Create Your Account  |  Log in News headlines WHOIS Valuate Domainers The Greatest Cover up in History....... Morning Folks!! I try and stay away from politics but each day politics and business are getting more intertwined and frankly, it scares the shit outta me. I don't like what I see. What I see is the greatest cover ups in the history of the country. Let me first say there is plenty of blame to go around and there will be a time to dis... Rick Schwartz - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 8:55 Liquidating Your Domain Names Say that you need to cash out your domain investments ASAP. Perhaps you need to pay some bills, and you can’t afford to hold on to some of your domain names any more. Where do you turn? Right now, I don’t think there are any absolute reliable options, but I do think Bido Elliot Silver - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:59 Why most domainers don’t get Twitter at first… Twitter has an image problem, whether they realize it or not. I’ve been reading about how great Twitter is since 2006, but originally had no desire to use it. I finally tried it this year and realized that Twitter could be a very effective tool for domainers. Here's what I learned... DomainTweeter.com - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 15:56 Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name Silicon Labs loses domain name, fights to get it back. Austin, Texas-based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has lost control of a key domain name, SiliconLabs.com. The company has filed for arbitration with National Arbitration Forum to regain control of the domain. Silicon Labs’ main domain name is SiLabs.com. But I suspect most ... Domain Name Wire - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 14:37 The GeoDomain Expo Scheduled to Run Next Month in San Diego Will Be Cancelled Through a reliable source DN Journal has learned that the 2009 GeoDomain Expo that was scheduled to run next month in San Diego will be cancelled. The event had been slated for April 23-25 at San Diego's Catamaran Resort & Spa. DNJournal - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 18:49 Google Adsense for Domains, Three Months Later Looking back on Google’s AFD Direct move. It was three months ago that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) dropped a bombshell: it would start offering domain parking services directly to Adsense clients. Now that a few months have passed, I’ve had more time to reflect on this move and what it means for the industry. The short term Domain Name Wire - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:28 DNJournal: GeoDomain Expo To Be Canceled According to a DNJournal source, the GeoDomain Expo, put on annually by Associated Cities, will be canceled. This is disappointing, but its understandable given the difficult market conditions.  I’ve been debating internally whether to make the cross-country trip, as it’s close to Burbank but it’s probably a bit t..... Elliot Silver - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 20:15 RT@ Rick Schwartz: Forget What You Think You Know Enjoy this replay of our popular Rick Schwartz piece from a year ago. And join Rick Schwartz LIVE on Domain Success March 24th. He's got a lot on his mind and doesn't mince words!---------“Here it is, the perfect site: Enter Here.” "But that was before ppc."So now it will be the perfect site again.In tribute: Rick Schwartz is an extr... The Frager factor - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 16:50 Need geo DNS traffic splitting? ComWired.com is your answer! With Comwired.com you can parse out traffic on your domain names to as many different parking companies as you want. Make your parking income go further! Free one month trial accounts available - no CC required. Reporter - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 5:4 This and that from me to you! ~ Google trends is buzzing with domain name searches this morning. These searches include: PuzzleMaker.com, ESL.org, Tagged.com, Dig.com and Forbes.com. I watch Google Trends daily and it’s rare to see that many direct searches for exact domains. As I have said in the past, it crackes me up that people "search" for what... DotWeekly - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 10:49 CareerInstitute.com Sells For $30K On NameJet.com CareerInstitute.com sold yesterday at NameJet.com for a healthy $30,100 on NameJet.com. Other notable domain sales from a pretty slow week at NameJet... The Domains - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 1:52 Bernie Madoff Lessons for the Domain Name Industry What we can learn from the Bernie Madoff scandal. If there’s one thing lacking in the business world these days, it’s trust. You can thank a lot of people for that, including Bernie Madoff. Madoff stole over $50 billion of his clients’ money. Here are some lessons from the Madoff scandal that can Domain Name Wire - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 10:12 Domain Names Rejected by Adsense? LimitedEditionBooks.com, ClearNailPolish.com and more There were several domain names we recently submitted to Google's Adsense for Domains. Most were approved, but several were disapproved for Policy Violations. When a name is rejected, you can re-submit it again for consideration, but you can only submit one at a time using an online form, so it's a bit cumbersome and can be lengthy..... Fusible.com - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 22:50 OnlineNic Settles With Microsoft: Appeals Verizon Decision According to reports, Microsoft Corp. and OnlineNic have reached a settlement in a case where Microsoft accused OnlineNic of registering numerous domain names that infringe Microsoft trademarks. The Judge of the Microsoft case, Marilyn Hall Patel, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California signed off Monday on... The Domains - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 2:14 Daylight Savings Time costs Domainers $480,000,000 via RescueTeam:On Monday, the entire RescueTeam dragged their collective backsides into the office a little bit late. Weekends are sometimes challenging to recover from in terms of work schedule– but Daylight Savings Time Monday is especially painful. Towards the end of the day we all collectively felt the day was short– and, of cour... The Frager factor - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 9:33 Fool’s gold Part 3: It’s a .mad .mad .tel world Had I known that I’d be writing part 3 of the .tel chronicles, I might have opted for Roman numerals, like Sahar does in his daily opus about “Accurate pricing”, currently at volume VIII. As a new user of Twitter, I toyed around with this new gadget and recently found Twitter.com/dottel which is a placeholder for Acro - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 1:32 Axe Hair Crisis Relief (.org) Simply BRILLIANT MTV call-to-action campaign. Text someone you care about a message that their hair style sucks. The Frager factor - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 20:45 AfternicDLS weekly sales up to March 8 AfternicDLS reported over $450,000 USD worth of domain sales last week - ranging in closing price from $12,000 for Ria.org to $60 for SocialPipe.com. Aside from Ria.org, other top sales included GivingBirth.com for $10,000, NetFoto.com for $8,688, PlayersLife.com for $6,800, 3Deep.com for $5,461 and KidsMeals.com for $4,888. See the ... Domain Name News - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 0:5 Ataz.com, Pirh.com, Fpoo.com and More For Sale - Top 4 letter domain at bargain prices. - 10% discount if you purchase 3 or more domains - Payments by paypal masspay, or moneybookers $675 each: ezoh.com fpoo.com ataz.com ozav.com ufut.com enuh.com egek.com pirh.com $485 each: leiw.com ufdo.com ufno.com iaby.com giuk.com kwap.com guuw.com drsh.com osej.com cihh.com nnof.com oadf.... Domain Magnate - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 11:58 Writing General End-User Emails At some point in almost all domainer’s careers, they’ll write an end-user email. When writing an end-user email, you don’t want to be too formal, but you want to be too casual either. Companies will often trash letters and emails that don’t have proper grammar or spelling as well. I have created and wanted to DNUnderground - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 17:34 Why most domainers don’t get Twitter at first… Twitter has an image problem, whether they realize it or not. I’ve been reading about how great Twitter is since 2006, but originally had no desire to use it. Here’s why… The name doesn’t inspire confidence. Twitter. As in ‘Twitter your time away’. Like the rest of you guys, I’m pretty DomainTweeter.com - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:19 Domain Aftermarket Newsletter Launches Friday Name.com is launching a daily domain aftermarket newsletter this week. Our clients have been asking us for this for months. Now we finally have a lineup of domain names at prices that we feel represents a broad enough range to entice everyone. With a variety of price points starting at $20 for expiring names from the Name.com - Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:55 Domain Aftermarket Newsletter Launches Friday Name.com is launching a daily domain aftermarket newsletter this week. Our clients have been asking us for this for months. Now we finally have a lineup of domain names at prices that we feel represents a broad enough range to entice everyone. 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