Google lets customers bypass DomainSponsor, Sedo, and other domain parking companies. [See update at bottom with latest information.] In a surprising move, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is now offering Adsense publishers the opportunity to park their domains ... Continue Reading64 Comments
VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth
· UncategorizedLatest VeriSign report blames Google Adsense weakness for slowing domain registration growth rates. New domain name registrations are slowing, and VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) says Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may be to blame. About 11.5 million new domain ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Get Ready for the Google Squeeze
· Domain ParkingGoogle is facing up to difficult times. Get ready for lower revenue shares. A few years ago I read an article with a quote from a Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) human resources executive. He was commenting on the company's lavish perks and how they were ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Google Wins Yahoo Advertising Battle
· ServicesRegardless of outcome, Google has won. You may have read yesterday evening that the Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) advertising deal may not go through, thanks to the U.S. government getting involved. Bad new for the companies? Not ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Life Without Yahoo
· Domain ParkingA Google-only world won't be pretty. The writing is on the wall. Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) has been floundering for years, and its market share keeps slipping to Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). The two companies' advertising agreement, whereby Yahoo will show ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Google Enables Better Traffic Arbitrage
· ServicesNew Adsense integration seems to be a lift for Adsense arbitrage. Huh. That was my reaction upon learning today that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will be integrating Google Adsense data into Google Analytics: In addition to the wealth of metrics already ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Google Chrome Domain Names
· Policy & LawGoogle remained tight-lipped about its new browser. So who registered GoogleChrome.com a month ago? By now you've probably read that Google is releasing a web browser called Google Chrome. Perhaps you're feeling the same way I am: great, one more ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Update: Domain Parking Still Converting
· Domain ParkingHere's more proof that domain parking converts for advertisers. About a month ago I wrote about how the domain channel at Google was converting well for me, even though a number of advertisers would tell you otherwise. Now that I have a month more ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Arbitrage is Alive and Well on Google’s Content Network
· ServicesGoogle's content advertising network is full of pay-per-click arbitrage ads. I recently bought a web site about 529 college savings plans (more on that later) and added Google Adsense (NASDAQ: GOOG) ads to it. For the first couple days, almost all of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Microhoo: Now What for Domainers?
· Domain ParkingAcquisition talks collapse...what it means for domainers. I've been torn about Microsoft's proposed takeover of Yahoo! It could have been good for domainers but it also had a downside. Now that Microsoft (MSFT) has told Yahoo (YHOO) to "go search ... Continue Reading2 Comments