Company continues to build its own ad network, reducing dependency on Yahoo. Direct navigation and domain name companies typically get pay-per-click ads from Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG). As I pointed out earlier this week, this duopoly is dangerous ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Yahoo’s Arbitrage Bomb: One Day Later
· ServicesReaction to Yahoo's decision mixed, but one thing is clear: a lot of people will be affected. One day after Yahoo (YHOO) dropped a bombshell that it would no longer accept arbitrage traffic to its advertising feed, the reaction has been swift and loud. ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Yahoo Kills Domain Arbitrage: Fallout for Google, Others
· ServicesYahoo will stop allowing arbitrage as of this Friday, will affect other major companies as well. In a major move sure to have ramifications across the online advertising industry, Yahoo (YHOO) has told its advertising partners that it will no longer ... Continue Reading33 Comments
Threats to the Domain Name Industry
· UncategorizedDon't get complacent; all is not well in the domain name industry. What keeps you up at night? As a business owner, I have lots of worries. If you are sleeping comfortably at night, assuming everything in the domain industry is swell, you might be in ... Continue Reading23 Comments
Time Warner, Yahoo Team Up to Cybersquat
· Policy & LawCompanies join the ranks of big corporations redirecting "error" traffic. Time Warner's Road Runner internet service has teamed up with Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) to typosquat on millions of unregistered domain names. The feature from the two companies is ... Continue Reading23 Comments
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
Microsoft Makes Offer for Yahoo!
· ServicesMicrosoft offers to buy search giant. Microsoft Corporation (NADSAQ: MSFT) has made an offer to by search company Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) for $31 per share, a premium of about 60% over yesterday's closing price. If this $44B offer is accepted and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Parked Adds .Mobi Compliance, Yahoo Quality Score
· ServicesDomain parking platform adds new features. Domain name parking company Parked.com has added two new features in recent weeks. First, the company now supports .mobi parking. .Mobi domain owners can earn revenue with scaled down parking pages that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment