WebpageFX.com did a nice infograph of the 100 most expensive cost per click advertising keywords in 2015 and they range from $670.44 down to $273.33. I have parked a fair amount of domain names in my life and never had a 3 figure click payout but I also do not have that many "legal" domain names and relating keywords but 78% of the 100 most expensive keywords are in the legal vertical according to … [Read more...]
BMW Has No Plans to Sell Alphabet.com
Seems like everyone is talking about domain names this week, the New York Times ran a story on Google and their new Alphabet brand. The story highlights concerns of other small businesses using Alphabet as a brand. They wonder how this will affect them, whether there would be legal action one contributor wondered aloud, "Who is going to sue Google ?" Of course there is a big company with an … [Read more...]
Best Headline For New gTLD’s: “Thanks to Google’s Alphabet, .Xyz Will End .Com Dominance”
Wired.com just published a story which maybe the best headline ever for the new gTLD lovers and supporters: "Thanks to Google’s Alphabet, .XYZ Will End .Com Dominance" That as Taylor Swift would say is the best headline "like ever, ever" for a new gTLD Yeah Ponder on that one for a while. Ok I will give you a few. The rest of the story goes on to chat about Daniel Negari who sold … [Read more...]
Over 6K .XYZ Registered Yesterday Including 100’s With ABC, Google, Alphabet Knockoff’s
The .XYZ registry got thrown into the world stage last night when Google announced the formation of a new parent company, Alphabet which would be using the domain name abc.xyz. The new gTLD .XYZ got over 6,000 domain name registrations yesterday including hundreds which played off either the "ABC" theme, or Google and/or off the word Alphabet, … [Read more...]
Twitter Files 3 New Trademarks: Including It’s Stock Symbol TWTR
Twitter Inc. has filed 3 new trademarks including one for TWTR which is the NYSE stock symbol for the company. The trademark states: "Providing business and corporate information via a web site and via social media". Twitter Inc. currently does not own the matching domain name TWTR.com according to whois records. The domain name is for sale currently on domain name marketplace Sedo.com, with … [Read more...]
The Mount Rushmore of Domaining
Tony from Musics.com left a good comment yesterday in the greatest domain investor of all time post. He mentioned creating a Mount Rushmore. Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota and was opened to the public 74 years ago. The faces on Mount Rushmore consist of: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. There are always lists created in other industries, … [Read more...]
Virtual Network SA Adds To $10M+ In Domain Investments With Purchase of Brain.com
Brain.com has been purchased by Virtual Network SA of Switzerland. Virtual Networks CEO Stéphane Pictet confirmed the purchase to TheDomains by stating “Virtual Network has bought Brain.com in Dec 2014 for an undisclosed amount. This highly brandable domain name is now part of our pipeline of premium brands for future internal or external projects.” Brain.com is currently redirecting to … [Read more...]