If you haven't heard about Facetime its part of the new iPhone and allow you to see the other party your talking to, kind of like Skype does with a computer but unlike Skype you won't have to accept a permanent invitation from someone that lets them see when your always online. Since Facetime uses Wi-Fi rather than 3G quality is likely to be excellent and of course the screen itself it top … [Read more...]

One of the great things about traveling is the opportunity to meet people that live and work in different parts of the world. On our recent trip to Brussels for the ICANN meeting, we do what we always do, talk to the local shop owners, taxi drivers, people that are sitting next to you in restaurants,  about world events, their country, their way of life. We chatted with one middle aged … [Read more...]

As you have no doubt read today, Google "in the spirit of greater transparency", disclosed the revenue share it was paying its adsense publishers. However as anyone in the domain business can tell you the revenue share is irrelevant because of smart pricing. Google has refused to give anyone their quality score or any information as to how smart pricing affects their account. Yahoo … [Read more...]

Microsoft just launched Docs.com, in Beta. The site that allows you to "discover, create, and share Microsoft Office documents with your Facebook friends. Built using Microsoft Office 2010, Docs for Facebook lets you work from just about anywhere with the familiar Office experience." Its certainly a great domain name, nice to see Microsoft using a great … [Read more...]

A huge show for all things Internet hits New York on June 7th-14th. Internet Week, is a week long show attended by all the Major Internet companies including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft which is capped off on Monday June 14th by the Webbie Awards gala. The Webby Awards will honor Vinton Cerf with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Talk about a well deserved award. The show has events, … [Read more...]

In the Moniker showcase auction ending today, the domain name Quotes.com has a $1M bid. While the domain has not hit reserve at $1M, it maybe one of those domains that sell shortly after the auction as Slots.com did last week. If so it would mark the 3rd Million dollar sale for Moniker in just about a week, giving a real shot in the arm to the industry. We will keep you updated … [Read more...]

Sedo.com released its 1Q Domain Market Study for the 2010 yesterday. Some of the highlights: Sedo, saw an 18.6% increase in the number of sales in 1Q 2010, compared to Q4 2009. "Overall, 11,942 domains changed hands for $23,177,253". "This marks Sedo’s highest quarter for domain sales since 2008." ".com remains the most popular top-level domain extension, accounting for more than … [Read more...]