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DNGator.com will be featured on tonight's Domain Masters radio program, broadcast LIVE from Webmasterradio.fm tonight at 7:00pm Eastern.
Theo Develegas, general manager of Acroplex LLC will be discussing the DNGator "Domain News Aggregator" project, offering analysis on the current domain market conditions and other interesting items - LIVE on the ...
Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder, says:
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On May 31st, 2000, I signed up with a new service called LiveJournal. I was user 4,136 which entitled me a permanent account and street cred in some alternate geeky universe which I have not yet visited. I was living in the Sunshine Biscuit Factory in Oakland California and starting a company to di...
I've been putting a few more finishing touches to my windowquote site today and began thinking of ways to attract potential advertisers, which of course, is always going to be the hardest part of any online venture.There are many ways to promote a web site to a paying audience including:Telephone Canvassing - not ideal, it means having to sell the ...
One of the hardest things I find doing as a domainer is to concentrate on one thing at a time.There's always a name I could be doing something with, or some little project that could do with a bit of attention.Recently, although I have been publishing a few "made for Adsense" sites, I have actually been quite disciplined and have attempted to stay ...
It's been a while since I took any great notice of non-business domains, those I simply use for Adsense.Well, that's going to change this week.Yesterday I logged into my account for the first time in a few weeks and saw that my earnings have started creeping up again.They'd taken a right tumble in December, probably because most of my domain names ...
Almost buried in yesterday's UK newspapers, the story of a lady who had worked at Woolworths for 18 years, starting out as a lowly Saturday girl.Claire Roberston syas that the particular branch that she was employed at was profitable before Woolworths went under last year. Her branch was one of the last to close.Most people faced with this situatio...
It's been a long time since I actually looked at any of the emails I get from Pool.com regarding drops and their "domain marketplace", but tonight, I received their latest offering by email.Here are their "Yop Domains" for 11 February:dubaiflight.usfineresume.comenglishpremierfootball.comworkgro ups.mobilatechbulldogs.comwhowontherace.comfindacolleg...
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com.The report is headlined by the second biggest domain sale reported so far this year, one that weighed in at over $380,000.Our new all extension Top 20 Chart includes 14 .coms, four country code domains and a pair of .nets.
Verisign's latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief, covering the 4th quarter of 2008, is now out and it showed another big jump in worldwide domain registrations from the previous year. Total registrations in all extensions rose 16% to 177 million, with country codes rising even faster - up 22% to 71.1 million. We take a closer look at the numb...
Yesterday I talked about Joel Comm's new book Twitter Power. I also discussed my uses of Twitter and that I would follow up with more of a detailed explanation today. For your viewing pleasure I put together a video about just that and don't tell anyone but, I spilled the beans about how much money
Sedo had its strongest weekly sales report of the year with over $1 million worth of domains being sold (and published)!
Dollars.com led the way, closing at 302,500 Euro (over $380,000 USD), and plenty of other notable sales followed including PZ.com for $61,000, Trusted.com for $50,000, RockleyPark.net and DevonCliffs.net for around $37,000 each (...
AfternicDLS had another solid week with approximately $600,000 worth of publicly reported sales as well as a $750,000 private sale without any further details.
The top .com sales of the week included LowRate.com for $40,000, BodySculpt.com for $13,000, and Cupids.com for $10,500.
The top non-.com TLD sales were all .net domains including Tablespoon...
Bido.com, the social auction platform that grew in popularity for selling one domain per day at a starting bid of only $1 (with no reserve), is set to re-launch tomorrow, February 19, after it was temporarily taken down due to technical problems.
Bido was founded on the principal that the domain name industry needs change in
Toys.com will be auctioned again; Faculty Lounge will be stalking horse bidder.
Domain Name Wire has learned that the sale of Toys.com has been halted by the bankruptcy court and the domain name will be auctioned again. Faculty Lounge, the company that won the domain name at auction earlier this month, will be a stalking
Latest industry brief shows rate of domain registration growth slowing.
VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has released its latest Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf), which shows an all time high of 177 million domain names in existence. Although the total base of domains is growing, the growth rate is falling.
The total base of domain names increased only...
Clearly ignorant cybersquatter can now answer question "What's the worst that can happen?"
