my Godaddy or Moniker affiliate link): domain Freq. Searches Traffic Avg Comp. Avg CPC Appraisal rentadverts.com 49,000 16 0 33/100 $0.05 $370 Obvious – renting advertisements/adverts. scissorstyle.com 180,000 73 0 ? ? $370 A haircut/hairstyle artists resource/blog…

  • BargainDomains.com Launched!

    admin
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:13 am
    A while back I talked to my friend Francois of Domaining.com and he informed me about a couple of new projects he has in the works for the Domaining niche. One of those projects he mentioned was BargainDomains.com – a marketplace for bargain domain names as the name suggests. At the time I didn’t really give it much thought as I couldn’t really imagine why this site would be much different than any other site letting you list your domains for sale… Read more »

  • Egypt To Launch World’s First Purely Arabic Domain Extension

    admin
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:22 pm
    Egyptian communications minister Tarek Kamel has announced that Egypt will launch the world’s first purely Arabic domain extension. The extension “.Masr” written in Arabic, which translates as “.Egypt” will launch today, Monday 17 November 2009 starting from 2200 GMT. “It is a great moment for us… The internet now speaks Arabic,” Mr Kamel said. Mr Kamel said the new domain would “offer new avenues for innovation, investment and growth” in the Arabic-speaking world. Egypt currently boasts some 15 million internet users out Read more…

  • Live Domain Auctioneers Auction in 5 Days

    admin
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:16 pm
    The next LiveDomainAuctioneers.com auction is coming up in 5 days time, on 22 November 2009 at 13:00 PST to be precise. Amongst the names on auction with no reserve are PrecisionCustoms.com, LoanExpertise.com, ParentPost.com, PhotographyInnovations.com, CarMadness.com, JustSaySold.com, PinkShades.com… You can view the entire catalog here.

  • Aussies Rejoice – Finally A .com.au Drop Catching Service

    admin
    15 Nov 2009 | 5:56 pm
    Knowing that I am an Australian domain news blogger, lots of people have emailed me in the past asking whether I knew of any .com.au (Australian ccTld) drop catching services and my categorical answer was “sorry mate, no”. Well, that is no longer the case – if you ask me the same question today I can definitely say “you better believe it!”. Dark Blue Sea (famous for Fabulous.com and FabulousDomains.com) have launched Drop.com.au – a drop catching service for the .com.au and Read more »
 
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  • Common WordPress SEO Mistakes and How To Fix Them

    Mark Fulton
    17 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am
    WordPress is an excellent tool for publishing websites and blogs. This widely used CMS software does alot of great things like creating posts, pages and tags with clean URLs, linking everything internally and generating valid code. Oddly enough though, the majority of SEO responsibility is placed within the hands of third-party WordPress theme developers as well as yourself, the site owner. Some theme designers may not be familiar with SEO best practices, so you should take some time to examine your site for any ways to improve it’s effectiveness on search ranking performance.

  • Google AdWords Keyword Tool (Beta)

    Mark Fulton
    14 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm
    The AdWords team have rolled out a completely overhauled keyword suggestion research tool. Smooth user interface and updates make using the new tool a much better experience. In this article I will share some alternative uses for the AdWords Keyword Tool and run down the new features in this beta release. Accessing the Beta Keyword Tool To access the new beta AdWords Keyword Tool login to adwords.google.com, click the “Opportunities” tab,  find the current Keyword Tool link and then click the (beta) link. The general purpose of this tool has always been to help advertisers find…

  • ThemeGrade SEO and Usability Scores on Quality WordPress Themes

    Mark Fulton
    10 Nov 2009 | 9:35 pm
    There is a new WordPress resource site that I’ve been introduced to through the great WordPress community on Twitter. With so many options available today, selecting the right WordPress theme for your website or blog can be a daunting task. ThemeGrade was created to make finding quality themes with the features you want much easier. ThemeGrade is not your typical WordPress directory. Quality themes are selected to be reviewed (2 per day) and are then scored against over a dozen critical points related to theme design and search optimization. Tried and Tested Each theme is given a…

  • 10 Useful Twitter Apps for Power Users

    Mark Fulton
    8 Nov 2009 | 1:13 pm
    Since launching my Twitter forum community, TweetSocial, and accompanying Twitter directory early this year, I have been keeping watch for innovative and useful applications that enhance user experience and productivity on Twitter. While scouring the web I’ve discovered some amazing web based tools that I don’t know what I would do without today. So, I thought I would share with everyone what I think are the most useful apps (in no particular order). Enjoy! 1. Bit.ly Analytics Lets start with something familiar! Bit.ly is a phenomenal resource for Twitter users because of their…

  • eBay’s Insider Source Blogs Latest Trends from Global Marketplace

    Mark Fulton
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:43 pm
    eBay’s latest online destination is a vibrant magazine style blog dubbed The Inside Source which features just that, eBay insiders observing and reporting timely trends from the world’s largest marketplace. If you are a trendhunter or a member of the eBay Partner Network this could turn out to be one of your favorite new blogs. Imagine the search data! eBay has 88 million users, 25 million of those are sellers who are posting 200 million live product listings and turning out several million sales daily. From this can be derived global e-commerce trends that only eBay can offer.
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  • Friday Afternoon Domain News Bytes

    Andrew Allemann
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:50 pm
    A quick look at domain name news. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means some interesting things for web traffic. Shopping sites will see high traffic, news sites will see less as people stay home from work. Domain Name Wire will continue publishing next week, but I wanted to get a few thoughts and news items out there before my turkey-induced slumber. Joe Biden did it again. On The Daily Show this week, he referred to Recovery.gov as Recovery.com. I do the same thing all of the time. If I had a dollar for every time I wrote about a .org domain and accidentally type .com… Next…

  • Project.me Domain Dispute Sets Dangerous Precedent

    Andrew Allemann
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am
    by Karen Bernstein Have UDRP panels gone too far by setting a new standard for determining the identical or confusingly similar element in domain disputes? In his November 13 article, Andrew Allemann reported a WIPO decision denying transfer of Project.Me (project.me GmbH v. Lin, Case No. DME2009-0008 (WIPO Nov. 11, 2009)). This article picks up where he left off. In Lin, an Iphone app developer who owns a German trademark registration for PROJECT ME brought a WIPO domain dispute proceeding against a domainer who registered Project.Me during the .Me landrush. The case was decided by a…

  • PITCHfest and LAUNCHfest Come to DOMAINfest

    Andrew Allemann
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am
    Two business competitions coming to DOMAINfest conference. Oversee.net wants to know, “what would you do to develop Planners.com?” That’s just one of ten domain names contestants in DOMAINfest Global’s LAUNCHfest can submit a development plan for. Contestants submit a plan for developing one of the domain names, and pitch it to a panel of expert judges during the January contest. The winner will get to go through with their plans by leasing or buying the domain name. If they opt to lease the domain, they won’t have to pay for the first year of lease payments.

