November 24, 2009 Posts

I was watching some videos on YouTube and came across this one (below), a neat way to practice a rather difficult Shakuhachi's Meri/Kari notes ( another video by Perry Yung explaining further here). So as I was watching I was curious who is the person who made the video. Quick search within his videos and I found the name: Geni Skendo. Wanting to l...

Here are the results for LuxuryNames.com's first ever auction. Thirty one domain names were sold for a grand total of $20,747. Hopefully this is the first of many auctions from LuxuryNames. Be sure to check back December 1st to see who won the contest prizes. It's going to be a very special video. Above $1000 businesscarinsurance.com...

I wasn't aware of DomainTools' new and innovative tabbed whois system that was launched recently until they blogged about another innovation yesterday – the MyWhois custom whois view. Basically, a few weeks ago DomainTools came out with a whois browsing setup that's different to the traditional "all crap posted on one page" style – they...

Here is a list of 20 expired domain names with stats and description (stats courtesy of Valute.com): domain freq searches traffic avg comp avg cpc appraisal olivegrowing.com 46,200 91 0 26/100 $0.8 $520 Buy with Godaddy | Buy with Moniker description:a good name for an informaiton portal about olive growing domain freq searches traf...

The EVO Media Group — the Seattle-based company behind DevHub.com, a popular website builder and hosting platform — has closed a round of growth capital totaling $1.5 million. DevHub.com was launched in February 2009 and has since grown to include over 30,000 publishers whose websites are drawing in over 2 million unique visitors per mo...

First LuxuryNames auction ends today. The first ever LuxuryNames auction has attracted a number of bids in advance of its closing this afternoon. Lots will begin closing at 12:15 PST on Snapnames. As of 7 am PST today, 19 domain names have received bids. The highest so far is $2,600 for CheapHouseInsurance.com. Many of

Green Day show heads to Broadway; rock group wants domain name. Alternative rock band Green Day has filed for arbitration to get the AmericanIdiot.com domain name. The timing of its arbitration request is not coincidental. Green Day's American Idiot album was released back in 2004 and won a Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2005.

The grand total: $20,747. Not too shabby given the fact that it's their very first auction. 31 domains have been sold, here ya go: Domain Price teethcleaning.net $259 easterbaskets.net $155 newyorkdefenseattorneys.com $142 weeklyplanner.com $925 businesscarinsurance.com $3,777 drumsets.org $320 pancreatitiscancer.com $135 seopro...

I use to "go for" PendingDelete domain names all the time but slowly stopped doing it because everything that I was going for, would get grabbed by somebody else. Recently, I started using the process again and wanted to share what I do to find the domains. Even small time domainers have scripts they use and

As the first LuxuryNames.com auction on Snapnames draws to a close in a few hours, I want to share my favorite domain names that are currently in auction. Some of these names already have bids, and they are going to sell, so if you're interested, you should check them out ASAP (no affiliate links): TeethCleaning.net – Related posts:Luxury...

Rick Silver was recently introduced by Rick Latona as the new panel moderator for upcoming Traffic shows. I had the opportunity to meet Rick (and his wife) at the Traffic Amsterdam conference, and I think Rick Latona made a great choice. Rick Silver's company, N49 Interactive, owns one of the best portfolios of generic .CA Related posts:5 With&#...

Is blogging and tweeting arrogant?? "Everything that pops into my head is fascinating." *image source: dilbert.com Read more articles on this topic at Green TaxiDilbert on Twitter Related posts:And Thus Capitalism Ended Dilbert has an amazing way to put a smile on...Business Contigency Planning I enjoyed this one.? Our business contingency plans...

What have you done to secure your websites? One of the common suggestions is to hide the version number of your software. The argument goes that if you haven't upgraded your software, showing the version number allows hackers to identify out of date software. Now there is a new wrinkle as Google announces that they

The domain name Mantels.com sold for $20,300 today on NameJet.com A nice category killer domain at a reasonable price. Also selling today was another really nice domain, Ojos.com for $8,702 Ojos is Spanish for eyes. This mystery of the day for me was the domain Horan.com which sold for $6,500. I know there are a lot of people with this

I suspect this year Frank Schilling will spend Thanksgiving as he does all years prior, in a Caymans traditional way. IN 2007 he wrote: "Another Thanksgiving is upon us. I’ll be spending tomorrow watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, then I’ll head to Pappagallo for some Turkey. Here’s wishing you all a terrific Thanksgiving celebration filled...

The Afilias Registry, who administer the .INFO web address, recently held a contest and awarded cash prizes for the top three developed .INFO websites. Ron Jackson wrote on DNJournal.com that Afilias received over 50 entries from 18 different countries. $7,500 was awarded for?first place to Thueringen.info?(a travel site serving Germany). Second pl...

When selling a domain to an enduser if the domain is undeveloped or even parked, to the enduser it appears like you are just selling a domain. If you have taken just a little bit of time and put up a quick minisite, wordpress blog, or even just a news aggregator the end user now is Related posts:Is it Worth it To Sell Domains at Reseller Prices?...

Now is the time where we can all be armchair quarterbacks and look back over the LuxuryNames.com domain name auction that just completed today and decide who came away with the best deal. Of course, I actually bid and won a few names that I am very happy with so I can be a "real

I've had a newsletter running on this blog for a while now and get a steady stream of subscribers each week. I still don't have thousands of subscribers but I am happy to say that I do have hundreds. While plenty of bloggers have a newsletter, many don't use really allow it to reach its

Tuesday is always media day for me.? It's the day I'm on ABC to talk plants.? Each time I get a little more practice in front of the camera and share my love and knowledge for all things green.? Right now I'm just the garden guy, not the domain guy.? To me,? Patrick is the

Yes even domain pimps need a bit of R and R.? I wish that were the case for me!? The blog is currently undergoing some much needed maintenance.? For those of you who are hosting provider savvy, you might even notice a healthy change.? I've decided to move my blog from one account to another. Why