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  • Google Ad Gets Lots of Love and Godaddy Jumps the Shark with Super Bowl Ads

    Adam Strong
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:05 am
    Now that the Super Bowl game’s “Brand Bowl” is finished, the polls and opinions are popping up everywhere. This year there seems to be a lot more  reactions and buzz bubbling on the internet, more so than in year’s past, thanks in part to social media sites. Who had the cleverest ads? Who was the funniest?  Facebook, Youtube and Twitter (and maybe even a few old-school water coolers) will be buzzing the rest of today with chatter about both an amazing game and some good and some not so good ads.  Youtube’s voting is still going on and you can catch all the ads…

  • AfternicDLS Sales for the Previous Two Weeks

    Frank Michlick
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:25 am
    Buydomains and AfterNIC have once again shared their recent sales over the last two weeks with DNN. The top sale in the fortnight was boating.com with $250,000. In total the company sold and brokered sales of 810 domains for a total of $1,480,207.98 making the average sales price $1,827.42. See the full list after the jump .COM Domains Domain Price boating.com $250,000.00 citysolutions.com $20,000.00 prizefighters.com $20,000.00 tooldirect.com $10,800.00 LIFO.com $10,500.00 marketquest.com $7,500.00 crta.com $6,951.00 mingtsai.com $6,600.00 global-finance.com $6,000.00 fasttechnology.com…

  • Silent Las Vegas Targeted TRAFFIC Auction Results

    Frank Michlick
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:09 pm
    Disappointing Results, Despite $370,000 Sale Even though the interest in the Silent Domain Auction after the Targeted TRAFFIC conference by Rick Latona could not generate much interest, it appears it produced at least one noteworthy sale, with LongIsland.com selling for $370,000 USD. However only 9 out of the 600 listed domains sold according to the results currently posted on Proxibid. The sales were: LongIsland.com $370,000 Imply.com $4,000 JusticeDepartment.com $1,800 CuteTops.com $1,100 OCNN.com $1,000 DefensiveBack.com $400 php.mx $300 eTaxReturn.com $300 CoverBet.com $300 (c) 2009…

  • AshleyMadison.com Will Not Go Public For Now

    Frank Michlick
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:50 am
    As reported earlier, Avid Media Media Inc. (parent company of sites such as AshleyMadison.com) was planning to go public and use part of the raised funds to purchase Moxy Media. According to an article published by Reuters on Feb 1st, the deal is put on hold for now due to lack of interest from the financial community. Famous SEO expert Aaron Wall had commented on the IPO with the following words: click arbitrage meets spouse arbitrage…literally! :D [via @AnnB03] (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Advertisement European Domain Registration

  • Silent DomainFEST and TRAFFIC Auctions Ends Today

    Frank Michlick
    4 Feb 2010 | 7:30 am
    Today is your last day to place bids in the silent auctions for the Targeted TRAFFIC Las Vegas and DomainFEST conferences. The DomainFEST Silent Auction, run bei Moniker/SnapNames ends at 12:15pm PST (3:15pm EST) and the Rick Latona Silent Auction for TRAFFIC ends at 10am PST (1pm EST). (c) 2009 DomainNameNews.com Advertisement Upcoming Domain Industry Events, Conferences & Auctions
 
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  • Big Game Shuffle Domain Transfer for $6.99 Offer

    Steve Fisher
    7 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    The Superbowl Shuffle I remember when I was a kid the Bears won the Superbowl and everyone was crazy for the Chicago Bears. So much was the love for “da Bears” across the country that they made a record that immortalized the team and made household names of Mike Ditka and William “Refrigerator” Perry. This record was called “The Superbowl Shuffle“. According to Wikipedia, “The idea for “The Super Bowl Shuffle” came from record producer Randy Weigand, who was a friend of Willie Gault’s. They had met through Randy’s girlfriend,…

  • Your patience is appreciated

    Shashi Bellamkonda
    6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm
    We are investigating reports of latency  that may be impacting some of our international customers’ access to websites.  Only certain  systems are affected and we are taking traffic management  measures to help the situation. The hosted sites are up and visible on the internet even though they are not visible to some of you. We anticipate full customer access resuming shortly.  We apologize for the inconvenience –  updates will be forthcoming.  Circumstances external to our network cause  this and we continue to make every effort to employ and implement market-leading…

  • Why I Hate the “Big Game”

    Joe Loong
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    It’s been a few years since I was forced to pretend to care about awards shows and sporting events that I’d otherwise had no interest in. When you’re trying to program content for a general audience, not only do you have to be superficially aware of who won what in the Grammys, Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes, People’s Choice Awards, CMAs, MTVs, etc., but you also have to be awake and publishing when it happens. (Protip: In headline-land, people rarely get nominated for awards — they get “nods” — it’s much shorter and gives you more room to…
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  • Google Prepping for Twitter, Facebook Rival

    AndrewHazenCom
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:18 am
    Later today, Google is due to launch a social product that will compete with the currently popular social networks – Facebook and TwitterAs the Wall Street Journal reported, Gmail will get a new module that will stream media and status updates of online friends. This module sounds like a Gmail Labs feature which could be enabled or disabled by account holder’s choice. The LA Times blog ran a good piece entitled “Would adding status updates mean Gmail is having a case of Twitter envy?” Google has already enabled watching YouTube videos in Gmail Chat. Whatever the…

  • LongIsland.com Sells for $370,000

    AndrewHazenCom
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:57 am
    As a Long Islander and self-admitted domain addict, I have always had an interest in LongIsland.com owned by Invision.  Recently, the opportunity presented itself to purchase LongIsland.com where the asking price was $500k – $1M; a price I was not willing to spend at the time…..however, in the past few weeks, feels like months, a lot has transpired and TODAY, hours before the closing of an online silent auction, the reserve price on LongIsland.com was lowered to $350,000.  Please note that I was aware of the price reduction before the sale was over… While I sat in a new…

  • Turning Your Team Into Social Media Ambassadors

    AndrewHazenCom
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:25 am
    Social media is on EVERYONE’S minds these days….some look to companies like Prime Visibility to strategize and execute social media tactics while others handle all the social media inhouse.  In either situation, it is important not to loose sight that it is VITAL to turn your team/staff into social media ambassadors. Today’s iMediaConnection has a nice article entitled just that: Turn your employees into Social Media Ambassadors Article Highlights: Develop a policy that outlines corporate guidelines for communicating in the online world Build a centralized hub for…

  • Historical-Autographs.com Signs Its Way To Page One of Google

    AndrewHazenCom
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am
    My internet marketing company, Prime Visibility recently began to perform search engine optimization services for Historical-Autographs.com and within weeks of implementing our SEO,the natural search rankings kicked into high gear for this killer domain. Since our optimization has been implemented, Historical-Autographs.com has already achieved the following organic search rankings in Google: #8 out of 1,480,000 for: historical documents for sale #8 out of 75,700 for: historical autographs for sales  #4 out of 5,890,000 for: historical signatures for sale #13 out of 243,000 for: historical…

  • Football Playoffs Were Great for AllPizzaCoupons.com

    AndrewHazenCom
    24 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm
    You know how I feel about my coupon sites….I’ve got nearly 50 of them!  This weekend was unbelievable for AllPizzaCoupons.com….with the following Google rankings, the site got plenty of qualified traffic this weekend: # 7 Pizza Specials #10 Pizza Delivery Specials #11 Pizza Coupons #9 Pizza Restaurant Coupons # 1 & #2 Frozen Pizza Coupons I also see that AllFastFoodCoupons.com did very well too, traffic is up nearly 1,000% and doesn’t indicate that it’s slowing down at all.  Got to keep tweaking the SEO and inbound links…only two weeks until the Super…
 
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  • Godaddy Security Hole – Are Your Domains Safe

    admin
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:08 pm
    I don’t know whether you remember this but Sarah Palin – the Republicans’ vice-presidential candidate for the last US election – was in the news (amongst other things) prior to that election as a result of her email account getting hacked. Basically, some kid exploited Yahoo’s password reminder feature whereby he used publicly available information to answer Ms Palin’s security questions (she erred by putting in silly stuff as her 2 security questions). There are numerous other cases of people using social Read more »

  • Some Nice Names On SnapNames Right Now

    admin
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:45 pm
    The following domain names are either listed for sale on SnapNames, are in auction or are about to drop and can be back-ordered with SnapNames. They are directly linked to the bid screen. ulr.info – very similar to url, nice name. seyo.com waja.com civilization.org reflections.org sq5.com flightforum.com dubailodge.com cashgames.net hitups.com z9p.com cakeworld.com eescorts.com latestbooks.com Enjoy and good luck!

