The domainer community was abuzz this week after Microsoft sued many individuals for registering domains with its trademark in them. If you search on Google news for "microsoft domain name" you'll find over 130 hits about Microsoft's lawsuits that were ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Analyzing the Microsoft cybersquatter lawsuits
· Policy & LawWill splogs kill .info domains?
· Policy & LawAn article in the September issue of Wired explores search spam and the role of .info domain names. The article, titled "Spam + Blogs = Trouble" is a good overview of the problems of search spam, blog spam, and other various forms of web activity ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic Summer Sale
· Domain SalesAfternic is offering a number of quality domains for only $1,000 each. Afternic just announced a special offering of high quality domains from BuyDomains. These domains have all been priced at $1,000. If you pay immeidately via PayPal or wire ... Continue Reading1 Comment
DomainFest Los Angeles
· ServicesDomainSponsor is promoting a domain networking event in Los Angeles next month. Editors note: Please excuse the lack of posts over the past two days. I had a beautiful baby daughter Monday morning and am just now catching up... DomainSponsor is ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Commission Junction links
· ServicesAffiliate network Commission Junction continues to make concessions on its javascript link plans. Affiliate links should be a key part of any domainer's monetization strategy, so I sometimes write about the latest happenings in the affiliate marketing ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
eNom raises Club Drop prices
· Expired DomainseNom has raised its minimum bid for Club Drop expiring domain auctions. Effective immediately, eNom's Club Drop starting bid will be $60. Club Drop has steadily raised its minimum bid from $10 to its current price. I used Club Drop a lot when it was ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Sedo upgrades domain parking
· ServicesSedo has upgraded its ad feed, layouts, payouts, and statistics for domain parking. Sedo has one of the best known and oldest domain parking programs around, but Sedo has failed to keep up with the innovation of its competitors on this front. Just ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic redesign is a success
· ServicesAfternic's redesigned site, launched this week, is a major improvement. It's been almost four months since I sat down with Afternic president Roger Collins at Domain Roundtable. During that meeting he discussed how Afternic was getting a complete face ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The future of domain parking plus Call.com $250,000
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedCommunicate.com filed its form 10QSB yesterday and it contains interesting information about parking pages plus the valuation of Call.com. The company, which owns a number of premium domains and e-commerce web sites, reacquired Call.com last month. It ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Wrestling.com sells for $500,000
· Domain SalesCommunicate.com has sold Wrestling.com for $500,000. Communicate.com Inc. (OTCBB: CMNN) sold the premium one word domain Wrestling.com in a private transaction for a cool $500k, one of the biggest domain name sales this year. The company is currently ... Continue Reading3 Comments