How to open up an Incestuous Industry to New Blood..... Morning Folks!! I have often said we are an incestuous industry since most business in the domain industry are with other domainers and not with end users and those beyond our sphere. If you lived in a town with only relatives you might have problems unless you bring in new folks with new blood. I think that is the one common thread ...
Rick Schwartz - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 7:2
CNN Oops: CNN “Knows” Domain Names But… Turner Broadcasting which owns the popular news network CNN understands the net and knows it’s important to have great generic domain names and domains to match the popular shows it carries, but they let one slip…for now at least.
Coldwar.com is a domain name CNN owns and they have let the domain registration period hit e...
DotWeekly - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 12:42
Why Madison Ave Doesn't Want Your Domains Buried within a comment on a different subject on Mike Berkens blog, Stephen Douglas makes this great observation: "No ad agency wants their client to buy a $1million domain name that will continually bring in eyeballs when the ad agency itself is charging the company ten times that much to bring in eyeballs for an average of 60 days...
The Frager factor - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 21:57
Skip Hoagland’s Expansion Plans I received a press release from Skip Hoagland’s company today detailing their expansion plans. Hoagland’s companies own some of the best generic and geographic domain names, including Atlanta.com, BuenosAires.com, Cuba.com, Fishing.com, Shooting.com…. and many, many more. While people like Skip have the best domain ...
Elliot Silver - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 18:59
Microsoft Goes “All In” Playing The Cheap Card After years of battling out Apple over issues like technology, ease of use, compatibility and quality, Microsoft seems to have acceded all those issues to Apple and has gone “all in” on one point:
We’re Cheaper.
Microsoft’s new television ads, urge people to buy windows computers because they are cheaper than...
The Domains - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 9:30
Domaining is Hard Work, So Play Hard I am still a little light-headed after having too many drinks last night on a boat cruise on the River Thames. Partying on a boat till midnight then finishing up in a night club is surely one good recipe for hangovers. It was worth it though, as it was a friend’s 30th birthday party.
For me it was
eBusinessDomains - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 17:39
The Value of Strong Slogans/Taglines and Call to Action Domains My friend and Madison Ave icon, Allen Kay, creator of some of the most memorable slogans of our time, sends me this interesting reflection. He writes:"I haven't done this for a while, and it changes from day to day, but I wanted to how catchy "If you see something, say something" is in relation to other popular tag lines, different s...
The Frager factor - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 22:14
Steve Jobs underwent liver transplant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, 54, had a liver transplant about two months ago, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. There has been lots of speculation about Jobs’ health condition since he first addressed this issue at an Apple event in October. It was obvious that Jobs was seriously ill, Copy...
Dominik Mueller - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 11:15
Lexus blocking GoDaddy commercial In a rather surprising move, Japanese automaker Lexus is blocking a GoDaddy commercial that was set to air twice during the upcoming US Open. In the TV commercial named “Speeding“, GoDaddy model Danica Patrick is driving a custom Ford Mustang, an American car.
Lexus is NBC’s main television sponsor of the sports eve...
Dominik Mueller - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 19:43
Maserati.US Here's a company that understands about targeting countries thru the use of country extensions, with a tab at top to select which country and the US as you scroll to the bottom Maserati.us for targeting the US and maserati.us ranked right next to maserati.com in google
Mister US - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 18:18
Des génériques pour pas un rond Au détour d’une balade dans Genève, j’ai été interpelé par un panneau publicitaire qui fera sans doute trembler les initiés :
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Les vendeurs de noms de domaine génériques premium vont-ils devoir revoir leur prix à la baisse devant la pression toujours plus forte exercée par les consommateurs ?...
Blogodomaines.com - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 14:6
How I Bought A Flower Store One of my crazier business ventures was buying a florist even though I had never owned a store before, never worked in a store before, and knew nothing about flowers. On top of that, I bought the store through a business broker over the Internet without ever seeing it (the store was in California and
ImpulseCorp.com - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 13:39
How I Bought A Flower Store One of my crazier business ventures was buying a florist even though I had never owned a store before, never worked in a store before, and knew nothing about flowers. On top of that, I bought the store through a business broker over the Internet without ever seeing it (the store was in California and
ImpulseCorp.com - Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 13:39
How I Bought A Flower Store One of my crazier business ventures was buying a florist even though I had never owned a store before, never worked in a store before, and knew nothing about flowers. On top of that, I bought the store through a business broker over the Internet without ever seeing it (the store was in California and