  • TCS.com Hacked, Domain Listed For Sale

    admin
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:37 pm
    Tata Consulting Services’ (Indian IT outsourcing company) tcs.com domain name/website had it’s DNS hijacked yesterday with the hijackers putting a simple “for sale” sign up according to theregister.co.uk. The firm managed to get their name back today but only after getting the hackers quite a bit of publicity from various security/hack sites. The for sale text asked for all inquiries to be sent to abed_uk@hotmail.com. Ironically, tcs.com prides itself at being a supplier of web security services.

  • Georgian .GE Reaches 8,000 Registrations

    admin
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:01 pm
    The Georgian registry has announced it has reached a landmark 8,000 active domain names – recording a 12.5% annual rise in registrations according to Kate Chkhikvadze of FinChannel.com. In a world well sheltered from the everyday hustle and bustle of real domaining, Georgian domain names cannot be traded – which explains the minuscule number of names registered in a country of 4.3 million people. “In Georgia we do not have cases of selling domain names from private individuals,” says Ia Peradze, administrator Read more »

  • Apple Go After Squatter, Watch Out www Squatters

    admin
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:29 am
    We recently blogged about domain squatters who registered big company typo domain names – wwwbing intriguingly pointed to a page sporting a troll called Walter Will Wawrinka Bing, and we quoted TechCrunch with regards to a mac review site on wwwapple.com. Well it appears Apple Inc have had enough – they have just filed a UDRP dispute resolution case with wipo.int in reference to wwwapple.com. The case is still “Compliance Review Pending” but it should be a no-brainer. Other typo squatters of Read more »
 
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  • Poll: What is the most difficult challenge you face as a domainer?

    Mark Fulton
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:42 pm
    I thought this would be an interesting question to see what you might be interested in learning more about. There are numerous resources and tools available that make domaining more accessible to those just getting started and experienced domainers alike. I am almost positive that “Selling domains to end-users” is the obvious answer to this poll question. End user sales is the most profitable and difficult task a domainer faces. So, I have excluded that response to get a more realistic view of interests. Here are your options… Building a Domain Portfolio Website In a…

  • 42 Handpicked Expired Domains Available for Registration

    Mark Fulton
    28 Jan 2010 | 5:00 am
    I’ve recently dived back into some domain research after much too long of a break and have chosen a select 42 quality .COM domain names that have recently expired and become available to register. Here’s your chance to get into the domain game! Yes, the domain names listed below can be claimed at any registrar for cheap and can be resold at a later date, kept as an investment or developed into a website destination, further increasing their value. Use this link to GoDaddy.com to register domains for just $10. If you’re an experienced domainer, you will certainly see the…

  • 12 Great Places to Score Web Development and Design Freebies

    Mark Fulton
    18 Jan 2010 | 1:12 pm
    Everybody loves a good freebie! I’ve rounded up some of my favorite places to find quality graphics, code and other useful tools and services here. Dive in and get your download fix. 1. Delicious.com Tag: free If you’ve been using Delicious bookmark service for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed the community is a bunch of geeks! This makes for some fresh design, software and web service freebies almost daily. 2. DevSnippets Free Code & More Packed with great resource articles and lots of juicy code snippets for bloggers and developers of all experience levels.

  • VigLink To Provide Seamless Affiliate Earnings to Bloggers and Beyond

    Mark Fulton
    14 Jan 2010 | 12:40 pm
    This new link monetization company launched just days ago with venture capital backing from Google. VigLink aims to provide affiliate earnings to bloggers by automatically detecting outbound links that lead to retailers who provide commissions on sales. A standard link to any one of thousands of retailers or individual products can be detected by VigLink and once clicked, affiliate tracking information is added dynamically. You earn the commission and VigLink takes a percentage for their wizardry. GigaOM reports, “VigLink estimates that less than half of links that could be monetized…

  • Starting a Business in 2010

    Mark Fulton
    11 Jan 2010 | 11:53 am
    A few days ago, I was in the middle of working on a presentation for an offline audience using the uber-cool Prezi web based software. I was very curious to test out the embed feature to see how it worked, so I placed the code within a post on my personal blog to take a peek. Without my knowing (I had forgotten Twitter Tools was enabled), the link to my unfinished presentation was broadcast to Twitter. I found out about the mistake an hour or so later and was surprised to see the presentation had several retweets! Thanks to those retweets I was inspired to clean up and expand the presentation…
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  • Get Your Own URL Shortener with YOURLS

    Andrew Allemann
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:46 am
    Brand yourself with customized URL shortener. It has always bothered me that URL shorteners are taking over the web. As many people have pointed out, your entire linking history is subject to the lifeline of a third party service. And with many URL shorteners operating on questionable country code domain names, the risks are prevalent. This weekend I set out to get my own URL shortener. After all, I plunked down five figures for my short domain name DNW.com, so I may as well get as much value out of it as I can. I came across Your Own URL Shortener (YOURLS), and it does the trick. There are a…

  • Survey: Price, Security Most Important When Choosing Domain Registrar

    Andrew Allemann
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:24 am
    A look at selling points for domain name registrars. Price and security are the most important characteristics customers consider when choosing a domain name registrar, according to a survey of over 500 people in the 5th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 171 respondents selected the security of their domain names at the registrar as the most important factor, while 153 said price was the primary concern. However, when the weighted average of all factors shows that price is the top concern. The third most important factor was customer service, with account management tools coming in at number…

  • CNN en Espanol: News Network Wants CNN.es Domain Name

    Andrew Allemann
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:49 am
    News network wants Spanish domain name. Cable News Network, aka CNN, wants to get its hands on the CNN.es domain name. There’s just one problem: it was registered back in 2005. So the company has filed a domain dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization to try to get the domain name. At the time of writing CNN.es doesn’t resolve to a web site. But the domain’s owner appears to be based in the United Kingdom if his email address is any any indication. (.Es is the country code for Spain.) This isn’t the first time CNN has challenged domain names through domain…

  • GoDaddy Rated Best Domain Registrar (Again)

    Andrew Allemann
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:21 am
    Go Daddy pulls in top honors in this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. Getting buzz from Super Bowl commercials isn’t the only thing domain name registrar Go Daddy does well. For the fifth year in a row, the registrar has been rated best registrar in Domain Name Wire’s annual survey. This year 41% of those survey said Go Daddy was the best domain name registrar. Here are the top five vote-getters: 1. GoDaddy 41% 2. Moniker 16% 3. Fabulous 11% 4. eNom 5% 5. Name.com 4% The rankings remain mostly unchanged from last year, with one major addition: Name.com. Making the top five is…

  • Verizon Settles Trademark Domain Name Case

    Andrew Allemann
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:40 am
    Communications company settles lawsuit over typosquatting. Verizon has reached a tentative settlement with 2Cool Guys, LLC, Warren Weitzman, and Arnold Trebach over alleged trademark infringement from domain name typos. The communications company filed the complaint in October, alleging that the defendants parked typos of its popular Verizon trademark in order to earn pay-per-click revenue. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, but two of the three domain names in question have been transferred to Verizon as of this morning. Verizon was asking for $100,000 per domain name plus…
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  • NameMedia and Oversee.net Expand Domain Name Sales, Acquisition Partnership

