4 letters - 500,000 visitors
First and foremost (for the 4 letter freaks out there) the value of this site has nothing to do with the domain. Nothing, nada, zilch. The value of the website and the traffic attached to the domain is a direct result of the owners work developing the content.
In simple words the domain xkcd.com was worthless [...]
Round 1: Subprimes. What’s Round 2? Oh, This Will Get Nasty
I don#8217;t particularly like the show 60 Minutes, but when it#8217;s airing I will often turn it on in the background. It#8217;s a decent resource for trend domaining with it#8217;s focus on current events and all. This past Sundays episode made me turn my head though.
You see, a trend I predicted back in April and [...]img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TrendDomaining/~4/487153182″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
Free Unique Content: Family-Friendly Resorts
Every now and again I come across some interesting info that would add value to a website. Often these would be nice on a geo site or a travel site.
Recently, Forbes released a list of their top family-friendly resorts. I know this not ground breaking news and most of you won#8217;t even care. But if [...]img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TrendDomaining/~4/487120635″ height=”1″ width=”1″/
Which Domainer should win?
This post is not about domain names per say but it will shed some light on the minds of people who spend $70,000 on (trademark).me domains or hope to sell hamburgerwithnochesse-please.info for $100,000. As far as the domain community goes I think we are a pretty smart bunch of people. The simple fact that we [...]
59 Expired Domains
I posted a list of 59 expired domains in the DNXpert domain name forum today. I practice showing only a sample of that list on my blog here to be fair to the folks took the time to register on the free forum.
Forum registration is absolutely free - you can register here to have access to all past and future free lists.
If you want to learn more about domaining and how I find these expired domain names you should read … READ MORE
Google content central blog
Content Central Blog
Google launched a new blog back in Sept 08 to inform their “content partners” of the various channels through which your content could be distributed to your potential visitors. If you are planning to develop your domains, you should follow this blog to make sure you are current on the various channels Google [...]
Internet Explorer Unsafe for Use
I don’t use Internet Explorer myself and I sure hope everyone reading this doesn’t either. If you are, I have one good reasons you should consider using something else for at least the next few days… A serious security flaw has been found in Internet Explorer and the exploit is being used to steal passwords [...]
Sedo weekly sales up to December 15
After some questionable sales reporting last week, Sedo has implemented an updated reporting tool for completed domain sales in their marketplace. This, along with a recent GreatDomains‘ auction, has led to a much larger list than usual that includes a handfull of domains that should have been recorded earlier.
All domains with an asterisk “*” were [...]
Indian Domain Sales Report
It has been a lot quieter this week after the two previous weeks chalked up a record number of Indian domain sales.
There were a couple of nice LLL.in that sold -Apm.in sold for $126 and Iis.in went for $218 - a real bargain given that it starts with a “ii”.
There were a few other sales. [...]
Microsoft At Ends With New Internet Explorer Security Issues
“Change Browsers” is all that seems to be released regarding the newest Microsoft Internet Explorer security vulnerability. They can’t exactly “fix” the problem, so they are suggesting you do the next best thing: just stop using Internet Explorer altogether. A bit dramatic, ay?
Users have been encouraged to use the Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari browsers by [...]
Disposing of Confidential Information
With how fast technology changes, we’re all upgrading every few years to a better desktop, better laptop, better cell phone, etc. What happens to the information on these devices? Even if you do delete everything, it’s not necessarily completely gone, as I’m going to explain today on Domain Name Scams.
Last week, a Blackberry was purchased [...]
An Insider’s Guide to NamePros
Namepros is the biggest and most popular Domain and Web Forum on the planet. It is a fantastic resource for domainers, web developers, web hosts, designers, seo specialist and anyone else connected with domains and web development. It is an essential stop in the online arsenal of many a smart webmaster.
Being a part of the [...]
Want Viral Traffic? Throw A Shoe At The President
President Bush has had to overcome quite a bit over the years - dodging questions about the economy, weapons of mass destruction etc but he never had to dodge a flying shoe - up until yesterday that is. An Iraqi journalist launched a pair of his size 10 shoes at George W in protest - and George W ducked quite aptly to avoid the missiles.
Watch the video:
This video is making viral history as I type this - according to … READ MORE
Affiliate.Asia On Auction At Sedo
If you are into affiliate marketing and are looking to break into the Asian market you may want to look at Affiliate.ASIA which is currently on auction an Sedo.com.
It appears interest is still on the low side with only 1 bid at 2,000 USD with the reserve met. Good luck.
IDN Response and summary to the Cairo public forum
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pA PDF version of this document is available at: a href=”/en/participate/cairo-public-forum-response.pdf”http://www.icann.org/en/participate/cairo-public-forum-response.pdf/a/p
puNote from the Chairman:/u/p
pOne of the most significant features of ICANN meetings is the Public Forum, where members of the ICANN community are able to present their views on issues of concern to them to the ICANN Board, in public session. The fact that we rotate meetings through each of the geographic sectors of the world enhances the opportunity that people from every region to present their views to the ICANN Board, in the presence of Staff and the whole ICANN community. /p
pAs a long-time participant from the floor presenting views, in my case from the ccTLD community, I am well aware of the time, effort and expense that goes into the preparation of such statements. As a board member, I have valued hearing those submissions, from individuals, governments and constituencies. I am determined as Chair to continue this tradition, and to maximise the opportunities for information sharing it represents./pdiv class=”feedflare”
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Free Hosting
Free hosting does have it’s place for any domainer or webmaster. There are times when you may just want to put your domain up with a mini site of some sort and you don’t want to spend money on hosting. But again, you do not want to put up a site on a free hosting [...]
Tucows Appoints Joichi Ito to its Board of Directors
Tucows Inc., a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, yesterday announced that they have appointed Joichi Ito to the Board of Directors of the Company.
“We are honoured to have one of the most influential leaders in the global Internet community join our Board,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows. “Mr. Ito brings to Tucows a unique understanding of the Internet’s impact on business and society. We look forward to his strategic guidance and counsel.”
“Tucows … READ MORE
Domain Development: How to Make Money From Your Website
The domain community is still trying to digest the recent step taken by Google to open the domain parking channel directly to domainer owners. Domainers can’t seem to have enough of the discussion.
Domain Parking can be a great way to make money without lifting a finger. The parking company already designed the template and supplies [...]
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New ICANN Timeline with Likely Costs
I’ve put together a timeline for getting a new TLD from ICANN, along with associated costs, both likely and contingent. Downloadable PDF.
Buy It Now feature on SnapNames.com is working
Late last week I decided to try out the new Buy It Now feature on SnapNames.com (Advanced search, Drop Down~ Buy It Now) as a seller and it appears to be working. I listed 9 domain names with BIN prices and after only 4 days 3 of the 9 sold!
2 are pending payment and …
