NameBee.com - May 04, 2009 Posts

Available Domain Names from the May 4th Drop

Mark As Read

Just a heads up that tomorrow, in addition to the regular drop list, I'll be posting some suggested domains from the TRAFFIC extended auction which concludes on May 7th. I've run keyword and CPC reports on all the .com domains under $10k and I'll be listing the top domains in each category. Here are today's available

Bill Eisenmann 1108 days ago

McDonald?s Is Thinking Outside The Box And In A Frame. Can Domainers & Parking Companies Do The Same?

Mark As Read

So we have all these parking pages. People come, leave, we give them no reason to come back, let alone talk about the experience with others. Parking companies: Please do not take our traffic for granted. For years not much have changed with your pages, and the little that had.. well, it was minuscule. My suggestion: Hire creative agencies to push ...

Conceptualist 1108 days ago

$1.4 Million Ad.com Auction Win Puts Divyank Turakhia in the YouTube Spotlight

Mark As Read

YouTube spotlights Skenzo/Directi Co-Founder Divyank Turakhia in two videos from the Ad.com auction he won with a $1.4 million bid last week at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley conference. Meanwhile two major extended online auctions are headed to the finish line this week.

DNJournal 1108 days ago

Companies Promote Their New Domains: Auction.com and Advertise.com

Mark As Read

Instant brand recognition and credibility come with two generic domain names. This Sunday I took the local newspaper out of its wrapper and saw this sticky note on the front page: It caught my attention. Real Estate Disposition Corporation bought the domain name Auction.com in March for $1.7M. Had the sticky note in the paper

Domain Name Wire 1108 days ago

Jay Leno Tries to Tackle Cybersquatting Problem

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Comedian files claims for three domain names, but still hasn't done anything with JayLeno.com Comedian Jay Leno has filed claims with World Intellectual Property Organization to get three domain names: jaylenoshow.com, weeknightswithjayleno.com, and thejaylenoshow.com. Now if only he'd do something with JayLeno.com, which he picked up last year. ...

Domain Name Wire 1108 days ago

NameDrive NDX Marketplace Tops 100,000 Domain Names

Mark As Read

Inventory builds quickly at new domain name aftermarket. Less than a week after launching, NameDrive's NDX domain name marketplace has over 100,000 domain name listings. About a third of the domain names are .de domain names, followed by .info, .com, .org, and .co.uk. All sales are commission free through the end of May.

Domain Name Wire 1108 days ago

?They Don?t Get It? and The Emperor?s New Clothes

Mark As Read

Domainers must put facts and numbers behind blanket statements. In the domain name industry, many people lambaste companies that don't buy generic, category-killer domain names and say "they just don't get it". Some companies, such as Advertise.com and Real Estate Disposition Corporation clearly analyzed the business case and decided it was worth ...

Domain Name Wire 1108 days ago

dotMobi?s WordPress Mobile Begs a Question

Mark As Read

dotMobi releases new WordPress Mobile Pack. Makes you wonder, why do we need the .mobi TLD? dotMobi, the registry behind the .mobi top level domain name, released the WordPress Mobile Pack this past week. It's a plugin for Wordpress users that renders your blog well on mobile screens. There are a number of

Domain Name Wire 1108 days ago

HummingBird Discount Coupon Code: Get 15% Off the Most Powerful Twitter Tool

Mark As Read

Just a few weeks ago I wrote about my experience using the powerful Hummingbird Twitter automation software and how it allowed me to get over 5000 targeted followers on Twitter. Since writing that review I have almost doubled that number and am nearly at 10,000 followers. Those numbers are just for one account!? I have several This article is from ...

DotSauce 1108 days ago

Auction: 4N.net & 9U.net end in less than 1 hour

Mark As Read

I wanted to publish a reminder about the 4N.net and 9U.net domain name auctions that end this morning (less then 40 minutes at posting) at Afternic.com auction. Simply visit 4N.net and or 9U.net to place your bid. Thank you ahead of time for your consideration and bids!

Dot Weekly 1109 days ago

Free Banner/Header Creator: X Header

Mark As Read

X Header is a very nice, 100% free Website Header Creator that actually works and it gives you tons of options for creating not only headers but you can make banners as well! xHeader is from the makers of XSite Pro and again, xHeader is totally Free! If you create minisites, use wordpress templates, full blown

Dot Weekly 1108 days ago

Pitchmen: WhatOdor.com Odor Eliminator Spray

Mark As Read

The discovery channel's new show called Pitchmen will be airing a new product again this Wed @ 9 PM CT and this time I sniffed out the product Before it's going to air on TV. So what is the product this time? You should of been able to tell by the domain name WhatOdor.com but It's

Dot Weekly 1108 days ago

Domain Names: The Value Difference of One Letter

Mark As Read

One thing in question with nearly all domain names is, plural, singular or both. Domain Names that have the potential of being plural or singular should always be owned by the same person when possible. Do site owners always own both? No, but again it is always best to own both if you can. Also, in many

Dot Weekly 1108 days ago

Important Factor When Selling to Domainers

Mark As Read

When you are selling a domain name to other domain investors, I believe the most important thing to consider is the price. I frequently see good names come up for sale, but price expectations are far too high for the audience. Perhaps a domain name would sell for that price to a company who plans Related posts:Things to Consider When Selling a D...