    Elliot
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:54 am
    I just received a press release from NameMedia and Oversee.net announcing an expanded sales partnership. Oversee will begin selling domain names on AfternicDLS, utilizing the knowledge of this NameMedia company’s sales staff. This smart move will help Oversee.net sell domain names rather than having to hire and train a sales staff to do that job. Through its Porfolio Brains entity and other entities, Oversee.net owns a huge portfolio of domain names, so this is a very good opportunity for both companies. I have seen quite a few Portfolio Brains domain names in Whois look ups, so I plan…

  • Importance of Due Diligence When Buying a Domain Name

    Elliot
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:49 pm
    When you have secured a deal to purchase a domain name, especially one that has significant value, you need to do your due diligence. The most important research you need to do is to ensure the domain name is owned by the party that you think owns it, and the second is to make sure traffic/PR/directory listings and all other promises can be met. In my opinion, ensuring a domain name is owned by the person/company you believe owns it is the most important thing. Having a Domaintools account allows me to search the Whois history for a domain name. If you are ever unsure of whether a domain name…

  • Domain Auctions: Problems & Solutions – Part 1

    Elliot
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:21 am
    Most domain investors would probably agree that the results of live domain auctions have been pretty weak recently. Aside from a few strong sales that have taken place, most auctions haven’t produced the results people hoped to see. I’d like to discuss problems I see in part one and give my advice to improve live auctions going forward. In no particular order, here are some of the reasons I believe domain auctions haven’t been successful recently. Lower PPC payouts and poor economy affecting domain investors’ spending ability For a few years, live domain auctions were…

  • Super Bowl Sunday Quickie – Go Saints!

    Elliot
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:44 am
    Just a few quick bullets on this super Super Bowl Sunday: I have two lengthy articles about the current state of live domain auctions that I will post beginning tomorrow. The first part dissects what I believe are problems with auctions lately, and the second part offers some suggestions to improve them. Hopefully other domain investors can contribute some valuable feedback. I’ve heard from a couple people that Domain Roundtable will be happening this year, despite the fact that the DRT website still shows information about the 2009 conference. I expect to hear where and when it will be…

  • FitnessTrainer.com: Why I Stopped Bidding & Some Buying Advice

    Elliot
    6 Feb 2010 | 1:27 pm
    When I was looking at Snapnames the other day, I saw an auction for FitnessTrainer.com, and I placed a bid on it. The domain name went to auction on Thursday afternoon, and the auction continued for a couple of hours after its original close time, with 5 minute extensions following last minute bids. FitnessTrainer.com ended up selling for $20,888. Had I won the domain name, my plan would have been to build it in a similar fashion to DogWalker.com and CatSitter.com. I opted to stop bidding for a couple of reasons. First, the price was more than I wanted to spend on a directory domain name…
 
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  • Tips to Protect Your Brand in the New Domain Name Marketplace

    4 Feb 2010 | 2:54 pm
    Over time, people have grown accustomed to most Web site addresses ending in .com, .edu or .gov. Yet a proposed expansion of the generic top-level domain (gTLD) space by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will change the way we look at domain names forever. In the months ahead, the domain-name landscape will undergo a revolutionary change by allowing a virtually unlimited number of gTLDs—the string of characters after the dot in every Web address. Rather than being limited to .com, .net, .org or other commonly recognized TLDs, any .ourbrand top-level domain…

  • Las Vegas City Council to Debate the Support of .vegas Domain

    3 Feb 2010 | 11:28 am
    Joe Schoenmann of the Las Vegas Sun reports: "The Las Vegas City Council will debate today whether to strike a deal with an Internet entrepreneur who seeks to use the Internet suffix .vegas—over the objections of Clark County officials and one local company who say the city is jumping the gun and in the process likely shortchanging Las Vegas and county taxpayers. The council will consider endorsing a proposal by Dot Vegas Inc., to create the top-level Internet domain ".vegas"—a new suffix that could be used in addition to the familiar .com, .net, .gov or .org suffixes that end…

  • VeriSign to Recognize Innovators, Leaders That Have Shaped the First 25 Years of .Com

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:26 am
    For the upcoming 25th anniversary of .com Top-Level Domain, VeriSign, the registry operator of the domain will launch a year-long initiative to celebrate the event. From the announcement: "In March 1985, the first .com domain was registered, igniting the birth of the consumer Internet that, 25 years later, continues to transform communications, commerce and our society as a whole. Beginning in March 2010, VeriSign, the long-time operator of the .com domain, will lead an industry-wide initiative to recognize the innovators and leaders that have shaped the first 25 years of .com and in doing so…

  • Swiss Among World Leaders in Enabling DNSSEC

    3 Feb 2010 | 8:51 am
    SWITCH, the registry for .CH and .LI domain names, enabled DNSSEC on day two of the annual Domain Pulse conference in Luzern yesterday. SWITCH became the third ccTLD registry to enable DNSSEC giving registrants of .CH domain names added security following .SE (Sweden) and .CZ (Czech Republic). The added security for internet users allows for a more secure internet, especially important for banks and other financial services providers, for example. At the Domain Pulse conference, Urs Eppenberger of SWITCH and Marc Furrer of the Swiss Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) enabled DNSSEC.

  • Domain Name Security Gains Prominence in German-Speaking World

    2 Feb 2010 | 11:22 am
    The 2010 Domain Pulse, hosted by SWITCH (the .CH registry) was held in the snowy Swiss city of Luzern. Domain Name Security (DNS) was of particular importance in this year's meeting with DNSSEC being implemented in the root zone in 2010 by ICANN, and by many registries in the next few years. ICANN plan to have all root servers signed with DNSSEC by mid-2010 Kim Davies, Manager, Root Zone Services at ICANN told the meeting, starting with the L root server, then A root server with the last being the J root server as all are gradually signed. ICANN has taken a conservative approach to deploying…
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  • Screwing with Success Rewind. A Stupid & Epic Business Decision

    Rick Schwartz
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:06 am
    Morning Folks!!To understand this post you need to read this one that I wrote in May first or it will have no value and why waste your time? http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2009/05/screwing-with-success-a-change-more-important-than-the-presidency.html So we have the 15 second SuperBowl commercial with Jay, Dave and Oprah and nobody can get the right answer so I will publish it here so they get it. If  Burger King went out of business would McDonalds double their business? The answer is no. If the Tonight Show has a weak host does that help Letterman? The answer is no. Now…

  • A Life Changing Thought? You decide.

    Rick Schwartz
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:30 am
    Morning Folks!! Sometimes a simple phrase says more than a book of words. I heard something today that would fall into that category. A complete recipe from beginning to end and it is basic and simple. Anything is a possibility All you have to do is open the door Create the opportunity And move forward.Have a GREAT Day!Rick Schwartz

  • How Doctors Almost Killed My Mother as She Fights for Her Life.

    Rick Schwartz
    1 Feb 2010 | 4:52 am
    Morning Folks!! I had to leave Las Vegas TRAFFIC early as my mother was near death. Death induced by doctors that DON’T CARE and a system that may or may not work. When it works, and it usually does, it is as good as it gets, but when it does not work, it is a nightmare. So I send my mother and her girlfriend on 1 or 2 cruises each year since 1997 when my dad died. They are the “Golden Girls” and this would have been #27.  Each cruise they go on they get special treatment  because they have cruised more than any other passengers on the entire ship and almost always go with…

  • What a difference a year makes. Obama gets STUNNING Message?

    Rick Schwartz
    20 Jan 2010 | 9:06 am
    Morning Folks!!In business we are all salesmen. If we own or operate a business you are a salesmen. Now there are good salesmen and bad ones. Ones that know how to close a sale and get a result and those that can’t. One year ago today was possibly the most historic day any of us will live to see and I blogged about it. A young, energetic black president taking the oath of office. From slavery to the presidency. We have a lot to be proud of. But as salesmen by trade this has to be the worst sales event I have ever seen. With goodwill that I have never seen in all my life, with an opportunity…

  • My First T.R.A.F.F.I.C. as an Attendee and I Can't Wait! Here's Why!

