I've been using the TrafficClub.com paid domain name parking program for about two months, and I'm happy to report great results. Before I go into the review, let me bring some of you up to speed. Paid Parking programs let you "park" your domain with ... Continue Reading3 Comments
TrafficClub.com paid domain name parking review
· ServicesAnd the Popesquatting winner is…
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawA number of people registered domain names of potential new Popes. And the person I covered in our previous posting won by registering BenedictXVI.com. According to an article in Wired.com called Picking the Pope's Domain Name, Rogers Cadenhead is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CashFlow.com domain name sells for $56,500
· Domain SalesDNJournal's sales chart this week is aptly named "Sales Explosion Hits Domain Industry With Over 20 Five-Figure Deals This Week". And what a week it was! Not only did CashFlow.com sell for $56,500 at Sedo, but Sedo also sold HotDate.com for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
“Popesquatting” provides new reasons to register domains
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawRogers Cadenhead opines on his blog about betting on who will be the next Pope. He's not betting money at a sportsbook, but instead by snapping up a half dozen domains that might be the next Pope (e.g. ClementXV.com). He doesn't think they have ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrafficClub adds SBX to paid parking program
· ServicesTrafficClub.com, Moniker's recent entry into the paid parking space, has integrated SBX into its system. TrafficClub is unique by split-testing your domain names across different paid parking services and then automatically optimizing them based on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Yahoo sheds Overture brand
· ServicesYahoo has officially dropped the Overture brand name and rebranded it as Yahoo Search Marketing. Yahoo will soon be launching a Google Adsense-like system for syndicating ads across smaller web sites. My guess that this would happen in mid-April was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo adds new domain name management features
· ServicesSedo, a top domain name sales and paid parking company, has introduced new account management functionality. After logging in to My Sedo, by default users can select the "domain management" link to get a complete snapshot of their account. Each domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Security Concerns Boosted VeriSign’s Dot-Net Bid
· Policy & LawAccording to an article in the Washington Post, security was a top reason Verisign was selected to continue maintaining the .net domain extension. After Telecordia recommended Verisign, message boards were up in arms over the selection. After all, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Diary of an internet millionaire, aged 221 /4
· Policy & LawThe Times UK has a personal piece by Benjamin Cohen, the person at the center of Apple's wrath over the itunes.co.uk domain name. Although the piece is more about Cohen's ability to get positive press, it's worth reading. For more on the itunes.co.uk ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Avoiding domain name scams
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawAvoiding domain name scams isn't always easy. Massive phishing attacks so far have attacked mostly financial institutions. But I suspect we'll start to see phishing attacks on registrars such as Network Solutions and Register.com. TheSpiderTrap ... Continue Reading1 Comment