Monthly Archives: August 2006

Mon 7th August 2006
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New Zealand domain scammer during it again - According to PCWorld, Blair Rafferty has ressurected his brother’s domain name scam. Blair Rafferty’s brother Chesley Rafferty ran a scam that sent notices to domain name owners that looked like invoices. Chesley’s business partner in crime, Bradley Norrish, declared bankruptcy after facing a $1M+ legal judgement. When Norrish declared bankruptcy he showed lack of remorse for his actions, even suggesting he might return to the game. Now an article in PCWorld ... read more ...
Fri 4th August 2006
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AboutUs domain and web site guide - Ray King has launched AboutUs in beta mode. I first met Ray King at a search engine conference a couple years ago. King is former CEO of SnapNames. When I met him he talked about his plans for AboutUs, but kept most of the details under wraps only saying it would be an enhanced Whois. King recently launched AboutUs in beta mode. So what is it? It’s an enhanced web site and domain name guide with details about the owner, content, and related sites. (The site ... read more ...
Wed 2nd August 2006
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
CNNMoney.com essay on domain names - CNNMoney just published a domain name article about acquiring the right domain. The article is very high level and probably won’t be helpful to experienced domains (it is geared to the mass market of business owners). Nonetheless, it’s great to see more positive exposure for our industry. The article discusses finding the right domain name and your options if the domain is no longer available. The author quotes Afternic president Roger Collins and Dotster VP ... read more ...
Tue 1st August 2006
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TrafficClub RPM hits all-time high - My revenue per thousand (RPM) at TrafficClub.com in July hit a personal record. My RPM (revenue per thousand views) hit $65.85, which is extremely good for a mixed portfolio of domains and is the best I’ve ever had. My portfolio was largely unchanged from June, when I had an RPM of $54.18. Here are my stats: DomainSponsor Generic – $9.82 RPM DomainSponsor Optimized – $84.64 RPM Google Adsense for Domains – $27.41 RPM Skenzo – $76.65 RPM Of my domains that ... read more ...