Certainly nothing has been in the domain news, even the general news much more in the past few days than the tenative approval of the .XXX extension by ICANN. Beyond the ICM registry who owns the .XXX TLD, the biggest other beneficiary very well maybe the owner of XXX.com. Now you will have the chance to be that guy, the owner of XXX.com because that domain is hitting the auction block at … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Moniker Sells Slots.Ca for an Amount “In Excess of $200K”
Moniker.com just informed me, that hot on the heals of the sale of Slots.com for an amount in excess of $5.5M they have brokered the sale of the domain name, Slots.CA for "an amount in excess of $200,000." The buyer was not disclosed but this marks yet another six figure sale by Monte and his team in this year. The next big even up for Moniker will be a one day DomainFest Event in New York … [Read more...]
Adult Tradeshow Operator Sues A Competitor Over 19 Domain Names, Seeking $1.9 Million
According to xbiznewswire.com, the parent company of the Exxxotica adult trade show filed suit against a competing adult-consumer show operator Adultcon, claiming that its owner is squatting on 19 domain names. The complaint, was filed Tuesday at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. There is currently a annual show for Exxxotica Miami Beach, a Exxxotica New Jersey and a new adult show to be … [Read more...]
French Regulators Cite Google For “Lack Of Transparency” Over Keyword Advertising & Give Then 4 Months
France's antitrust regulator accused Google on Wednesday of a "lack of transparency" over its keyword advertising service and ordered it to clarify conditions for the product within four months. The Autorite de la Concurrence was responding to a complaint filed by a French data services company Navx in February, which alleged the world's top search engine had abused its dominant position by … [Read more...]
Afternic Launches the “Portfolio Manager” Inventory Management Tool; In Beta Sales Increased 20%
NameMedia today announced the launch of Afternic Portfolio Manager a new, easy-to-use domain distribution and inventory management tool for large portfolio owners to sell their names through the industry’s largest domain marketplace at AfternicDLS. Afternic Portfolio Manager is available immediately at no cost. “Afternic Portfolio Manager provides our customers the ability reconcile their … [Read more...]
Google Testing CPA Ads: Is This The Start Of The Switch From PPC
According to Investors.com, Google testing a CPA ads system. CPA stands for Cost Per Action, a service in which advertisers pay for ads they run on Google's network only when a consumer takes "action." Action means that the consumer makes a purchase or fills out a form or some sort of registration on an advertiser's Web site. According to the story, Google uses "software and various … [Read more...]
.XXX Lawley & Godaddy’s Parsons On Fox Business Channel Tonight As Domains Take The Spotlight
I learned that both Stuart Lawley from the ICM Registry, who got tentative approval for .XXX last week and none other than Bob Parsons from Godaddy.com will be on the same program tonight on the Fox Business Channel at 8PM EST. They both will appearing separately on a new program called "Money Rocks" Fox Business Channel can be seen on channel 359 on Directv and I assume many cable networks … [Read more...]