Barclays Capital upgraded the Internet sector to "positive" from "neutral," citing strengthening fundamentals despite near-term effects of the slowdown in the economy. The brokerage said increased usage and dependence would leave the sector well-positioned when the macro-economic environment improved. "We recognize that growth is slowing, but we believe the Internet still remains an area of … [Read more...]

One year ago we launched thedomains.com and published our first post. When i first though about writing a blog, I asked myself the same question everyone who has ever considered writing a blog asks themselves, "What the hell am I going to write about everyday". Well over 830 posts later,  in a year full of registrar misconduct, the Snowe Bill, Kentucky Seizing domains, ICANN proposing an … [Read more...]

Oversee.Net announced the agenda for DOMAINfest Global 2009. The third annual event will take place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California from January 28-30, 2009, with a pre-event Boot Camp on January 27. DOMAINfest Global will conduct a pre-event Boot Camp for beginner or intermediate domain investors on Tuesday, January 27. Expert speakers will explain investment … [Read more...]

This came to me from a reader who just got this expiration notice from a Snapnames.com registrar: (domain info deleted) """""You registered the domain ..... on 2008-03-29 18:08:57 UTC and it will expire on 2009-03-29. If you want renew your domain for one year please send us 12 € (EUR) with paypal (www.paypal.com) to our paypal account domainrenew@dns-net.de. Please write your domain name in … [Read more...]

Bank of America today slashed its price target for Google by 23 percent and cut its fourth-quarter and 2009 profit estimates for the Internet search giant to reflect an increasingly negative outlook for global advertising. The Bank cited, "recent weakness in online retail and travel sectors, two of the largest categories in search, will likely have a dampening effect on costs-per-click as … [Read more...]

According to Barron's, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry says Google revenue will decline for a total of three years, $15.71 billion in 2008, $15.23 billion in 2009 and $14.57 billion in 2010. The 2008 number is consistent with the rest of Wall Street, but Chowdhry's 2009 and 2010 projections are far lower. 'Our research indicates that the challenging macro-economic conditions … [Read more...]

The domain Euphoria.com is current on auction at TDNAM. With over 5 days to go the domain is already at $10,100. The domain shows a creation date of November 4, 1993, making it one of the oldest domains I have seen in a long time hit the drop auction. My prediction is a selling price of around $15K. T … [Read more...]