Tag Archives: domainsponsor

Fri 12th December 2008
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How “Google Direct” May Hurt You in a Long Run - Google Adsense for Domains’ mass-market approach will strain domain name industry. Almost all of us were surprised today when Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) said it was opening up its Adsense for Domains program. It used to offer domain advertising relationships only to people with massive traffic, then it shut down the application process completely, and now it’s offering it up to anyone with a domain. From talking to a couple sources, it sounds like Google partners ... read more ...
Thu 11th December 2008
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Google Offers Domain Parking Direct to Publishers [UPDATED] - Google lets customers bypass DomainSponsor, Sedo, and other domain parking companies. [See update at bottom with latest information.] In a surprising move, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is now offering Adsense publishers the opportunity to park their domains directly with Google, rather than using a second-tier provider such as DomainSponsor or Sedo. Domain Name News caught on to this official Google post earlier today. I’m personally shocked at this move, given the retreat ... read more ...
Wed 10th December 2008
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DOMAINfest Connect Connects Domainers - Social networking tool for domainers not limited to DOMAINfest attendees. As part of its DOMAINfest Global domain conference, DomainSponsor has launched an online social networking platform called DOMAINfest Connect. It is open to everyone: attendees, potential attendees, and people who just want to network with other people in the domain industry. DOMAINfest Connect is powered by introNetworks, a social networking platform provider. It’s easy to use and seems ... read more ...
Tue 9th December 2008
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One More Reason to Attend DOMAINfest Global 2008 - Latest announcement from DomainSponsor puts this conference over the top. When a conference organizer says the conference will include a “Dinner Party at Unbeatable LA Hotspot”, it’s natural to be skeptical. But DomainSponsor has come through for next month’s DOMAINfest Global event in L.A. As DomainNameNews scooped a couple days ago and DomainSponsor confirmed today, the closing night part for the conference will be a charity event at the Playboy Mansion ... read more ...
Tue 25th November 2008
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Oversee.net Readies for Domaining 2.0 - Domain conglomerate files trademark for “Domaining 2.0″. Domain conglomerate Oversee.net, which owns DomainSponsor, Moniker, and SnapNames, appears to be readying a new marketing campaign around the term “Domaining 2.0″. The company filed for a United States trademark on November 5 for the term “Domaining 2.0″ for use with a laundry list of goods and services. The trademark serial number is 77608409. Few of the goods and services listed give any clues ... read more ...
Wed 19th November 2008
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DOMAINfest Global to Party during Universal Studios - Opening night party to include exclusive access to two rides. DOMAINfest Global ’09, a domain conference organized by domain parking company DomainSponsor, has announced that its opening night party will take place at Universal Studios. Even better, conference goers will get exclusive access to two rides without the wait: Jurassic Park and Revenge of the Mummy. DFG attendees will also get a personal, behind-the-scenes tour of the studios. Buses will begin departing ... read more ...
Fri 14th November 2008
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Ng Steps Down, Kupietzky Promoted to President of Oversee.net - Kupietzky promoted, Ng to leave CEO position and become Chairman of Board. Jeff Kupietzky Domain Name Wire has learned that later today Oversee.net will announce that Jeff Kupietzky has been named President of the company. Oversee.net is parent company of DomainSponsor, Moniker, and SnapNames. Kupietzky had been Executive Vice President as well as General Manager for DomainSponsor. Kupietzky will take over day-to-day operations as Oversee.net co-founder Lawrence ... read more ...
Wed 5th November 2008
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NameDrive Offers 20% Domain Parking Bonus in November - Domain parking company offers bonuses in November. Domain name parking company NameDrive has announced bonus payouts for November parking revenue. Various bonuses apply to both existing and new customers: – Clients earning more than $20 with NameDrive in November gets an extra 10% parking payout as a bonus. The minimum bonus will be $10. – Existing clients who increases their NameDrive revenue in November compared to October will get a 20% bonus on the earnings ... read more ...
