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Today is a big day for .CLUB, they just passed .GURU and now hold the title as #1 new gTLD in the world. As I've said many times before, I think most of the new gTLDs will have an uphill battle, but a handful I think will hold premium value and resonate with end-users for […]
Well it's pretty clear that Bitcoin isn't going anywhere, and as the crypto-currency grows in popularity as do the products and services around it. Enter QuickCoin.co, a new startup that is running with the idea of a Social Wallet, and given how many people are on Facebook they have a pretty nice market to test […]
Hello, happy Friday and welcome to yet another Flippa Friday here on MorganLinton.com.?I'm a big fan of one-word domains?and there are some great ones on Flippa this week which is why so many of my picks are one-word names. Enjoy! Twist.com – this is a great brand, broad and applicable across a ton of industries. […]
DDOS attacks have become a major issue for companies all over the world and that also mean big bucks for?companies that make software to combat them. Defense.net, a startup based in?Belmont, CA raised over $9M last year and today proudly announced an acquisition by F5, a giant in the network hardware/software world: ?F5?s DDoS product […]
With the incredible number of new gTLDs hitting the market one issue that everyone is looking at is, no surprisingly, trademarks. If you think brands had a lot to worry about with the current number of TLDs, just wait. ICANN definitely knew this would be an issue so created the Trademark Clearinghouse to mitigate it. […]
As a startup founder AngelList is a part of my daily life, and as a data geek I really appreciate all of the data they collect. One feature that I've found most people don't know about is the startup valuation data section. AngelList has more data than just about anyone when it comes to startup […]
As many of you know, I have been running an email newsletter in conjunction with this blog for the last five years (the blog has been around about two years longer!). What I like about my newsletter is that it allows me to connect?directly with a targeted group of people and I've found that the […]
Over the last year the?Domain Name blogosphere?has made a major pivot as new gTLDs have quickly become the focus. While some readers are?getting a little gTLD'ed out, many are enjoying staying informed and watching it unfold. It doesn't matter whether you think the new gTLDs are incredible or you think they're going to crash and […]...
If first you don't succeed try, try again. A couple weeks ago Facebook retired Facebook Poke. It now seems according to reports out of the Financial Times and? Business Insider, that Facebook is going to be rolling out a new competitor to Snapchat. From the Business Insider The app, known internally as […]
Hello, happy Friday, and welcome to Flippa Friday here on MorganLinton.com! There has been a massive influx of one-word .COM and .IO domains on Flippa with solid names in both camps. While a .COM will always command more value, .IO names are seeing nice liquidity now and can be purchased on Flippa for a fraction […]
It's pretty rare that an app developer takes their app down because it's getting too many downloads and making too much money. However that's exactly what the now famous Flappy Bird founder, Dong Nguyen did. At the point that his app was making $50,000/day, Nguyen removed the app from the store and tweeted the following: […]
I'll start by saying I have been a big fan of Foursquare for some time now. As many of you know I'm a very public person so I have no problem broadcasting where I am and I've found it's a great way to see what your friends are up to. Last year I ended-up meeting […]
The founder of StudyPal.co, a startup focused on making it easy to find people to study with wrote a very interesting piece for the Economist talking about what he calls the "innovators dilemma": "I AM already an entrepreneur. I run two education start-ups, StudyPal.co and gotMBA.co. The former, I launched last year; the latter will […]...
As many of you know I've been a practitioner of the Lean Startup methodology for some time now. In fact Fashion Metric was born out of Lean Startup Machine! Lean is all about customer developer, learning from your users and waiting to build something until you have a real validated interest. Well my book is […]
It's no secret that?some people out there scam?popular domain auction platforms by creating fake accounts (or colluding with friends) to bid up the price of their own name. I'm not pointing the finger at any one platform,?but I am saying it's about time we admit there's a problem.?So I thought now would be a good […]
So you've been working morning, afternoon, night, weekend, heck you're inventing hours you didn't even know existed to build your app. While the vast majority of your app downloads will come through the app store, having a nice clean website is a great way to convert customers who are on the fence into regular users. […]
I can't stand doing errands. I never have, and I never will. Those of you who know me well already know this about me. What bugs me about errands is the time it takes away from doing something truly productive and/or enjoyable. I love our work, get up every morning inspired, and know that I […]
I've made it no secret that I believe in the people behind .XYZ and the amazing things they are going to do with it. Of course one of the keys to a successful gTLD launch is having a strong relationship with Go Daddy and it's clear that .XYZ has their support as I spotted this […]
Hello, happy Friday and welcome to another exciting Flippa Friday here on MorganLinton.com. This week Flippa also had some exciting news that should make all future transactions safer than ever before. Now Escrow.com will be the primary Escrow service and as I've said many times I highly recommend using an escrow service for all domain […]...