There are two types of cybersquatters: big, systematic cybersquatters and small, just-don't-know-any-better cybersquatters. Sometimes it's the big guys that get hit with lawsuits, but a recent case shows even the small time cybersquatter can be hit hard.
Th...
Proposed budget includes increased contractual fee from VeriSign.
Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published its Proposed Framework for FY10 Operating Plan and Budget (pdf). ICANN's Financial Year 2010 runs July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
Despite the possibility of declining domain registrations, ICANN will get a $6 ...
It's time Americans agree to take responsibility.
I was playing out in the yard with my daughter this afternoon when I stepped in a pile of some dog's poop.
I lost my cool, which is unusual for me. After cleaning off my shoes and regaining control, I asked myself why I lost my temper.
Woot happens to be a new service that provides "One Day, One Deal" on different products daily and Woot.com is creating a pretty big buzz in the process! Woot states they offer "cool stuff, cheap"!
Several Woot Trackers are also in the mix like Wootalyzer.com and Woot Tracker. Wootalyzer is a freedownload that allows you to
Google has changed the world as we know it. Nearly 31 Billion searches are done Per Month on the site! Not only has Google changed our lives, but it also offers several cool little search options that many might not be aware of.
You simply add these to your search while at Google as they appear
Businesses around the world are experiencing a remarkable change in everyday business. This is not just due to the economic recession or any credit crunch. This change started a long time ago. This remarkable change is just simply unnoticeable.
The current economic woes are making even smaller businesses to take notice and to adapt to this
Rick London is the owner/operator of National A-1 Advertising based in Philadelphia.? National A-1 owns some of the best domain names, including Free.com, Girls.com, Boys.com, Babies.com, Antiques.com, Fun.com, Teens.com, Divorce.com and many other great domain names. Additionally, National A-1 was the company who purchased Pizza.com after an aucti...
The live auction list for Aftermarket.com's Domainer Mardi Gras auction has been released, and there seems to be some pretty good values in the list. The auction will be held live and simultaneously online on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 2:45pm (EST).
Below is the most updated list that I have, and the names I like
Related posts:Domain Roundta...
TicketStub.com, a privately held company founded and operated by Internet entrepreneur Ira Zoot, has made it simple to view information about concerts, sporting events, and shows using your iPhone. You can even place orders for your tickets easily from your iPhone.
Check out their new app at http://tinyurl.com/ticketstub
Congrats to Ira and the tea...
As I've said numerous times, David & Michael Castello are two of my mentors (whether they know it or not!), and I have received great? advice from them as I have developed my geo websites - at conferences, over the phone, via email, at dinner, and over cigars and ice wine at The Breakers…etc.
Every time
Related posts:Castello Brothers'...
comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for January 2009Photo by Ryan Brenzier Flickr.comInternet Domain Names used by the Most Popular Websites in the Top 50:Apple.comWeather.comAsk.comAnswers.comAmazon.comFox.comTarget.comMo nster.comCareerBuilder.comReal.comGeneric domains have priceless added development value and offer tremendous...
GreatDomains – Premium Domain Auctions and Domain Parking ProgramCambridge, MA- Premium domain names are offered every third Thursday each month on GreatDomains.com. Sedo, a top producer in domain brokerage, promotes their exclusive premium domains up for auction on Sedo-powered GreatDoamins.com with domain auctions running online for seven (7) day...
Dr. Perricone's Superfood No. 1: Acai"Studies have shown that this little berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world! Açaí (ah-sigh-ee) is the high-energy berry of a special Amazon palm tree."- Oprah.com (Acai Photo: Nina eat "açaí" by Sidclay Calaça Dias)
Domain names grow 16% in 2008 — Digital marketing news Digital marketing events at Netimperative"The overall base of .com and .net domain names grew to 90.4 million at the end of 2008. This represents a 12 percent increase over the previous year and a one percent increase over the third quarter of 2008."- NetImperative
Twitter / Steve Smith: Acai Affiliate Marketing D ...Acai Affiliate Marketing Domain Name is up for auction this Thurs. 2/19 on GreatDomains.com for 7 days: AcaiWeightLoss.comFollow Acai Domain Auction: Twitter.com/InsideDomaining
New domain name on Web could mean more revenue for city - SILive.comGeo-targeted dotNYC domains can't miss for local New York City businesses. The Big Apple's .nyc is coming to an Internet Connected TV , computer, laptop and/or mobile device near you. What are your thoughts? Frank Sinatra New York, NY Webcast
AcaiWeightLoss.com featured on Great Domains. Premium domain auction starts on Thursday 2/19: GreatDomains.com (No-Reserve)
Buy it Now: $2,000 (for your Memoirs or profile the top domain investors in the world, etc)Email to Purchase
We've been busy since the new year.
