Now that the DomainFest auction has concluded its time to make your pick as to which domain names was the best buy from the auction. You can place your votes to the right (one vote per person only) and place your comments below. … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
WSJ: Jobs Sites Are Worried About .JOBS
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal many job-site .com operators say they are worried how the .Jobs extension "will affect their already crowded and distressed sector of the economy". The Journal quotes Eric Shannon, who operates DiversityJobs.com and other niche job sites as saying "he's worried about competitors." "I feel threatened," Mr. Shannon points out … [Read more...]
Corrected: Official Tally From DomainFest Today: $537K
Moniker’s live auction at DomainFest New York concluded today with an official tally of $537K in Domain names sold. There was a lot of confusion concerning the number and amount of domain names sold at the auction, due to multiple domain sales being reported on the Live SnapNames.com feed which they erroneous showed as sold. Apparently many of those domain did not sell. I have confirmed … [Read more...]
Pay.Tel Sells For $5K on Sedo, A Record For a .Tel?
Pay.Tel Sold today on Sedo.com for $5K which is the most I ever seen a .Tel domain name sell for. The link to the auction is here. Is anyone aware of a .Tel sale for a higher amount? … [Read more...]
PCWorld Covers DomainFest Live Domain Auction: “The New Way To Make Fast Money Is To Invest In Domain Names”
A new article from PCWorld.com talks about domain names in general and the Live DomainFest domain Auction today in particular. "Forget real estate, the stock market or Internet startups, the new way to make fast money is to invest in domain names, argues a domain name brokerage that will auction off a passel of domain names on Wednesday in New York." "Domains, really, are almost like … [Read more...]
MediaPost: Powered By Bing Hitting Yahoo Search Results As Soon As This Week
According to MediaPost, by as early as this week, Yahoo searchers will begin to see "Powered by Bing" at the bottom of results pages. "The organic search transition should take several weeks, estimates Betty Stooksberry, senior director of the search alliance at Yahoo." "Yahoo also will begin testing with a small set of advertiser accounts moving in and serving up paid search ads through … [Read more...]
comScore: Yahoo Gains On Google In July
According to comScore, Yahoo picked up search share in July all at the expense of Google. While one month isn't going to tell the story, tts the 1st time I can remember Yahoo actually gaining a share of the market vs Google. According to the ranking service Yahoo gained .4% share in July while Google lost that exact percentage Here is the chart from comScore: comScore Explicit Core … [Read more...]