My TrafficClub domain parking revenue performance improved in June but is still below April. My overall RPM (revenue per 1000 views) in June was $54.18, up from $51.20 in May but still below April's $57.90. When you consider the relative traffic to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
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Afternic Featured Listings experiment
· Domain Sales, ServicesOver the next month I'm testing 11 domains on Afternic's home page featured section. Listing domains on exchanges like Afternic and Sedo is typically free, but exposure is limited. Both of these services offer premium listings that offer more exposure ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Yahoo’s Overture to scrap strict bid-for-placement
· ServicesYahoo Search Marketing, also known as Overture, is scrapping the strict bid-for-placement system it invented. When Yahoo rolls out its updated search advertising system later this year, the highest bidder will no longer be guaranteed to show up at the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Hawaii cybersquatting law one of the worst
· Policy & LawA politician in Hawaii has bullied a political activist into giving up his domain name. In May I wrote about a law New York was trying to pass that would protect politicians' names as domain names. In retrospect, the New York law was not so harsh: it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NameDrive continues to push domain parking limits
· Domain Sales, ServicesI recently asked NameDrive president Ed Russell about recent developments at his company, including IDN support and the $300,000 sale of Blackjack.de. DNW: NameDrive has quickly become one of the most popular domain parking services. How many ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Whois debate continues
· Policy & LawFTC defends availability of Whois, and you should too. The debate over availability of Whois information continued this week during the Morocco ICANN meeting. FTC Commissioner John Leibowitz presented several examples of how Whois helped the FTC shut ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.DE, .EU continue to grow
· Domain RegistrarsOver 10 million .de domains registered, .eu approaches 2 million. Some people say the recent .eu domain launch was the most successful launch in history. Others say it was just a sham speculative event. Either way, .eu registry EURid is making a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fabulous to list domains on TDNAM
· ServicesAgreement is first major listing partnership for GoDaddy's domain aftermarket. GoDaddy announced a deal today with domain owner and marketer Fabulous to list Fabulous domains on its domain aftermarket, TDNAM. To my knowledge this is the first major ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN Domain Name Marketplace Workshop
· Policy & LawThis week's ICANN meeting in Marrakech, Morocco will feature a workshop about current trends in the domain name marketplace. Jothan Frakes of Domain Roundtable/DomainTools.com will introduce the 3 hour workshop. The workshop was organized in response ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Vint Cerf in The Economist
· Policy & LawA recent edition of The Economist magazine profiles Vinton Cerf, ICANN Chairman of the Board. A couple months ago I had the good fortune of having breakfast with Cerf at Domain Roundtable, where he gave a keynote address. He's a fascinating guy who ... Continue Reading1 Comment