February 23, 2009 Posts

Every once in a while, a neat web application shows up and then you scratch your head wondering - "Now, why didn't I think of that first?" Without much debating on the issue of one's dying braincells, I'd like to introduce ZFBot and its creator, Ken Greenwood. In this quick, impromptu interview Ken talks about

(Image Source) We've all seen this before: Auctions go underway, item is overpriced, no interest whatsoever, auctioneer whispers "Pass". Why is this happening? It's happening because a seller did not price according to the market. The seller really did not care that much. He sets the price and watch from the sidelines. The seller in this instance m...

I just watched a very inspirational video by Gary Vaynerchuk. If you don't know who this guy is - don't feel bad - he isn't a player in the Domaining community - or is he? Gary is a player in the Web 2.0 community and this is a world where every Domainer should be living. Gary

Google uses widgets.com as example domain name. Google is releasing a new policy for Adwords advertisers that will allow them to only use one second level domain per ad group. Instead of using DomainNameWire.com and DNW.com in the same ad group, I'd only be able to use one of these. If you read through its examples,

Famed domain name sells for $5,459. The domain name that brought down Bido.com — FixedLoans.com — has helped the auction service get back on the radar. Just moments ago the domain name sold for $5,459. FixedLoans.com attracted a lot of attention in August of last year, and the auction eventually caused Bido 's servers to

The new era of domain tasting starts in April. "The end of domain tasting" "Domain tasting is dead" "ICANN shuts down domain tasting" You've heard it all before. But as I've pointed out, new rules designed to kill domain tasting starting in April won't kill it. Curtail it, yes. But not kill it. In some ways, the...

I went to the Toby Keith concert on Friday night with my wife and had a good old time! I look at advertising all the time on TV, Billboards, Print etc and am always amazed that many companies do not include their domain names in the ads they show and run. A concert is No Different.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed 251 points today to its lowest close since May 7, 1997. The Standard & Poor's 500 index also logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1997. (Source Yahoo!) Does this mean we can hand reg LLL.com's again? Nope, but back in 1997 many were available for hand reg fees. The domain industry

Job losses are unavoidable in the reality of the current economic climate. More and more companies are advising of layoffs, and with these layoffs, government will earn less revenue. This points to the magnitude of the challenge affecting us, so it is important to prepare. What people need is a map, a plan for when they

After several months of fighting, my aunt (mom's sister) lost her battle with pancreatic cancer.? I wanted to share two of my? favorite memories of my aunt. During every holiday celebration she would make an angel food cake specifically for me (I think) because I liked her recipe and requested it every year.? Aside from the No related posts....

I decided to create some tutorials to help with the basics of customizing WordPress. I added a tutorial link to the menu above. This tutorial shows how to create a banner or logo for your website. I used the photos that I used to create BoneThinning.com so you get an idea of how that was

Rick unleashed on the auctions. Part 1 of 3 so far Ok, fasten your seat belts, I have seen enough and now it is time to speak out. I gave you a preview yesterday. Today I will include the rest of the first part. I will be covering quite a bit in this series. So what I have not mentioned here will be mentioned on the other parts. I did this as one p...

Part 3 End users will NEVER come to the domain auction in mass. Never. They will come one project, one need, one domain at a time. So you can't come to an industry auction and expect end user prices. Each auction house is doing what they can and each domainer must do what they can if they want to bring the end user to the table. It takes legwork an...

Yes shocking, but true. A? .tv domain sold on NameJet.com for just $100 less than a three letter .com sold for the day before. Interracial.TV sold for $5,000 yesterday while GGK.com a very good three letter .com fetched just $5,100 the day before. Here are the other sales from NameJet.com over $1,000 that sold this weekend that were

Private Label Winning Battle of BrandsMarketers Face Moment of Truth As Retailers' Lines Soar to Historic Sales HighBATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) Package-goods brands face their greatest crisis and strongest threat from private label since at least the early 1990s. And that's the good news.The bad news is that this time could be a lot worse -- more lik...

Yanik Silver (MaverickBusinessAdventures.com) Interviews Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos at Underground Online Seminar 5

Via Springwise:If wine tastings can be conducted via Twitter, it should come as no surprise to find a wine-recommendation service that's accessible by SMS. Sure enough, Hello Vino is a new wine pairing and suggestion tool that can be accessed both via the web and from any mobile device. MORE

I know that mini sites are all the rage right now but I was thinking about other ways to monetize a domain when it hit me….. a niche form! Almost everyone has visited or belongs to some type of forum. I researched other forums within my niche and almost without exception they had a large

I mentioned in my previous post that I watched the Aftermarket.com / Domainer Mardi Gras Auction online in conjunction with a running commentary on Twitter from other domainers, which made it a little more interesting!? When the domain Titillation.com sold for $1,400, I posted on Twitter that Titillation.info was still available to register.? Not f...