According to a post by momlogic.com, there is a trend for parents to name their children based on whether the name is avalible as a .com. In part, the story says: "Registering a domain name year-by-year can be costly for 18 years -- and who knows what's going to be out there when your child is of age?" she ponders. "We could never have predicted MySpace 10 years ago nor would we have … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2008
Are Domains containing Keywords Important in Search Engine Rankings??
In a post at the SearchEngineJournal.com, they discuss if having a keyword in the domain name that relates to the topic your trying to get a search engine ranking for, helps you get a better position. The basic conclusion is that in Google not so much. In Yahoo somewhat more and in Microsoft Live Search, Yes. """"if you are targeting Microsoft and Yahoo in your search marketing … [Read more...]
Live TRAFFIC Auction Nets $2.55 Million
What a difference a year makes. The live auction at the TRAFFIC show netted only $2,555,000 in gross sales The most lively domain of the day was one we picked out last week, postalcodes.com, which rode all the way from a $1,000 reserve, to a $42,000 selling price. Reportedly there were only 75 people in attendance at the start of the auction and another 75 online, which is quite different … [Read more...]
Moniker Live TRAFFIC Auction Set for Tommorow
Tommorow at 2pm EST Moniker.com will hold a Live Auction from the TRAFFIC show in Orlando featuring just under 250 premium domains. Remote live bidding is avaliable through SnapNames.com We are looking for a total of $2.5M-$5M, unless israel.com sell's which would not surprise me. The time of the auction is not going to help. Its on Friday afternoon of a holiday weekend. The live … [Read more...]
Yahoo Postpones Annual Meeting
Yahoo postponed it's annual meeting which was schudeled for July 3, to an undetermined date in late July, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is the second time Yahoo has postponed its annual meeting, usually held in May or June. The previous delay, announced in March, gave Yahoo more time to explore alternatives to Microsoft's unsolicited takeover bid, … [Read more...]
Google: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal is a Monopoly, Google-Yahoo Is Not
Google co-founder Larry Page said Thursday the Internet search leader opposed a Microsoft-Yahoo deal because it would monopolize the online communications market, stifle innovation and curb competition. But he discounted the idea that an advertising deal between Google and Yahoo would present any potential antitrust problems. Page said a successful Microsoft-Yahoo deal would have closed "a … [Read more...]
“Celebrity Photographer Announces World’s Largest Online Domain Name Auction”
That is the title of the press release I got today. Although from the "teaser" domains that appeared int the release seem to be, well lets say, of less quality than what we in the industry are used to seeing, the Seller is a has one of the great quotes about domain names (I added the emphasis to it). If the domain auction get some juice behind it and if the portfolio does manage to sell, it … [Read more...]