Live Current signs 50M Deal - Communicate.com, now Live Current Media Inc., part of our Domain Parking Stock Index, announced today that it will launch IPLT20.com tomorrow as the official site for the DLF Indian Premier League, and will become the exclusive online provider of content from the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the DLF Indian Premier League.
Under the ten year agreement Live Current will build, launch and operate the official online destinations for the DLF Indian Premier ... read more ...
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Thu 17th April 2008
WSJ: Yahoo Close to Deal with Google - According to a report published today by the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo is closer to outsourcing its core ad search business to Google, after favorable testing of Google’s advertisements on its search pages.
The WSJ said that a deal between Yahoo and Google is increasingly likely given the status of the testing. The report also notes that such an outsourcing deal could give Yahoo a boost in its efforts to spur Microsoft into increasing its unsolicited buyout bid for the Internet search pioneer.
Yahoo ... read more ...
Survey: GoDaddy, Moniker Still Top Domain Registrars -
Over 50% of those surveyed pick GoDaddy as “best registrar”.
A survey of 841 domain name industry participants found that GoDaddy is considered the best domain name registrar for the third year running.
The Third Annual Domain Name Wire Survey asked respondents “Which registrar do you think is best overall”. GoDaddy was selected 52% of the time, showing growing popularity compared to previous years. In 2006 GoDaddy was first with 28% and in 2007 it was ... read more ...
University of Texas Goes After Domain Name -
University files arbitration for UniversityOfTexas.com.
The University of Texas System (my alma mater) has filed an arbitration under UDRP to obtain the domain name UniversityofTexas.com. The arbitration was filed with National Arbitration Forum on April 11.
The University of Texas has shown is savvy when it comes to domain names. The official domain name for the UT-Austin campus is UTexas.edu, but The University also owns UTexas.com (which forwards to UTexas.edu). ... read more ...
Live Current (Communicate.com) Signs $50 Million Cricket Deal -
Company that owns Cricket.com signs deal with major cricket league.
Live Current (OTCBB: CMNN.ob), an internet company that owns premium domain names such as Cricket.com, Boxing.com, Brazil.com, and Perfume.com, has inked a ten year $50 million deal with DLF Indian Premier League, a cricket organization.
Live Current will become the exclusive online provider of content from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the DLF Indian Premier League. This ... read more ...
Wed 16th April 2008
Survey: Security Top Concern for Domain Name Registrants -
When selecting a registrar, customers place security at the top of the list.
According to Domain Name Wire’s 2008 survey of 841 domain name industry participants, security is the number one selection criteria when choosing a domain name registrar.
This is a change from the first two years of the survey, which had price as the number one consideration. Clearly, issues about domain names being stolen are affecting where registrants take their business.
Survey respondents ... read more ...
Record Response to 3rd Annual Domain Name Wire Survey -
Record 841 people participate in survey.
A record 841 people participated in the Third Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. I’m delighted by the response, and I think it’s a testament to the value and credibility of the previous two surveys.
The results of the survey will be released by topic on Domain Name Wire. Furthermore, results from some of the questions will be released at next month’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in Orlando.
Here’s a quick look at who ... read more ...
Tue 15th April 2008
Yahoo Share of Seach Ad Spending Increased in 1st Q - According to report today by SearchIgnite, a paid search management technology solutions firm, Yahoo posted a 57.6% growth in search ad spending in the first quarter compared to a year ago.
Yahoo’s share of search ad spending in the first quater increased to 24.2% from 19.6% in the first quarter a year ago.
Google’s share of the market fell in the first quarter to 70.4% from 74.5%, and Microsoft’s share fell to 5.45% from 5.9%.
Overall, search ad spending was up 28.5 percent in the first ... read more ...
Canadian Domainers Feel Pain of Rising Loonie -
Rising currency values can actually hurt Canadian domainers.