  • Indictment Shows Ease of Hijacking Domain Name

    Andrew Allemann
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:05 am
    Three hackers indicted for hijacking domain name. An indictment against three hackers involved in hijacking the Comcast.net domain name last year shows how easy it is to pull it off: just get access to the administrative contact’s email address. The U.S. government has charged three hackers with doing just that, and using the email address to change the nameservers on Comcast.net at domain name registrar Network Solutions. Blame the hackers, but also Comcast for not having security measures in place with their registrar. Moniker, Fabulous, and GoDaddy each have optional security tools…

  • Company That Bought Insure.com Files to Go Public

    Andrew Allemann
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm
    Quinstreet files to go public. Lead generation company Quinstreet, which bought the Insure.com web site for $16 million in October, has filed for it initial public offering. In its S-1 Securities and Exchange Commission filing for the IPO, the company reported fiscal year 2009 revenue of $261 million with a net income of $17 million. Quinstreet notes little about the Insure.com acquisition in its S-1: In October 2009, the Company acquired the website business of Insure.com, a Nebraska-based online marketing company, in exchange for $15 million in cash paid upon closing of the acquisition and…
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  • 28% of one- & two-letter .DE domains grabbed by one company

    Dominik Mueller
    25 Oct 2009 | 7:00 am
    Last Sunday I commented on DENIC releasing one- and two-letter domains as well as pure number domains, which were previously impossible to register. This Sunday I will have to comment on the actual results of the allocation process. As it stands now, 28% of all one- or two-letter domains that were claimed and registered during the initial registration phase were acquired by one company only, Tec-Media-Service. The company successfully registered 193 of the short domain names. Realtime.at came in second with 48 domains and Key-Systems secured 19 domains at least. Most other DENIC members,…

  • DENIC to make million-dollar domains available for the first time

    Dominik Mueller
    17 Oct 2009 | 3:50 pm
    DENIC, the registry of Germany’s .DE top-level domain, has announced that it is going to make one- and two-letter .DE domains available for registration in a few days for the first time. In addition to these, it will then also be possible to register pure number domains such as 123.de, which, unlike under .com, could not have been registered so far. As per DENIC’s rules, it was not allowed to register domains without any letters or domains shorter than three letters under the .DE TLD. Those rules are now about to be changed after a 2008 Frankfurt court ruling involving Volkswagen…

  • Stay on topic on your blog!

    Dominik Mueller
    20 Sep 2009 | 11:31 am
    I am a person who is interested in many things. Although this blog is clearly about domain names, I actually enjoy studying other subjects too, such as finance and economics, but do I write about them? Rarely. That is so because whenever I have written a post on something other than domain names, interest in that blog post was low. Too low, I should say. My stats also indicate that the number of readers who unsubscribed was significantly higher on days when I published a finance-related article, for example. I have only written a handful of those so far, but I’m afraid I won’t be…

  • Economy may be recovering, says Google

    Dominik Mueller
    13 Sep 2009 | 2:04 pm
    Search engines have access to tons of valuable information, treasure troves full of clues to human behavior and what their millions of search engine users are up to. That is why the big search engines have great power even beyond their new role as brokers of advertising spaces on the Internet. Every day search engines analyze our behavior and collect data we generate, and which they then store in databases. I have often wondered what data they have exactly and what they’re using them for. I’ve also known that professionals from dozens of industries are working at Google, for…

  • Changes ahead for Yahoo domain parking partners

    Dominik Mueller
    12 Sep 2009 | 8:04 am
    Yahoo Search Marketing to change its payout algorithms and stop doing business with some of its direct partners. Overall, lower revenues for Yahoo’s pay-per-click advertising partners are expected. As has been reported by two blogs today, Domain Name Wire and Julia Mackenzie, Yahoo’s search marketing division is going through some changes that are likely to affect the bottom line of the company’s domain parking partners. Yahoo (YHOO) already announced last month that it would change its payout algorithm, a change which will have a direct effect on the pay-per-click revenue…
 
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  • Dog Walker Directory Site Launch

    Elliot
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    My wife and I live in New York City with our 2 year old dog, Lucy, and on occasion, we need to use the services of a dog walker. We are fortunate to live in a large apartment building because it’s easy to find a dog walker via word of mouth, since there are so many dog owners in the building. However, there are many people who don’t necessarily have dog walker contacts, and they rely on sites like Craigslist to find dog walkers and companies who offer dog walking services in addition to other pet-related services. There are only a couple of websites that cater specifically to…

  • Garry Chernoff Launches eCommerce Sites

    Elliot
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am
    I saw this press release today and wanted to pass the information along to my readers.  Garry Chernoff owns one of the best portfolios of generic domain names (as you will see below), and he is a pioneer in the domain investment industry. I hope he will share the results from these development efforts. Penticton, B.C., Canada (PRWEB) November 19, 2009 — Canadian based NetIncome Ventures, an established domain investment and web development company founded and headed by serial entrepreneur Garry Chernoff has publicly launched dozens of shopping websites earlier this week just in time…

  • PitchFest is Good and LaunchFest Needs Work

    Elliot
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:45 am
    This morning, Domain Sponsor announced the details for PitchFest and LaunchFest, two new features of the DomainFest Global conference which will be held in January. PITCHFest: Five hand-picked applicants will present a five minute summary of their business idea that will “enhance the value of parked or developed domain names by driving increased traffic and/or revenue.” Presenters will speak to a panel of judges, as well as the DomainFest audience. The winner will receive a trophy. LAUNCHFest: Prior to the conference, applicants can choose one of ten domain names (owned by sister…

  • Monitoring Whois Searches

    Elliot
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am
    A domain investor friend of mine forwarded me an email he received from Network Solutions today, with the following message: Subject: The Domain You Searched For Is Still Available: On Sale Now! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.net    Buy Now for ONLY $19 >> Available as of 11/09/2009 Domain names are how people find you online, how you express yourself through email or your website, and it’s what customers think of when trying to find you. Register yours today while it’s still available! nsWebAddress™ packages include your domain name registration plus:” ….etc I always…

  • How I Became a Domain Investor

    Elliot
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:35 am
    I feel like I’ve probably told the story a bunch of times (which I am sure I have), but since a number of people have asked me recently, I want to share the story of how I became a domain investor. When I was a NYU in 2002-03, I went to help a family friend clean the movie ride curtains at the Empire State Building since I lived less than a block away. For two days, we talked about how expensive the City was – especially for a grad student. My Dad’s friend recommended that I find some sort of product to sell and that I should sell it easily on Ebay. I looked around for a…
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  • IDN and Email: The Harsh Reality

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm
    There has been a lot of talk about IDNs here and elsewhere but what does the reality look like for a plain user? As a test, I randomly choose 28 domains from Alexa's top 100 Sites and tried to create a user account with the email address user@宫殿.com. The bleak result: only wikipedia.org accepted the IDN - and later on failed to send a verification ping - all other rejected the email address. IDN domains have standardized since March 2003 (RFC 3490) but as far as I know only one major email provider actually supports IDNs flawlessly… The tested domains in alphabetic order were:…

  • Applications Processing for IDN ccTLDs Fast Track

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:23 am
    Since 16th Nov 09 Applications Processing for IDN ccTLDs Fast Track has been started. The countries and territories who are using non-English Language (nationwide) for official documentation or for community, are eligible to apply for a new country code top level domain name (ccTLD) in their own Native Language through a designated manager. Designated Manager has to submit online application to M/s ICANN for the new name script. Name Script should be meaningful, minimum 2 letter and maximum 63 letters long. Native Language Community will be able to register their domain names within the next…

