The domain name Sun.com is owned by Oracle which got the domain when they bought Sun Microsystems last year for $7.4 billion. Last Thursday, Oracle, announced in a blog post that it "will decommission Sun.com on June 1, and move the remaining content it deems relevant over to Oracle.com." As PCworld.com points out, Oracle "could, if it chose to do so, sell off the domain … [Read more...]
.SX To Compete With .XXX As THE Adult Extension?
Domainincite.com reported today that OpenRegistry.com won the contract to operate the back end services for the .SX registry, the cc-TLD newly assigned to Sint Maarten (the Dutch Side). According to OpenRegistry.com, the plan for the extension may well be to compete with the the proposed .XXX extension in the adult space. "We will be priced well below the cost of the proposed .XXX registry" … [Read more...]
Reminder: .Org & .Biz Fees To Rise On April 1: Save Some Money & Renew Now
This is no April's fools joke. The wholesale price of .Org and .Biz registrations and renewals will increase in April 1, 2011, so you might want to renew any of your domains now at the lower price. On April 1 the price of a .Org registration or reneal at the wholesale level will go from $6.75 to $7.21. The price of a .Biz registration or renewal will increase from $6.85 to $7.30. Once … [Read more...]
In Rejecting Offers I’ve Been Called Every Name In The Book But Today Apparently I Also Have A Small Penis
Over the years in rejecting offers I have been called every name in the book, cybersquatter of cause or just squatter are the most popular but yesterday was one for the record books. The domain in question was motorcyclehelmets.com, a domain I bought in January 2010 at the TRAFFIC Las Vegas Auction. The domain was actually listed with a $50K reserve but immediately after it didn't meet … [Read more...]
After 5 Years An SEO Expert Finally Realizes The Value Of Type In Domain Traffic
In a post just published by Stephen Chapman for ZDnet.com entitled: "Capitalizing on hidden sources of traffic: A tale of pure awesomeness", hopefully will be an eye opener to all SEO types on the value of of domain type in traffic. According to his bio, Mr. Chapman has been involved with SEO for over 5 years. In his post, he he tells the story of how he hand registered a domain name that … [Read more...]
Adult.co.uk Hits The Sales Block
According to Metro.co.uk the domain name Adult.co.uk is up for sale. Although no asking price was given. Originally purchased back in 1996 for an undisclosed sum, a spokesperson for Adult.co.uk has stated on the upcoming sale: “Sex.com was such a huge success when it went on sale last year and this has shown just how powerful a premium domain name can be for a business and how high the … [Read more...]
Google May Allow Users To Black List Domains
According to SearchEngineLand.com, "Google has discussed giving searchers the ability to remove domains from its search results." They attribute that from a discussion held by Hacker News user “bradly” asks who "asked Matt Cutts if Google would consider letting searchers remove domains from search results themselves. Cutts replies, “we’ve definitely discussed this,” and seems to hint that … [Read more...]