    Rick Schwartz
    18 Jan 2010 | 7:46 am
    Morning Folks!!This will be the first time I am attending TRAFFIC as an attendee. No more getting in 5 days early to prepare for the show. No printing badges and preparing registration. No getting all types of last minute emergency emails. No floorplans, diagrams, setup or breakdown. No pressure to perform. Just a few relaxing days in Las Vegas with the brightest guys on earth and their families. I am looking forward to having free time and meetings with productive outcomes. One of the things I am looking most forward to is meeting Joseph McClendon III The reason is because it was Tony…
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  • Godaddy’s Ads Bomb According To USA TODAY Ad Meter

    MHB
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:41 pm
    As you all know Godaddy.com ran 2 ads during the SuperBowl. According to USA Today’s Ad Meter which tracks viewers opinions of all the ads on the big game,  Godaddy’s commercial’s fumbled the ball. Out of the 63 commercials  USA Today tracks, the Godaddy.com ad featuring Danica Patrick getting a message, ranked 63rd while its other commercial ranked 60th Ouch Compare that to Google’s ad which ranks 43rd or Flo.TV which ranked 36th. Cars.com gets the 12th spot, Monster.com ranked 10th and e-trade.com is the highest ranking internet company commerical with the baby ad…

  • Domainer’s Mardi Gras Domain Auction List Released

    MHB
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:37 am
    The auction for the Domainer’s Mardi Gras which will be held in New Orleans starting this Thursday February 11, actually starts Tomorrow Tuesday February 9, 2010 and will be conducted on SnapNames.com The auction closes on Tuesday February 16th, 2010 at 3:15pm EST in accordance with SnapNames.com normal closing rules. Here is a list of the domain names to be auctioned off and reserve prices as usual are stated in ranges (we will publish our top picks a week from today) Domain Name Opening Bid/Range Category 173.info $201 – $500 Numbered domain 237.mobi $501 – $1000 Numbered…

  • Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over The Use Of The Term “Gadget” & Why That’s Good News

    MHB
    6 Feb 2010 | 7:45 am
    Firefly Digital , a Web site design, development and hosting company, filed a federal lawsuit against Google last week, alleging the Internet search engine giant infringed on two of its registered trademarks. The trademarks are for its “Website Gadget,” a content management system, and “Gadget,” a user-friendly application that works with its “Website Gadget.” The company received a state trademark for “Website Gadget” in 2002 and federal trademarks for both in 2009. In the lawsuit, the company alleges that Google’s use of features and programs, such as “Google Gadgets,”…

  • DomainFest Extended Auction Nets $248K on SnapNames.com

    MHB
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:14 am
    The DomainFest extended auction closes yesterday on SnapNames.com with almost $248,000 in sales. There was a $127,000 bid on KZ.com but that bid was taken down as it was believed to be fraudulent. Some of the domains were highly contested as the auction that started with an original closing at 3:15pm went past 4:30,  including on stockreports.com and homeschoolprograms.com. Now that we have the results of both extended auctions we switched the Poll over so you can vote on what you think was the best buy from the extended auctions. You can vote for your favorite on the right and/or place your…

  • 47 Registry Owned .ME Domains Hit The Auction Block

    MHB
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:48 am
    Namejet.com is holding an online auction for 47 registry owned .ME domain names. The auction starts on February 19th and backorders have to be placed by date shown for each domain by 11pm EST Some of the domains already have backorders: Domain                          # of Backorders      Backorder by preview.me 6 2/22/10 20:00 companies.me 4 2/21/10 20:00 portrait.me 3 2/19/10 20:00 bluray.me 2 2/21/10 20:00 cart.me 2 2/18/10 20:00 defy.me 2 2/18/10 20:00 kitchens.me 2 2/18/10 20:00 0123.me 1 2/20/10 20:00 august.me 1 2/20/10 20:00 authentic.me 1 2/21/10 20:00…
 
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  • 2010 Winter Olympics will have plenty of souvenirs for all good sports - TwinCities.com

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:11 am
    2010 Winter Olympics will have plenty of souvenirs for all good sports - TwinCities.comVancouver, BC- The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics souvenirs will be big sellers and some will end up being sought after collector's items. One of the most difficult souvenirs of Vancouver 2010 collectibles is the Official Olympic 2010 hockey pucks made by Sherwood, as only 3,000 were made and the majority of the pucks will be used in the Olympic hockey games... Vancouver 2010 hockey puck article: CTVOlympics.com . The Official Vancouver 2010 Olympic store: Click Here Vancouver Domain Name available for…

  • Soccer fans set for up close and personal 3-D experience | Reuters

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:55 am
    Soccer fans set for up close and personal 3-D experience | Reuters Excerpts from Reuters article... "People have already embraced 3D cinema and because Sky's 3D service uses the same kind of technology, we're confident there will be demand for sport, movies, concerts and drama in 3D."The move into 3-D broadcasting follows hotly on the success of James Cameron's 3-D movie Avatar, which this week became the highest-grossing movie worldwide partly due to 3-D engagements.The sci-fi film had racked up a box office total of $1.859 billion Tuesday.ESPN will roll out its 3-D network in June…

  • Sony Enters 3D Revolution to Make Billions

    8 Feb 2010 | 3:16 am
    Sony enters the 3D household revolution"The company estimates that sales of 3D products without content alone will top one trillion yen or $11 billion in the next three years (from March 2010 to March 2013)"- ITNewsAfrica The 3D market is anticipated to become a multi-trillion dollar market.3D HD Plasma TV 's the Next Big Thing 3D to explode in the U.S. & globallyFollow us on Twitter @InsideDomaining

  • 2010 Best of CES Winner is Panasonic's 3D HD Plasma TV | CES 2010 - CNET

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    2010 Best of CES winner is Panasonic's 3D plasma TV | CES 2010 - CNETThere is no doubt that the 3D movie experience is about to invade homesDreamWorks Animation chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg has described 3D as "the greatest innovation in film since colour" Intel CEO Paul Otellini told crowds at CES that, "I think that 3D... is the next thing that's poised to explode in the home." Cupit, who is helping to develop the technology to be used to broadcast the Six Nations, says: "3D creates a richer, more engaging experience than a D flat image. I think it will become the new standard.

  • Greater New York Media Online Investments

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:18 pm
    Long Island, NY- Rarity means value out on Long Island and that is an understatement. How many high quality domain names are there for Greater New York Media? How many for Long Island? How many great domains are there for your niche industry?Frank Schilling, a domain investor maverick, has a way with words in his assessment on the scarcity of meaningful, descriptive domain names that rarely hit the market in the many different verticals in business. The cream of the crop names are long gone Schilling says, and he elaborates by saying "Even if you back-up and cast as wide a net as possible,…
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  • DomainFest wins again!

    2 Feb 2010 | 5:27 pm
    Here I am once again sitting in the Qantas Club at LAX waiting for Qantas Flight QF94 to head back home to Melbourne. The last five days have been an absolute blur of meetings, presentations and of course, like any good domain conference, a chronic lack of sleep. At the moment I feel like I’m running on adrenalin and even a shower didn’t manage to wake up the flagging grey matter sitting atop my shoulders. So was it all worth it? You bet it was! I’m so glad that I attended the event and had a chance to catch up with so many friends, make new business contacts and more importantly get…

  • Arrived at DomainFest

    25 Jan 2010 | 10:25 am
    Just over a week ago I decided to head across the Pacific and attend DomainFest. The first problem I discovered was my passport was about to expire so after a mad dash to fill in the paper work, pay the “rush” fee it turned up in the mail a couple of days later. What’s even more amazing is that it was a government department that managed to pull this quick turn-around! As many of you know I normally attend all the various conference, work my way through the jetlag only to return home and experience it all over again. The reason why I was debating about attending DomainFest is that after…

  • Domains as an Asset Class

    21 Jan 2010 | 5:55 am
    A lot has been written about domains and how you can buy, sell, develop them or even treat them as stock items. I plan on taking a different approach and dealing with domains as an unique asset class that is investable by the professional investment community just like any other class of asset such as stocks, land etc. If domains can be legitimised as an asset class then it's much more likely that external funds will begin to flow into the industry. This potentially means that rather than receiving 2 year multiples we start getting 10-15 years for our assets. Presently, other than…

  • Saturday musings - family fun!

