DomainHoldings.com is releasing a press release this morning entitled "An Inside Look at the Technology Driving DomainPower’s Revenues" whcih contains some example of increased performance on monetization. Here you go: "" We released DomainPower’s Monetization Decision Engine (MDE) in January of 2012, and since then have continued to implement a series of improvements that has positioned … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
MediaPost: Advertisers To Spend 15% More On Paid Search This Year With Mobile Driving Growth
According to Media Post, citing an "Advertising Expenditure Forecast for June 2012 by Publicis Groupe company ZenithOptimedia, advertisers will spend about 15% more in 2012 on paid-search marketing, up 15% in 2013, and 13% in 2014." "The report points to three growth drivers: new opportunities to create custom experiences, integration of four screens, and an uptick in mobile." "Mobile … [Read more...]
Beckstrom: “I Took ICANN From $57 Million Under Management To $444 Million”
Rod Beckstrom in the opening ceremony at the ICANN conference this morning gave what I guess would be fair to call his farewell address as CEO of ICANN. In pointing out the accomplishments of ICANN while Mr. Beckstrom has been CEO he said: "When I came, ICANN had $57 million of funds under management. Today, $444 million. "We have seen real growth." Now last time I looked ICANN was … [Read more...]
New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade Impresses In Opening Session: “The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift”
The new CEO of ICANN gave an motivating and impressive speech in the ICANN opening Session. Here are some of the more memorable quotes from Mr. Chehade: "The Internet is the Greatest Public Gift” "I will be extra transparent" "I will make all my decisions for the public interest" "I care much more about getting things done than about figuring out who should get the credit. we will … [Read more...]
ICANN Board Approves Renewal Of Verisign Contract To Run .Com for Another 6 Years
The ICANN board just issued a resolution renewing the Contract with Verisign to run the .com registry for another six years. Under the contract Verisign has the right to increase the wholesale price of .com 7% in any 4 of the six years of the contract. I appears the Board of ICANN did not adopt any of the suggestions made during the comment period Here is the resolution: "Whereas, the … [Read more...]
ICANN Officially Names Beijing, China For ICANN Meeting #46 From April 7th-12th 2013
The ICANN Board has named Beijing, China as host for ICANN meeting number 46 which will be held from April 7th-12th 2013. Here is the resolution: "Whereas, ICANN intends to hold its first Meeting for 2013 in the Asia Pacific region as per its process for rotation of meetings among ICANN's geographic regions. "Whereas, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the Internet … [Read more...]
The Domain PurpleHeart.com Is Lost In A UDRP
A three member UDRP panel, has awarded the domain name PurpleHeart.com to the complainant the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Inc." The organization has 4 trademarks on the term in the US, and the oldest one is dated 1998. The organization also has 8 trademarks in the US for the term "Military Order of the Purple Heart" or variations thereof. The domain holder is … [Read more...]