Domain Beginnings: How I Started Investing in Domains The domain industry is made up of a diverse group of people with vastly different backgrounds. I’ve always found it interesting hearing about how domain investors became familiar with domain names and ultimately decided to invest some (or all) of their money in these virtual assets. Beginning today with my domain beginning, I w...
Elliot Silver - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 10:47
Have some cash? Domains are HOT! The bailout bill fails, the stock market takes a big kick and drops -777.68 points today . The one good thing, is OIL dropped to around $95 a barrel. This price will keep going down and in return, people will have more money in their pocket to buy things.
Oil is king for the world. It drives
DotWeekly - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 16:50
Get Your Name in Print The TRAFFIC Down Under show in Brisbane Australia is just around the corner. Specifically, it’s November 18th through the 20th in Brisbane.
If you’d like to submit domains to our auction there, I suggest you do so now. The reason is that I spend over $40,000 a month in print campaigns with periodicals like Website Magazin...
Rick Latona - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 19:36
$18 Million For Three Weeks On The Job: No Wonder The System is Broken So as you know by now there was a blood bath on Wall Street Today with the Dow recording its largest one day point loss. Larger than any day during the great depression, larger than the first day of trading after 9-11. It is reported more than 1 Trillion dollars in equity was lost today
The Domains - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 17:44
The Domain Industry Faces a Bigger Recession: Part I We can all see how this horrible economy is effecting the domain industry. Domains are selling at unbelievably low prices that we haven’t seen for a long time. The economy is absolutely killing us! And it has been for the past few months now.
Congress failed a $700 billion bill earlier today. Thus causing the stock
DNUnderground - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 20:36
Real Cost of a Premium Domain Name There are still millions of domain names that can be registered via a domain registrar for as low as $9.99. A company that’s launching a new website, or is redesigning an existing one will eventually get to the point where they will have to consider which domain name to use.
They will start brainstorming the different
eBusinessDomains - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 13:46
Godaddy firesale domain short list
Here is a quick list of domains that I picked out of the Firesale section at Godaddy.com’s auction service. All $5 buy it now’s plus renewal fees. Hope you find one you like.
GuessOne.com
OWGinc.com
RealtimeVids.com
ExposedInternet.com
YourExtraCash.com
MovieMachines.com
SheCheated.com
DotWeekly - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 6:50
Stocks or Domain Names in pictures Just trying to put a smile on your face after what happened today. We have been trying to tell them to invest in domain names…
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DotWeekly - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 20:37
Scam Alert: Godaddy's ICANN confirmation emails vlad74 from NamePros.com (post # 546) had his account hacked into and the scammer was trying to transfer several of his domains out, changed email address, PIN number on account etc.
The scam started with a FAKE email that looked like the ones Godaddy is currently sending out for it’s ICANN verification process on registra...
DotWeekly - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 10:55
Interview with Jamie Zoch of DotWeekly.com I came across Jamie’s work while visiting Domaining.com. For those of you not familiar with Domaining.com it is a site that showcases the latest headlines via RSS feeds of all the major blogs. I often go to this site to check what is going on with the industry. While visiting the site I noticed DotWeekly.com
ChefPatrick.com - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 14:54
7 of the top 15 domain registrars have negative 30 day change It took much longer for the economy to effect the domain name industry, but this is the first time that I have seen so many Negative changes for nearly half of the top 15 domain registrars by volume. I think this is just further proof that the economy is clearly effecting not just Aftermarket domain sales, but
DotWeekly - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 8:39
LifeInsurancePolicies.com Nets $15k for ICA An anonymous donor auctioned the domain name LifeInsurancePolicies.com at the TRAFFIC auction, netting $15,000 for the Internet Commerce Association. I didn’t notice this auction benefitted the ICA until this morning, and I wanted to make sure others know about it. Among other things, the ICA is currently assisting domain owne...
Elliot Silver - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 10:7
PPC Plumage-- McDONALD'S, GM; Out of Credit Cedit Crunch Takes Bite Out of McDonald's
Planned Coffee Rollout Hit by Banking Crisis That Is Restricting Loan Capital
CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- The banking crisis is threatening to take a rather surprising hostage: McDonald's big-budget coffee rollout.
Tightening credit conditions, which are crimping plans for marketers as diverse ...
The Frager factor - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 9:35
well it's about time while reading about the bailout bid being rejected i noticed buydomains ad on NYTimes business section right next to the important article,, while it's about time someone is advertising in the right spots , business sections of major online publications news sources and not in domainer circles. maybe they have been doing but it's the...
Mister US - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 15:25
Grow Up (.com) Below some headlines from Drudge and other online sources today. As far as I'm concerned they all need to be booted. As Suzie Orman said today (while laying out the most forthright and depressing scenario for a 10 year recession I've heard), "better take responsibility for yourself, because no one is looking out for you."
EYE OF THE...
