John Koetsier wrote a very interesting piece on Venture Beat on how the new look of Google ads is boosting click through rates. Back in March Computer World explained, Google is testing some changes to the way it displays search results, including a tweak to how it presents paid links that could throw off unsuspecting users. Paid links in Google's search results are marked today with a yellow … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Logics.com sells for $50,000
Logics.com just crossed the Sedo sales feed for $50,000 The domain was registered in 1996 and was recently owned by Advanced Logics Inc. out of Clearwater Florida. Here is a link to a look at the site back in 2002 The buyer looks to be a company called Intellirose out of Chicago,Illinois. There is a landing page up … [Read more...]
Crypto Currency Supporters Spend Some Serious Coin Registering .Exchange Domains
The new gTLD .Exchange moved into general availability today (you can register it now at most domain name registrars) and it appears some very good domain names were taken in Sunrise and during the Early Access Program (EAP) at premium prices, especially when it came to Crypto Currencies some of which were registered on day 1 of the EAP with prices of up to $12,500 (Plus Premium) and day 2 with … [Read more...]
TheFullStory.com Raises $1.2 Million After Buying The Domain In December for $2,477
The domain name TheFullStory.com was sold on Godaddy.com/Afternic.com in December last year for $2,477. Today the company was covered by TechCrunch.com after raising $1.2 Million Dollars. According to TechCrunch, TheFullStory.com is "trying to minimize those endless hours spent on the phone by capturing everything a user does on a company’s product using a simple script. FullStory … [Read more...]
Pinterest Has Universal Rights On Word PIN? Files UDRP On PinSex.com and PinGay.com
Pinterest, Inc. filed a UDRP back in June against two domain name PinSex.com and PinGay.com Before you check out the two domains subject to the UDRP, I should mention that you better be over 18 and have a strong tolerance for some serious adult material that appears immediately as soon as the sites load. The domain names are fully developed adult sites and which are not commonly the types … [Read more...]
House Passes Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Grant Gross wrote a piece on PC World about the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act. There has been a ban on Internet access taxes for several years in most states. The ban has been extended three times. As I said some states had these taxes and there was a grandfather clause which allowed states like Texas to take in $350 million per year. From the article: The House, in a voice vote Tuesday, … [Read more...]
Yahoo Reports: Paid Clicks Up 3%; Price Per Click Up 15% But Display Ads Are Down
Yahoo! Inc.(NASDAQ: YHOO) today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 after the market closed and missed on earning as revenues declined on display advertising. Earning were $270 million, or 26 cents per share, in the 2nd Quarter, down from $331 million, or 30 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue fell 4% to $1.08 billion from $1.14 billion. After … [Read more...]