Create Your Account  |  Log in News headlines WHOIS Valuate Domainers A Happier New Year: Why You Need Powerful Keyword and Domain Tools in 2009 This year, gain a competitive edge in Domaining, SEO and SEM: Automate your research. Get daily bargain selections for Namejet, Snapnames, Deletion lists. Get realtime TDNAM/GoDaddy auction lists with appraisals and keyword data. Optimize your domaining workflow with powerful bulk tools. Explore the long tail of Search and find thous... Estibot.com - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 8:3 My 6 dollar Click! With the year ending, I wanted to end the year on a positive note. I am so happy that I have the opportunity to share this story with you. I have this domain that seldom gets traffic. It is in an emerging technology category. A technology that might not see production till sometime in 2012. But Sky Domains - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 11:41 Good Bye 2008, Hello 2009 Judging a year by the events and results within it will do no justice, as many correspondent events will only manifest in the future, at times, many years afterward. The tech bubble of 2001 brought many prosperous years to many, possibly even to you. There’s no doubt 2008 was a an extremely historical year. From an African A... Conceptualist - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 17:52 Our "BigUps" for 2008 For our last post of the year, I thought I would out give out some credit for some of the achievements in the domain space for 2008, in no particular order: Rick Schwartz. I have been involved with domains since 1997. If I had been blogging all along, I’m sure Rick would have made the list The Domains - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 15:24 For the First Time the Internet Has Passed Newspapers As a Preferred Source of News The Internet has passed newspapers and now trails only TV as the most popular source for news according to a new report from the respected Pew Research Center. In just the past year, the web's mindshare among news consumers soared from 24% to 40%. Pew says the web is also rapidly overtaking TV and has already caught up among those un... DNJournal - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 14:5 2008 Domain Dunce Awards: Fired.com “Sorely misguided” complainant loses bid for Fired.com. [This is the second Domain Dunce award for 2008. See the first one for Verizon.] What do you do if you want a domain that’s already registered and you don’t want to pay for it? Furthermore, you have no chance of winning a UDRP arbitration because Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 13:36 Peaches Uniforms Wants a Bite Out Of Peaches.com Uniform company files arbitration to get Peaches.com domain. Peaches.com wouldbe sweeter. Peaches Uniforms, a seller of fashion uniforms and scrubs to women in the medical industry, has filed an arbitration request with National Arbitration Forum to gain control of the domain name Peaches.com. Peaches Uniforms, founded in 1987, filed... Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 9:24 Who owned what that was sold at Afternic.com I have done several posts on this in the past. All have shown that 80% + have always been owned by Afternic aka BuyDomains aka RareNames aka NameMedia. The first one I did showed that Afternic owned 96% sold, the second showed 85% and so on. Afternic has always pushed "Many member sales are confidential" DotWeekly - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 11:18 Interview With @NameCheap: The Most Popular Registrar on Twitter Many web developers, designers and now domainers are flocking like an army of little blue birds to Twitter, a social status service that allows you to share what you are doing in 140 characters or less. Over the Holidays, NameCheap.com ran a wildly successful trivia contest promotion which amassed them a huge number of DotSauce Magazine - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 13:43 Page Rank Updated You heard it here first, check your page rank!!! I am pleased to say that DNKitchen.com is moving up in the ranks, now at a PR3 Thank you to my readers and everyone who has linked back to me. ChefPatrick.com - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 0:13 DotWeekly.com by the numbers for 2008 As all my readers know, I am very open in sharing things that work for me. Things that didn’t work for me and I do not hold back when calling out something that I do not think is right. Now I am no author, hardly a "writer" as my spelling and grammar are poor but one DotWeekly - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 13:26 The Final Weekly Domain Sales Report for 2008 is Now Out at DN Journal The final weekly domain sales report for 2008 is now out at DNJournal.com. Moniker closed a $275,000 sale that took the lead position on our new Top 20 chart and the AfternicDLS weighed in with a solid 6-figure sale of their own to claim the runner-up spot. Sedo had the most overall chart entries sweeping 12 of the 20 positions. DNJournal - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 2:3 Not dotMOBI; TEXTING is King of the Mobile Advertising Revolution The Wall Street Journal writes: "Tech-savvy tactics helped give Barack Obama's presidential campaign an edge. Now, several of the ad-technology companies that powered the campaign's digital push are touting their role in its success, hoping to gain an edge over their own competitors. President-elect Obama's decision to announce his ... The Frager factor - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 14:31 Happy New Year and Happy Domaining :) Hello Fellow Domainers, Just wanted to wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year in 2009. May God bless us all with good health, peace and prosperity in 2009 and beyond. Thank