January 09, 2012 Posts

Auctions are competitive events and suit the predominant ‘Alpha type' males perfectly. Sometimes though they last ridiculously long. On a busy Monday no less, bidding for two and a half hours until my invisible opponent surrendered – that takes a lot of energy and I almost ran out of chocolate. Sedo should consider increasing the...

The following 38 domain names are available to bid on at the Godaddy auctions at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy auction bid screen for quick access. I have tried to confirm all PRs to make sure they are not fake but you still have to do your own

Republicans register domains after baloney remark. Yesterday during the 435th (sorry, I've lost count) Republican presidential debate New Gingrich told frontrunner Mitt Romney to drop the "pious baloney". And while Americans open up their dictionary to figure out what that means, the same web hosting company that manages domains for the Republican ...

Go Daddy handing out $100,000 in scholarship program that included Brian Diener as a recipient last year. Go Daddy's .ME College Scholarship program is returning for another year. The company will hand out ten $10,000 scholarships to students pursuing an undergraduate degree in Fall 2012. Normally I wouldn't think this particularly newsworthy for t...

DomainReport.ca More gadgets means more web surfing, which is good for those with an online presence! Tech gadget sales almost hit the Trillion dollar level in 2011, but in 2012 sales are expected to pass this mark. Highest sales growth will come (not surprisingly) from smartphones and tablets. Sales in emerging countries are also growing faste...

I finally got a smartphone shortly after Christmas and after figuring it out for a couple days, I jumped on the Android Market and searched for the GoDaddy App and installed it. I didn't actually use it for a couple days after installing it but I have used it a couple times since then. Today,

I was very disappointed to learn the my longtime account executive at Moniker, Bari Meyerson, is no longer with the company. Unfortunately, Bari could not offer information on her departure from the company, but I understand that she may not be the only Moniker employee affected. Several years ago, I met Bari and Moniker founder

Whether you’re a small business owner, individual, or an entire company, one of your biggest enemies may be multi-tasking. I’m not talking about the fire hydrant you took out last week while driving and trying to check your email and talking on your cell phone…that’s just insanity. What I’m talking about is the much simpler idea

The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Darrell Issa (R-CA) today announced that the Full Committee will hold a hearing on January 18 to examine the potential impact of Domain Name Service (DNS) and search engine blocking system like that proposed in SOPA will have on American cyber-security, jobs and the

Recently I was trying to explain basic search engine optimization practices for writers to a friend and freelancer and I could not find a good guide on the internet so I figured I would put something quick together. I am by no means an SEO expert, I just wanted to share what I think could Related posts: Free SEO Friendly WordPress Themes for Minis...

Hope you had a great weekend.  It was one of those busy weekends.  With the unusual 50 degree weather here in Illinois I had to get outside.  Very rare for January.  I'm adding a lower floor to my house so I had some foundation digging to do.  Some would call it finishing a basement but

With the presidential race in full swing in 2012, US president Barack Obama appears less optimistic about the results of the upcoming elections. Having BarackObama.com as the primary portal for the president's campaign has been determined to be a menace, according to the president's social media experts. "I have decided to, uh, exchange my domain...

Bodis- the domain monetization company – has revealed an onslaught of new features for its customers. In an email, Bodis just announced the following: Based on valued user feedback and suggestions, our team has released a new set of features that we are VERY excited to share with you! Here is a brief list of

Back in September we broke the news of Australian investor Roland B. Bleyer who acquired the domain name CreditCard.net for an astonishing $138,000. The Australian investor and portal developer has managed to set another record – in Australia this time – with the acquisition of CreditCard.net.au Roland B. Bleyer, who operates financial ...

The Association of National Advertisers has offered ICANN a risible last-minute "solution" to the outrage it has created over the new generic top-level domains program. The ANA wants ICANN to create a temporary "Do Not Sell" list to protect trademark owners and intergovernmental organizations during the first application round, which begins Thursda...

A outspoken founder of NinjaVideo, one of the first domains to be targeted in the ongoing Operation in Our Sites, was sentenced today for conspiracy and criminal copyright infringement...