Tag Archives: services

Mon 9th March 2009
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Changes in Store for Bido Auction Platform - I predict three major changes at domain auction house Bido. A week ago I wrote about the lack of high quality domain names for sale at Bido. Others agreed, and Bido co-founder Sahar Sarid chimed in. While Sarid was somewhat coy about planned changes at Bido, he dropped several hints. After reading his comments on Domain Name Wire and his five posts about accurate domain pricing on his blog, here’s what I think is in store for the site: 1. More than one domain ... read more ...
 
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Country Code Domain Name Forum Launches - Rick Latona launches ccTLD forum. Domain name investor Rick Latona has launched a forum dedicated solely to the discussion of country code top level domain names. Fittingly, he bought a premier domain name for the forum: ccTLDs.com. The forum includes separate sections for each of the major, non-commercialized top level domains (no .tv or .me here). It appears that Latona’s director of marketing Ray Neu (son of TRAFFIC co-founder Howard Neu) will be spearheading ... read more ...
Thu 5th March 2009
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Two Tools to Find Available Domain Names - HotNameList.com and Domain Pigeon take different approaches to finding available domain names. It’s still possible to hand register available domain names and make money. You just have to be smart about it. Here’s a look at two tools that can help. The first is HotNameList.com. The owner of this site contacted me back in October. I responded that I didn’t think his site had anything new or unique. He added some features, including one based on my suggestion, ... read more ...
Wed 4th March 2009
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I’m Now Google Analytics Qualified - New certification test available. Yesterday Google launched a new program for individuals that want to become “certified” in Google Analytics. It’s a good certification if you teach, train, or just use Google Analytics: The Google Analytics IQ program is tailored for agencies who want to retain and develop employees who are knowledgeable about Web analytics, and for individuals who seek ways to improve their job prospects or further their own personal development. ... read more ...
Tue 3rd March 2009
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AfternicDLS to Expand Promotion, Improve Integrity - NameMedia platform getting two major improvements. NameMedia will notify customers of Afternic later today about two major enhancements to its platform. First, the company will be greatly expanding the reach of domains listed on Afternic with “Expanded Promotion”. Currently, domains listed with expanded promotion are cross listed on BuyDomains, GoDaddy Auctions, and several other sites. Although the company isn’t yet disclosing additional partnerships, it’s ... read more ...
Mon 2nd March 2009
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Dark Blue Sea Profit Down 80% - Domain company sees profit plummet as revenue slips 6%. Dark Blue Sea ASX (Code: DBS), parent company of domain parking provider and domain registrar Fabulous, reported that profits for the second half of 2008 plummeted 80.5% compared to the same period in 2007 as revenue dipped 6.3%. Revenue totaled $14.56M compared to $15.53M in the second half of 2007 (All dollar figures in Australian Dollars). The company blamed a weakening United States ad market for the revenue ... read more ...
Fri 27th February 2009
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Survey: WhyPark Best Domain Parking Alternative - Domain name parking alternatives vary in approach, but one is a clear favorite. In light of falling domain parking revenue a number of services have popped up that offer to develop your domain names or monetize domains without pay-per-click ads. For the first time ever, the 2009 Domain Name Wire Survey asked “Which domain parking alternative is best?” WhyPark, a service that makes it easy to develop web sites and add content, came out on top with 49% of the vote. ... read more ...
Thu 19th February 2009
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It’s Baaaaaack! Bido.com Relaunches Today - Domain name auction platform relaunches after long hiatus. Remember Bido? Yeah, I know, it’s been a long time. The once a day domain name auction house launched to much buzz only to be sidelined by technical snafus. After a long (and I mean long) wait, Bido finally rears its head again today. When you log into Bido, you won’t notice a bunch of new features. Most of the work has been on the back end. But there are some neat twists, all designed to get the ... read more ...
Tue 17th February 2009
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DevHub Opens to Public - Web site creation system open to new registrations. DevHub, an online web site creation system, is finally open to new users. DevHub allows users to create web sites using a simple, drag-and-drop system. Using dozens of APIs, users can add real estate listings, local search results, advertisements, and job listings into their web sites by literally dragging them onto the page. Examples of web sites created with DevHub include BankProfiles.com, InvestmentsofWashington.com, ... read more ...
Thu 12th February 2009
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EVOLanding Changes Names, Accepts New Domain Names - Company changes name as it releases new web publishing platform. EVOLanding has changed its name to EVO Media Group. The new name better reflects is goal of enabling people to develop web sites, as opposed to being merely a domain parking alternative. Its main product is DevHub (read review). Existing EVOLanding/DevHub customers can now add new sites to the system, up to 10 at a time, through a form within their accounts. The platform should be open to new customer ... read more ...
Wed 11th February 2009
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Security Software Every Domain Owner Should Use - In light of recent security issues, here’s a software program you need to use. A security breach was discovered last week at domain name parking company NameDrive. After discovering that many domainers were using similar usernames and passwords across multiple domain parking companies, both Sedo and Fabulous sent warning messages to customers. The scary part is that the hackers likely didn’t care about getting into your domain parking account. It appears they ... read more ...
 