  • dotMobi Is Now a Member of The LACTLD

    19 Nov 2009 | 11:25 am
    As you'll see in this announcement, dotMobi has been admitted as a member of LACTLD—a long acronym for the longer "Latin American and Caribbean ccTLDs Organization." The LACTLD is a not-for-profit organization of the ccTLD managers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It's the regional equivalent to Europe's CENTR (of which dotMobi is also a member.) Over the past three years since the launch of .mobi, we've been to a lot of places—that's meant both figuratively and literally. However, we've barely touched down in Latin America ... until now. The market there is quickly becoming…

  • What's Driving Spam and Domain Fraud? Illicit Drug Traffic

    19 Nov 2009 | 11:08 am
    Spam is not about who sent it, it's about who benefits from it. For a moment forget everything you know about filters, zombie PCs, firewalls, spoofing, viruses, beisyan algorithms, header forgery, botnets, or blacklists. These are all methods for sending spam or preventing spam delivery. None of these explain why spam is sent and for far too long all the attention has been paid to the effects and not the driving force. Under the endless onslaught of junk mail it is easy to feel that the goal of the game is send spam and annoy us all. But this isn't the goal. The goal of spam is a transaction.

  • A Thought About Not-Quite-ASCII Top Level Domains

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:29 am
    ICANN has opened their new fast track process for "countries and territories that use languages based on scripts other than Latin" to get domain names that identify the country or territory in its own language. It's not clear to me what the policy is supposed to be for countries whose languages use extended Latin with accents and other marks that aren't in the ASCII set. Any country that uses an extended Latin character set can use extended characters in 2LDs right now, and I can't offhand think of any whose current unaccented two-letter ccTLD isn't an adequate mnemonic for their name. But…
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  • Investigation or Cover up?? Take our Poll

    Rick Schwartz
    17 Nov 2009 | 2:54 am
    Morning Folks! As I explained my opinion on yesterday’s post, we are either witnessing an investigation or a cover up.  I am not sure which one but since not a single word has been spoken, I have to assume cover up but I am PRAYING that it is an investigation by the FBI.  Short of that, imo, we are getting hosed and lied to and bullshitted by this wall of silence. Maybe MOST domainers are okay with that….I AM NOT! People are moving traffic away. People are moving domains away. People are just moving their business away. People are just moving on. If we don’t start to get…

  • Scandal Day 12. A Review of Where We Are, How We Got Here and Where to Now?

    Rick Schwartz
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:18 am
    Morning Folks!!There is a smaller and smaller group questioning the motives of my posts. I admit I may not be the best person to be so outspoken because of the way it might look, but sitting on the sidelines while the biggest scandal ever is rocking the industry just ain’t my style and this is way too important to worry who will say what and all the other BS. Even those that disagree, do you really question the sincerity of my anger and outrage and love of the industry and what we all do? My anger has subsided a bit because I have been able to express myself over the last few days with…

  • Howard Neu Points out Flaws and INVALIDITY of the Oversee Agreement! $2000 Legal Opinion for FREE!

    Rick Schwartz
    13 Nov 2009 | 12:50 am
    Morning Folks!!I asked Howard yesterday to write a detailed legal opinion for me on the Oversee Release for all domainers to see. I hope you are sitting down. Don't do anything hasty. This is going to be another BARN BURNER! Howard is going to pick this apart one point at a time and I think he could go on even further with all the flaws he reveals.From Howard:I, the undersigned, individually and jointly, for myself and my successors, assigns, trustees, partners, joint venturers, directors, officers, affiliates, associates, managers, licensees, and for any other claiming through or under…

  • Howard Neu Let's Loose on "Obvious-Coverup"...Stone Wall Day 9...An Agreement of INSANITY! PART 1

    Rick Schwartz
    13 Nov 2009 | 12:35 am
    Morning Folks! Fasten your seat belts. These next 2 posts are going to be the most riveting you have ever seen on my blog. Howard is going to give you a lawyers view of the Oversee contract, LINE BY LINE! Yesterday I touched on the Oversee/Snapnames agreement. Later I posted the following on TheDomains.com where Mike Berkens disects the 12,000 auctions he was involved in with "Halvarez". Thanks Mike for taking the time and expense to do this for all to see and stepping up to cover this story. "Their release could have been one sentence: “I hear-by release Oversee and…

  • Chapter 1 and Chapter 3.....The Cover up? The First Chapter, The Current Chapter

    Rick Schwartz
    12 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    Morning Folks!! One thing I have always learned in life is the cover up is worse than the crime. We have all learned that. At least we were supposed to learn that the first time you told your parents a lie. You lied about something stupid. I can guarantee it. We barely got punished for the bad thing we did because the lie trumped the bad thing 1000 times over. We have seen it in politics countless times, the coverup is almost always worse than the initial crime. What can I tell you other than my personal opinion and views and what folks out there are wondering right now? I hear domainers…
 
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    The Domains

  • From A Hand Registered Domain To A Financial Portal; InvestingFunds.com Launches

    MHB
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:50 am
    A domain that was simply hand registered a few years ago has now been developed into a financial portal. InvestingFunds.com, maybe the first financial site to not only cover the usual investments you would expect to see on a financial site, like stocks, bonds, real estate, currency and commodities, but also domain names. The site will be incorporating other domains into the site over time to create a financial network of sites covering all investments including domain names. Take a look at the site and I think you will be really impressed with the design, content and functionality. You can…

  • Breaking News: SnapNames/Oversee Revises & Restates Release To Limit It Just To Halvarez

    MHB
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    After much discussion and criticism last week Oversee/SnapNames.com announced today that it has revised and restated the release they are requiring those wanting to accept the settlement for the bidding activities of the bidder Halvarez to sign. As we have discussed here we thought the release was overly broad and the literally reading would release Oversee and Snapnames from all and any liability for any activity on SnapNames related or not related to the bidder Halvarez which was the bidder ID of Nelson Brady, a former employee and officer of the SnapNames. The language we objected in the…

  • Without a Trademark, WIPO Awards Domains In A Decision That Should Worry “Government” Domain Holders

    MHB
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:01 pm
    This is a a one panel WIPO decision that’s maybe troubling for any one owning a domain related to a governmental entity or governmental function. This case involved several domains containing “811″ combined with a state. The domains at issue were: alabama811.com, al811.com, la811.com, louisiana811.com, tennessee811.com, tenn811.com, and tn811.com 811 was set up by the FCC in March 2005 to as the national abbreviated “One Call” dialing code for providing advance notice of excavation activities to underground facility operators. So 911 like 811, 511 and 311 were set up by…

  • NameJet Brings In Over $50K In Just 4 Domain Auctions

    MHB
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:34 pm
    4 big domain auctions closed today on Namejet.com with a total haul of over $50K in sales. 3 of the domains were three letter .com’s and one was a very good insurance domain. APN.com sold for $14,401. APN like any three word domain stands for plenty of organizations, but the most frequent seems to be for Access Point Name. InsuranceClaim.com sold for $12,100 LMD.com sold for $12,100 OGT.com also sold for $12,000 OGT  stands for Ohio Graduation Test which seems to be a requirement in that state and for which there are several Google ads.

