Google has previously stated that how fast your page load may effect your SEO rank. Now Google has put out a tool that tests your Page Performance and gives you hints and tips on how to increase it. In a post on Google's blog by Ram Ramani, Engineering Manager, Google announced it had rolled out a new product "Page Speed performance" on Friday which test the speed of your site from various … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
ICANN Calls For Public Input On “Formulations of 2012-2015 Strategic Plan”
Open - Public Comment Request for Community Input on Formulation of 2012-2015 Strategic Plan As part of the strategic planning process each year, ICANN seeks public comment to inform the development of the next version of its Strategic Plan. The 2012-2015 strategic planning process kicked-off in May and community input discussions were held prior to and during Singapore. Leadership also held … [Read more...]
Come End of Next Month Jeff Kupietzky Is Out as CEO Of Oversee: Back In The Day My Meeting With Jeff & The VC Guys
Oversee.net sent out a notice today that Jeff Kupietzky is out as CEO of Oversee.net come the end of August. Of course I knew this was coming and its really a shame how far a major, maybe the biggest company in the space has fallen so quickly. Several few years ago I sat in room at the first DomainFest with Jeff and the VC folks, Oakhill, who had just invested $150 million into Oversee.net … [Read more...]
Justin Rachwalski, Strategy Lead at Google: How To Improve Landing Page Conversions
Justin Rachwalski, Strategy Lead at Google wrote a guest post on hubspot.com which I think is pretty interesting The post is entitled "10 Easy Ways to Improve Landing Page Conversions" and while you will have to read the full post on hubspot to read the full explanation here are the highlights of the tips Mr. Rachwalski says will improve your landing pages and conversions "immediately" 1. … [Read more...]
VeriSign Report Earnings: Revenue Up 13%; Net Income Up 50%: Q Ends With 110 Million Domains Registered up 8%
After the market closed today VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. VeriSign, Inc. reported revenue of $190 million for the second quarter of 2011, up 5% from the prior quarter and up 13% from the same quarter in 2010. Of course in January 2011 Verisign is raising the fees on .net and .com registrations by 7% which should add … [Read more...]
Facebook Files Suit Against 25 Domain Holders & 119 John Doe’s
As ElliotsBlog.com reported earlier Facebook filed a massive cybersquatting suit against 25 named domain holders including corporations and individuals as well as 119 John Doe defendants whose identity is yet unknown to Facebook. In all about 126 domains with known owners and 119 domains with unknown owners. The lawsuit starts off quite ominously. The Defendants Are Typosquatters. "They … [Read more...]
Breaking: British High Court Rules ISP MUST Block Access To Sites Which Provide LINKS TO Pirated Movies
According to the BBC in a landmark decision, A High Court judge in Britain has ruled that British Telecom (BT) must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies. The case involved a site call Newzbin 2 which had links to pirated movies. This is a landmark case since its the first time that an ISP has been ordered to block access to such a site." "It paves the way for … [Read more...]