In a Godaddy auction that just ended a hour ago, the domain name PondPumps.com sold for $15,671. I was in the auction until about $7K then dropped out. Its a nice product domain, but with less than 50 visitors a month (according to Godaddy) I think the domain sold closer to a retail price, rather wholesale, which is what we hope to buy at in a domain auction. We congratulate the buyer, … [Read more...]
For The First Time More American’s Would Give Up Their TV’s Than The Internet
According to a survey by Arbitron Inc. and Edison Media Research, for the first time ever, more Americans said they would sooner drop their TV connection than there Internet connection if they had to chose In the survey "The Infinite Dial 2010: Digital Platforms and the Future of Radio" 49% said they would drop television, and 48% percent said they'd give up their Internet connection in a … [Read more...]
Here’s What No One Else Is Telling You About Taxes: This Year Is As Going To Be Good As Its Going To Get
While some other bloggers have give you some good information regarding your taxes, here is one issue no one else seems to be talking about. When it comes to taxes in the US, 2010 is going to be as good as it gets for those "rich" people making $250K or more if you file jointly and $200K if you file single. Barring Congressional intervention, 2011 income-tax rates for top earners will … [Read more...]
Next Big Auction: The .ME First and Last Names Start Closing Monday, Will Buyers Show Up?
The .ME personal domain auction, starts closing on NameJet.com, tomorrow April 12 and runs every day next week, ending on April 16th. In all there are 313, popular first and last names in the auction. As of time of publication some 24 hours before the first group of domain auctions end, there has been very little activity. The most bidded upon domain is James.me that has 13 … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Mystery Solved: Frank Schilling’s .TV Domains Are In Redemption
Last week we wrote a post about the .TV domains that Frank Schilling registered after the big .TV price change. We noted at the time that we believed the domains were no longer owned by Frank and he was somehow allowed to simply not complete the purchase or was able to hand them back. Many of you doubted this theory and claimed he just placed the domains under privacy. If you look at the … [Read more...]
Its Official, Speed Counts In Google’s Rankings
According to a post on Google's Blog today, the long rumored move to consider site speed in page ranking is officially in full effect. We talked about this back in November of last year and now it seems Google has made it official. Site speed will be a factor in site ranking """You may have heard that here at Google we're obsessed with speed, in our products and on the web. As part of … [Read more...]
Latonas.com New Daily Auction Looks Like A HUGE Winner: $70K In Bids Already: Here Are Our Picks
Latonas.com, first daily auction starts closing in just about an hour at 10am EST,and already there is around $40K in bids. The auction's closings are staggered almost over 4 hours. Today's auction features 120 domains and here are our picks: ePayments.com a really nice domain is already at over $15K while its brother, e-Payments.com is almost $3K making it a nice combo for … [Read more...]