Tue 4th November 2008
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GoDaddy Tests Parking Pages on 404 Pages - GoDaddy tries monetizing error pages with parked pages, but will discontinue practice. GoDaddy is concluding a test in which it ran parked domain name ads on error pages of its customers free hosting accounts. The tests were limited and only showed the ads on non-existent pages of sites that used GoDaddy’s free, ad-supported service. Interestingly, the ads were not part of GoDaddy’s feed but instead a full landing page served by DomainSponsor. In the example ... read more ...
Thu 23rd October 2008
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Parked Pages Differ in Load Time - Load times for parked domain names differ greatly. Most visitors to parked domain names hit the back button on their browser rather than clicking on a link. One way to ensure that visitors click the back button more often is to have parked pages that load very slowly. How many times have you visited a web site and clicked back because it took forever to load? I tested out the domain parking companies today to see how fast their parked pages load. I used a free ... read more ...
Fri 17th October 2008
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Overseeing a Domain Name World - A visit with domain giant Oversee.net in its L.A. headquarters shows how the domain world is growing up. View from Oversee.net’s lobby. When you get off the elevator at floor 44 of 515 S. Flower St, you see sweeping views of Los Angeles, trendy furniture, and glass-enclosed conference rooms. You might think you’re in the office of an advertising agency or prestigious consulting company. You certainly wouldn’t think you were at the headquarters of a company ... read more ...
 
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DomainSponsor Gears adult for DOMAINfest Global 2009 - DomainSponsor betting big on DOMAINfest Global conference. DomainSponsor is betting a million dollars on DOMAINfest Global 2009, the domain name parking company’s domain conference. It will take place in Hollywood, California January 28-30. I sat down with Oversee.net (parent company of DomainSponsor) marketing manager Vivian Tran and director of marketing Aaron Kvitek yesterday to discuss what’s in store for next year’s event. After putting on a number of ... read more ...
Thu 2nd October 2008
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DomainSponsor Speaks Common Sense - Domain parking company speaks out in favor of ad feed provider changes. In its latest newsletter to clients, DomainSponsor discusses changes at its ad provider (Google). As you may know, Google has been “cleaning up” the domain channel (Google’s words, not mine). This means focusing on quality traffic and cutting (or discounting) the rest. So far I’ve seen a lot of domain parking companies nod grudgingly about how this is necessary for the long term of ... read more ...
Tue 2nd September 2008
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Domain Companies Need to Increase “Switching Costs” - The road to profits lies in an integrated approach to domain management. In the domain business there are low “switching costs”. A switching cost is the time and money you incur to change service providers. Consider domain parking, where you can move 1,000 domains from one parking company to another in about 15 minutes. Even switching registrars is relatively painless compared to many other service provider changes you do in the “offline” world. To see ... read more ...
Mon 18th August 2008
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Analysis: Oversee.net Cutbacks a Sign of a Times - Oversee cuts 10%; domain companies need to tighten the ship. It’s never fun when companies lay off staff. The first company I worked for out of college called a Saturday meeting to lay off 33% of the company. Worse, I was on the finance team that had to figure out how much fat to cut. The news today that Oversee.net cut 10% of its staff isn’t a big surprise to me for a number of reasons: 1. The company acquired Moniker and SnapNames. There are overlapping roles ... read more ...
Fri 1st August 2008
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5 Ways to Make More Money with Domain Parking - As domain parking revenue drops, sitting around and complaining won’t do you any good. Ask just about any domain owner and they’ll tell you domain parking revenue is down this year. There are a number of factors contributing to this, including changes by ad providers Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO). There are more changes on the way, too. So what can you do about it? Here are five ways you can reinvigorate your domain name parking earnings. 1. ... read more ...