Canada has launched its share of superstar domainers including Kevin Ham and Adam Dicker and domain companies such as Tucows (AMEX: TCX) and Live Current Media (OTCbb CMNN.ob). You’d think they are happy that the Canadian Dollar, also known as the loonie, has met parity with the U.S. dollar. But that may not be the case. Consider that they generate revenue mostly in depreciated U.S. dollars but have ... read more ...
How to Become a Full-Time Domainer Overnight -
Tucows has new job for “Associate Domainer”.
Are you a part-time domainer that wants to become full-time? Think you could work magic if only you could get your hands on a multi-million dollar portfolio of domain names? I came across a job listing from domain name registrar Tucows (AMEX: TCX) that might interest you. The position is for “Associate Domainer”:
* The Domain Portfolio Analyst is responsible for monitoring, measuring, and managing a large portfolio ... read more ...
Mon 14th April 2008
Should Companies Let Affiliates Use Trademarks in Domain Names? -
Companies need to be careful when allowing affiliates to use their trademark in domain names.
I do a lot of “affiliate arbitrage” by promoting affiliate programs through paid search platforms such as Google Adwords. This used to be really easy. But then Google decided to limit identical “display URL” for each search term to one. So if you were promoting Orbitz.com then you had to use a different domain name to direct traffic to the landing page. If you ... read more ...
Man Gets Lucky, Then Dispenses Bad Advice -
Domain name owner thinks he got his web site back because he was savvy. He just go lucky.
I came across a blog post by Zack Katz titled “How I got my domain name back from cyber squatters“. In a fit of stupidity, Katz let his domain name expire to make it easier to transfer to another “host”:
I was given the domain zackkatz.com for my 17th birthday by my mom…I owned the domain (and let it stagnate) until around 2006, when I wanted to switch hosts. I waited ... read more ...
Sat 12th April 2008
Milestone Reached: Time to Celebrate - When it comes to special occasions I have found there are two types of people.
Those who take it in stride.
Those who celebrate.
Some people let their birthday’s pass, their anniversaries, their special achievements.
They treat it like any other day.
Other’s celebrate such occasions.
There is no wrong or right answer, only what you feel.
I have always been one those who celebrate occasions, victories, achievement.
My team is in the finals, I am there.
None of these are easy or taken ... read more ...
Fri 11th April 2008
Money.co.uk sole for $2.4 Million - Accroding to published reports today the domain, Money.co.uk sold for $2.4 Million Dollars.
This is a record price for a .co.uk or any country code.
Just a month ago cruises.co.uk was sold for over 1 million.
Congrats to the buyer and seller
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Ace.com Owner Wins Arbitration -
After $450,000 offer rejected, ACE Limited filed and lost UDRP arbitration.
WebMagic Ventures, owner of Ace.com, has won an arbitration brought against it by ACE Limited, an insurance company. This is an extraordinary case given the value of the underlying domain name and egregious assertions brought by ACE Limited. However, the panel could not charge ACE Limited with reverse domain name hijacking. This is just one of many three character domain names currently ... read more ...
Thu 10th April 2008
CAC Silent Auction Closes during $15K - The moniker silent auction from the CAC show held last week in Amsterdam closed today with a meager $15,256 in sales
Here are the domains that sold:
affiliatesweb.com $3,400.00
onlinecasino.se $2,950.00
GameMachines.com $2,000.00
charitygaming.com $1,520.00
Bookmaking.biz $1,180.00
onlinecasinos.at $1,000.00
spoodles.com $484.00
4Scores.com $450.00
gamblingnuts.com $442.00
SPORTSGAMBLERS.US $330.00
MACAU.VC $300.00
Soothsay.com $300.00
onlinetexaspoker.com $300.00
ComeToPoppa.com $300.00
freebingo.mobi ... read more ...
TRAFFIC Down Under Schedule Annouced - Traffic Down under, to be held in Australia in November, hosted by Fabulous, just posted it preliminary agenda at its website http://trafficdownunder.com/agenda.htm
Here are some of the highlights:
17 Nov 2008 (Monday): Pre-Conference Activities – Paintball Wars!, Paradise Country (Outback Wildlife theme park), Zorbing (Human Rolling Ball), and Buggy Mania! (Dune buggy racing)
18 Nov 2008 (Tuesday): Domain Lifecycle – Sessions will examine Acquisition, Development, Content, Marketing, Monetization, ... read more ...