    9 Jan 2010 | 4:41 pm
    It's summer holidays here in Australia and I naturally found my kids (aged 16, 14 and 11) glued to the television, WII or playing computer games. Don't get me wrong, I love playing games or watching a good movie but day after day was getting a bit much......it was then that I had an idea. It struck me that school is a great basis for education but it really doesn't teach kids how to do something that is actually really important in life.....how to make money. This is not surprising as any teachers that really know how to do this won't be teaching that long. They'll be making a quick career…

  • Proud to be a Domainer

    5 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Just before Christmas I'd received the following comment from a reader when I suggested that during the Christmas break we should contemplate what we are doing with our businesses and lives: "Some of us are dealing with the tasks of survival as a possible record breaking blizzard engulfs parts of the country, already gvt workers are taking to the highways to be there when people call for help, high winds and white outs are predicted as the temps drop to dangerous levels , but hey enjoy your drink as you spend your time contemplating what you will do as you laze about suggesting others do the…
 
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  • Modern Domainer Magazine’s Domain Expired

    Chef Patrick
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:14 am
    Is Modern Domainer Magazine closing shop? I just sent an email to the company to find out. What I can tell you is that ModernDomainer.com, the magazine’s domain name expired on February 4th. Domainers…I wouldn’t waste your time placing a back order on this domain name. I am 100% sure they will renew. Whether or not [...]

  • Does Your Family Miss You? (Comic Strip)

    Chef Patrick
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:50 am
    I don’t know about you, but this happens to me. I get so wrapped up in work that I sometimes don’t make it to the first floor of my house until about dinner time. Click on the comic strip to enlarge. Last week’s comic strip: Where Do You Shop?

  • Affiliate Summit Las Vegas Review

    Chef Patrick
    6 Feb 2010 | 9:45 am
    Yes, this review is coming a couple weeks late. Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas was from January 17-19, but I’ve been so busy traveling and playing catch up on my work I just haven’t had the chance to write this. On a 1-10 scale, I give this show a 10!!! Not only was the show [...]

  • T.R.A.F.F.I.C. VS DOMAINfest Auction – Final Results

    Chef Patrick
    5 Feb 2010 | 3:23 pm
    T.R.A.F.F.I.C. – Rick Latona’s auction closed yesterday with a grand total of 60 domain names that sold for an estimated $835,000. The top sale for this auction was LongIsland.com at $379,000. Based on the total sales and amount of domain names sold that is an average of $13,916 per domain. DOMAINfest – Moniker’s auction closed yesterday [...]

  • Our Industry Leaders Have No Money

    Chef Patrick
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:40 pm
    To start off the day Domaining.com had at least five new blog feeds that I could see, Mashable, TechCrunch, Engadget, BusinessInsider and ReadWriteWeb. These five websites took over 95% of the showing feeds. They have professional writers that write several times per day. Out of 20 feeds on the first page of Domaining.com, I’d say [...]
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  • Godaddy’s Ads Bomb According To USA TODAY Ad Meter

    MHB
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:41 pm
    As you all know Godaddy.com ran 2 ads during the SuperBowl. According to USA Today’s Ad Meter which tracks viewers opinions of all the ads on the big game,  Godaddy’s commercial’s fumbled the ball. Out of the 63 commercials  USA Today tracks, the Godaddy.com ad featuring Danica Patrick getting a message, ranked 63rd while its other commercial ranked 60th Ouch Compare that to Google’s ad which ranks 43rd or Flo.TV which ranked 36th. Cars.com gets the 12th spot, Monster.com ranked 10th and e-trade.com is the highest ranking internet company commerical with the baby ad…

  • Domainer’s Mardi Gras Domain Auction List Released

    MHB
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:37 am
    The auction for the Domainer’s Mardi Gras which will be held in New Orleans starting this Thursday February 11, actually starts Tomorrow Tuesday February 9, 2010 and will be conducted on SnapNames.com The auction closes on Tuesday February 16th, 2010 at 3:15pm EST in accordance with SnapNames.com normal closing rules. Here is a list of the domain names to be auctioned off and reserve prices as usual are stated in ranges (we will publish our top picks a week from today) Domain Name Opening Bid/Range Category 173.info $201 – $500 Numbered domain 237.mobi $501 – $1000 Numbered…

  • Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over The Use Of The Term “Gadget” & Why That’s Good News

    MHB
    6 Feb 2010 | 7:45 am
    Firefly Digital , a Web site design, development and hosting company, filed a federal lawsuit against Google last week, alleging the Internet search engine giant infringed on two of its registered trademarks. The trademarks are for its “Website Gadget,” a content management system, and “Gadget,” a user-friendly application that works with its “Website Gadget.” The company received a state trademark for “Website Gadget” in 2002 and federal trademarks for both in 2009. In the lawsuit, the company alleges that Google’s use of features and programs, such as “Google Gadgets,”…

  • DomainFest Extended Auction Nets $248K on SnapNames.com

    MHB
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:14 am
    The DomainFest extended auction closes yesterday on SnapNames.com with almost $248,000 in sales. There was a $127,000 bid on KZ.com but that bid was taken down as it was believed to be fraudulent. Some of the domains were highly contested as the auction that started with an original closing at 3:15pm went past 4:30,  including on stockreports.com and homeschoolprograms.com. Now that we have the results of both extended auctions we switched the Poll over so you can vote on what you think was the best buy from the extended auctions. You can vote for your favorite on the right and/or place your…

  • 47 Registry Owned .ME Domains Hit The Auction Block

    MHB
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:48 am
    Namejet.com is holding an online auction for 47 registry owned .ME domain names. The auction starts on February 19th and backorders have to be placed by date shown for each domain by 11pm EST Some of the domains already have backorders: Domain                          # of Backorders      Backorder by preview.me 6 2/22/10 20:00 companies.me 4 2/21/10 20:00 portrait.me 3 2/19/10 20:00 bluray.me 2 2/21/10 20:00 cart.me 2 2/18/10 20:00 defy.me 2 2/18/10 20:00 kitchens.me 2 2/18/10 20:00 0123.me 1 2/20/10 20:00 august.me 1 2/20/10 20:00 authentic.me 1 2/21/10 20:00…
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  • IPL's Latest Restrictions on Media & Websites

    Ceres
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:08 am
    According to this NDTV report, the IPL has updated its media restrictions. The restrictions affect TV channels, websites, magazines etc. Quote: While the TV channels can use no more than 30 seconds of fresh footage, websites are not allowed to broadcast any of the match footages, archived or deferred. Quote: The suggested channels also have a limit of 7 minutes for a full day of IPL coverage. Also the footages cannot be repeated more than three times a day Quote: As per the new guidelines only "bona fide magazines" and "bona fide websites" can use still photographs. The…

  • are nofollow link worth less..?

    rohnsmith
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:15 am
    I am little confused here.Google says it does not pass any value to no follow links but I have too many no follow links and my website still getting good rank.So what is truth..?

  • EER (.) in -- Top quality LLL.in!

    RUPERT
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:54 am
    Namepros AUCTION

  • New website for my place

    psf
    9 Feb 2010 | 1:59 am
    I have just started a new website for my native - Tuvvur. It's in very initial stage and still improving the content, layout etc. Please visit Tuvvur - Tuvvur Information, History, People, Geography, Discussion give your comments. Thanks in advance.

