Delay in revenue stats hits major domain name parking companies. A domain name parking stats delay from Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) has hit a number of domain name parking companies, preventing them from providing final parking stats to customers for the past ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Interview: Donny Simonton of Parked.com
· Domain ParkingLeonard Holmes interviews Donny Simonton. In a recent post Andrew questioned the value of internet video for many purposes. Â I don't completely disagree. Â My own pet peeve is pages that start playing the video as soon as you land on the page. Â Give ... Continue Reading10 Comments
HotKeys: The Domain Parking Service You Don’t Know Yet
· Domain ParkingDemand Media parking company is worth checking out. Note: this service is no longer available. I'm familiar with just about every domain name parking company out there. Whether it's someone pitching me on a story about their services, reading about ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Fabulous Follows the 80/20 Rule
· Domain ParkingParking company moves to invite only model. Domain parking company and domain registrar Fabulous is no longer accepting web applications for its domain name parking services and wholesale registration accounts. It will only accept referrals going ... Continue Reading8 Comments
NameDrive Breached, Less Than 1% of Accounts Affected
· Domain ParkingBreach exposes e-mails and passwords. E-mail addresses and passwords for a limited number of NameDrive customers were obtained and posted in a hacker forum this month. The security breach just came to light today. NameDrive has responded by ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Google: We’re Committed to Domain Channel
· Domain ParkingGoogle's Hal Bailey discusses domain parking at DOMAINfest. In what can only be described as an awkward session, Google Adsense for Domains' Hal Bailey discussed the future of the domain channel at DOMAINfest Global today in Los Angeles. The good ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Only One Statistic Matters for Domain Parking
· Domain ParkingRPC, RPM, etc. mean nothing when comparing parking services. I came in to the "Domain Monetization 101 & 201" session at DOMAINfest today near the end. But I caught a couple questions, one of which was "what three statistics should I look at most for ... Continue Reading8 Comments
IAC’s Ask Acquires Sendori
· Domain ParkingAsk Sponsored Listings, a division of IAC, acquires direct navigation company Sendori. Ask Sponsored Listings, a division of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI), has acquired direct navigation monetization company Sendori for an undisclosed amount. Sendori offers ... Continue Reading11 Comments
The Google Squeeze: How Google’s Black Box Affects Partners’ Revenue
· Domain ParkingGoogle's black box of ad pricing makes it impossible to understand if partners are getting a fair share. When Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) offered a "direct to consumer" domain parking option last month, many cheered. "Finally, we can cut out the middleman!" ... Continue Reading15 Comments
SedoPro Increases Eligibility Requirements
· Domain ParkingMinimum requirement to apply increases to 1,000 domains or $300 monthly revenue. Domain parking provider Sedo has increased its minimum requirements to apply for SedoPro, its advanced parking program. The new requirement is 1,000 domains or $300 in ... Continue Reading9 Comments