According to AdGooroo, a marketing data and keyword tools provider, Google has lost 5% of its active advertisers. However they found that spending on Google is up nearly 13% among the top 80 U.S. retailers. AdGooroo said retailers' Google spend grew from approximately $264 million in the third quarter to about $298 million in the fourth quarter. "Google experienced a quality purge this … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2010
3 Weeks, 3 Cities, 3 Shows, 4 Auctions, Its Going To Be Crazy
The next three weeks is going to be really busy for the domain industry and crazy personally. I'm off to Vegas today for TRAFFIC, then on Monday to DomainFest. By the time I return to Florida by the following Saturday I will have sat through three live auctions (ricklatona.com's TRAFFIC auction, Moniker's DomainFest Low Reserve Auction and Main Auction the following day), countless sessions, … [Read more...]
How is Beccary.com Worth Over $10K? At Auction @ Godaddy.com
We couldn't help but notice the auction for the domain name Beccary.com, at Godaddy.com, which has a high bid of over $10K with almost 2 days to go. The domain has a valuation by Godaddy.com of less than $1K and although it get some traffic its not the enormous amount of traffic that would support such a high price. The domain did seem to be a popular site last year, but still its seems like … [Read more...]
SnapNames Auction Showcase Closes In 2 Hours (3:15) Over 100 Domains With Bids
The Snapnames.com monthly showcase for January is closing is just over 2 hours at 3:15pm EST and there are already over 100 domains with bids that have met reserve and several more that have bids but have not hit reserve. Here are the domains that have met reserve and the high bid as of 1:20 PM. Domain Name Bidders Current Bid ReserveRange coni.com 22 $2,622 $201 - … [Read more...]
Twitter Approves “Tweet me” Valentine’s Candy But Doesn’t Own TweetMe.com or Tweet.Me
According to USA Today, Twitter and Sweethearts Candy plan to stamp "Tweet Me" on the familiar heart shaped, candy which usually has messages like "kiss me" "Hug Me"and "Love You". Actually the candy maker is just adding "Tweet Me" to its existing lineup of 79 expressions found on its candy Sweethearts will also be launching an iPhone app to send virtual Sweethearts boxes with personalized … [Read more...]
Germany & France: Stop Using Internet Explorer
German and French officials warned people against using Microsoft's Internet Explorer pointing out it has a security hole that hackers are believed to have exploited in recent attacks on Google, Baidu and other internet companies. Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, known by its German initials, BSI, said in a statement that Internet Explorer advised "temporary use of alternative … [Read more...]
.CN May Open Back Up To Individuals
According to ChinaDaily.com, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said they were going to allow individuals once again to register ".cn" domain names. Last month China announced that only registered companies inside China could own .cn domains. "It's a trend that individuals register their own domain names," said Qi Lin, assistant deputy from CNNIC. "We are now working … [Read more...]