  • UPDATED With Current Bids, SnapNames Monthly Showcase Closes at 3:15pm EST Today

    MHB
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am
    The Snapnames.com Monthly showcase auction for November closes at 3:15pm  EST today. Here are all the domain with bids as of the time of publication 1:45pm EST. Those with an (r) by the amount have reached reserve and will sell, the others have bids but the reserve price has not been reached. To see our picks from the auction, check out our post here. To join the auction or to add to your watch list, just click on the link so we can take some of Oversee’s cash. Domain Current Bid schoolbags.com $5,650 (r) medicalpractice.com $5,000 storageunit.com $4,450 (r) ruffle.com $3,900…
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    DOMAIN NEWS - Google News

  • FDA warning shuts down dozens of Internet pharmacies - San Francisco Chronicle

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:33 pm
    Opposing ViewsFDA warning shuts down dozens of Internet pharmaciesSan Francisco ChronicleThe FDA sent 22 warning letters this week to ISPs, Web site operators and domain-name registrars seeking the shut down of 136 sites that sell drugs in FDA takes aim at illegal net pharmaciesRegisterFDA targets rogue Internet pharmaciesWashington Post (blog)The FDA Targets Websites Over Drug SalesWebProNews (blog)Thompson.com -PR Newswire (press release) -The Associated Pressall 122 news articles »

  • Court Decision on Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Possible Monday or Tuesday - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm
    The Star-Ledger - NJ.comCourt Decision on Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Possible Monday or TuesdayBrooklyn Daily EagleIn October, just one day before the Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Albany on the eminent domain case, the longtime lead opponent, community group Atlantic Yards Faces Another LawsuitWNYCNets arena lawsuits are the new blackField of SchemesYet another suit filed to block Atlantic YardsCrain's New York BusinessNew York Post -BrooklynPapers.com -NY1all 184 news articles »

  • NetApp CEO: Cisco Partnership To Stay Strong Despite EMC JV - Wall Street Journal

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:26 pm
    NetApp CEO: Cisco Partnership To Stay Strong Despite EMC JVWall Street JournalGeorgens said NetApp would continue to pursue acquisitions as well after losing a bid for storage-maker Data Domain to EMC and said he would be willing to and more »

  • Three charged as Comcast hackers - CNN

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:58 am
    PhillyistThree charged as Comcast hackersCNNAs described in the indictment, the hackers got control of the domain with two phone calls, and an e-mail was sent to the company's domain registrar, Indictment Shows Ease of Hijacking Domain NameDomain Name Wire (blog)Potty-mouths charged for Comcast hijackRegister3 Charged With Comcast.net Hijacking at Network SolutionsDomain Name NewseWeek -Help Net Security -Pottstown Mercuryall 162 news articles »

  • From A Hand Registered Domain To A Financial Portal; investingfunds.com Launches - TheDomains.com (blog)

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    From A Hand Registered Domain To A Financial Portal; investingfunds.com LaunchesTheDomains.com (blog)by MHB A domain that was simply hand registered a few years ago has now been developed into a financial portal. investingfunds.com, maybe the first and more »
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    Inside Domaining

  • Clicker Aims to Be the Path to TV Online - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

    14 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am
    Clicker Aims to Be the Path to TV Online - Bits Blog - NYTimes.comClicker launches and uses great generic domain name- 'Clicker.com' for Internet TV Guide.

  • Time Warner Embraces dotTV Domain Name 'TNT.Tv'

    22 Oct 2009 | 4:51 am
    TNT - homeNew York, NY- Cable TV Channel TNT.Tv, owned by Turner Broadcasting (Time Warner), strategically uses the extremely rare three-letter dotTV domain name 'TNT.Tv' for TNT's official Internet TV Website. New York-based Time Warner Inc., the world's largest entertainment media giant, takes advantage of the intuitive dotTV domain name to internationally brand their big time Internet TV property- TNT.Tv.Time Warner recognizes the power of cleverly naming and branding TNT with dotTV versus dot-com for Internet TV. TNT.Tv's branding strategy is an ingenious, global marketing move. The term…

  • Top 25 Retail Websites

    29 Sep 2009 | 7:59 am
    Compete.com lists the Top 25 producing retail sites (July 2009 stats). The power of naming and branding is exemplified by top listed, major companies predominant use of short 2-3 letter domain names (acronym domains) and 4+ letter, one word, generic domain names developed strategically into household brand names through brand development and high recall advertising.The following companies were smart, sharp and aware enough to create a naming and branding strategy through short domains and generic names by developing them into memorable global…

  • Top 100 Great Inventions

    10 Jul 2009 | 6:39 pm
    One Hundred Great Things - TIMEWhile reading about the Reddi-Wip inventor-Aaron S. "Bunny" Lapin, who recently died, I stumbled upon this great old 1998 Time Magazine 5-page article about some of the best inventions in the 1900's. This list of 100 great inventions puts the speed of technology into perspective. Just think back to the early 90's-remember Prodigy's online service? More importantly, imagine if you will for a moment, the mid-90s when domain names emerged as the Internet came alive compared to where we are now in the infancy stages of domaining, e-commerce, online video, mobile Web…

  • Top 50 Acai Domain Names For Sale

    1 Jul 2009 | 8:23 pm
    Acai Domain NamesSuperfood Keyword Acai Domain Names available for purchase individually or as a package deal. Popular keywords for end-user search marketing campaign or affiliate marketing.Tell a friend or colleague who is involved in an Acai-related business and/or an Acai affiliate marketer to consider buying an acai name: Twitter.com/InsideDomaining(Please RT)Click Here to Preview Acai Domain Name ListingsAcai Photo by Breno Peck: Flickr
 
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  • Episode 2 - The SnapNames Sage continues...

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:37 pm
    The whole domain industry has been reeling under the Snap Names revelations over the last few weeks. Is this really such a bad thing? The life-cycle of almost every industry has resulted in the ejection of undesirables and bad practices as the industry begins to clean itself up. From my perspective the Snap Names saga is really where men of conscious have discovered a wrong an decided to make it right. In this case it was a tough call. Just think about it. At some stage there was a board meeting where the CEO of Snap Names reported to the board of Oversee that he’s just discovered a Mount…

  • Fabulous drop registration rates

    16 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    I just received an email from Mike Robertson at Fabulous.com which I think could be of interest to all domain owners. Just a quick reminder that our $6.99 .com new registration promotion is only valid until the end of November. That's right, you still have just over two weeks to take advantage of this special. It's also worth mentioning the Expiry Domains program we also launched earlier this year. Any domains you don't want to renew will be listed at NameJet and can potentially sell for a minimum of $69, of which you receive 60% of the sale price (minus renewal fee). Please note this is an…

  • Saturday Musings – Oversee.Net and Snap Names Fiasco

    14 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    For the past couple of weeks I’ve been reading about all of the incredible things happening at Oversee.Net and the Snap Names employee that bid up the auctions. When you think about it, the domain industry is less than transparent so this sort of event should have been expected by everyone. There is just too much money at stake. Employing people is always fraught with potentially dangerous outcomes especially when an employee in a trusted position fails to live up to their CV encrusted character references. When you purchase a business, as is the case with Oversee’s fairly recent purchase…