Eilliot's Blog 1108 days ago

How to sell domains

Mark As Read

Mister B's Tip of the Day #3 How to sell domains on NDX Market This one isn't from our FAQ, but it is something which is a bunch of FAQ questions put together. Now that we have over 100,000 domains listed on NDX Market, combined with experience we have from the past, we thought it would help

NameDrive Update 1108 days ago

50 thousand Americans shaking in their boots sounds like? Domainers beware. Obama is about to get America paid.

Mark As Read

I'm not one to regurgitate news articles as blog posts but this one is relevent to the domain community. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Obama's administration is going to crack down on offshore tax avoidance in a big way. Many domain companies, fortunately not my own, have setup offshore operations. I wouldn't want to be...

Rick Latona 1108 days ago

Extended Auction to close on Wednesday

Mark As Read

There are still excellent deals in our extended auction. Many of the names from the live auction have lower reserves now and hundreds of more names have been added. I'm offering special financing packages to all of those interested in purchasing a name from one of our treasured customers. Let's take this on a case-by-case basis. If...

Rick Latona 1108 days ago

Monday, Monday

Mark As Read

Morning Folks!! Monday Monday, so good to me, Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be……. Those are the first 2 lines of a song by the Mama's and the Papa's from 1966. So what should I write about today? That is always my first question. Then an idea usually hits within a minute or so. Ok, let’s pause. Ok, idea formed. I used to hate Monday’s....

Rick Schwartz 1109 days ago

RICK SCHWARTZ VS. MICHAEL BERKENS DOMAIN BREAKDOWN

Mark As Read

As a professional domain evaluator and appraiser, I thought I'd spend an hour or so reviewing some top domain purchases at TSV last week. I got my numbers/facts from Ricksblog.com. (thx Rick!). So, out of respect, I'll start with Rick's domain purchases first… although I'm leaving out a few picks he made that are questionable to...

SuccessClick.com 1109 days ago

The ?Smartest Search Engine? In The World Launches This Month

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Wolfram Alpha. If you haven't heard about this new search engine, your about to. Wolfram Alpha, showcased at Harvard University in the US last week, is launching this month as the first search engine that understands and responds to ordinary language in the same way a person does. Wolfram Alpha will not only give a straight answer to

The Domains 1108 days ago

Geo Extended Auction: Our Picks & Pans

Mark As Read

The Geo Aftermarket.com extended auction starts closing at noon tomorrow PST, Tuesday May 5. We have gone through the 57 domains available for bidding in the extended auction (to see all domains click here) and here are our thoughts: The most attractive domain is reserve.com, because it was offered at no reserve, but presently has a high

The Domains 1108 days ago

List Of All The Moniker Silent Auction TRAFFIC Domains With Bids: 90K Already

Mark As Read

We have gone through and found every domain that has a bid, from the extended Moniker.com TRAFFIC auction, being held at SnapNames.com. The auction closes on Thursday, May 7th at 3:15 EST, 12:15 PST, subject to SnapNames.com normal closing procedures. There is almost $90k in bids placed already and we have some comments on some of

The Domains 1108 days ago

The EU Wants The US To Give Up Control Of ICANN

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The U.S. should give way to an independent global entity when it comes to assigning Internet addresses, according to a top European Union official. Vivian Reding, the EU's commissioner for information society and media, She went on to say, "the current arrangement, in which the U.S. Commerce Department runs the Internet Corporation for Assigned Nam...

The Domains 1108 days ago

Toxic.com Sells For $55K at NameJet.com

Mark As Read

The domain Toxic.com, which we wrote about while it was still in backorder status, sold today at NameJet.com to bidder "yakuza" for $56,566. There were 285 bidders in the auction. The domain Toxic.net, which also was available for backorder on the same day, sold to a different bidder, "nimbus" for $2,900, keeping the generally accepted principal of...

The Domains 1108 days ago

Looks Like Mike Cohen May Take His Secret to The Grave. So I Give You The Internet Warrior.

Mark As Read

Our old buddy Mike Cohen a WannaDevelop.com had promised to reveal a secret so big, so powerful, it could only be filled with the higher-powered intelligence few have ever had the privilege to interact with in elite, private, once upon a time places like this. Mike promised a secret that would change your life and online destiny.Now, weeks later, ...

The Frager Factor 1108 days ago

TRAFFIC Silicon Valley

Mark As Read

So what was TRAFFIC Silicon Valley like? Was it worth it? Did the time, effort and jetlag really justify the trip? The short answer for me was an emphatic “yes”. There was a huge amount of business conducted at TRAFFIC and I believe that this was largely due to the...

WhizzBangsBlog 1108 days ago

GeoDomains Auction News Update

Mark As Read

Fresh Names, Reserve.com, Domain Madness Winner - To Be Announced! The GEO-Domain Auction is heading into its last day with a full head of geo-steam and a pocket full of bidders - final auction begins Tuesday, May 5, at 12pm PDT and ends when all the lots are closed and the deals are gone. Here is the

DomainTools Blog 1108 days ago

Guys, your assistance is required... NOW!!

Mark As Read

I am having a really hard time here and need all of your guys help ASAP. Please!! Now!!! I've been going back and forth with my selection and second guessing it for about the last two weeks now and I do not know what to do anymore... Ahh!! So frustrating. Don't you hate it when things that should normally only take you 2 minutes to get done take fo...