We've rolled out some new features:
- Improved exportable list of domains, including expire date
- Tracking of login attempts for added security
- Push button Adsense For Domains setup
- Payment profiles to make buying domain names at Name.com even faster
We've introduced some new products too:
- .TEL landrush wi...
A mini-site is not worth anything without some sort of traffic. Traffic can be converted any number of ways or combination of ways but the amount and quality of the traffic is critical to the success of a mini-site. Since content on a mini-site is a lot less than that on an ordinary website, can
Facebook.com has suspended the new Terms Of Service (TOS), it imposed unilaterally on February 4th, without notice, and reported about here, a couple of days ago.
Facebook.com, facing a storm of complaints from consumer and privacy groups over the new TOS (you can read our post the other day for exact details) which among other things,
A federal court has handed Yahoo a victory in a lawsuit stemming from a dispute about pay-per-click ads.
The case, questioned whether Yahoo should have allowed a keyword allegedly associated with one company to trigger an ad for a rival.
High-end meat retailer Heartbrand Beef, based in Yoakum, Texas, says it's the only U.S. seller of "Akaushi"...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) admitted today that its plans to launch new generic top-level domains (g'TD's) is running behind schedule.According to ICANN, it is currently investigating a number of technical and economic issues surrounding the introduction of gTLDs. These include determining whether there's enough ...
It's looking like the Domainfest attendees, we were lucky to make it to the Playboy mansion while Playboy still around.
Playboy Enterprises Inc (PLA), posted a wider fourth-quarter loss, hurt by $157.2 million in restructuring and other one-time costs, as well as weaker-than-expected revenues today.
Playboy, which posted a net loss in each quarter ...
I’d like to remind you of our free webinar tonight.Anyone looking to make a career change or to start, or improve, a business online, will benefit from our guest, Rob Grant’s advice. Because he’s been there and done that.If you know upstate New York, or visited a geo site for the region, then you probably have hit one of Rob’s properties. Rob’s Web...
It's Not So Much the Sexism Anymore as the Sheer Inanity of Its MarketingVia AdAge (in their words):"After this year's Super Bowl, I just couldn't do it anymore. As it was, any time I had to log on to Go Daddy I felt some combination of embarrassment and annoyance at the registrar's approach to women and marketing. But after its execrable ad effort...
When it comes to cybersquatting, the United States Postal Service appears to be the most aggressive government agency or department to protect its trademarks. This UDRP search for ?United Postal Service? as the complainant on domainfight.net reveals the following tidbits:...
I’ve never been prouder of the domain name industry. Over the past week I put out an urgent plea to the domaining community on behalf of the victims of the horrific Australian bush fires. During this time domain owners from around the world have contributed $USD2,950.79! This is an...
Numbers do not lie - domain drop system sales are at an all time high and do not seem to be budging.? Buying domains from drop system is a great way to find a good deal on a great domain name whether you are a reseller or end user.
Here are the categories I break dropped
Everyone talks about generic domains being the best, buy generic domains if you can afford it, generic domains get more type in traffic, blah blah blah.
Let's consider for a moment that the true value of a generic domain is one thing and one thing only - TRUST.
Search Engines
Ask anyone who has done full development of
We have been waiting to report this sale now for nearly two weeks. Today we recieved the confirmation that we had been waiting for. FreeQuotes.com sold for $210,000. This domain sold via a Network Solutions certified offer. This is the largest Certified offer that we are aware of. Network Solutions charges a $69 fee plus
Following chart shows average price dependence of name length for different types of major extensions (TLD-s). I am working on more robust estimator for average price then simple mean that should give more smooth chart curves. For same combinations of extensions and length, sample is small and resulting point is inaccurate (at some very long
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