There Will be Less Domain Development When I was on WebmasterRadio.fm, I was asked to make domain industry predictions for 2009. I hate making predictions, but one of my off the cuff answers was that I thought there would be less development by domain investors by the end of 2009 than there is now. Although this contradicts what has been going
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Elliot Silver - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 11:47
The next big thing to happen in the domain parking game... Can you guess what it is? Google has opened up and now directly accepts clients to park their domains with them via the AdSense service... This was both good and bad news, really depends on how you look at it --- but what about Yahoo? Do they have anything in the works? Have they been working on a new product or a better and more improved solution for the dom...
WannaDevelop.com - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 5:52
Ashley Furniture Gets Cocky, Loses Case for Ashley.com Furniture company tries its luck at UDRP but loses.
I’ve seen it happen many times: a company starts filing UDRP arbitrations for a number of obvious trademarks. After winning a handful, it gets bold and goes after a generic domain.
That’s exactly what happened with Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. The company has won ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 12:31
On This Historical Day.... Morning folks!!This is just such an historical day and period in history. The first of many firsts. While most will focus on the first Black President being sworn in I see that angle as well as one that I believe has even more meaning. At least to me and my generation. This will be the first time that a President is sworn in that is ...
Rick Schwartz - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 6:30
Check out my view of the Inauguration 7:00 A.M. Woke up
8:00 A.M. Left for the event
8:45 A.M Got in line
11:00 A.M. Still in line and kicked out because Pennsylvania Avenue stands between me and the security gate. Then president elect’s motorcade was coming through so if you weren’t in you weren’t getting in.
11:30 A.M Back at small rented apartment.
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Rick Latona - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 12:17
KENTUCKY APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS THE DOMAIN SEIZURE ORDER: The Kentucky appeals court has overturned the Domain Seizure order of 141 “gambling†domain names.
In a 2-1 decision the Kentucky Appeals court found the trial court, did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the case because domains are not “gambling devices†as prohibited by the Kentucky statute:
The Domains - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 17:26
Sedo weekly sales up to January 19 Last week I was surprised to see only three Sedo sales reach over $30,000 USD. This week there were only two - BoutiqueHotel.com for $40,000 USD and CaptchaCreator.com for $30,000 USD.
Although there aren’t as many high-profile domains changing hands, there are still plenty of valuable names available. Check out last week’...
Domain Name News - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 18:58
New to Domain Names? Don't Make the Same Mistakes We Did Being new to anything, means you're going to make mistakes. However, making mistakes in the domaining world can be costly. I've got to admit, we made dozens of mistakes on our own, before we realized we needed to educate ourselves.n
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Hand registering hundreds of useless names, instead of taking the same cash and buying one or two hi...
Fusible.com - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 8:46
21 Suggestions For Success Whether you have read my blog in the past or not, you need to read this post if this title does not ring a bell. More importantly you need to know what may determine about 90% of your happiness or misery. I will share with you the words of H. Jackson Brown Jr. These words
Sky Domains - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 15:41
How Bad Is The Economy? "Joe The Webmaster" Can't Get A $25 Renewal Fee Approved So a good friend of mine, who operates one of the largest adult websites in the world, let’s call him Joe the website owner, tells me that starting just about 30 days ago, he is seeing about 10% of his attempted re-bills declined by the credit card company.
The Domains - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 8:1
Tips: Making an Offer On a Domain Name Kikabink News is running a series of articles around tips for domain name acquisitions. This is an area that is often under the radar of many people, not just newbies. Here are a few that I really like:
“when it comes to making an offer… don’t…..instead…. ask the domain name holder what they would be prepared
Domainer Income - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 6:47
Got Affiliate Links? Here's How To 'Hide' Them Using PHP - SUPER EASY! A little slow week for blog posts, so how about a super-simple way to hide affiliate links using PHP? I was at IDNChannel and Administrator mj made a post in July regarding hiding affilaite links using PHP. Ressurecting the thread to help some other members, I thought it might be useful for others who might
fka200 - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 18:4
Kentucky Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court's Attempt to Confiscate 141 Gambling Related Domai... The Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned a local judge's controversial order that 141 gambling related domain names be turned over to the state. The appeals court ruled that the lower court was wrong in claiming that the domains were "gambling devices" that are illegal under Kentucky law. Michael Berkens has been on top of this s...
DNJournal - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 20:35
360.org Sells for $25,500 360.org domain was purchased for only $2,000 a year ago.
Sedo has completed the sale of 360.org for $25,500. The seller is likely to be familiar to people on DNForum, as active member “Acro” (Theo Develegas) flipped this domain for about a dozen times what he paid for it.
On his blog Acro.net, he
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 10:40
Creating Search Phrases Say you have a product that is in a quickly saturating market. How do you get your product to the forefront of this market? If you are Unilever, you rename the market and own the new market.
