GoDaddy joined other registrars in dropping WhoIs privacy protection for .us domains this week, as required by the Department of Commerce. Privacy protection lets people register domains using a proxy so that personal information isn't made available in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Registrars drop .us privacy protection this week
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Go Daddy…woah!
· Domain RegistrarsI'm a huge fan of GoDaddy, one of the best and most affordable domain registrars. But I think they might have received too much business from their recent advertising campaign (read: Super Bowl), as customer service has taken a major blow. They appear ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Yahoo to challenge Google Adsense
· ServicesAfter a longgggg wait by small web site publishers, Yahoo appears to be on the verge of offering an Adsense-like product, according to CNET News.com. This is great news for web site publishers and domain name owners as there will finally be some good ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Link selling from jail?
· UncategorizedAccording to this article, an inmate ran a phony link selling company from jail. Link buying, trading, and selling is a huge phenomenon these days...guess you can't stop your business when you're in the slammer. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Notable Afternic sales this week
· UncategorizedHere are some notable sales from Afternic from the past week: VivaPoker.com - $5,000 - poker domains continue to sell for a premium 0o.com - $5,500 - that's zero-o PaidSurveys.net - $3,150 - over 1,000 people search for the term "paidsurveys.COM" at ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Closeout.com: The value of type-in traffic
· UncategorizedCloseout.com Domain Has Strong Sales From Day One Due To Domain's Unknown Popularity. This article shows the value of having a good domain name. And to think that this name when unused for over 7+ years! ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Moniker Unveils Paid Parking Program
· Domain Registrars, ServicesI had a chance to meet with representatives from domain registrar Moniker while at the Search Engine Strategies conference in New York last week. Moniker "unveiled" its new paid parking program at the show, dubbed Traffic Club. "Unveils" is a strong ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google’s domain name ambitions become clearer
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsEver since Google became an ICANN accredited domain name registrar but announed that the company doesn't plan to register domains, rumors have swirled about what Google's intentions are. After hearing representatives of Google and the search industry ... Continue Reading1 Comment
DNJournal profiles DNForum owner
· UncategorizedDNJournal.com, one of the best sources for domain name owners, has a great profile on Adam Dicker. Adam owns High Impact Sites, Inc. High Impact Sites runs the popular DNForum.com site and owns domains like Planets.com and PenPals.com. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Local.com goes for $700k
· Domain SalesInterchange Corporation (NASDAQ: INCX), known primarily for its pay-per-click services, picked up domain name Local.com for $700,000 and issued a press release about its plans. Interchange will offer a number of local portals (e.g. chicago.local.com) ... Continue Reading2 Comments
