Domain Musings: Where are the auctions, charity, more

Monday, October 12th, 2009

A few thoughts I jotted down this weekend.

Are there really two major domain name auctions at TRAFFIC later this month? It’s only a couple weeks away, and I haven’t seen a single list of domains yet…

…How long will it be until PeopleofWalmart.com gets a UDRP?

…One of the biggest ironies in the domain name industry is that Oversee.net doesn’t own Oversee.com.

…There are two types of people in the domain industry: giving people and taking people. There are some great people in the industry who devote time and money to charity. Then there are those that keep their riches to themselves. Thank goodness there are more givers than takers.

…I got back into running recently, and that’s good for business. I do great thinking when I’m jogging.

…Yahoo’s traffic quality score changes are causing bigger waves in the domain industry than expected. Hopefully it’s just short term.

Further Reading:

  1. Friday Afternoon Domain Musings

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  1. Latest Domainer News
    October 12th, 2009 | 3:13 pm

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  2. Aaron
    October 12th, 2009 | 4:32 pm

    I’ve been wondering about this one for a while:

    “One of the biggest ironies in the domain name industry is that Oversee.net doesn’t own Oversee.com.”

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    October 12th, 2009 | 7:41 pm

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  4. D
    October 12th, 2009 | 9:06 pm

    Why should they get UDRP for peopleofwalmart.com ? It’s not like they are OBVIOUSLY deceiving people into thinking they are walmart

  5. Andrew Allemann
    October 12th, 2009 | 9:12 pm

    @ D – didn’t say they should get one, or that wal-mart should win. But the way panels decide these cases, the ‘hurried moron’ may apply here :)

  6. Tracy Sampson
    October 13th, 2009 | 9:52 am

    What do you mean, “Yahoo’s traffic quality score changes are causing bigger waves in the domain industry than expected. Hopefully it’s just short term”.

    I have not seen anyone, besides me, mention this in the forums or in any articles.

  7. Andrew Allemann
    October 13th, 2009 | 11:13 am

    @ Tracy – the percentage drop most domainers are seeing is nominal, say 5%. But it’s causing some of them to jump to Google parking providers, which means their revenue effectively drops to 0% for the parking company that lost them. I think this is only temporary; with a little adjustment it will all sort itself out.

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