  • 1 DAY LEFT! Bid NOW!

    Nameswing
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:48 pm
    There's only one day left to own MiPad.in before the new iPad's actually hit the shelves: wifi- March 24th 3g- April 10th Bid now on eBay.com Click here to go to the auction.
 
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  • 10 Geopolitical & Economic Predictions for 2010

    admin
    1 Feb 2010 | 11:43 am
    A great - and still growing - divergence appeared in 2009 between public statements by leaders and their public performance. The politicized, romanticized theater of increasingly populist “democratic” leaders and media seemed to be of a different planet from activities taking place in the real world.   While a large part of the global population appears still transfixed by words, there is a growing perception that great fissures already rend the global strategic architecture.   This is a trend which will compound during 2010.   There is a widespread belief that the…

  • 16 Geopolitical Megatrends that will Affect Every Aspect of your Life: Finance, Energy & Health

    admin
    28 Jan 2010 | 10:25 am
    Substantial and unmistakable signs of profound change in the global strategic framework have become concrete in the past year. The stress in the structure has already developed into fissures. The transformation, in reality, has been underway since the end of the Cold War, and will continue and compound for at least another decade. The balance of power is changing. Apart from the wave of globalization, which was really a precursor event, what is now emerging is the first truly fundamental change since the end of the Cold War, and, in global terms, it is a change which may redefine entire…

  • Where are you getting your News from? This is Dramatically Effecting your Business!

    admin
    21 Jan 2010 | 7:04 am
    Most of us are pretty lazy creatures. We’re content to be spoon fed our news by the major networks and tabloids. The problem with this is that there is rarely any valuable news here – especially for investors and businessmen. The reason for this is that the news has been regurgitated Many times, is known by everyone and is quite often politically motivated. Most smart Entrepreneurs and investors know that if they want good actionable information they have to get it before it becomes news from reliable sources that are either on the ground in the relevant area or who have contacts…

  • WANTED: Advertising related domains!

    admin
    6 Jan 2010 | 10:22 pm
    I am looking for Great sounding advertising related domains. They MUST be .Com and be no longer than 2 words.   The type of thing I’m after is: AdSpace.com AdBox.com Adzilla.com TopAds.com   If you have something that you feel is a great domain please send details to: James@floatingmix.com and if it’s along the right lines we may be able to do a deal.

  • Get Good Backlinks and Free Advertising for your New Websites

    admin
    5 Jan 2010 | 10:28 am
    Well we’ve been out of the domain/blogging business for a while as we have had 2 major projects to work on – one is still in development and the other www.oilprice.com is now ticking along nicely. The site is now getting on average 2,500 uniques a day and these numbers are increasing quickly. But this post isn’t about that – I’ll be publishing something soon on the development story – which was quite exhausting. The site has just been reviewed  on KillerStartups.com  http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/oilprice-com-all-about-the-price-of-oil This…
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  • Steve Jobs Admits to Fleecing Customers

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    8 Feb 2010 | 9:36 pm

  • ShopCity.com Launching Geo Shopping Sites At A Rapid Clip

    s
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:30 am
    The ShopCity.com group, a massive domain development project that's been quietly incubating in stealth mode over the last 10 years, is now aggressively rolling out local sites with the full embrace of the communities they serve.Featured recently on CNBC, Forbes, Fortune and more, ShopCity’s intuitive and prestigious Internet addresses— including ShopBoston.com, ShopNewYork.com and

  • 10 Ten Twitter Blogs About Twitter

    s
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:49 am
    Go ahead, learn something today. I dare you.From Murray Newlands- a proud blogger user.Top Ten Twitter BlogsTwitter blogs for Twitter users. If you use Twitter you know that there is always something going on and always something new to learn. Here are some of my favorite Twitter blogs to keep you up on everything from the first question of What is Twitter ? to the exciting Twitter trends to new

  • Time Magazine's Top 100 Websites- All Built on Brandable Domains

    s
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:21 pm
    And not a single one built on a generic domain. I know/use just fraction of them. You?SITES TO VISITFlickrCalifornia CoastlineDeliciousMetafilterpopurlsTwitterSkypeBoing BoingAcademic EarthOpenTableGoogleYouTubeWolfram|AlphaHuluVimeoFora TVCraiglookShop GoodwillAmazonKayakNetflixEtsyPropertyShark.comRedfinWikipediaInternet ArchiveKivaConsumerSearchMetacriticPollsterFacebookPandora and

  • Wanna Develop Doesn't

    s
    6 Feb 2010 | 5:07 pm
    Mike Cohen over at Wanna Develop has me confused again with his fuzzy math. He claims to earn 6-figures plus a month developing websites and offers the promise to take any website with a good keyword domain foundation, apply his magic and turn it into a money-maker. So it's not a matter that he can't afford the renewals nor doesn't have the ability to ca ching that $10-20 a click for himself that
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  • 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 the hottest niches in healthcare [...]

  • 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 tickets, but to provide a [...]

  • 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 how the consumer is speaking, [...]

  • 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 are poetry in the raw. [...]
 
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  • Gaming Google

    Barry
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:18 pm
    I was particularly intrigued that Business Week listed a company set up to game the search engines as one of their “Most promising startups”. If you have been developing domains for any length of time, you probably have come across techniques designed to game Google or other search engines. There is a constant war [...]

  • Encouraging good anchor text for inbound links

    Barry
    27 Jan 2010 | 3:02 pm
    How many times do you get an incoming link using your website name? To succeed with a website these days, you must have plenty of good quality inbound links with good anchor text. This is where many websites fall down and fail to get the organic traffic they could potentially get. But how do you [...]

  • Entertainment websites SEO trick?

    Barry
    24 Jan 2010 | 2:01 pm
    An SEO (search engine optimization) manta that still seems to be doing the rounds, was to put a keyword in a headline, in bold and in italics. I was asked recently if this is why entertainment websites such as NME and TMZ have stars names in bold font. With everyone trying to get an edge [...]

  • Cross-linking your own websites

    Barry
    27 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    Cross-linking your own websites is an issue that comes up quite a lot. It seems logical to cross-link all the websites you own to spread the traffic across the website network and maximize the return on your traffic. However this can look spammy to search engine bots and it can result in links being devalued [...]

  • My favorite development tools are set to merge

    Barry
    25 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm
    I missed the announcement earlier this year that WordPress and WordPress MU would be merging. The less well known multi-blog WP MU is my workhorse supporting many websites on one codebase, perfect for developing many domains. BuddyPress, a set of social networking plugins for WP MU that I have used on select domains is also [...]
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  • I Need That Domain Name, How To Buy It

    There are often times when you come up with an idea and you want to take that idea online but somebody already owns the domain name you want or need. Many times at this point, just because somebody already owns the domain name, you move on and try to select a different domain. Why settle [...]

  • 2010 Super Bowl Commercials ~ Domain Wise

    Last year I covered nearly every domain name that was used in the 2009 Super Bowl Commercials and the commercials that didn’t use domains as well. For the 2010 Super Bowl commercials I didn’t write every domain name down that was used but I did write down domains that I felt were "different" then the [...]

  • Mark Martin & Godaddy.com Win Daytona 500 Pole

    In his first year carrying the primary sponsorship of Godaddy.com, Mark Martin and his Hendrick Motorsports #5 Chevrolet has won the pole position for the 2010 Daytona 500! This is like an early win for Godaddy before the 2 Super Bowl commercials air which will bring a lot more eyes to Godaddy.com on Sunday! (Image Source) [...]

  • Domain Name History Of Ownership

    Domain name history of ownership is really what it says, it is the tracking of ownership of who owns or owned a specific domain name. The records are archived based on "record changes" like DNS updates by the owner, change of ownership of the domain name and if somebody simply performs a whois look-up for [...]

  • One Way GoDaddy.com Becomes RICH!