  • Part 2 - Revenue to Profit

    8 Nov 2009 | 8:48 pm
    This is the second in the series of articles on the GFC and domaining. The first may be read at:Revenue to Profit The GFC has had a dramatic impact on the whole domain industry. For example let’s take a look at the poor domainer that ended up “holding the can” about 12 months ago. After running around for 9 months trying to convince investors on the value of domain names and how they are a sure winner he just finished raising his $1 million. He spent the money buying a portfolio on a 4 year revenue multiple which provided him a nice future earnings potential less re-registrations of…

  • TRAFFIC NYC - on the way home

    29 Oct 2009 | 8:01 am
    Traveling is an amazing experience. You stand in a queue to get checked in followed by yet another standfest at security this is subsequently followed by extended periods of sitting. Miraculously after all of this activity you arrive at your destination on the other side of the world. Voila! It sounds so simple to say this but as we all know traveling for business isn’t as glamorous as many of our friends and associates think. For example, I recently had a discussion with a good friend and they commented that they were jealous that I was heading to NYC and that it must be amazing doing all…
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  • Domain News Episode 36

    Chef Patrick
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pm
    This week’s video is sponsored by LuxuryNames.com. They are currently auctioning off over 300 domain names ranging from $99 to $50,000 in all different categories, so make sure to check that out. It never fails. YouTube always takes the worst snapshot for the video thumbnail, lol. LuxuryNames.com Action With Over $3,000 In Prizes by ChefPatrick.com Francois of Domaining.com [...]

  • My First Sale On RickLatona.com’s Newsletter

    Chef Patrick
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm
    Early last week I received one of RickLatona.com’s newsletter requesting submissions for religious domain names. I submitted two, ForeverChrist.com and PrayerForum.com. Both were accepted and published in the newsletter. The first name did not sell, but the second one, PrayerForum, sold Friday. The initial asking price was $2,000, the buyer sent in an offer at [...]

  • SnapNames Makes Adjustment To Halvarez Rebate Offer Agreement

    Chef Patrick
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:34 am
    Two weeks ago SnapNames made public the Halvarez fraud and how they intended to clean things up. Since the release three main concerns have come up: -Halvarez should be charged for criminal actions. -Rebates should include ALL auctions that Halvarez bid in, not just where he placed second. -The rebate agreement was blanketed to cover SnapNames of every wrong doing [...]

  • LuxuryNames Auction Starts Today With Over $3000 In Prizes

    Chef Patrick
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:52 am
    LuxuryNames.com has teamed up with DomainSuperstar.com to put together a couple great prizes for two successful winners in the LuxuryNames auction at SnapNames starting today and ending on November 24th. Prizes: Grand Prize includes both €1,000 of COLD HARD CASH (approximately $1,487 US) and a FULL YEAR subscription to Domain SuperStar’s Premium Tools, valued at $770, making [...]

  • 5 Tips For Selling Domain Names

    Chef Patrick
    17 Nov 2009 | 11:47 am
    Selling domain names is not easy, and unfortunately, receiving unsolicited quality offers does not happen every day. Below is a list of 5 tips to help make selling your domain names a little easier. Post a link on your website or parking page letting everyone know the domain name is for sale. Most parking companies have [...]
 
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    The Domains

  • From A Hand Registered Domain To A Financial Portal; InvestingFunds.com Launches

    MHB
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:50 am
    A domain that was simply hand registered a few years ago has now been developed into a financial portal. InvestingFunds.com, maybe the first financial site to not only cover the usual investments you would expect to see on a financial site, like stocks, bonds, real estate, currency and commodities, but also domain names. The site will be incorporating other domains into the site over time to create a financial network of sites covering all investments including domain names. Take a look at the site and I think you will be really impressed with the design, content and functionality. You can…

  • Breaking News: SnapNames/Oversee Revises & Restates Release To Limit It Just To Halvarez

    MHB
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    After much discussion and criticism last week Oversee/SnapNames.com announced today that it has revised and restated the release they are requiring those wanting to accept the settlement for the bidding activities of the bidder Halvarez to sign. As we have discussed here we thought the release was overly broad and the literally reading would release Oversee and Snapnames from all and any liability for any activity on SnapNames related or not related to the bidder Halvarez which was the bidder ID of Nelson Brady, a former employee and officer of the SnapNames. The language we objected in the…

  • Without a Trademark, WIPO Awards Domains In A Decision That Should Worry “Government” Domain Holders

    MHB
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:01 pm
    This is a a one panel WIPO decision that’s maybe troubling for any one owning a domain related to a governmental entity or governmental function. This case involved several domains containing “811″ combined with a state. The domains at issue were: alabama811.com, al811.com, la811.com, louisiana811.com, tennessee811.com, tenn811.com, and tn811.com 811 was set up by the FCC in March 2005 to as the national abbreviated “One Call” dialing code for providing advance notice of excavation activities to underground facility operators. So 911 like 811, 511 and 311 were set up by…

  • NameJet Brings In Over $50K In Just 4 Domain Auctions

    MHB
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:34 pm
    4 big domain auctions closed today on Namejet.com with a total haul of over $50K in sales. 3 of the domains were three letter .com’s and one was a very good insurance domain. APN.com sold for $14,401. APN like any three word domain stands for plenty of organizations, but the most frequent seems to be for Access Point Name. InsuranceClaim.com sold for $12,100 LMD.com sold for $12,100 OGT.com also sold for $12,000 OGT  stands for Ohio Graduation Test which seems to be a requirement in that state and for which there are several Google ads.

  • UPDATED With Current Bids, SnapNames Monthly Showcase Closes at 3:15pm EST Today

    MHB
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am
    The Snapnames.com Monthly showcase auction for November closes at 3:15pm  EST today. Here are all the domain with bids as of the time of publication 1:45pm EST. Those with an (r) by the amount have reached reserve and will sell, the others have bids but the reserve price has not been reached. To see our picks from the auction, check out our post here. To join the auction or to add to your watch list, just click on the link so we can take some of Oversee’s cash. Domain Current Bid schoolbags.com $5,650 (r) medicalpractice.com $5,000 storageunit.com $4,450 (r) ruffle.com $3,900…
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    Indian Domain Names Forum

  • 5 INDIAN IDN's - Need Appraisals

    forgottenmemorie
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm
    कानूनी.COM - Legal प्रॉक्सी.COM - Proxy कैलकुलेटर.COM - Calculator लोगो.COM - Logo एकल.COM - Single Can you please tell me if these are the correct meaning, also how much you think they are worth.

  • YouTube Now Accessible to Hearing-Impaired & Others

    Ceres
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am
    YouTube has made a great move by introducing auto-captioning to its site. Quote: Auto-caps is a continued step towards YouTube's goal of making video accessible everywhere (web, mobile, TV) and to everyone (other countries, languages, alternative access modes). Automatic captions are being introduced on a few educational channels and Google channels (captions can be translated to other languages). This feature will likely expand to other YouTube videos in the future. Also, you can now upload a transcript for a video and the speech recognition technology will turn it into synchronised…

  • CCTLD with the most potential?

    Jeff
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:35 am
    I just voted on a poll about this at: Which "ccTLD" you think, will be huge in years to come ??? So far, India is winning with 17% of the votes!!