Pizza.net bids tip 7 figures - pizza.net at auction at TDNAM has a high bid of $1,000,005.
The auction still has 1 day and 17 hours to go.
Oh Yea, reserve still has NOT been met.
Another name we talked about a few days ago, quit.org, did sell today on ebay for $16,200
Also 67601.com sold at ebay for $1,525
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Buyer of $166,000 Shoppers.com Can Keep Domain Name -
Domain was purchased in backorder; buyer wins arbitration.
Imagine buying a domain for $166,000 through a backorder only to be hit with a UDRP arbitration dispute a day later.
That’s exactly what happened to Xedoc Holding SA, which bought Shoppers.com at Pool in February. The domain was previously registered at Network Solutions, but was not auctioned at NameJet due to a glitch.
As we reported last month, a UDRP commenced on February 14, 2008 for the domain ... read more ...
2008 Domain Name Wire Survey Concludes Monday -
Join the 782 other people who have made their voice heard.
The third annual Domain Name Wire survey will close on Monday, April 14. Be sure to participate in the survey by then to make sure your opinion is counted.
Already, 782 people from 50 countries have participated. 3 randomly selected respondents will receive a credit at their favorite domain name registrar of up to $100.
Here are some current updates:
-DNForum is pulling away in the battle for best domain ... read more ...
The Different Types of Domainers -
There are quite a few approaches to domains and domaining that domainers take. Its like the stock market or real estate market to a certain extent, everyone has their own strategy and most of them pay well for their proponents. I’ve pretty much seen most of the types and will try and enumerate them to enable you to follow what you’d rather be doing.
The Investor
These are the sharpest of them all. Buy good quality when prices are low, hold long term, sell high. These guys hold onto assets, ... read more ...
Wed 9th April 2008
Yahoo and AOL in a Partnership??? - According to a report tonight in the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo and AOL are closing in on a deal to combine their Internet operations, a move that could thwart Microsoft Corp.’s effort to acquire Yahoo.
The possible Yahoo-AOL partnership, is according to the Journal, part of a plan by Yahoo to present shareholders with alternatives to accepting Microsoft’s unsolicited offer.
According to the report Time Warner would fold its AOL unit into Yahoo and make a cash investment in return for about ... read more ...
Yahoo to exam it’s trade during Google - In a move that would quite bad for the domain industry, if it became permanent, Yahoo announced today that it was beginning a 2 week test of about 3% of its traffic through Google’s adsence program.
Yahoo stated that “The testing does not necessarily mean that Yahoo will join Google’s AdSense for Search program or that any further commercial relationship with Google will result,”
This is clearly a missile fired by Yahoo at Microsoft.
Yahoo insists it’s worth more than the initial bid of ... read more ...
Moniker’s CAC Silent Auction closes Thursday Morning - Over 1,000 domains will be auctioned off in the silent portion of the CAC (gambling) show with domains starting to close on Thursday morning at 8am EST. At this point there are not any domains with bids on them so this might be a good chance to pick up a good domain at a reasonable price.
Here is a list of some of the more interesting domains: (this is NOT a complete list)
10dollarslots.com No Reserve
499.mobi $1 – $5,000
4scores.com $1 – $5,000
annuities.cc $1 – $5,000
assetplanninglaw.com ... read more ...
Yahoo May Outsource Pay-Per-Click to Google -
If expanded, deal would hurt domainers.
Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) has started a test with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to determine if it can make more money using Google’s ad feed than its own, reports Wall Street Journal.
The deal involves 3% of search queries on Yahoo’s site, which will show Google Adsense for Search ads instead of Yahoo’s own search ads. Yahoo is trying to show that it has greater revenue potential that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) gives it. Essentially, ... read more ...