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WhyPark Gets Improved Ad Feed - Domain name parking alternative introduces new ad feed option. Domain name parking alternative WhyPark today announced it has a new advertising feed option for web sites using its service. The improved ad feed is implemented similar to a two-click domain parking page. Instead of showing contextually relevant ads on the home page of sites, it displays a search box and “related links”. Submitting a search or clicking a related link takes users to a page of sponsored ... read more ...
Thu 5th February 2009
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DNW Interview: Brandon Abbey of Escrow.com - Escrow.com President Brandon Abbey discusses Escrow.com and the challenges of starting an escrow company. Big ticket domainers — and even smaller ones who want safe domain transfers — often turn to Escrow.com for domain name escrow services. The company was founded in 1999 by Fidelity National Financial, but has been privately held since May 2004. I’ve met Escrow.com president and managing director Brandon Abbey at a handful of domain name shows, and have ... read more ...
Wed 4th February 2009
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PushToAuction.com Sells over $125,000 in Domain Names - Unique idea drives hundreds of domain aftermarket sales. It’s been about six months since I first wrote about PushToAuction.com, a service that lists domain names that people are willing to send to an auction on Sedo with a $60 offer. The service was active for a couple months before Domain Name Wire’s story, and since launch it has helped sell 426 domain names for $126,901. That’s an average of $298. The value to sellers is clear: list domain names on the ... read more ...
Tue 3rd February 2009
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.Tel “Landrush”: What You Need to Know - Phase one of open registration is now open for .tel. The first phase of open registration for the new .tel domain name is underway. I’ve been a vocal critic of .tel, even suggesting that the $35 million investment in .tel registry Telnic should be written off as a loss. I don’t want it to fail and hope that time proves me wrong. I just think the odds are stacked against it. At DOMAINfest last week I talked with Telnic’s Justin Hayward. I’ve talked with ... read more ...
 
