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200 million domain registrations vs 18 Billion app downloads

September 9, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 3 Comments

Steve Smith from Online Media Daily wrote a great article on the growing number of app downloads. Excerpt: The taste for mobile apps is not leveling as smartphone penetration maintains its upward trajectory and finds new international markets. According to Ovum, downloads will surpass 18 billion by the end of this year, an increase of […]

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Filed Under: Mobile

Registration specials around the net

September 9, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

There are some good special deals going on right now. Netfirms.com $4.95 for a .com/.net/.org and some cctlds.  Do not go directly to Netfirms but instead Google, domain names. Click the Netfirms ad and you will be able to register for $4.95. Go Daddy is offering $5.99 .com for up to 3 domains. Again Google […]

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Filed Under: Registrars

If Beyonce does not have to pay the .xxx ” block fee” why should your company ?

September 7, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

.XXX is underway and under Sunrise B, any non-adult trademark holders that want to block their trademark from being registered in .xxx can do that by paying a fee. But ICM is blocking or reserving some celebrity names. Go to http://www.icmregistry.com/whois You can check to see if a name is “reserved” by ICM.  It seems […]

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Filed Under: .XXX

Sedo rolls out new Parking look

September 6, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

When you log into Sedo today, you will see the layout changed for parking. The first thing you will notice is the drop down wording under my Sedo. Instead of saying "Domain Parking" it says "Parking Reporting" You start at the overview, and click the tab "Statistics" You can go with option 1 for a […]

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Hopper.com sells for $50,000

September 4, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 3 Comments

Hopper.com has just shown up on the Sedo sales list. $50,000. The buyer is a company called Hopper that has been in stealth mode for a little while. Hopper, a Montreal, Canada-based startup, has raised $8 million in fresh funding from Atlas Venture and previous backer Brightspark Ventures to try and ‘reinvent travel search’. So […]

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Filed Under: Domain Sales Tagged With: Hopper.com, new site, Tech Crucnch

Denver Business Journal warns TM holders about “Domainiacs”

September 2, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

A new article in the Denver Business Journal is looking to warn TM holders about the new gTLDs. Excerpt: Trademark owners, prepare: The Domainiacs, those creatures that pounce on your valuable trademarks without permission, are returning. For decades, business owners have battled the unauthorized use of their trademarks in domain addresses purchased by third parties. […]

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Filed Under: New Tlds

SEO undervalued ?

September 1, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

In an article from Adotas.com, Gavin Dunaway writes an interesting article on the value of SEO. Excerpt: DIGITAL DUE DILIGENCE – VCs don’t like SEO-dependent companies, because SEO isn’t the competitive advantage it used to be. Wall Street doesn’t like SEO because it’s too much of a black box. They’re both wrong: public perception of SEO […]

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Be careful you are not investing in a fad

August 31, 2011 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

A little while back there were several domain wanted threads for deals or daily deal type domains. Well it now seems like daily deals are becoming to fall out of vogue. The Atlantic did a story yesterday on how people are sick of the sites. Excerpt: There was a daily deal sites bubble. Too many […]

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Filed Under: Domain trends

Twitter rated best in social networking at impacting a brand

August 30, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

In an article from The Next Web.com, Sherilynn Macale breaks down why Twitter ranks best in social networking for helping your brand. Excerpt: Now, more than ever, is the time for brands and companies to begin understanding how the chaotic and real-time world of Twitter can massively influence the ways in which consumers perceive them. […]

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Filed Under: Twitter Tagged With: Twitter

Lamebook.com keeps name and site

August 29, 2011 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Parody site Lamebook and social networking giant Facebook have ended their legal battle with an agreement calling for Lamebook to retain its name but add a disclaimer to its site. "We are pleased to arrive at an agreement that protects Facebook's brand and trademark and allows for Lamebook's continued operation," the companies said in a […]

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Filed Under: Facebook Tagged With: Domain Names, Facebook, LameBook, Social Media, web

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