  • Aquifers.info on auction at Bido.com -No Reserve!- 12/15/09

    nighthawk
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:21 am
    Aquifers.info Domain name auction for aquifers.info on Bido.com - Social Auction Platform. Strong, single keyword domain. Estibot Appraisal: $270 US An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.

  • ChildPsychiatrist.info on auction at Bido-No Reserve!-12/16/09

    nighthawk
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:18 am
    ChildPsychiatrist.info on auction at Bido.com 12/16/09 No Reserve Domain name auction for childpsychiatrist.info on Bido.com - Social Auction Platform.
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    Domain News - eBusinessDomains Blog

  • The Domain Name Versus The Business Plan

    Kevin Jackson
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am
    I have been writing about business plans for some weeks now, and have mentioned their importance in many blog pots over the past year. In case you missed the latest posts you can read them here: What Is A Business Plan? Why Do You Need A Business Plan? The Contents Of A Business Plan. The idea of having a [...]

  • The Contents Of A Business Plan

    Kevin Jackson
    11 Nov 2009 | 9:39 am
    I have covered what a business plan is, and the reasons why you will need one. Now, I can just imagine you asking, “Ok, so what goes in the business plan?” As I said in the most recent post in this series, your business plan will target different audiences. Each audience will be looking for specific [...]

  • The Aeroplanes.com Project - A Visual Representation Of Website and Brand Development

    Kevin Jackson
    7 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm
    After over 3 months of intense research, conceptualising and planning, we are now ready to build the monster. Yes, Aeroplanes.com will be a monster of a website. I cannot tell you in private or public what we are coming with. But even if you use your wildest imagination, I doubt you would even come close to [...]

  • Why Do You Need A Business Plan?

    Kevin Jackson
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am
    This is my second post in the Business Planning series. You can read the first post here. Why Do You Need To Plan? There are different reasons why people write business plans. There are a lot of people that get into business without any basic form of planning, while for some, it is absolutely critical to do [...]

  • eBusinessDomains.com Boosts Domain Inventory With 500,000 Domains

    Kevin Jackson
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am
    We want to share some exciting news with you. eBusinessDomains.com has partnered with The Domain Distribution Network (DDN), a product of Australia-based Dark Blue Sea (ASX: DBS), to broaden our domain search inventory of high quality domains. Under the terms of the agreement, eBusinessDomains.com will market DDN’s domain inventory via its marketplace, which will show in search [...]
 
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    The Frager Factor

  • Frank Schilling Gems- I Dream of Rupert

    s
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm
    Via SevenMile: While Rick Schwartz is rallying for a run on Microsoft lately, two years ago to this day, Frank Schilling had his eyes set on Rupert, not knowing that Rupert had his eyes set on disowning Google. Read on.I Dream of RupertI had the weirdest dream last night.. weird for several reasons. Firstly, I don’t usually dream about the domain business (that I can remember) and they certainly

  • GirlsGoneBankrupt (.com)

    s
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:11 pm
    Joe Francis Owes Nearly $34 Million, May File For BankruptcySource: www.luxist.comPerennially smiling entrepreneur Joe Francis might not have so much to smile about now. The Girls Gone Wild Founder may owe nearly $34 million in taxes. Francis has been served with a tax lien that says that he failed to pay $17.7 million in 2001, $11.2 million in 2002 and $4.9 million in 2003. ...

  • Stock Forecast: Apple (AAPL) To Rise to $277 A Share

    s
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    Via Apple Insider: Oct. estimates suggest Apple will sell 2.9M Macs this quarterBy Neil HughesPublished: 02:25 PM ESTRelated AppleInsider articles:Apple's new iMacs viewed as boon for sagging...iPhone supply issues could make Apple...Mac sales grow 7% as Apple projected to sell...Mac sales fell 16% in February ahead of...Apple's Mac, iPod sales see slight rebound in...Sales figures for the month

  • Eating a Live Fish (.com)

    s
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:13 pm
    Taking sushi to a whole new level.

  • If Sarah Palin Isn't Running For President....

    s
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm
    Why is the DrudgeReport.com showcasing an ad soliciting funds for her PAC (photo above) above editorial featuring a 10x normal Drudge Report-sized photo of her bus and editorial about "book" tour. Aren't there laws about collecting money to run a campaign 3 years before the election and then campaign under the guise of a "book tour"?
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    Grand Names

  • I Want A Cigarette (.com)

    Here’s a call-to-action domain name that shows you understand the challenge faced by anyone who’s trying to quit. More importantly, it solves the industry’s problem of user-unfriendly product names that are impossible to pronounce, spell and remember — a recipe for online disaster. With this name, you can participate in one of ...

  • Everybody Loves A Coupon (.com)

    Recession. Relevant. Timely. New figures from analyst firm Juniper Research estimate that almost 3 billion mobile coupons will be issued to mobile users by 2011, with just under $7 billion of discounts redeemed.

  • Big-Ticket (.com)

    Generic keyword branded DOTCOM domain ideal for direct-to-domain streaming of auctions, theater, sports, movies, branded entertainment and concerts. As well as credit card and social network's members-only priority seating at designer showroom sales and other events like THIS. or THIS. Can also provide restaurant reviews and reservations. Not just to sell ...

  • True Virtues (.com)

    "True Virtues" is a phrase that can be a powerful draw for companies hoping to build traffic to their home pages. Whether it's a company's primary domain or a branded effort, the goal is to create a domain that is contextual, meaning it has relevance to the consumer - depending on ...

  • Making Names (.com)

    Ideal name or tagline for brand identity guru like this or THAT or them.... or an application that aids you in naming pets, children, businesses, events, trends. Or a Hollywood talent agent. "You name it and I've done it. I'd like to say I did it my way. But that..." Proper names ...
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    Predictive Domaining

  • Hostelworld.com sold to US firm

    Barry
    13 Nov 2009 | 4:38 pm
    A short sweet post. These are the kind of stories that keep everyone going. A lot of hard work finally paying off. Dublin-based company behind  Hostelworld.com has been bought by a US private investment firm. Web Reservations International, founded 10 years ago, sold €350m of accommodation online last year. Hostelworld.com sold to US firm Bookmark to:

  • A word from the wise

    Barry
    4 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm
    I attended an advisory board meeting yesterday and it reminded me that we all need some independent advice on our strategies and businesses, no matter what size they are. We all try to see the upside of our businesses and get emotionally entangled whether it be with our 5 year business plan or a domain [...]

  • Outrunning the lion

    Barry
    19 Oct 2009 | 5:57 pm
    You may have heard the joke about two men faced by a hungry lion. One starts putting on running shoes. The other says “Those shoes won’t help you outrun the lion”. He answers back “I only have to outrun you”. With a difficult business environment, it is easy to hang on every news report about the [...]

  • Don’t forget about multimedia

    Barry
    10 Oct 2009 | 10:25 am
    With so many computers connected through fast Internet connections, multimedia is having a major impact on Internet use. The co-founder and CEO of YouTube Chad Hurley announced that three years after its acquisition the video sharing website now hosts over one billion page views per day. Multimedia enriches the visitor experience Many people building out their websites [...]

  • Where have I been?

    Barry
    6 Jun 2009 | 5:48 pm
    Thank you for your emails and queries. I haven’t been actively blogging recently for various reasons but I am planning to blog at least sporadically from now on. I want to continue to add tutorials, resources and commentary on domaining and website development. Hopefully what is already here on this website has helped a few [...]
 