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DevHub Builds Your Domain Media Network - New incarnation of EVOLanding to launch in February. DevHub, a free platform for rapidly developing web sites, will launch to the public later this month. Mass developing web sites isn’t easy. DevHub makes it easier, but you shouldn’t expect to be able to just press a button to develop 1,000 domain names. Technically DevHub would allow you to do that, but you won’t get long term search engine traffic. It takes a little elbow grease to realize its true ... read more ...
Mon 2nd February 2009
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Critiquing DOMAINfest Global 2009 - As the curtain comes down, here’s a look back at last week’s conference in Los Angeles. Oversee.net’s DOMAINfest Global 2009 was an excellent conference. Now that I’ve had time to relax and reflect on last week, I’d say the conference deserves five stars. Of course, there’s always room for improvement. The Good -Attendance was very strong at over 600 people. DomainSponsor handed out fewer “rebates” and free passes this year, so I suspect paid attendance ... read more ...
Wed 28th January 2009
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Internet REIT Gets New CEO - Snyder out, Hurtte in at Internet REIT. Internet REIT, a media company that has acquired hundreds of thousands of domain names over the past few years, has a new CEO. Bob Hurtte joined the company from Gurwitch Products, LLC, the worldwide distributor of the Laura Mercier brand of cosmetics. Hurtte was Chief Operationg Officer at Gurwitch Products. Prior to Gurwitch Products, Hurtte was an accountant with Ernst Young, LLP. Former CEO Craig Synder came from competitor ... read more ...
Sun 25th January 2009
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Moniker Releases “Direct to SnapNames” Functionality - Feature makes listing domains for sale on SnapNames easy. As first reported on Domain Name Wire earlier this week, Moniker has now released a new feature that allows you to list domain names directly on SnapNames within seconds. To list domain names for sale on SnapNames, Moniker customers select the domains and then click a link “List now on SnapNames”. This adds the domain to a queue: Once you click “submit” you are taken to your linked SnapNames account ... read more ...
Mon 19th January 2009
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Circuit City, Linens ‘n Things, and a Domain Name Industry - Will we see domain name companies go bust in 2009? It’s capitalism at its best. Circuit City is being liquidated after failing to find a buyer. Linens ‘n Things is finishing up the liquidation process (I wonder when they’ll sell the LNT.com domain?). And that’s how it’s supposed to be. Weak companies fail, strong ones thrive. Thank goodness the government didn’t step in to bailout Circuit City. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) offers a superior shopping experience. ... read more ...
 
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Use Amazon Turk to Develop Web Content - Amazon Mechanical Turk is an affordable way to create content for your web site. If you’re trying to jumpstart a review web site, moderate a forum, or get the contact information for potential web site advertisers, Amazon Mechanical Turk can help you do it cheap and fast. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Turk has been around for a while, but I finally had a chance to use it today. Amazon Turk is a “marketplace for work”, and enables a community of users to complete tasks ... read more ...
Thu 15th January 2009
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[UPDATED] Oversee.net Lays Off 18% of Staff - Company lays off 18% of staff in preparation for “very difficult economic environment in 2009″. Domain Name Wire has confirmed that Los Angeles-based domain juggernaut Oversee.net is laying off employees today. From what we’ve been told it’s in the DomainSponsor division, but the layoffs may be more widespread. We are waiting on comment from the company regarding the number of effected employees. [See Update] The layoffs come just two weeks before the ... read more ...
Wed 14th January 2009
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Use WPReviewSite to Develop Domains Fast - Simple user review site creation develops domain names fast. These days every one is trying to develop their domains. But it’s easier said than done. My experience with ParkingJudge.com and RegistrarJudge.com shows that you can develop dynamic, user-generated content sites with little programming skills. Here’s something that may surprise you. Both of these sites were developed using blogging software WordPress. On top of WordPress, I used a simple plugin ... read more ...
Fri 9th January 2009
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Rod Underhill Named WhyPark Advisor - Co-founder of MP3.com becomes senior advisor to WhyPark. Domain Name Wire has learned that Rod Underhill, one of the founders of MP3.com, is joining domain parking alternative WhyPark as a senior advisor. The company will make an official announcement on Monday. Underhill is an attorney who gained fame as co-founder of MP3.com, which skyrocketed to a $6 billion valuation during the dot.com boom. He has also co-authored two “Idiot’s Guide” books, including ... read more ...
 
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DOMAINfest, Domainer Mardi Gras on Horizon - Two domain conferences on agenda for next 6 weeks. Domain industry professionals have two conferences on the agenda from now until the end of February. In less than two weeks, DOMAINfest kicks off in Hollywood, California. DOMAINfest, organized by DomainSponsor, is the largest industry conference by attendance. DomainSponsor will spend about $1 million organizing the show, including parties at Universal Studios and the Playboy Mansion. The conference starts January ... read more ...