I just ended the week long poll I was running on which domain you thought would sell at the live domain name auction at Domainfest, which will be held in New York on August 18th, of those domain names with a reserve price range of $500K-$1M . Rate.com lead the way with 37% of you picking that domain as the one that will sell at Domainfest with 28% picking "none will sell", with … [Read more...]
Marchex Loss Widens In 2nd Quarter; Sells $700K in Domains
Marchex reported its earnings after the market closed today for the 2nd Quarter, ending June 30, 2010. Here are the highlights: Revenue was $21.4 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $21.1 million for the same period of 2009. Looks like the company lost over $4M in the 2Q 2010 compared to losing just $1.5M in 2Q 2009. GAAP net loss was $3.2 million for the second quarter … [Read more...]
Google Extends US Trademark Policy On Keywords To Europe & Canada
According to a post on Google's blog, Google is going to extend its US policy on advertising keywords which allows companies to advertise on other companies trademarks to Europe and Canada. Here is the official announcement: ""Last year, in an effort to provide better ads and a higher quality experience for our users, we adjusted our trademark policy in the U.S. to allow some advertisers to … [Read more...]
Will Online Gambling Become Legal In The US? The “Internet Gambling … Act” Passes A House Committee
The Internet Gambling Regulation and Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act, HR 2267, which would legalize online gambling in the United States, passed the House Committee on Financial Services last week. The committee voted in favor of the bill, 41-22 advancing the legislation to the House floor. The bill sponsored by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) chairman of the House Financial Services … [Read more...]
TechCrunch: Google Buys Slide.com For Just $182 Million
According to TechCrunch.com, Google will announce on Friday that it has bought the social gaming company Slide.com For $182 Million Dollars. A Businessweek article from 2007 quoted Slide investor David Weiden of Khosla Ventures as saying: "If Slide cashes out for $1.5 billion, Levchin "would regard it as abject failure." Slide describes itself as: "As one of the pioneer app developers … [Read more...]
Advertise.com Wins Appeal Against AOL.com, Court Finds Advertising.com IS Generic
"""Advertise.com, appealed the district court's entry of a preliminary injunction barring it from using a designation or trade name that is confusingly similar to Appellees' ("AOL") ADVERTISING.COM mark. The district court enjoined Advertise.com from using "any design mark or logo that is confusingly similar to the stylized forms of AOL's ADVERTISING.COM marks" and from using the … [Read more...]
Nielsen Research: “What Americans Do Online”: Time On Social Networking & Gaming Up; Email & Portals Down
According to a study released Monday by The Nielsen Co, entitled "What Americans Do Online" lookek at the surfing habits of 22,000 Americans. So What Do Americans Do Online? 36% of their time is spent on social networks, blogs, personal email and instant messaging, which is 43% more time compared with the same month in the prior year. Online gaming is now right behind social … [Read more...]