Marchex today launched Marchex Adhere™, a new pay-per-click advertising channel that provides advertisers and agencies with exclusive placement on hundreds of premium publisher Web sites and on Marchex’s OpenList® network. Marchex is also adding several new premium publishers and locally focused Web sites to Marchex Adhere. According to the press … [Read more...]
Marc Ostrofsky to Get Married in Aspen
Congrats to Marc Ostrofsky, whom is set to marry Beverle Rivers Gardner, an expert on vintage costume jewelry, in Aspen, Colo. on June 29. The couple will be married at the foot of Maroon Bells, a permit was required for the ceremony and all those limos transporting the coterie of guests to the national park. Then, it's back into town and up to the Aspen Mountain Club via gondola for the … [Read more...]
And You Thought Domains were Expensive
As a reader to this blog knows we track auctions of collectibles as we believe they support our theory that good domains are rare assets and therefore regardless of PPC earnings, will continue to rise in value. Here are a few recent sales A black jumbo watermelon auctioned off in Japan sold for $6,100 today, making it the most expensive watermelon ever. Last month, a pair of "Yubari" … [Read more...]
.NU to allow registration of all number domains. (123.nu)
The .nu top level domain name, will begin accepting registration of Numeric Domain Names on June 10, for the first time allowing registration of numbers only .nu domain names such as 247.nu, 123.nu and 555.nu Initial registration, the “Landrush”, for .NU Domain’s numbers only domain names will start at 12:01 UTC on June 10, on a first-come, first-served … [Read more...]
Rick Speaks and You Should Listen
Although Rick Schwartz rarely posts anymore on his blog, he had a very interesting comment on our blog, answering a question posed by another reader. I think Rick's answer is so on the money and insightful, it needs to be highlighted and read by all, deserving of a post dedicated to it. The question was in response to our post yesterday "The 3 Rules of Domaining" and was asked by one of … [Read more...]
The 3 Rules of Domaining
I live in the what experts call the worst real estate market in the country, South Florida. Miami and Ft. Lauderdale are in the top five markets in the US in foreclosure rates, number of unsold homes relative to population, prices have declined 25% or more in the past year and have recently been predicted to decline another 20%-25% this year. However, though an acquaintance, who is a high … [Read more...]
If Fantasy Leagues can use Famous Players names, why can’t domainers?
The Supreme Court refused to overturn a lower court ruling that fantasy sports Web sites operators had the right to use major league baseball players names and statistics without Major League Baseball or the Players permission and without compensation. The lower Court said the sites right to free speech over weighted the players and Major Leagues Baseball rights to the players names and the … [Read more...]