November 2008

When Registering Domains, Look Before You Leap!

(November 30, 2008)

Following on in the footsteps of my previous post. Looking at most of the dropped domain names these days is its blatantly obvious that most people registering domain names don't have a clue as to what...

The Funny Side of Domain Names.

(November 29, 2008)

I came across this very very funny domain video while I was at Jamie Parks website www.domainerdeveloper.com It is a spoof video from "Domain Name Dollar Store"

The Economy Is Tanking But Online Ad Spending Is Expected to Set Another New Record in 2009

(November 28, 2008)

Here is still another reason to be thankful this weekend - the continuing growth of the online advertising market. Despite the meltdown in the general economy, online search ad spending isl expected to set another new record next year. In this economy how many other sectors are expecting a near double digit rate of growth in 2009?

Will 2009 be the year of the ccTLD???

(November 28, 2008)

As most of my readers have gathered by now I really like the ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain) space and it seems as though I am not alone. Rick Latona had this to say after the Traffic DownUnder show had finished...

More Endusers Buying Indian Domains

(November 27, 2008)

About 6 months ago I made a list of about 500+ .co.in & .in domains that I was looking at registering. I purchased about 100+ of the ones that I liked the best and left the rest for later or in this...

Egypt: An Inside View of This Stop on the Domain Industry’s October/November World Tour

(November 26, 2008)

Over the past few days, we've given you an inside view of domain events in Australia and on the French Riviera. Today it is on to Egypt where Directi sister companies Skenzo and LogicBoxes took delegates at this month's ICANN meeting in Cairo on an "Egyptian Odyssey" that included stops at the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza.

Country Code Domains Dominate DN Journal’s New Weekly Sales Report

(November 26, 2008)

Country code domains turned in the strongest performance we have seen since starting our weekly domain sales report over five years ago. The biggest ccTLD sale of the year led a country code charge that gave ccTLDs 12 of the 20 positions on our latest Top 20 sales chart.

Dinner in New York’s Hard Rock Cafe with Elliot & Karen Silver

(November 26, 2008)

Myself in the middle with Elliot & Karen Silver I had the pleasure on a recent trip to New York (see my site http://www.laptopnomads.com/413/sitting-on-apple-in-the-big-apple/) to catch up with fellow Domainer / Developer Elliot Silver and his lovely wife Karen.* We chose The Hard Rock Cafe in Time Square as had been there last year and [...]

An Inside Look at the 3rd Annual SedoPro Partner Forum on the French Riviera

(November 25, 2008)

Photos from the 3rd Annual SedoPro Partner Forum held on the French Riviera make us wish we could have been there. A fabulous waterfront hotel, yacht racing, casino night and a chauffeured antique car tour of the Riviera were just a few of the experiences enjoyed by attendees from around the world.

After a 32-Hour Trip Home Some Extra Photos and Notes from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under

(November 24, 2008)

We're back from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference in Australia with some additional notes and photos from a fabulous show staged by, appropriately enough, Fabulous.com. You will want to check out company exec Michael Robertson's new mohawk as well as his close encounter with a kangaroo.

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