Is Enom's Club Drop doomed? Can Pool.com survive? According to DNJournal, expired domain heavyweight SnapNames has signed an exclusive agreement with Register.com to snap its expiring domains. SnapNames already has a similar agreement with Network ... Continue Reading1 Comment
1&1 adds free WhoIs privacy to domain package
· Domain Registrars, Services1&1 Internet, which already offers domains for a rock-bottom $5.99 per year, announced that it is adding free private registration at no additional charge. $5.99 was a great deal to begin with, and now 1&1 Internet is adding something that other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain name returns
· ServicesCommunicate.com (OTCBB: CMNN.ob) just released some comparable stock returns for its business versus other profitable internet companies. Communicate.com invests in valuable domains and turns them into functional sites, such as importers.com. Marchex ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic vs. Sedo for adding domains in bulk
· Domain Sales, ServicesI recently decided to add a list of about 300 domains to both Afternic and Sedo, the two leading domain sales sites. I've sold domains through both of the systems, and find that just listing domains there can spur interest. The usual process for ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Denial-of-Service Attacks hit PPC Services
· Services, UncategorizedHave you noticed that your PPC parked domains haven't been performing as well as usual? Several services have recently been hit by denial-of-service (DOS) attacks. Such attacks occur when many computers are enlisted to send an overwhelming amount of ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ParkingSite.com gets off to a fast start
· ServicesParkingSite.com, launched by DNForum owner Adam Dicker, is off to a fast start. (See DNForum launches paid parking service.) Yesterday ParkingSite added new templates, automatic selection of DNS parking or forwarding, a payment withdrawal system, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DNForum launches paid parking service
· ServicesAfter a long wait (see DNForum's paid parking service ready to leave beta?), DNForum has launched its paid parking service at ParkingSite.com. Its features blow away most other parking services, and it has the potential to become #1 in short ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Web hosting for domain name owners
· ServicesDomain name investors have a number of choices about how to host their many domain names. The easiest option is to park the domain at various services at no cost--in fact, the parking services pay you (see ParkQuick). But what about when you want to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoldKey Emerges from the Pack
· Services, UncategorizedJuly saw several changes in the domain pay-per-click (PPC) market. Early in the month TrafficZ announced their new TrafficZ 4.0 service. The site has a new look, and you no longer have to choose between pay-per-click and pay-per-impression. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Yahoo launches “Adsense”-like program
· ServicesYahoo! has officially launched the beta of its publisher advertising system for small and medium web sites. However, the beta is invitation only. Here's an e-mail Yahoo! sent out: Today, Yahoo! Publisher Network launched a new self-serve platform ... Continue Reading1 Comment