I have high(ish) cholesterol mostly due to genetics, although it has been going down as a result of my
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Elliot Silver - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 14:33
Did you know video This is a very interesting video I must say! 31 Billion monthly searches on Google! Holy Smokes!!!! Throw that at your next domain name buyer with a nice twist and see if it get’s there attention!
DotWeekly - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 9:3
WhiteHouse.gov redesigned - Finally, a makeover worthy of a U.S. President On Election Day, I commented about how the aesthetics of politics assisted to the outcome of the elections. It was evident that the Obama campaign listened to the hopes and aspirations of the American people, offering visuals that support such a choice - a genius approach, given that millions ...
Acro - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 23:24
Wedo.com For Sale On Sedo.com I was going through some of my Sedo sales before heading to bed and noticed a domain name I just had to post about. It’s late though and the sale doesn’t end for a few hours, I will be sure to post the results in the morning.
In the mean time…
Wedo, an obvious typo for Sedo
ChefPatrick.com - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 0:34
Today History Is Made I never talk politics, personally I don’t believe this is the forum for me to discuss my political, religious or educational beliefs. I do feel that today is special and something I must write about.
Today we the United States have sworn in the first African American President, Barack Obama. Obama was sworn in using the
ChefPatrick.com - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 12:45
Domainer Stereotypes - The Doma.in Na.me Hack.er Here is the second in the domainer stereotypes series. Background: I was reading an article about stereotypes and how we love to categorize people and put them in boxes. I realized I hadn’t seen anyone create domainer stereotypes though we all know they exist. I thought I would put together a series of posts with
Predictive Domaining - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 17:44
Seasonal Domain Names: Another Look at CedarFever.com Traffic to cedar allergy domains spikes from December to February.
A nice Austin view, if it weren’t for the cedar trees.
Most domain names get relatively even traffic throughout the year. Some are more seasonal in nature, such as holiday domains (some even spike for just one day). Last year I wrote about another type
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 11:26
Godaddy Adds .IN To Its Long List Of Domain Offerings Go Daddy have announced they are adding .IN to their long list of domain offerings.
The .IN extension is the official country code top level domain (ccTLD) for India and it has been available for registration to anyone in the world for a while now - it is only now though that GoDaddy customers can purchase .IN domain names through t...
DnExpert - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 17:6
'Obamanomics' Yields Big Bucks - Politics - CBN News 'Obamanomics' Yields Big Bucks - Politics - CBN News "Profits from Obama-related merchandise are estimated at $300 million and climbing."... sounds like an understatement. How much will the trophy domain name 'Obamanomics.com' trade for?
Inside Domaining - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 14:59
President Obama Inaugural is Historic - Domainers Should Be Inspired A new day has begun in American politics. The world watched as the first black man was sworn in as the President of the United States of America.
President Barack Obama taking office for many, is like seeing a dream come true (Dr Martin Luther King). It was just simply historic.
This is a day for every
eBusinessDomains - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 15:11
NetSol's WhoIs Tool Voted Google's No 1 WhoIs Gadget Network Solutions have announced on their blog that their free whois tool has been voted as the number one whois tool on Google gadgets.
Google gadgets are mini-program applications that add features to an existing web page or mobile device and Network Solutions released their free whois tool to allow easy lookup for domain names. I...
DnExpert - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 17:2
30-Second Super Bowl Ads Go for $3 Million Maximizing the ROI on Your Super Bowl Spot - Advertising Age - Digital Super Bowl 2009 30-second commercials sold for a staggering $3,000,000! The expensive ads will be leveraged online through social medis sites such as YouTube and through blogs, etc. The domain industry will gain maximum exposure on prime time once again with GoD...
Inside Domaining - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 1:12
Will Obama spark the economy? I sure hope he does, because he is now our leader in the United States! I do get moved when I see the reaction of the people who attened the events in DC. Crying, hugging, cheering etc! A lot of excited people. This is something I have never seen before. Let along the million +
DotWeekly - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 17:7
New to Domain Names? Don't Make the Same Mistakes We Did Being new to anything, means you're going to make mistakes. However, making mistakes in the domaining world can be costly. I've got to admit, we made dozens of mistakes on our own, before we realized we needed to educate ourselves.n
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Hand registering hundreds of useless names, instead of taking the same cash and buying one or two hi...
Fusible.com - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 9:46
Kentucky Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court's Attempt to Confiscate 141 Gambling Related Domai... The Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned a local judge's controversial order that 141 gambling related domain names be turned over to the state. The appeals court ruled that the lower court was wrong in claiming that the domains were "gambling devices" that are illegal under Kentucky law. Michael Berkens has been on top of this s...
DNJournal - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - 20:35
Kentucky Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court's Attempt to Confiscate 141 Gambling Related Domai... The Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned a local judge's controversial order that 141 gambling related domain names be turned over to the state. The appeals court ruled that the lower court was wrong in claiming that the domains were "gambling devices" that are illegal under Kentucky law. Michael Berkens has been on top of this s...
