In December the domain name 45.com sold for $280,000 Today the NorthJerseyNews.com told the story behind the sale including how the seller of the domain name, Glen DiGirolamo got the domain as collateral for a $15K loan. Its an usual story of how a professional pool player got the biggest payday of his life by selling a domain name. Here are some quotes of Mr. DiGirolamo from the story … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
ICM Responds To Manwin’s .XXX Suit With Motions To Dismiss
ICM filed its repose to the lawsuit filed by Manwin Licensing International, S.a.r.l. (“Manwin”) and Digital Playground, Inc. (“DP”), which was recently acquired by Manwin, asking the Court to throw out the case. Manwin operates various adult websites including YouPorn.com ICM asks the court to hold a hearing on its Motion to Dismiss on April 2nd. We have read through the 31 page memo in … [Read more...]
Matt Cutts: Google Changes Algorithm to Penalize Sites That “Don’t Have Much Content “above-the-fold”
In a blog post today Matt Cutts of Google delivers what appears to be bad news for mini-sites or other sites top-heavy with ads. According to the post, Google is once again changing their algorithm to penalize sites that "don’t have much content “above-the-fold”. Here is the full post: ""In our ongoing effort to help you find more high-quality websites in search results, today we’re … [Read more...]
Senator Reid Postpones Tuesday Vote On PROTECT IP (PIPA)
In a statement just released by Nevada Senator Harry Reid he has postponed a Senate vote scheduled for next Tuesday on the PROTECT I.P. Act: “In light of recent events, I have decided to postpone Tuesday’s vote on the PROTECT I.P. Act. “There is no reason that the legitimate issues raised by many about this bill cannot be resolved. Counterfeiting and piracy cost the American economy … [Read more...]
Google Reports Earnings & Misses: Clicks Up 34% But Cost Per Click Down 8%: Stock Is Down 10%
Google reported its earnings for the 4th quarter of 2011 after the market closed today and missed its expected results. The stock is trading down $60 a share after hours or almost 10% after reporting. Revenue in the three months ended in December rose 25% to $8.13 billion, yielding EPS of $9.50. Analysts had been $8.43 billion and $10.51 per share in profit. Google ended the quarter … [Read more...]
Feds Shut Down Megaupload.com & Charge 7 People & Make Arrests In New Zealand
According to the Washingtonpost.com, "one of the world’s largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, while it founder and several company executives" were arrested in New Zealand charged with violating piracy laws. "The indictment accuses Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. " The Justice Department … [Read more...]
New Report: .Au Domain Space Brought Half A Billion Dollars To Australia’s Economy in 2011
According to a story tonight in Pcadvisor.co.uk, which cites a recent report by Deloitte. the .Au Domain name space has "generated big business in Australia and will continue to do so" The study commissioned by AusRegistry and the .au Domain Administration (auDA), is the first of its kind to assesses the true extent of the .au domain's influence on the Australian economy. "The key finding … [Read more...]