This one certainly has me scratching my head. The domain name iPodder.org is currently at an expired Godaddy auction and already has a high bid of $25K with still over 6 days to go. The domain according to Godaddy recevies around 2,500 visitors a month. iPodder.com is a parked page and does not seem to have that much traffic. Besides the possible trademark issues does this make sense … [Read more...]
TechCrunch: FaceBook Will Be Bigger Than Google In 5 Years
TechCrunch just published a story today saying how they believe that Faceook.com will be bigger than Google in 5 years. "What do I mean by bigger? Facebook already has more page views than Google. People already spend more time spent on Facebook than Google. I’m referring to the life blood of any business: revenues." "Google’s 2010 revenues will be $28 billion, give or take a billion. The … [Read more...]
1st Conference For new gTLD’s is Set; Kieren McCarthy & Jothan Frakes To Put On A Show:Dot-NXT.com
Well with the new gTLD looming group has stepped up and already announced the first conference to be dedicated to the new gTLD's. The conference should appeal to those seeking a new domain extension or those seeking to service or participate in them, including registrars, registries, and domain investors The conference is called "nxt/The next Internet revolution" and will be held in San … [Read more...]
Joe Namath Goes With A .TV: BroadwayJoe.TV
Broadway Joe Namath is one of those iconic athletics that even non-sports fans know. When it came time to launch his own site, Namath went with a .TV. BroadwayJoe.Tv launched about 2 months ago and already has over 9,000 monthly visitors according to Compete. BroadwayJoe.com which is operated by a stuntman named Broadway Joe Murphy has no compete ranking and an Alexa Rank of 22 Million, … [Read more...]
Facebook Shares Are Splitting 5 For 1
Facebook announced today that it was splitting its shares 5 for 1. Although the company's shares are not yet publicly traded they have been selling privately though sites like SharesPost and SecondMarket.com. Spiting the shares increases the amount of share the company has available for employees and investors. The last shares I have seen trade privately have been at … [Read more...]
Google Starts Its Own Shortener & Goes With A Hack: Goog.Gl
Google just launched it own Web shortener choosing a domain hack, Goo.gl. Goo.gl was originally a proprietary way for Google to abbreviate its Web addresses within services such as Google News or Google Maps. The new Goo.gl website will abbreviate your links and to share with others. However unlike Godaddy and Twitter which recently launched their shortners with a one letter .Co, … [Read more...]
VeriSign Launches Its “Who Was” Historical Whois Service: Is It A DomainTools.com Killer?
Verisign Launched its WhoWas Product today. When I first heard about the product it sounded like a DomainTools.com killer. But now that the product has launched, I think DomainTools.com doesn't have much to worry about. Here's how Verisign's described the service when it made its request to ICANN for product approval: (pdf) "VeriSign periodically receives requests for historical … [Read more...]