    Running $3 Million dollar 30 second ad commercials during the Super Bowl® is not in every bodies ad budget, let alone to run 2. Nor is being the main sponsor on major race cars like Danica Patricks #7 Indy car, #7 Nationwide Series car, Mark Martins #5 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup ride and all the [...]
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  • change in our days

    Tina
    31 Jan 2010 | 11:20 am
    well i am happy to say, thanks to my change in our routine, that my kids are not spending hours and hours every day on the computer. something that i was really feeling was a problem. over time, i managed to gradually wean them from that and now they are at the point that they MIGHT get an hour on the computer (IF they do their chores), and some days they just don't get any. and they are finding

  • seriously, i don't get it

    Tina
    3 Jan 2010 | 5:49 pm
    this is all coming from an email i just got just now, so bear with me as i just need to vent...i just had someone email me because he says that he knows that i am trying to promote nonviolent games and that he made this video where he interviewed his friends and thought i'd find it interesting.well it basically is a commercial for the game "call of duty 2", an EXTREMELY violent war game. i'm not

  • what a wonderful xmas!

    Tina
    31 Dec 2009 | 11:55 am
    finally getting around to blogging about xmas...i have been waiting to get the pictures from adam, who already took them off the camera and uploaded to his computer. so hopefully by the time i finish this post he'll have gotten them to me.this year we didn't have the pay cut that we had last year, so it started out feeling not so tight as last year...although still not extravagant, since we knew

  • "the gift of giving"--sorta different perspective?

    Tina
    20 Dec 2009 | 3:13 pm
    i mean "the gift of giving" in a little different sense. usually its used to mean that its a gift of giving something to someone, right? i am thinking of it in terms of giving my kids the gift of learning to give. its on my mind a lot lately, during this season.i'd love to hear how other people instill this gift in their children...i'm sure we all want to have giving children...i'm sure we all

  • hallelujah!!

    Tina
    15 Dec 2009 | 4:45 pm
    ok, i seriously suck at regular housework...i mean i do it all the time but i can't seem to maintain anything. and i've not been really great about consistency with the children with chores. i want to, and i really mean to...i just suck at it. i'm starting to really get that i suck at consistency in most anything and so i have been finding ways to make things work without it relying upon me being
 
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    TargetDomain.com - Resources

  • Domain Name Security Gains Prominence in German-Speaking World

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:32 am
    The 2010 Domain Pulse, hosted by SWITCH (the .CH registry) was held in the snowy Swiss city of Luzern. Domain Name Security (DNS) was of particular importance in this year's meeting with DNSSEC being implemented in the root zone in 2010 by ICANN, and by many registries in the next few years.Read more: (http://www.domainnews.com/en/domain-pulse-luzern-lucerne-domain-name-security-dns-austria-germany-switzerland-.de-.at-.ch-phishing.html)

  • 2009 UDRP Wall of Shame

    1 Feb 2010 | 4:32 pm
    A panel composed of Andrew Allemann, Brett Lewis, Michael Berkens, Paul Keating, and Zak Muscovitch selected the questionable decisions under the UDRP for inclusion on the UDRP Wall of Shame.Read more: (http://www.domainnews.com/en/2009-udrp-wall-of-shame.html)

  • Estibot Launches v2.0 with New Tools

    1 Feb 2010 | 3:27 am
    Estibot (http://www.estibot.com) announced yesterday that a new version of the site (Estibot 2.0) was launched. Aside from a new domain valuation algorithm, the site also features a number of new tools (http://www.estibot.com/go.php?u=7343 url=tools.html): Parse domains into keywords, detect domain language, convert IDN domains, create lists of available domain names based on keywords, generate a list of prospects to sell your domain to, analyze trademark risk, view the industry’s most complete domain sales history, explore the complete daily droplists and auction lists as appraised by…

  • Opening of the .LU IDN Sunrise period and removal of the local presence!

    31 Jan 2010 | 6:14 pm
    EuroDNS is proud to announce the opening of the .LU Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) Sunrise period, starting today until March 31st. Read more: (http://www.domainnews.com/en/opening-of-the-.lu-idn-sunrise-period-and-removal-of-the-local-presence.html)

  • David Olive joins ICANN as VP Policy Development Support

    29 Jan 2010 | 2:13 pm
    ICANN has named David Olive Vice President of Policy Development Support. Olive ends his 20 year tenure at Fujitsu where he most recently was General Manager and Chief Corporate Representative in the Washington office and will join ICANN on February 15th, 2010. He has also served as a member of the Commercial Board of Directors of TechAmerica and as the Public Policy Chairman for the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), a consortium of over 70 information technology industry associations from economies around the world... Read more:…
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  • $25.5 Million – ReliableRemodeler.com

    Alan
    16 Jan 2010 | 7:10 pm
    Another domain which was developed but would probably see no more than a couple hundred in auction is ReliableRemodeler.com According to Quinstreet’s SEC filing “In February 2008, we acquired ReliableRemodeler.com, Inc., or ReliableRemodeler, an Oregon-based company specializing in online home renovation and contractor referrals for $17.5 million in cash and $8.0 million in non-interest-bearing, unsecured promissory notes, in an effort to increase our presence within our home services vertical. Have to love it. ©2010 Newfound Names LLC. All Rights Reserved..

  • $10.2 Million – CardRatings.com

    Alan
    16 Jan 2010 | 3:25 pm
    I love hearding stories about development especially with domains most domainers would never bid on. As the mammoth Quinstreet filed to go public more of thier purchases are now public. CardRatings.com – a site with just under 100,000 visitors a month (not an enormous amount of traffic by any measure) was sold for $10.2 million in an all cash deal. Read more here Congrats! PS. Don’t think your word+ratings.com is worth any more. This is development pure and simple. ©2010 Newfound Names LLC. All Rights Reserved..

  • 100 Names – Priced from $60

    Alan
    15 Jan 2010 | 8:16 pm
    Lots of good names priced from $60. Call it housecleaning, a sale or whatever you want. Simply in the mood to move a few more names this weekend before I disappear to conferences. Download the list here Samples include chemodoctors.com houseinsurancerates.net invitrogrants.com heightcharts.org corporatepayroll.net chemodoctors.com cancerquiz.org cheapthemes.net foreclosurereliefprograms.com passportvisas.net poorcreditattorney.com sciencethemes.com seoexamples.com termlifepolicyquotes.com weeklydrops.com Download the list here Zip file with excel and .CSV formats email newfoundnames@gmail.com…

  • Michael Castello – Thank You !!

    Alan
    4 Jan 2010 | 12:24 pm
    What I love about this business is most domain investors never grew up wanting to be in the domaining industry. Most of us fell in to domains by one way or another but never from a childhood dream of owning a domain name. Fact is anyone around for 10 years + probably never had a computer growing up with the exception of a VIC 28, commodore 64 or those radio shack wanna be TANDY computers so the end game was always another plan (and still is to many). The side stories of our industry are probably more exicting than our day to day work and almost everyone has a side story outside of domaining…

  • 18k Visitors and 70k year – Why the Web Rocks

    Alan
    24 Nov 2009 | 10:46 am
    Every year people come up with great ideas to make money online which do not involve parking and these stories should inspire all. The million dollar home page was the original money maker and one that has tried to be repeated many times over (with no such luck) however with the advances in social media since the early days more and more people are selling their souls for the right price I have to give this guy lots of credit though – iwearyourshirt.com From his site the system works like this “In this up and down economy I’m outsourcing my wardrobe (namely shirts) to corporate…
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  • Bargain Domains My First Submission and Review

    TeenDomainer
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:27 am
    Everyone has seen the banners that adorn Domaining.com or other domaining related websites. BargainDomains.com is a great resource for the community and I think it is a really great idea. Domain Names listed on the site are featured in a newsletter email, then featured on domaining.com and then added to the bargain domains website for 30 days.  There is no listing fees and if the name sells it is only a 12% fee. It also shows the percent off from the estimated value which gives the buyer an idea about the value of the name. Overall I think it an amazing deal for the sellers because of the…