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  • Two Recent Domain Name Sales. Help and Tips

    I had two domain names sales recently and I wanted to share how they happened and some reasons and tips as to why these tips / reasons helped make the sales happen. Domain number one is a four figure sale as is domain number two. One is a .com and the other is a .net . [...]

  • Webinar: Adam Dicker, VP of Aftermarket at Godaddy.com

    Adam Dicker, owner of DnForum.com and current VP of Aftermarket at Godaddy.com will be hosting a webinar Today November 20, 2009 at 2 PM PT. In order to listen in or send in questions, you have to reserve a spot  first. You can do so by clicking here. I hope this link works as I got [...]

  • Office Depot Understands Domain Names! Marketing

    If you have never heard of Office Depot® you may live under a rock or live in a country that there is no office business called Office Depot. Office Depot understands the power of Domain Names and uses not only it’s exact match company domain OfficeDepot.com they own and use a lot more! They use "catchy" [...]

  • 6 Three Letter .com Domain Names @ No Reserve

    A fellow DotWeekly.com reader is taking a risk and will be auctioning off 6 (six) three letter .com domain names using the Sedo.com auction platform at No Reserve. The six domain names are as follows: AKY.com JRA.com JFN.com PFK.com LMJ.com BWZ.com The auctions start Today (11-17-2009) at 3:00 PM EST. It is pretty rare to see a seller list 3 letter .com’s at No [...]

  • I Have Been Busy Lately, Just Not Domaining

    I have been real busy the past 3 weeks and it has not been domaining or DotWeekly that is taking up all my time. I would like to be domaining and working more on DotWeekly but I just have not had the time. You may have noticed that I have not been posting all that much [...]
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    Tina's Realm

  • so much in my brain

    Tina
    12 Nov 2009 | 10:42 pm
    as always, my brain is going a million gazillion miles a minute. i'm actually feeling really happy lately about not being on the go constantly. its a nice change. i really enjoy being able to know that i don't have tons of things to work on. still things to do, but not like crazy planning stuff like the discovery center event and maeven's birthday.and yet my brain still goes into overdrive on

  • nearly there

    Tina
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm
    in just a few days i'll be done with the madness of the past month. first TDC's event, then halloween, then maeven's birthday then her party...october/november are really crazy around here and i'm feelin it. will be glad to be done with it for another year so i can breathe and start gearing up for xmas. (ack, its not much longer til that crazy season, bleh).anyhoo. i am determined to get this

  • Today is my dh (darling husband's) 39th birthday

    Tina
    2 Nov 2009 | 10:50 am
    So here's some pics in his honor. The many faces of Adam. :)From recent goofy pics:Tyren took these pics. I love how you can really see Adam's blue eyes in them:One of my favorite pics ever of him:(taken last year in front of our house)To very old pics, of our wedding day in 1999 (were we really that much younger?)Crazy to say, but he still makes my heart go pitter-pat when I look at these pics

  • RANT: Parents who dress children in scream masks

    Tina
    2 Nov 2009 | 9:21 am
    I posted all our Halloween pics on our shutterfly site. Kids had fun, but far too many instances of them getting scared. Maeven wanted to go home early because of it. :(Just wanted to fume here for a sec about parents that allow their children to dress in those horrid scream masks...especially the ones that bleed! Good god, what in the world are people thinking? We saw at least 3 of them on Van

  • trying to get back to life as normal, whatever that is

    Tina
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:47 am
    well we made it through the event, (move it, dig it, do it: the science of machines) and it was a blast!! things turned out very well, even if the numbers weren't anywhere i hoped they'd be. everyone that attended was happy and really enjoyed the event! yay!mary ellen and i worked our butts off on that event and we are already gearing up for another! looking into one for the spring that will
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  • First Class Action Againt SnapNames Filed

    9 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am
    We didn’t have to wait long for a class action to be filed. I (http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/snapnames-daily-update-sharks-circle/6518)t was just a matter of time before the sharks bit. The weekend gave Cueto Law Group and their lead plaintiff Carlos A. Cueto enough time to put together a filing against SnapNames (https://www.snapnames.com). Andrew at DNW and I were having a call when he ran across the press release marking this as the first class action against SnapNames. (http://domainnamewire.com/2009/11/09/first-class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-snapnames/) Read more:…

  • SnapNames Bid History Is Now Transparent

    7 Nov 2009 | 11:10 pm
    A followup to the SnapNames shill bidding revelation – SnapNames have succumbed to pressure and have made their entire bid history since 2004 available to their customers. They wrote to Andrew over at DomainNameWire with the following note citing that hiding of bid histories wasn’t some knee jerk reaction as a result of the shill bidding [...]Read more: (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/LH6PpsMhO18/)

  • SnapNames: The Sharks begin to circle

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:39 am
    It didn’t take long for the sharks to begin circling. It’s come to our attention that class action attorneys already smelling blood in the water have begun investigating the possibility of a class-action case against SnapNames (https://www.snapnames.com). Blim Edelson, Chicago based class-action attorneys, have put up a website (http://www.classactionconnect.com/?q=node/819) to gather up possible plaintiff names and investigate the case. To be clear the site states : The listing of a company is not meant to state or imply that it committed any illegal or improper act; rather only…

  • SnapNames User Name -Halvarez- Was Nelson Brady, VP of Engineering Bidding on Domain Names

    4 Nov 2009 | 3:51 am
    According to a statement from Oversee.net’s SnapNames (https://www.snapnames.com), an employee was found to have bid in 5% of their auctions since 2005 and in some cases arranged for a partial refund of the sales price after winning an auction. DNN was able to identify the bidder as Nelson Brady, the VP of Engineering. He was bidding under the username “halvarez”. In a statement issued today, the company offers compensation to any potentially affected customer. For years, the domain community has questioned specific bidding practices by at least one frequent bidder with the…

  • Resumes.com Sells For $400,000

    19 Oct 2009 | 11:04 pm
    Sedo has sold Resumes.com for a whopping $400,000. As reported by DNN the domain name is still in Sedo’s brokerage account so it’s unclear who the buyer is. Read more: (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/AHcWjT23kh4/)
 
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  • 1 SEO Guy who Google will Crush

    Alan
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:44 am
    I have way too many bookmarks so my way to find the Google Adwords tool is archaic (type it in the tool bar over and over every day) but today was worth the humor. # 2 sponsored link was … I will not even link to this site since it does not deserve a link and will never understand how anyone would drop even a $1 for SEO services from someone that has (a) Google in their domain name and (b) a website that many 10 year olds could design better before they brush their teeth in the morning. Granted – they may be SEO wizards but highly, highly doubtful in my book so be careful, if…

  • Best Sites Developed in 2009

    Alan
    10 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm
    If you’re like I am and just have way too much to do then its easy to never follow up on good domains which were recently purchased and developed. Of course, a lot of sales are parked, more will never be developed and some will just sit with empty DNS for years to come but there has to be quite a few examples of great sites around that are new buys (not necessarily new reg – just new change of ownership). Unfortunately, I don’t have time at the moment to do a list of my favs but would love to read about your finds – whether its traffic, creative use of a brandable name…

