To park or not to park, that is the question. The "Domain Monetization" session at Domain Roundtable featured a common question: should I park my domains or develop them? The answer, according to almost all 9 panelists, is "it depends". Most ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Monetization at Domain Roundtable
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ICANN CEO: Watch DOS attacks, IDNs
· Policy & LawPaul Twomey, CEO and President of ICANN, gave the opening keynote at the 2006 Domain Roundtable. Reporting live from Domain Roundtable in Seattle… Paul Twomey was the first speaker at Domain Roundtable in Seattle today. He spoke to a room packed ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Off to Seattle…
· UncategorizedI'm heading to Seattle this afternoon for Domain Roundtable. My hope is to blog in real time at the event, but this depends on the availability of an internet connection in the conference area. If there's no wifi in the conference area I'll at least ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Open Source Parking
· ServicesOpen Source Parking aims to cut Microsoft's perceived server share. I came across an interesting site called OpenSourceParking.com today. OpenSourceParking urges domain name owners to park their domains on open source servers as opposed to Microsoft ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Roundtable silent auction names released
· Domain SalesDomains available at the Domain Roundtable silent auction have been released for viewing. The list includes domains from Afternic and Moniker. Starting bids range from $500 to $250,000 with various bid increments. At the high end of the scale are ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Music-Videos.com sells for $25k
· Domain SalesAfternic has sold Music-Videos.com for $25k, a high price for a hyphenated domain name. Hyphenated domains can be great for search engine optimization. Search engines have difficulty parsing keywords and it's possible to get higher rankings with a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Supreme Court won’t hear domain name case
· Policy & LawThe United States Supreme Court has refused to hear a domain name case involving evangelist Jerry Falwell. The decision by the Surpreme Court means that the owner of the Fallwell.com domain can keep the domain.It is a common typo of Falwell's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Afternic closing soon
· Domain SalesAfter a long holiday weekend, domain exchange Afternic has a dozen domains closing this week. All of these domains have met their reserve price and will be sold to the highest bidder. Resales.com is the highest value domain on the closing list at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Tel domain is the last thing we need
· Policy & LawA proposal for a .tel domain name for contact information is the last thing the web needs. The newswires are running an AP story today about a proposal for a .tel new TLD: To help people manage all their contact information online, the Internet's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Communicate.com announces record revenues
· ServicesDomain name and e-commerce company Communicate.com (OTCBB: CMNN.ob) announced record revenues for fiscal year 2005. Communicate.com, owner of premium domain names including Perfume.com, Body.com, Brazil.com, and Boxing.com, announced record revenues ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
