The Wall Street Journal did an article that focused on Yahoo. The article did touch upon broader topics that might interest web developers and domainers. One of the key points was that content is not king. Excerpt: As Web traffic explodes, Internet companies are struggling to profit off ads shown next to the articles, videos […]
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Lamebook.com keeps name and site
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 […]
Continue ReadingDomain blogs by Alexa ranking: TheDomains.com leads the way
Quick look at the current Alexa ratings for Domain Blogs. Alexa Traffic Rank A measure of a sites popularity. The rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors to a site and pageviews over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1. Updated Daily […]
Continue ReadingDon’t do just for the sake of doing
This article is speaking from a purely business standpoint, nothing related to personal, social or philanthropic. There are only 168 hours in the week, a finite amount of time. Your time is your most valuable asset. Don’t just do something for the sake of doing something. There needs to be a focus and a reason […]
Continue ReadingAd platform that turns still images into an ecommerce store front
Stipple launched an ad platform that turns still images into ecommerce storefronts. The platform allows consumers to mouse over any product in a tagged photograph in online magazines or publisher Web sites to reveal brand name, pricing and links to save or make purchases. Stipple CEO Rey Flemings refers to the platform as AdWords for […]
Continue ReadingOne group that needs to think about .xxx cybersquatting CELEBRITIES
I was reading the .xxx cybersquatting piece on Domain Name Wire. Andrew mentioned who he thought should protect their brand and who did not have to worry about it. Kevin Murphy from Domain Incite mentioned in the comments, “another category you might want to mention is celebrities.” I agree with Kevin 100 % and I […]
Continue ReadingNew Tlds can be successful without unseating the King
CircleID published an article where it talked about a new TLD can compete with .com if its quality. TheDomains.com posted about it and you get the normal .com is king comment and a few posting not knowing what they are owning. .CO is a cctld you can call it a gTld but its not. If […]
Continue ReadingWill Domaining be affected by a “Post Pc world” ?
Good piece done by Dan Mosher on MediaPost about how mobile will reshape the net. How this will affect domain values should be a topic of interest for anyone new or old in the space. The World Wide Web turns 20 years old this month, and to that I say, "Happy Birthday WWW!" It was […]
Continue ReadingGoogle changing search with expanded organic sitelinks
Google has introduced expanded organic sitelinks. So search for domaining.com for example: Now this is not under every search but it seems if the site is well known, you get these expanded organic listings. If this becomes the norm its going to get interesting.
Continue ReadingA chat with Igal Lichtman (Mrs. Jello)
Some know the name others new to the industry may not. Known to the domaining world as Mrs Jello, Igal Lichtman has been a successful entrepreneur for over 25 years. Lichtman started out in 1986 as the founder, chairman and CEO of Magic Solutions International, a software company in the field of help desk & […]
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