Thu 24th July 2008
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Update: Google Parking Changes and Arbitrage - What effect will Google’s changes in domain parking have on domainers? Over the weekend Julia Mackenzie scooped that Google was planning changes to domain parking. I reached out to Sedo and DomainSponsor to find out when these changes will be implemented and any details. DomainSponsor declined to comment. Sedo CEO Tim Schumacher said: “While we cannot discuss the confidential nature of our relationships with partners, Sedo generally welcomes any change which ... read more ...
Tue 20th May 2008
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Domain Parking’s Future: No More Long Tail - Look for Google and Yahoo to cut out low traffic domains. I’m at the Admirals Club in Dallas, en route to Orlando for TRAFFIC. On the short flight from Austin I read the latest Forbes, which includes a short article about domain names. Titled “Bo Knows Rico”, the article discusses a lawsuit against Google that has, among other plaintiffs, Bo Jackson (same case as Vulcan Golf). The plaintiffs contend that Google is aiding cybersquatters and benefiting from ... read more ...
Fri 18th April 2008
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Survey: Sedo Top Domain Name Parking Service - For the second year in a row, Sedo tops the Domain Name Wire survey. Sedo is the top choice for parking domain names, according to a survey of 841 domain name industry participants. 48% of those surveyed picked Sedo as the best domain name parking program. Last year Sedo was the winner as well but only garnered 32% of the vote. In the 2006 survey Sedo only pulled in 19%. With domain parking in upheavel, Sedo has escaped relatively unscathed. Sedo provides ads ... read more ...
Thu 6th March 2008
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More Domain Name Parking Changes Coming - Ad providers continue to change rules. If you thought the death of Yahoo arbitrage and the Ask.com feed was the end of the upheaval in domain parking, think again. It appears ad providers are now changing rules for landing page formats and content. Sedo has been testing adding non-paid, organic search results on parked pages as apparently mandated by Google. So far it looks like this only applies when someone clicks on a “related search” link on parked pages, ... read more ...
Fri 29th February 2008
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Leap Day News: DomainSponsor, Ask.com, Skenzo - War for parked domains escalates. Happy Leap Day! Here’s some domain name news you can use… Adam Strong wonders “If I register domains today does that mean I don’t have a renewal date for next year ? Do I get 4 years for the price of 1.” Good question, Adam… …Domain parking service DomainSponsor announced a promotion for March. New clients will automatically receive a 20% bonus on their March payouts for all domains transferred to DomainSponsor. ... read more ...
Fri 22nd February 2008
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Survey Focus: Which Major Domain Conference is Best? - Survey asks domainers to pick the best domain conference. TRAFFIC, Domain Roundtable, DomainFEST, GeoDomain…which is best? That’s just one of the new questions on this year’s Domain Name Wire survey. (If you haven’t participated yet, click here.) Here’s a quick run down of the various domain conferences: TRAFFIC – It’s actually spelled T.R.A.F.F.I.C., but that’s one pain to type out. Seriously though, TRAFFIC can be credited with kicking off a wave ... read more ...
Tue 29th January 2008
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TrafficClub Closing Its Doors - Parking aggregater to shut down service at end of month. Moniker’s TrafficClub will shut its doors at the end of the month. TrafficClub allowed customers to maximize revenue from parked domains without moving domains between different parking companies. Traffic to domains was split tested across various parking services and eventually shown more on the feeds that had higher RPMs. The service was not without controversy. Last year DomainSponsor, citing a policy ... read more ...
Tue 15th January 2008
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Oversee.net Receives $150M Investment from Oak Hill Capital Partners - Domain company continues aggressive growth; receives $150M investment. Oversee.net, parent company of DomainSponsor, SnapNames, and Moniker, expects to close a $150M investment round with Oak Hill Capital Partners by the end of the month. Oversee.net has been on an aggressive growth trajectory over the past year. In January 2007, the company scored a $60M line of credit from Bank of America. This was partially used to purchase SnapNames this past summer. Earlier ... read more ...