A nice three letter .com, CIF.com sold today on NameJet.com for $ 17,001. The domain definitely has some traffic according to Alexa but its the highest LLL.com sale I've seen on NameJet.com is quite a while. A pretty interesting domain for our industry also sold today on NameJet.com for $1,500, parkingrevenue.com … [Read more...]
Chrome Up To Over 5.5% Market Share
According to Net Applications Google’s Chrome browser has jumped to a market share of 5.61%, or up almost 1% this year. Here is the current market share and percentage change since the beginning of the year. Internet Explorer 61.5% down .50% since January Firefox 24.25% down .20% since January Safari 4.45% down .08% since January Opera 2.35% Net Applications measures operating … [Read more...]
HowAreYou.com? $6,600 Says NameJet
The domain name HowAreYou.com sold this weekend on NameJet.com for $6,600. Sounds like a low price for an immeditely recognizable domain. Here were some other notable sales from NameJet.com in the last few days: … [Read more...]
Kentucky Passes Tax On Online Wagers: Is This The Motive Behind The Domain Seizures?
As you know we are still waiting the decision of the Kentucky Supreme Court on the seize of the 141 domain names, but now we might be seeing additional motives behind the move. On Friday the Kentucky’s House passed Bill which places a tax on online and phone betting, by an 85-8 margin. Now, the measure will head to the Kentucky Senate. This bill if passed would effect sites like … [Read more...]
Microsoft Gets Hundreds Of Domains Shut Down By A Federal Court Without Notice To Holders
On Monday Microsoft got a federal court in Alexandria, Va. to grant an order to deactivate hundreds of domain names that the company said were linked to botnet named Waledac. The court order was issued under seal, that means not made public and without any notice to the domain holders before the order was granted or the shut down occurred. Microsoft says the defendants were linked to more … [Read more...]
Godaddy Starts Affiliate Program @ 20% For All Customers On All Products
Go Daddy.com sent out a press release today announcing the broad opening of an an Affiliate program that pays commissions of 20% to any Godaddy customer that has a "shopper account". An affiliate, can choose from more than 100 Go Daddy banner or text ads to post on your existing Web site, blog, or Facebook. Affiliates earn commissions not only on domain name purchases, but on all … [Read more...]
Italy Finds 3 Google Execs Guilty Criminally For Online Videos Posted On Google Video
In what could be a legal decision having wide implications around the world, an Italian judge on Wednesday held three Google executives criminally responsible for an online video of an autistic teenager being bullied. The charges stemmed from a 2006 video posted on Google Video, thevideo-sharing service Google ran before acquiring YouTube. The footage showed an autistic student being pushed, … [Read more...]