you for reading my blog and sharing your thoughts. Happy Domaining! DNBlogger.com Team SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy New Year and Happy Domaining ... DN Blogger - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 20:11 46 Expired Domains I posted a list of 46 expired domains in the DNXpert domain name forum today. I practice showing only a sample of that list on my blog here to be fair to the folks took the time to register on the free forum. Forum registration is absolutely free - you can register here to have access to all past and future free lists. If you want to... DnExpert - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 7:59 HAPPY NEW YEAR Domainers and Entrepreneurs! I had intended for my last blog post for 2008 to be a detailed analysis of Domaining in 2008. Unfortunately, I am running a bit late for the fireworks and New Year Eve’s celebrations in Central London later. Secondly, I would not want to be late picking up my beautiful date. Wouldn’t forgive myself. I am wishing eBusinessDomains - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 12:47 Domainer Comic Strip #20 Wednesday, here is your weekly domainer comic strip, enjoy. OK guys, this one came from a readers suggestion about two weeks ago. Because of their suggestion they will win a free domain name. Knowing the person that submitted I’ll wind up giving them one of my LLLL domains. ChefPatrick.com - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 11:1 Show Your Face or Promote Your Website Brand Have you ever wondered how some readers get their pictures or logos to be shown next to the comments they leave on blogs? Here is how you do it: Sign up for an account at Gravatar.com. It is FREE! The website is really self-explanatory. You will be asked to enter an email address, and to upload a eBusinessDomains - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 7:40 Calling For Nominations - 2008 Internet Marketing Awards If you’re involved in Internet marketing as well as domaining, Kikabink News is calling for nominations for its 2008 Internet Marketing Awards. Just fill in the nomination form (totally anonymous, no need to optin, etc). Domainer Income - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 23:6 Domain Name Disputes Handled By WIPO Continue To Rise DN Journal just noted that WIPO disputes have continued to increase over the past five years, linking to an article at pingdom.com. Pingdom notes that domain disputes have doubled since 2003 and that the United States is the origin of... Anticybersquatting - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 14:46 New Year's Eve - Goodbye 2008 I Probably Won't Miss You First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE… and since I know I won’t post another on New Year’s Day, I really truly want to wish everyone a very GREAT and prosperous 2009. I want to thank ALL of the Fka200.com readers and people who have visited this blog/site through 2008. Absolutely a wonderful year, and I fka200 - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 6:38 Happy New Year and Happy Domaining :) Hello Fellow Domainers, Just wanted to wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year in 2009. May God bless us all with good health, peace and prosperity in 2009 and beyond. Thank you for reading my blog and sharing your thoughts. Happy Domaining! DNBlogger.com Team SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy New Year and Happy Domaining ... DN Blogger - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 20:11 Domain Name Disputes Handled By WIPO Continue To Rise DN Journal just noted that WIPO disputes have continued to increase over the past five years, linking to an article at pingdom.com. Pingdom notes that domain disputes have doubled since 2003 and that the United States is the origin of... Anticybersquatting - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 14:46 The Final Weekly Domain Sales Report for 2008 is Now Out at DN Journal The final weekly domain sales report for 2008 is now out at DNJournal.com. Moniker closed a $275,000 sale that took the lead position on our new Top 20 chart and the AfternicDLS weighed in with a solid 6-figure sale of their own to claim the runner-up spot. Sedo had the most overall chart entries sweeping 12 of the 20 positions. DNJournal - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 2:3 For the First Time the Internet Has Passed Newspapers As a Preferred Source of News The Internet has passed newspapers and now trails only TV as the most popular source for news according to a new report from the respected Pew Research Center. In just the past year, the web's mindshare among news consumers soared from 24% to 40%. Pew says the web is also rapidly overtaking TV and has already caught up among those un... DNJournal - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 14:5 How I Invented A Product and Got It Sold In Stores In 2001 I created a virtual pet site at AdoptMe.com, where kids can adopt free virtual pets (dogs, cats, horses, fish, etc.) and learn the responsibilities of pet ownership by feeding, walking and taking care of their pets. It quickly became popular, with around 10,000 visitors per day and 2000 new members per day, but ImpulseCorp.com - Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 12:21 For the First Time the Internet Has Passed Newspapers As a Preferred Source of News The Internet has passed newspapers and now trails only TV as the most popular source for news according to a new report from the respected Pew Research Center. In just the past year, the web's mindshare among news consumers soared from 24% to 40%. Pew says the web is also rapidly overtaking TV and has already caught up among those un... 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