October saw a number of changes at the PPC parking services, not all for the better. TrafficZ upgraded its service from version 4.0 to 4.1 on October 22 - just before the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in Hollywood, Florida. They added the ability to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Dot.com is still king
· UncategorizedDot.com is still king, but should you invest in other domain names? Today at TRAFFIC a panel of domain-industry experts came out decidedly in favor of investment in dot-coms, rather than other extensions, when asked where a new investor should put ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Internet Traffic Association
· UncategorizedInternet Traffic Association discussed at Traffic conference. Several major companies in the domain-name industry formally announced today the creation of the Internet Traffic Association, a non-profit trade group representing domain investors. Bob ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Deal or no deal?
· UncategorizedHere's an update from the TRAFFIC conference in Florida, courtesy of David Kesmodel. To sell or not sell -- it's a question facing many owners of domain names amid the biggest boom the little-understood industry has ever seen. And it was a hot topic ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Premium Domains
· UncategorizedPremium domain marketplace separates the gems from the trash. Tired of sifting through listings on Sedo and Afternic trying to find good domains worthy of an offer? Then check out PremiumDomains.com. Premium Domains is the brainchild of Francois ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Forbes article mentions domain name companies
· UncategorizedThe October 16 issue of Forbes has an article that mentions several domain companies. The most recent edition of Forbes has an article titled "The Google Industrial Complex" that mentions several domain name companies: Firms such as Internet Real ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
EURid releases 74,000 disputed names
· UncategorizedEURid has unfrozen 74,000 domains that were part of a dispute against domain warehousers. In July, EURid relented to outside pressure as it suspended the registration of 74,000 domains. They claimed these domains were registered directly by three ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DomainSponsor 2.5, Money from Viral Videos
· Services, UncategorizedDomainSponsor is getting ready to roll out some of their biggest changes to date. It seems that the new landing pages that some people are seeing are just the beginning. They are ready to launch a new DomainSponsor 2.5 platform that will include full ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Chicago.com interview
· UncategorizedAssociated Cities asks Chicago.com founder Josh Metnick about his flagship domain and the domain business in general. Associated Cities is an owners group made up of people that own location-based domains. They recently interview the founder of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Slow weekend for domainers
· UncategorizedA U.S. holiday slows the pace of domain traffic over the weekend. This past Friday to Monday was a U.S. holiday - Labor Day - and web traffic slowed as people travelled and cooked barbecue. If you count on U.S. web surfers at work, this Monday was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment