In an interview with the Wall Street journal,  Google's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Monday that Google is "is not completely immune" to the U.S. economic downturn. However Schmidt said the shift in advertising towards cheaper, online methods like Google's search business should intensify during hard times. "If you want to cut costs to make your quarter, you need to advertise online … [Read more...]

The Governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear, who started the action which lead to the seizure of the 141 domain names in Kentucky posted his response to the judge upholding the seizure order saying: “I am very pleased with Judge Wingate’s ruling. The court validated our concern that there is illegal and unregulated Internet gambling in Kentucky. He has given these parties 30 days to effectively … [Read more...]

The Online Casino Advisory, a leading online gambling news website, has called for a boycott on all gambling in Kentucky until the domain name case is concluded. The Advisory calls for "...a boycott by all gamblers, civil libertarians, and concerned protectors of the Internet of all products of Kentucky, or anything that produces Kentucky tax revenue. Until Beshear lifts his fascist order, … [Read more...]

Google Inc reported earnings after the close today which surpassed Wall Street quarterly forecasts. Web traffic, searches and revenue growth were strong in all major parts of the world, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said. Net income for the third quarter rose to $1.35 billion, or $4.24 a diluted share, from $1.07 billion, or $3.38 per share. Excluding employee stock compensation costs and … [Read more...]

The CEO of Microsoft,  Steve Ballmer, told an audience at the Gartner ITxpo, that deal with Yahoo would "still make sense economically" and not just at Yahoo's current low-low price. Ballmer, went on to say  he doesn't know what share price Yahoo would have accepted for Microsoft to buy them, after the company turned down Microsoft's $33 a share offer earlier this year. Ballmer said that even … [Read more...]

An article this morning in the Silcone Valley Insider Talks about the domain name of plumber Joe Francis a plumber in Amarillo, TX. Joe said he's been flooded by calls since John McCain and Barack Obama spent most of the debate talking abut Ohio's "Joe the Plumber",  whose taxes would go up under an Obama administration. Among those calling him: Radio stations and people looking to buy his … [Read more...]

This is outside the area of domains but important to us all. Does it seem to anyone else that gas prices have been slow to come down while crude oil prices have tumbled? I went back to take a look at the average weekly retail gas prices for regular, for the east coast. Today for the week ending today October 14, 2008, the price of gas stands at $3.15 a gallon. On January 1, 2008 prices … [Read more...]