Ad providers continue to change rules. If you thought the death of Yahoo arbitrage and the Ask.com feed was the end of the upheaval in domain parking, think again. It appears ad providers are now changing rules for landing page formats and content. ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Leap Day News: DomainSponsor, Ask.com, Skenzo
· ServicesWar for parked domains escalates. Happy Leap Day! Here's some domain name news you can use... Adam Strong wonders "If I register domains today does that mean I don't have a renewal date for next year ? Do I get 4 years for the price of 1.†Good ... Continue Reading2 Comments
America (In Parked Domains)
· Policy & LawThere are lots of parked domains out there. So I'm going to use them in this article to disguise a commentary that really has nothing to do with domain names. It's election year in the United States. That means countless commercials promising a ... Continue Reading10 Comments
The Question of Domain Parking Arbitrage
· ServicesLeonard Holmes of ParkQuick.com discusses domain parking arbitrage. Arbitrage involves making money because of a price differential between two markets. These days some people seem to be making a lot of money buying ads and sending the traffic to ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Domain Name Wire Survey Update
· ServicesLeader update, prize reminder for 3rd annual survey. The first two years of the Domain Name Wire survey were closed, meaning that no one could see the results until the survey was closed. I've decided to change that this year by providing an update of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What Would Microsoft-Yahoo Mean for Domainers?
· ServicesThe acquisition could mean a lot. Or maybe not. I had a conversation with myself this morning about Microsoft's (MSFT) proposed buyout of Yahoo (YHOO). It went something like this: Me: So, Andrew, what do you think this deal will mean for ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Is Sedo Worth $350M?
· ServicesAnnual domain study sheds light on company's prominence in domain market. We know Sedo is a behemoth in the domain industry. But just how big is it and what is the company worth? Sedo's latest domain market study, along with majority owner AdLINK's ... Continue Reading2 Comments