Monthly Archives: February 2006

Thu 9th February 2006
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Survey: Domain Parking Driving Market - 65% of domain name owners anticipate receiving more income from current advertising than domain sales. [Editors note: this is the fourth in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The complete results of the survey will be posted soon.] What’s driving the increase in domain name values? Current revenue from domain names is more important that resale value right now—or so says the typical domain investor. 65% of domain name ... read more ...
Wed 8th February 2006
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.Com taken? Most opt for .Net - Survey shows that 63% of domainers would choose the .net extension if .com was taken. [Editors note: this is the third in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The complete results of the survey will be posted soon.] It’s an age old question. If a .com domain is taken and you choose to register another extension, what would it be? I’ve seen the question “what is the second-best domain” thrown around in a lot of forums. ... read more ...
 
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Macau.com sells for $550,000 - The domain name market is off to a roar in 2006. 4 domains have sold for 6 figures in the past 2 weeks, according to DNJournal. Macau, a gambling destination, saw its .com sells for $550,000. Brown.com sold for $300k, Blocks.com for $130k, and Dora.com for $100k. Not bad! A number of expired domains sold for big bucks at SnapNames. Some of the bigger names include AlternativeEnergy.com for $50,138, AutoTransporter.com for $26,000, and LaserShow.com for $24,527. eBay ... read more ...
Tue 7th February 2006
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China, Trademarks, and Cybersquatting - China isn’t known for respecting intellectual property rights and its latest domain name policy reinforces its stance. According to reports by vmunet and Sina.com, China is changing the way it rules on trademark disputes for its .CN domain names. In order to prevail in domain disputes, trademark holders will need to prove malicious intent and act quickly. The article says: “Previous regulations prevented cyber-squatting when claimants to the domain name could ... read more ...
Mon 6th February 2006
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URGENT: hazard to domain name owners - The domain industry might crumble if the Unites States Congress gets more involved in domain name policy. I’ve seen a lot of scary things that could knock the domain name industry off its upward trajectory. But this takes the cake. According to an article from the Associated Press: “Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., is crafting [a] legislative package that would require the Department of Commerce to create the new [.xxx] domain name. Pornographic Web sites would be ... read more ...
Sat 4th February 2006
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GoDaddy ad authorized for Super Bowl - GoDaddy’s 14th ad submission has been accepted by ABC. GoDaddy has already received more attention for its Super Bowl ad struggle this year than it will likely get from running the actual commercial, but alas ABC has accepted the latest GoDaddy ad submission. GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons sent out an email today with the following note: “Why January eNews in February? We were waiting for some exciting news and wanted you to be the first to know: We’re thrilled to ... read more ...
Fri 3rd February 2006
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The $18 click and some-more from TrafficClub - Another month, more great results from the TrafficClub parking program. My RPM at TrafficClub held steady this month, buoyed by one click for over $18. I’ve had some high dollar clicks before, but nothing like that. The funny thing is the domain that got the click was one that hadn’t received more that a few page views since I registered it about 9 months ago. I probably would have let it expire had it not been for the click – which just paid for 3 years ... read more ...
Thu 2nd February 2006
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eNom’s Club Drop creates headaches - eNom’s popular expired domain service can be a headache when participating registrars leave the program. Frequent users of Club Drop know that domains caught by the service are rarely actually registered by eNom. Instead, they are a registered by partners but the domains can still be managed through the eNom account interface. This makes managing domains at the various partner registrars easy. But what happens when a partner decides it no longer wants to participate ... read more ...
 
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Survey: GoDaddy tip registrar, eNom tops for large players - GoDaddy cleaned up in the 2006 Domain Name Wire Survey, but eNom was most popular among the biggest domain name owners. [Editors note: this is the second in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The complete results of the survey will be posted soon.] GoDaddy is the world’s biggest domain name registrar- and for good reason. It initially attracted customers to its low prices but offers great additional services and good account security ... read more ...
Wed 1st February 2006
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Domain Roundtable lines adult keynotes - Vint Cerf and Marc Ostrofsky are among the keynotes announced for this year’s Domain Roundtable. Name Intelligence has announced two keynotes for this years conference, to be held April 19-21 in Seattle, WA. Marc Ostrofsky, famous for selling Business.com for about $7.5M and Vint Cerf, Google Vice President and ICANN Chairman of the Board of Directors, will headline the event. In a press release about the event, Name Intelligence says: “Domain Roundtable will ... read more ...
 
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Survey: Price, Security tip considerations when selecting registrar - Domain Name Wire’s survey of 582 domain name owners reveals that price and security are the top criteria for choosing a domain registrar. [Editors note: this is the first in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The complete results of the survey will be posted soon.] Domain registrars are at the center of the domain name community. Without them domains cannot be registered, transferred, and hosted. So what do domainers care about ... read more ...