Deal will create competition, not destroy it. Dear Department of Justice: After a long courtship, Yahoo and Microsoft have agreed to a long term search and advertising deal. The deal is going to end up in your lap early next year, and a number of ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Yahoo Domain Sale was Win-Win
· Domain SalesYahoo's sale of Contests.com was a win for everyone involved. When Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) sold the domain name Contests.com on Tuesday, the mood was upbeat. It was a relatively big domain sale from a big company for a lot more money than the seller ... Continue Reading19 Comments
Yahoo Delays Domain Parking Stats
· Domain ParkingDelay affects all Yahoo partners. For the second time in as many months, a domain parking statistics delay from Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) is making domainers wonder "just how much have I earned this week?" Apparently Yahoo hasn't been able to provide ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Yahoo Stats Delay Hits Domain Parking Companies
· Domain ParkingDelay in revenue stats hits major domain name parking companies. A domain name parking stats delay from Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) has hit a number of domain name parking companies, preventing them from providing final parking stats to customers for the past ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Critiquing DOMAINfest Global 2009
· ServicesAs the curtain comes down, here's a look back at last week's conference in Los Angeles. Oversee.net's DOMAINfest Global 2009 was an excellent conference. Now that I've had time to relax and reflect on last week, I'd say the conference deserves five ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Microsoft Could Use Domain Channel to Get Leg Up in Search
· Domain ParkingIs Microsoft looking to buy into the domain market? It could be a winning strategy. You may have read a few rumors lately that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be getting into the domain name business. The last time I talked to a Microsoft ... 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
Parked.com Adds New Countries to Yahoo Feed
· Domain ParkingSupport should help boost earnings in foreign markets. One of the difficulties of providing a parking service based on Yahoo's advertising feed is that it doesn't cover as many countries as Google's feed. But the list of countries supported is ... Continue Reading5 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