The public comment period for the second draft of the guidebook for the new gTLD extensions closes on Monday. What's at stake? Much more than just the rules for the new gTLDs. What ICANN winds up doing on these new extensions, will impact all existing extensions, including .com's. Why? Because all registries want the same treatment. You can't even argue with this point. If a new … [Read more...]
ICANN Publishes Answers To Questions Submitted Remotely For Mexico City Show
Prior to the last ICANN meeting held in Mexico City, ICANN set up a system where you could submit a question concerning the new gTLD's which might be asked and answered at the meeting. (You can read our post about this process here). The questions were limited to 30 words, in twitter like fashion. ICANN has just published the results for this project. You can view all the questions asked, … [Read more...]
WSJ: Microsoft & Yahoo In Talks On Ad Deal
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft and Yahoo are discussing a deal in which they would sell advertising for each other. """It is unclear whether the talks, which could produce a collaboration without a full-fledged acquisition or major asset sale, will result in an agreement.""" According the the Journal, one discussion concerns Microsoft selling ads alongside Yahoo's search … [Read more...]
Warning: Godaddy Phishing Attack Underway
Over the last hour I have received about 10 message purported to be from Godaddy, which is in actuality a phishing attack. Like all phishing attempt the e-mail looks legit using Godaddy format, logos, etc, but of course are not real messages and under no circumstances should you click on the links contained in them. Here is the body of the message: """"This notification is generated … [Read more...]
Next Big Thing: Vevo.com?
YouTube and Universal Music Group, announced today that they will jointly launch a premium music video website in the next few months, Vevo.com According to the press release, Vevo,com, "will be a premium online music video hub designed to offer higher-quality videos, as opposed to the typical grainy and often user-generated videos on YouTube." Universal and YouTube will share advertising … [Read more...]
J Lo Get’s Her Domains
In a Wipo action first reported by the domain bible, OK magazine, jenniferlopez.net and jenniferlopez.org were awarded to Mrs. Anthony. The domains according to OK, will be used by the Jennifer Lopez Foundation, "which promotes better access to healthcare for women and children". … [Read more...]
PPC Study:A Generic Domain Doubles The Clicks On A PPC Campaign
Memorabledomains.co.uk, A UK based company, released a study (pdf) today, on the performance of using a top generic catergory killer domain in a PPC campaign and compared it to the the results to, using a lesser quality domains. Although the study is just a case study limited to one situation, it is still interesting, especially in the absence of a larger study. According to memorable … [Read more...]