Moniker.com released its full auction list for Traffic NY which will be held on Wednesday October 28th at 4pm ET. Remote bidding will be available on SnapNames.com. As usual the reserve prices are stated in ranges. Catalog subject to change. 40.com $50,001 - $100,000 AfricanAmericans.com $250,001 - $500,000 Aging.com $50,001 - $100,000 AircraftRental.com $10,001 - … [Read more...]
Domain Development Corp (DDC) Becomes Yahoo First BOSS Sydication Partner
As we indicate earlier this week one of our advertisers and one of the companies we have been parking domains with for years, has become the first approved Yahoo! Search BOSS syndication partner. Domain Development Corporation (DDC), in becoming the first Search BOSS syndication partner of Yahoo, gives developers global access to Yahoo! Sponsored Search results and benefit from revenue … [Read more...]
Why Is Traffic From a .Com Typo OK, But Traffic From a .CM Is Not?
As you know, over the last few weeks, I have been reporting on the rollout of the .CM ccTLD, and not a post goes by, where I haven't gotten at least one, and usually several comments from domainers, to the effect that, all that the .cm extension is for, is to serve as a typo of a .com, and its only value is from misdirected traffic. So? For years I have seen .com typos and misspells, sell … [Read more...]
MSNBC Buys Everyblock.com
MSNBC.com acquired EveryBlock.com, a Chicago-based Web site that collects local news and public information on a block-by-block level for 15 cities, , including New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and Boston, in an all cash deal. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal estimated the deal was worth several million dollars. EveryBlock has local news stories, … [Read more...]
Michael Vick Did Not Make A Mistake: WoodStock is 40 & Is The Recession Over?
Without any domain story hanging out their today, wanted to just relay some thoughts on some non-domain related issues. Michael Vick did not make a Mistake. I watched the first "Monday Night Football" game last night and during the pre-game show, each of the four analysts, made the same comment on Michael Vick; the guy made a "mistake" and deserves a second chance. Michael Vick engaged … [Read more...]
If The Google Brand is Worth $100 Billion, What Would VeriSign Set As The Annual Renewal Fee For Google.com?
TechCruch.com published a post today in which it estimated the value of the Google brand to be $100 billion dollars. That's Billion with a "B". For me the issue isn't whether the Google brand is worth $100 Billion or $50 Billion, but what VeriSign would charge Google, to renew its domain per year, if the price caps on domain prices were lifted? I know your thinking this issue was dealt … [Read more...]
Yahoo Has An “Out” In Its Deal With Microsoft & Could Get A 93% Rev Share
If you check out the form K-8 that Yahoo filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, last week you'll find some interesting information, previously undisclosed about the deal. First of all, according to that document, Yahoo has right to terminate the deal it signed with Microsoft last week; "If the trailing 12-month average of the revenue per search (RPS) in the United States of … [Read more...]