  • End User Sample Contact Steps and Timeline

    TeenDomainer
    3 Feb 2010 | 9:37 am
    I wanted to share a simple outline that I follow when contacting end users. It is by no means set in stone and will vary depending on the name and the end user you are contacting. First Contact- Send an eMail early in the week I like to send them on Monday so they have the whole week to look at them. If they respond take it from there; if not move to step 2. Second Contact-  Wait 1-2 weeks after 1st contact try a simple contact via phone or email depending on the value of the sale to you simplely to ask if they got your email, have any questions or are interested in buying the domain. Third…

  • More Than One Possible End User Try an eBay Auction

    TeenDomainer
    2 Feb 2010 | 7:15 am
    eBay has just made news with some fee changes to the auction structure and that got me thinking about doing a domain auction ebay. When I was first starting in domaining I sold some of my domain names on Ebayand other things on eBay but after I learned more about domain names I stopped selling Domain Names for Sale on Ebay. I have a few small domains that I would like to get mid $xxx to low $xxxx for and I have a list of a group of potential buyers and end users for each. I am going to use eBay as the auction house for a few reasons. 1. eBay is very well known and respected. Many endusers…

  • Can You be Just a Domainer?

    TeenDomainer
    31 Jan 2010 | 12:19 pm
    Most of us call ourselves domainers, but really many of us could give ourselves many titles. I think that is one of the best things about the domain industry and working online it enables one to learn and peruse a vast area of work. Domainers today can not really just be domainers, especially when starting out I found that I needed to be a jack of all trades because I did not want to have to pay someone to do simple little tasks for myself every single time I needed it done. Because I took just a little bit of time to teach myself easy little tasks like editing wordpress themes, or building…

  • 5 Places You May Not Think to Look for End Users

    TeenDomainer
    13 Jan 2010 | 12:40 pm
    Lately I have been looking at a few out of the box ways to find and contact end users. I have tried the normal emails, calls, and even good old fashion snail mail with stamps. But I was thinking about some new places to look for end users many that involve new social media and other new developments. 1. Twitter - Twitter I think can be a great place to find end user contacts and also contact end users via their twitter accounts. I have sold one domain via twitter and I think their is great possibility to use twitter to sell domains. When you have a keyword domain see if anyone has the twitter…
 
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  • Real Time Search And The Google Superbowl Commercial

    bruce
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:55 pm
    During the Superbowl I did a couple blog posts with the second one being firmly planted in my mind as a good test for what real time search can do for traffic and why paying attention to real time SEO for certain events can help drive visitors. Being in the field we are in I was interested to see if Google would do a search commercial or something around the Nexus One, I was actually pleasantly surprised to see it was a commercial based on search, actually all the different things search can do for someone using all the capabilities Google has. Most people are not aware of the way they can…

  • Webfusion Has A Great dotME Domain Deal Going On Now

    bruce
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    A few days back I was contacted by Webfusion.com about doing a quick interview for use on their blog. At first I thought that was an odd place to have an interview posted then I heard why. For the month of February they are running a special on dotME domains, $5.88 for each .ME, that is a great deal. If you have been holding off grabbing a few the time would be right at that price. Obviously I am a fan and I will be taking advantage of that pricing. I have met Bradley Epstein from Webfusion in the past and I can vouch for him being a great guy to deal with. If you want to read the interview…

  • Google Superbowl Commercial Simple But Perfect

    bruce
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:44 pm
    I am sure many tech minded folks are talking about how unimpressive the Google superbowl commercial was. And to those of us using search to its fullest everyday it may seem very unimpressive. Many people are already talking about how it should of been for the Nexus One, or some other whiz bang new application Google may have. Well, in a world where most people are still getting their hands around some of the most basic features Google has this was a great way to showcase the various functionality you can get right from your search bar, flight times, local search, etc. By telling a story one…

  • Flo.TV Uses dotTV During Superbowl Commercial

    bruce
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:52 pm
    As someone who loves to see great uses and promotion of "alternative" domain extensions I thought, great job, to the Flo.tv team. Their mobile TV device looks pretty nifty and obviously they spent some bucks on their superbowl commerical. It was great to see a promotion with .TV as the domain extension used. dotTV is perfect for a company like that and shows that with the proper application using something alternative can work quite well. On a side note, Flotv.com is the same company, different site. Yep, they chose the .TV to show in the commercial not the .COM. As a gadget lover I will be…

  • Check Your Spam Email Folder

    bruce
    6 Feb 2010 | 9:41 pm
    Just a quick post to remind everyone to check their junk or spam folder in whatever email tool they use. I am a big Microsoft Outlook user and sometimes the spam filter can be a bit aggressive and if I do not remember to go back and check the folder ever so often it can get a bit out of hand and it makes it impossible to find anything that may of been filed as spam that was actually something important. As an example in the past week I had 2 advertising deals that actually went to my spam folder, both will now be advertisers on this blog and I would of missed those if I would not of check the…
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  • Domain Name Appraisal

    admin
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm
    One of may ways to appraise a domain name I’d like to take a brief moment before I begin to make an admission. I’m an addict – I’m addicted to buying and selling domain names. I wake up in the morning and think about domain names I could buy; I eat lunch while scanning expiring domains; and after a full day you’ll find me on my couch buying domain names. It’s a serious addiction… but one I happily live with. If you’re addicted to domains like I am then you probably own too many to count – some will be great and others you’ll ask yourself what you were thinking. There will…

  • Today’s domain list for sale

    admin
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:37 am
    defectiveautomobiles.com – Great name for attorneys concerning Toyota Recall – $7,500 discounthomegoods.com – Good names for shopping site – $7,500 forpaydayloans.com – Hot sector in this economy – $7,500 To buy any name, email Bruce @ domains@dnaffiliates.com Submit this to Script & StyleStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponPost this to MySpaceShare this on FacebookTweet This!Subscribe to the comments for this post?Mark this on BlogMarksSubmit this to Twittley

  • Foreclosure domains are going to be on fire!!!!!!!!

    admin
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:42 pm
    Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com Submit this to Script & StyleStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponPost this to MySpaceShare this on FacebookTweet This!Subscribe to the comments for this post?Mark this on BlogMarksSubmit this to Twittley

  • A look at Obama’s 2011 budget for govt agencies – Do you domains for these industries?

    admin
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:37 pm
    WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s multi-trillion-dollar budget would boost spending for several government agencies while slashing the account for others. Here is an agency-by-agency glance: ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $148.6 billion Percentage change from 2010: 9.7 percent increase Mandatory Spending: $122.8 billion Highlights: Obama’s proposed budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars in increased spending to help feed the poor while also limiting government handouts to wealthy farmers. The budget would provide $8.1 billion for nutrition programs, a $400…

  • The Benefits of an Expired Domain Name

    admin
    31 Jan 2010 | 1:26 pm
    By Rebecca Prescott Expired domain names may generally be overlooked or go unnoticed, at least by the average person who wants to register a domain. But there’s a whole market of people who buy and sell expired domain names, and software has been created to assist searching through the many that expire every day. You can even sign up for services that email you alerts when a batch of new expired domains is coming through. I wouldn’t recommend this unless you were really serious however, as your inbox can get full very quickly. Though not all expired domains are beneficial, many of…
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  • Top 10 Dot Com Sales For Jan 18 – Jan 31

    Dan
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:04 pm
    There were a few category killers sold on the chart. Boating.com sailing into number one spot, brokered by AfternicDLSfor $250,000 and a delicious Italian dish Marcaroni.com sold for $74,607. This sales list also shows a mix of acronyms and brand-able names that would make any marketing manager jealous. It’s nice to see #1 Boating.com has been developed right out of the gate. The place for boat enthusiasts to stay up to date on boating products, connect with other boaters, share tips and on-the-water experiences. Google PR 4 — Alexa 35,981 Bookkeepers.com site is developed offering a…
 
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