Rupert Murdoch CEO of News Corp, which owns Fox television and myspace.com, just to name a few media outlets, issued a very gloomy outlook for the economy. Murdoch said today at the Allen & Co, Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference, one of the biggest gatherings of television, movie and Internet media executives: "The mood of the conference is very bearish, very bearish" "I'm … [Read more...]
TechCrunch: Facebook Click Fraud As High As 100%
According to Tech Crunch Facebook advertisers have been complaining about click fraud of up to 100% for weeks. TechCrunch cites complaints of massive click fraud at WickedFire, Further the claims of click fraud here aren’t the typically claims "alleging fake clicks, which obviously never convert to any sort of purchase or other action. But at least the advertisers see the clicks" "In … [Read more...]
Microsoft Goes “All In” Playing The Cheap Card
After years of battling out Apple over issues like technology, ease of use, compatibility and quality, Microsoft seems to have acceded all those issues to Apple and has gone "all in" on one point: We're Cheaper. Microsoft's new television ads, urge people to buy windows computers because they are cheaper than Apple's. Likewise, for its Zune Mp3 player, Microsoft's advertising strategy is … [Read more...]
KGB.com, The Perfect Name For One Of The World’s Largest Information Companies
We often call out Madison Avenue for not understanding the importance of matching a great domain with a natural product, so when we see a perfect match, we have to give props. KGB.com a great domain due to it being the same 3 letters of the former Soviet Union's spy agency, the equivalent to the CIA. So something known as an intelligence agency, matched up with its "“Ask Us Anything" … [Read more...]
Our SnapNames.com Picks June 8th Edition
Here are some of the best domains available for backorder at SnapNames.com To backorder just click on the … [Read more...]
Congress To Hold A Hearing To Examine The Future of the US-ICANN Relationship In June
National Journal, Rick Boucher, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee, is holding a hearing on June 4th to examine the future of the U.S. government's relationship with ICANN. "Boucher has previously expressed interest in holding an ICANN hearing, particularly since a joint project agreement that has allowed Commerce Department oversight of ICANN is slated to … [Read more...]
How Can A Typo With 191 Monthly Visitors Be Worth $3k+ ?
The domain realsestate.com is at auction at Godaddy and with over 1 day to go, it's already at over $3K. Godaddy.com estimates traffic, at a pretty minimal, 191 visitors a month. Why would someone spend thousands of dollars to buy a typo with minimal traffic? Thoughts … [Read more...]