The CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom is scheduled to appear on CNBC's "Power Lunch" at around 1:15 to 2 PM EST. We will let you know what he had to say. … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2009
AucklandHotel.com Sells For $7,500 On Godaddy
The domain name AucklandHotel.com sold on Godaddy expired auction platform for $7,505 yesterday. HotelMelbourne.com also sold on Godaddy.com yesterday for $3,724. … [Read more...]
The US Sets ICANN Free
The Joint Project Agreement (JPA), the agreement under which ICANN has operated under since its inception expires today with the United States. ICANN released the"Affirmation of Commitments" which replaces the JPA starting tomorrow. Basically the US is giving up sole and full control over ICANN and sharing it with "the world" We predicted this would happen late last year in our … [Read more...]
Snapnames & Moniker Partner Up With The Domain Distribution Network
Oversee.net announced today that it has partnered with Domain Distribution Network (DDN), a unit of Australia-based Dark Blue Sea to significantly expand marketplace options for aftermarket domain name buyers and sellers. The Domain Distribution Network enables registrars, resellers and portals to earn commission selling aftermarket domains from third party providers via an online, instant … [Read more...]
New FREE Keyword Search Tool Released By WordStream
WordStream introduced a tool that serves up the first 10,000 suggestions for related keywords for free. The WordStream Free Keyword Tool draws from a database built with search data from ISPs, search engines and toolbars. "The tool is about generating niche suggestions you wouldn't have thought of before," says Tom Demers, WordStream director of marketing. "It's a little bit about saving … [Read more...]
YouTube.com: 10 Billion Videos Watched In August; The Internet: 25 Billion Videos Watched
Here are some more stats that will just make you shake your head in disbelief. According to comScore, more than 10 Billion videos were watched in August on YouTube.com. Google's, YouTube.com, accounted for 40% of all online viewership in August. According to comScore, online video watching reached an all-time high in August with more than 25 Billion videos watched. The average online … [Read more...]
Apple.com: 2 BILLION Apps Downloaded & 85,000 Apps Online
Apple announced today that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store, including more than half a billion apps this quarter alone. Apple also announced that are more than 85,000 apps on its store and over 125,000 developers in Apple's iPhone Developer Program. The numbers are truly staggering and a demonstration of the unprecedented power of the Internet. Shares of … [Read more...]