  • Halverez Today … Auctions Tomorrow

    Alan
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:24 pm
    Halverez has finally been outed – Oversee has stepped up to the plate and not only publicly acknowledged the fraud but taken steps to compensate auction participants and implement policies to prevent this in the future. First, let me say this breach was a breach at the highest level – both personally and professionally for many. However it happens – in domains, real estate auctions, online auctions and more. Remember, the heated argument about Adam Dicker from GoDaddy bidding on names or the questions behind NameJet’s continual stream on non-paying bidders. We do not live in a…

  • Rick and Rick – What they can’t teach you

    Alan
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:10 am
    First let me say this is not a post about either Rick personally but it’s about the way of thought many domainers exercise in the current industry. The economic variables of today we are forced to work in will certainly bring opportunity to many domainers but this opportunity must be considered more than just buying a worthy asset at cheaper prices than a year ago. Joel Ohman referenced a quote I made with a great follow article up about his life cycle in the world of business online (note I did not say domain business) and it would be relevant to your future success to read this article to…

  • Key Reminder – There are 2 TRAFFIC auctions going on

    Alan
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:35 pm
    After speaking with a few people today it was clear that many people might have no idea Rick Latona has an extended auction going on SEPERATE of Moniker’s extended auction outside of clicking on the banner of domaining.com I spoke with a half a dozen good buyers today and 3 of them (50%) assumed all the names in the extended auction from the recent TRAFFIC conference were on SnapNames. For the record there are actually 2 extended auctions going RIGHT NOW. 1.  SnapNames extended auction is happening at https://www.snapnames.com/store/extended.action?ig=124 2. Rick Latona’s auction…
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  • Facebook Fan Page Vs Facebook Group

    bruce
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:36 pm
    With more people using Facebook Fan Pages lately I also have heard people talking about Facebook Groups and how they relate to Facebook Fan Pages. For the most part people are looking for the difference between the two and when they should use one versus the other. This is a quick post just to outline some of the key points to be aware of when thinking about creating one or the other: Facebook Fan Page updates show in the fan news feeds which is very powerful, it takes advantage of the true value of the social network. If your fan likes it that goes along way with their friends, then their…

  • Interesting Idea By Stephen Douglas At SuccessClick.com

    bruce
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am
    Stephen Douglas over at SuccessClick.com has written a post asking for readers to comment or email him with their thoughts on what the biggest domain scandals have. Knowing Stephen I really think what he puts together around this could be very interesting. We have had our fair share of scandal lately with the Snapnames/Halvarez/Nelson Brady fiasco but, as one commenter brought up, RegisterFly would be considered another pretty big scandal and some would even consider insider bidding on Tdnam auctions at Godaddy.com a bit of a scandal (although taken care of rather rapidly). Here is the text…

  • The Best Thing An Online Marketing Company Can Hear

    bruce
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:41 pm
    Today while in our sales meeting I heard on of the frequent comments I hear from people that have spoke to small businesses about online marketing, websites, etc. That comment is "I do not get any business from my website" or  "I do not remember ever getting a call from my website" or something similar. To me this basically means I am walking out with an order or going to be getting one sometime soon. If you are someone that focuses on online advertising or web development or anything related to that field those words should be music to your ears. If you get worried when you hear that…

  • Overcoming Objections

    bruce
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am
    DISCLAIMER: I wrote this at 4 this morning, probably not my best work but thought I would leave as is, it could be humorous. As I prepare for our sales meeting today I was thinking about the one piece of the agenda that seems to be on every sales meeting agenda I have ever attended and it will be part of ours as well. That section is overcoming objections, or Challenge/Response. No matter where I have been one of the ways I can tell the people who are going to have the fastest path to success are the ones that do not start every conversation with their sales management team with "But the…

  • Top 5 Small Business Website Mistakes

    bruce
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:43 pm
    As we work with small business owners daily to develop their plan for their online presence we hear a lot of the same questions and at the end of the day the customer is always right but there are things we try to help people keep away from or things that we find that maybe they did not do the first time they built their site that they should do this time. Here are 5 things small businesses either need to avoid or need to think about when they have their websites built: Music playing on site- This is a major thing to avoid, when websites were being bought and deployed because they were "neat"…
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  • SEDO cctld sales from last week

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:59 pm
    SEDO sells a quarter-million $USD in cctlds. Here are the names and figures: ok.de 21956 a.de 21604 18.de 11101 wisdom.co.uk 10000 uk.de 9419 birminghamnews.us 9000 rbsm.nl 8006 fm.de 6795 donedeal.co.uk 6728 cs.de 6728 fly.co.za 5000 nu.de 4709 reprisemedia.be 4003 reprisemedia.it 4003 ua.de 3602 u2.de 3600 cu.de 3498 pl.de 3431 gamble.cc 3364 myhobby.de 3364 ro.de 3364 rucksacks.co.uk 3364 oo.de 3094 ws.de 3094 jj.de 3057 666666.de 3027 404.de 3019 zonnepanelen.be 2886 888casino.it 2500 cheshire.tv 2500 editions.in 2500 cruise-deals.co.uk 2492 888.at 2444 11833.de 2422 bonuscommunity.de…

  • Domain of the day Keywordclouding.Com

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:53 am
    $800 for this domain. If interested, email domains@dnaffiliates.com Share this on del.icio.usDigg this!Share this on RedditStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare this on TechnoratiPost this to MySpaceShare this on FacebookSubscribe to the comments for this post?Tweet This!

  • I love valuate.com — My .de portfolio is worth $213,950

    admin
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:31 pm
    Valuate is the most accurate domain name pricing tool I have found. The formula actual pulls several search and ranking criteria from the Internet. Using there tool, my .de names showed very well. These names are for sale and I will listen to reasonable offers. Email me at domains@dnaffiliates.com to make an offer… Domain Freq. Searches Avg Comp. Value aviationschool.de 770,000 2,400 100/100 $1,400 billfold.de 1,420,000 1,900 100/100 $2,700 bridalwear.de 4,410,000 5,400 100/100 $1,700 businessfund.de 283,000 73 46/100 $1,200 businessfundamentals.de 849,000 210 40/100 $710…

  • Sedo Domain Sales of the Week, Including a.de

    admin
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:02 pm
    by Frank Michlick of domainnamenews.com Once again Sedo was so kind to provide us with selected information about domain sales in the previous week. The chart is lead by LaFontaine.com for $50,000, which does mean Fountain in French, but aside from being the last name of German Politician Oskar Lafontaine also is the last name of a car dealer in Detroit, MI. The domain now redirects to the existing site at FamilyDeal.com. Read full story Share this on del.icio.usDigg this!Share this on RedditStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare this on TechnoratiPost this to MySpaceShare…

  • Get Your Internet Domains Now

    admin
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:08 am
    LONDON – Like a repeat of the craze that led to the dotcom boom and boost, Internet domains names are on the rise. According to domain brokerage Sedo, the average price of buying a domain name now stands at 1,757 pounds ($2,808), up from 1,282 pounds ($2,049) a year ago. “Prices are still lower than during the boom but this is pretty much a buyers’ market,” said Nora Nanayakkara, Director of Business Development at Sedo. “We are seeing the first green shoots of recovery in online media,” said Nanayakkara. “Especially during the recession, companies…
 
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