The Frager factor - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 21:51
How Do You Relax? Did you say “relax� yes I did. How do you relax? how do you wind down? do you pride yourself at being a 24/7 domainer? Due to the nature of our business, domaining is fun for a lot of us but not withstanding, it is still work. Though a saying goes that if you find
Sky Domains - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 12:20
Scammers Faking Godaddy’s ICANN Confirmation Mails The last few weeks have seen Godaddy mail multiple requests asking customers to double check their domain name contact details to “ensure accuracy”.
The emails are worded something like this:
It’s that time of year again. ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) annually requires that all accr...
DnExpert - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 23:21
The New york Sun know for it's column 'Yes Virginia their is a Santa Claus " closes it's doors New York Sun Editor-in-Chief Seth Lipsky announces the closure of the newspaper to the staff Monday at the paper's newsroom in New York. The original Sun, founded in 1833, was a pioneering newspaper which helped found The Associated Press and was known for its "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" column. usatoday
Mister US - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 21:19
DNXpert Premium List Sneak Preview The DNXpert domain forum is going full steam ahead since its launch some 30 days ago. We are currently about to reach the 500 active users mark with many more to come.
I am pleased to announce we have added a new feature recently allowing folks to get a sneak preview of the expired domain names in the Premium List Registrations forum...
DnExpert - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 5:5
High Online Video Ads Rates May Drop | Epicenter from Wired.com High Online Video Ads Rates May Drop Epicenter from Wired.com Breaking News- "The "Video Advertising Online: Spending and Pricing" report found that by 2013, U.S. spending on online video ads will constitute almost 10 percent of the total spent on online advertising. They also found that video ad spend, which is at about $505 million...
Inside Domaining - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 14:12
aeWorldWide.US targeting the US market from around the world. aeWorldWide.us pioneered the household third party industry in 1964 and now serves Relocation Companies, Van Lines, and local movers across the US. AE Worldwide.US provides assistance with items that require specialized preparation in order to be safely transported by a moving company targeting the US market from around the world.
Mister US - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 8:1
Stuff For Lovers (.com) Everybody loves somebody or something. Stuff for Lovers can be the place to find what they love, or others who share their passion.
This memorable and powerful generic name can be the landing page for a marketing campaign for online giants in the romance, lingerie, or sexual well-being arenas — or any online retailer, cataloger or a...
The Frager factor - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 6:3
Seasons Beatings (.com) Retailers Brace for Season's Beatings
Amid Grim Sales Forecasts, Target, Costco, Others Hasten Christmas Push
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- With an escalating consumer-credit crisis, five fewer shopping days, looming retail bankruptcies and the lowest projected sales growth in years, it's going to be a cutthroat Christmas.
The Frager factor - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 9:57
We The People, In Order to Acquire a More Perfect Domain Name Legal services company tries to lay claim to WeThePeople.com.
A legal document company that operates at the domain name WeThePeopleUSA.com has lost its attempt to secure the generic domain name WeThePeople.com through UDRP arbitration.
In a case decided at National Arbitration Forum, the panel found by a narrow margin that We The P...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 14:25
Cricket.com Takes Shape; Live Current Announces New Deal Live Current Media continues to grow cricket channel.
Live Current Media (OTC: livc.ob), formerly Communicate.com, owns category killer domains such as Perfume.com, Boxing.com, and Brazil.com, but it’s looking more like a cricket media company than anything else.
The company just announced a new cricket site in agreement with ...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 10:27
Sedo Has Completed the First Seven-Figure Domain Sale Since the First Quarter of 2008 Sedo has just completed the first seven-figure domain sale since the first quarter of this year - moving Invest.com for $1,015,000 through their GreatDomains premium auction site. The news come from Sedo's Kate Donahue who is preparing for some big changes in her life.
DNJournal - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 15:59
Lessons from ConAgra and Defensive Domain Registrations How ConAgra played it smart by registering PeanutButterRecall.com, and lessons for other companies.
[Editor's note: Tim Morse, President and CEO of Penguin Search Engine Services, recently investigated defensive domain registrations. He became interested in the topic after discovering that food company ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) registered ...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 13:45
Dell: We're Fd Dell registers some interesting domain names.
Either computer manufacturer Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is making some defensive domain name registrations or it is getting ready to release a line of highly interactive computers. Domain Name Wire has discovered that the company just registered a handful of its trademarks preceded by the f-bomb...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 10:0
Sedo Has Completed the First Seven-Figure Domain Sale Since the First Quarter of 2008 Sedo has just completed the first seven-figure domain sale since the first quarter of this year - moving Invest.com for $1,015,000 through their GreatDomains premium auction site. The news come from Sedo's Kate Donahue who is preparing for some big changes in her life.
DNJournal - Monday, September 29, 2008 - 15:59
aeWorldWide.US targeting the US market from around the world. aeWorldWide.us pioneered the household third party industry in 1964 and now serves Relocation Companies, Van Lines, and local movers across the US. AE Worldwide.US provides assistance with items that require specialized preparation in order to be safely transported by a moving company targeting the US market from around the world.