I started this blog back in 2007 at the time more as a journal for myself than anything else. Fast forward to 2014 and it has become a part of my daily life and a true passion of mine. At the end of the day I get the most joy from interacting with my readers, […]
With a flood of new domain name extensions hitting the market it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle. Looks no further than TLDs like .RICH who had very disappointing results out of the gate and you can see how high the stakes are to get it right, right away. After selling close […]
You may?not have heard of Adometry but you're probably going to start using their product since Google has acquired them and?plans to integrate the cool stuff they do?into Google Analytics. Adometry is an "attribution solution" which means they help businesses understand how customers get to their site and purchase products.?Here's a quick look at ...
Remember when this iPhone looked new?to you? I started my?blog back in 2007 and while that was some time ago, I plan to continue?blogging for decades to come. While right now that means writing at least a post a day, how I interact with all of you could change dramatically over the next five years. […]
Hello, happy Monday, and an even more happy Cinco de Mayo! One of my favorite registrars on the planet, NameCheap, is running another one of their awesome promotions, which usually means a really good deal on domains, or free in this case. To enter the contest simply count the number of maracas in the picture […]
Hello, happy Friday, and hello from beautiful sunny Southern California. I'm sitting out on my patio right now as I write this post and thought I'd share picture, since it's after 5PM here you'll notice I am enjoying a beer. Hopefully you're winding down after a busy week, if not, start now and enjoy […]
The .CLUB landrush came to a close today?and general availability for the new TLD will begin on May 7th. Based on early results .CLUB has a very promising road ahead with end-users very clearly seeing the value in this extension. In Landrush alone .CLUB sold close to $500,000 in premium domains with big brands like […]
So you might not have heard of a badass analytics startup called awe.sm but they've been busy building very cool technology that makes it easier to track the effectiveness of online marketing campaigns. Companies like Groupon, Zynga and many more use awe.sm and now it is going to be offered directly by Unified. If you […]
Today at Facebook's Developer conference, f8, the company officially launched its mobile ad network, aptly called the Facebook Audience Network, a big move?and a shift in focus for Facebook. Although Facebook began testing the network since back in 2012 it hasn't been ready for primetime until today. The Facebook Audience Network will make it easy ...
If you think that you paid to much for your house or condo, think again.?San Francisco is seeing some of the highest rents in the world at the moment which means that?$1,675?will get you, drumroll please – a 225 square foot one bedroom apartment. Yes, you did hear that correctly, the apartment is 225 square […]
There's no doubt that we'll look back fondly on our days using a keyboard and a mouse and remember how things used to be. Smartphones and tablets are just the tip of the iceberg, enter a VR world (wearing some Oculus Goggles) and you'll want a new way to interact. Heck, your TV is now […]
Early this morning Dean Takahashi wrote an article for Venture Beat on Mobile App projections. Takahashi said that mobile apps are expected to hit $70 billion in revenue by 2017. From the article: Mobile apps are on a path to reach $70 billion in annual revenue by 2017.?And while games drive the majority of app […]
Today is a pretty interesting day in the domain world, a new TLD,?.?? (which translates to .ONLINE) launched and in under an hour had over 50,000 registrations. This beat .GURU (one of the top-selling new gTLDs) literally in its first hour. ?So what does this mean? Right now very little, but a year from now […]
Hello, happy Friday and welcome to Flippa Friday here on MorganLinton.com! It feels like the names are just getting better every week and there are some great names in my top picks this week. So grab a glass of wine and enjoy my domain picks for this week. GSV.com – nice 3 character .COM, perfect […]
I was talking with a friend the other day about the growth of the app ecosystem but also the importance and continual growth of the web over time as well. He shared a shocking statistic with you that I wanted to share with all of you. It's no secret that more and more people are […]
Thought that only Facebook was in the acquisition game lately? Think again. WordPress has also been continuing to build its empire and this week marks another step forward with the acquisition of Scroll Kit. So what is Scroll Kit? "Our objective was to create a process for making the web that was more like drawing […]
