Where is SEO Headed ? Andrew Edwards wrote an article on Click Z asking the question, "Is SEO dead ?" Edwards seems to believe that Google taking away the keyword data makes SEO less valuable as a major support system has been taken away. Edwards points out that it is in the best interest of Google to try to undermine SEO, There is no good reason for Google to stop trying to stamp out SEO, … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
The Biggest Registrant of .Bar Domain Names So Far Is .Bar
Earlier today we published the 1st day results for .Bar and .Rest. Using ntldstats.com, we had .Bar with 2,464 while other domain blogs had the number just over 1,000. Well ntldstats.com has now updated again and they are showing a total of 2,836 .Bar domain names registered. However with the updated today its clear that the biggest registrant of .Bar domain names is the .Bar … [Read more...]
Sedo Transactions Total $1.5 Million Highest Reportable .Com Sale Was $11K
Over the past week, 570 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.5 million dollars 48% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. There were only 5 .com sales of $10K or more and the highest was at $11K. 4 ccTLD domains sold for $10K or more Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: ching.com at 11,000 USD · Top ccTLD: pluralsight.in at … [Read more...]
Largest Russian Search Engine Yandex Preparing To Launch .Yandex
According to a press release out today Russia's largest search engine, Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) announced it will be launching its new Brand gTLD .Yandex shortly on a closed basis except for trademark holders. “The ICANN has really approved the creation of a .Yandex domain zone, we are preparing to launch it. We are not ready to mention the exact date of the zone’s launch for the users,” the … [Read more...]
SeekingAlpha Issues Brutal Opinion On Demand Media/Rightside: “Titanic Will Hit The Iceberg”
SeekingAlpha.com published what can only be described as a brutal assessment on shares of Demand Media, Inc last yesterday after Demand said it would spin off its Rightside division into a separate public company on August 1st as well as on Rightside. The post entitled; Demand Media: Titanic Will Hit The Iceberg Here is are the conclusions from the article: "eHow.com and Livestrong.com … [Read more...]
.Bar Ends 1st Day Of General Avalibity With 2,464; .Rest 307
According to ntldstats.com, .Bar had a respectable showing ended its first day of General Availability, with 2,464 .Rest not so much ending with 307 domain names. Remember .Bar is priced on the high side at $99,95 on Godaddy. .Bar is now the 100th most registered mew gTLD, while .Rest lands in the 153rd most registered new gTLD's or the 6th worse new gTLD that is in GA. Both totals … [Read more...]
USPTO Refuses Apple Trademark Application on Touch ID
Patently Apple posted a piece about the USPTO refusing the trademark application of Apple for the term "Touch ID." Apparently the application was denied over likelihood of confusion. The domain name TouchId.com is registered to a company in the Cayman Islands (Not Name Administration), it was registered 13 years ago. The domain is parked. From the article: Today, the US Patent & … [Read more...]