Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the active zone file exceeded the 112,000,000 Mark for the first time. The number of .com domain name registrations in the active zone crossed the 112 Million number today January 16th, 2014 The number of .net domain names in the active zone file is down slightly but still well over the 15 million domain name mark. … [Read more...]
Jodee Rich Keynote: We Are Not Selling Domain Names, We Are Selling Domain Identities
Jodee Rich just finished off one of the Keynote Speeches from this mornings Namescon session and had some interesting comments. I also had the chance to chat with Jodee last night at dinner for a couple of hours and he is definitely an out of the box thinker. Mr. Rich's company applied to operate the .CEO and .Best new gTLD. Mr. Rich's company also operates People Browser, a social … [Read more...]
Porch.com Featured on Tech Crunch was Privately Purchased from Mrs. Jello in 2012
Porch.com was featured yesterday in Tech Crunch the company inked a deal with Lowe's. The company is a start up that aggregates data about home improvement projects all around the country. The domain was formerly owned by the late Domain Hall of Famer, Igal Lichtman. The domain changed hands in October of 2012 from Mrs. Jello LLC to Matt Erlichman the CEO and founder. Oddly the name is now … [Read more...]
After 46 Years Pro Football Weekly Shuts Down & The Domain ProFootballWeekly.com Is At Auction
Back in 1967 Pro Football Weekly started as a sports magazine, that covered the National Football League (NFL). It was owned by Pro Football Weekly LLC and headquartered in Riverwoods, Illinois. The magazine was published 32 times a year, including every week of the NFL season, and issued four supplementary publications the Pro Football Weekly Preview, the Fantasy Football Guide, the Draft … [Read more...]
Two Seattle Men Looking To Get High on Domains
USA Today posted a story today about two Seattle men looking to cash in on Marijuana and domains. From the article: The longtime friends started buying pot-related URLs about a year and a half ago, as Washington state residents considered legalizing recreational marijuana. They now own more than 200 pot-related domain names. With medical marijuana legal in 20 states, and recreational … [Read more...]
Search Engine Watch: 4 Local Search Tactics That Will Matter More in 2014
In an article published by Adam Dorfman on Search Engine Watch, he took a look at 4 factors that should play bigger in Local SEO for 2014. Number one on the list was Improving Brand/Domain Authority. Domain Authority is a big factor over at Moz who defines it, "Domain Authority represents Moz's best prediction for how a website will perform in search engine rankings. Use Domain Authority when … [Read more...]
How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks
Salesforce.com did a piece entitled, "How To Give Your Business A Name That Sticks" The author of the article is Deborah Sweeney who is the CEO of MyCorporation.com. The article covered three main areas: Pick a name that defines you, Make sure no one else has that name and Build your brand. From the article: Pick a name that defines you When naming your business, you want a potential … [Read more...]