I wanted to take a minute to thank all of the people who reached-out to me over twitter, email and text. Suffice it to say that I was reminded quite a few times that the blog was down and Pressable was definitely burning the midnight oil getting things fixed. When you deliver an exceptional service […]
How quickly the world changes. It was only a couple of years ago that people touted the importance of having a mobile-friendly site. Now I think we're going to see a switch to making desktop-friendly sites because you can't deny it any more, the world has gone mobile. Today Facebook announced their Q1 2014 earnings […]
Hello, happy Monday, and welcome to Must-Read Mondays! With Facebook's recent acquisition of Oculus the concept of the Metaverse becomes closer to reality. What is the Metaverse you ask? Let's talk about Snow Crash. First things first. Snow Crash is honestly one of the books that really got me into reading when I was younger. […]
Hello, Happy Friday, and welcome to Flippa Friday here on MorganLinton.com! Another week has flown by and I have another great list of domain names listed for sale on Flippa. Also as always feel free to submit domains to me, and if I like them, I will recommend them on here. I apologize to anyone's […]
Yes, it's pretty hard for a week to go by without another company that brands on .IO either raising their next round, or getting acquired by Silicon Valley favorites like Quixey. This week Kite.io, a competing app search engine was acquired by Quixey, a startup that has raised $75M so far and is not slowing […]
When you use the Facebook app on your phone there's a good chance you've come across ads for apps. Often the app is free to try and you click one button and it's on your phone. While you personally may have never clicked on one of these ads, a lot of people do, and Facebook […]
Yes, the times they are a changing and while Google is still bringing in the big bucks with a whopping $15.42B in revenue in Q1 cost-per-click fell 9%. While CPC fell total paid clicks increased by 26% y/y which makes the 9% not look too bad, but still it's hard to ignore. The search giant […]
At the end of March I covered a "Lead Generation" themed auction that Above.com featuring a pretty extensive list of names. Well, like most good things, the auction is coming to an end tomorrow so I wanted to put out a quick reminder for anyone that may have put this on their to-do list. I […]
Hello, happy Monday, and welcome to Must-Read Mondays here on MorganLinton.com! Today I wanted to share a book that I think will most-likely be one of the most popular business books of 2014, it's called The Lean Enterprise and it is the most comprehensive book ever written about applying the lean principals in larger organizations. […]
I have been following the rise of .IO on my blog for some time now and it is more clear than ever that this TLD is hotter than ever. You might remember a company called Kickfolio that raised a million dollars and changed their name to App.io. Well they have been testing their tech for […]
Hello, happy Friday and welcome to Flippa Friday here on MorganLinton.com! We are in Chicago today and it looks like we arrived just in time to welcome the warm weather. You'll notice some TLDs like .IO and .TATTOO on my list this week, while I typically stay pretty far away from these TLDs when it […]
How many times have you seen a page on Facebook that says, "Like or share this page!" Maybe it's a page for hilarious cat videos or possibly a one of your favorite brands. Now Facebook has decided to put the kibosh on this behavior by officially announcing that pages asking people to "Like or share" […]
While you might not have heard of Longreads there's a good chance you'll be using it either on your own blog, or your favorite daily read. Founded five years ago, the company has never taken outside funding and has been doing just fine thanks to $30/month paid subscriptions for premium members. Longreads CEO Mark Armstrong […]
There are few people in the domain name industry that I have more respect for than Paul Goldstone, Ken Hansen and Gregg McNair. In short, this is the dream team and .CO.COM is their horse in the new gTLD race. (You can read more about Paul, Ken, and Gregg here) .CO.COM expects to see strong […]
Back on March 14,2014 the domain name Moki.com closed on NameJet at $66,100. The winning bidder had the name Moki Orphanage and it was assumed that was the buyer. The domain MokiOrphanage.com was registered the day before the auction closed, the registrant has this on their linked in page: OUNCE OF WEED.COMJune 2013 ? Present […]
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