December 2008

A Veteran Domain Investor Meets Israel’s President and Explains Why Domains Rock (Even in a Recession)

(December 22, 2008)

Veteran domain investor Mike "Zappy" Zapolin of the Internet Real Estate Group met Israeli President Shimon Peres last week when Zappy was in Tel Aviv to speak at a major business conference. While there Zapolin underlined the value of good domain names in an interview with Globes Magazine.

How Acquiring and Developing High Quality Domain Names Gave Warren Royal Control Over His Own Destiny

(December 20, 2008)

The new December Cover Story is out at DNJournal.com. The plunge in parking revenue over the past year has left many domain owners looking for lifejackets. Warren Royal found his by developing Bobbleheads.com and Shreveport.com. No longer dependent on Google or Yahoo, Royal's destiny is now in his own hands.

Parking Pages, Google Rankings & Nissan’s GT-R Supercar Killer

(December 20, 2008)

It is often said by other domainers / domain owners that their parked pages do not get good rankings (if ranked at all) by Google or other search engines. I like to keep an eye on my domains as often...

ICANN Plan for New gTLDs in More Trouble as U.S. Government Joins the Skeptics

(December 19, 2008)

ICANN's plan to roll out an unlimited number of new global domain extensions starting next year has hit a major roadblock. The U.S. Government has joined the growing chorus of stakeholders expressing reservations about the wisdom of flooding the market with new gTLDs.

Building a Website is Child’s Play!

(December 19, 2008)

My daughter Sasha who is 10 years old has just published her first website called Horse Obsession (www.horseobsession.com) We registered the domain name back in November 2004 for reasons mentioned...

Results from Thursday’s Sparring Match Between GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons and Company Critic Andrew Allemann

(December 18, 2008)

GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons invited a critic of his company, Andrew Allemann of DomainNameWire.com, to be on his GoDaddy Radio show Thursday. In case you missed it, their sparring match is now available for replay. We have a link to the show and our take on the program.

GreatDomains Auction Sales Dominate DN Journal’s New Weekly Sales Chart

(December 17, 2008)

A huge batch of completed sales from Sedo's GreatDomains.com premium auction site dominate the new weekly domain sales chart at DN Journal. We have expanded the all extension leader board from 20 to 40 positions to make room for all of those high end sales as well as solid results from some of the everyday venues,

GoDaddy Founder Bob Parsons, Fresh Off a $2 Million Party for Employees, Spars With a Company Critic Today on His Radio Show

(December 17, 2008)

GoDaddy celebrated a 42% jump in sales this year by throwing a spectacular $2 million holiday party for its employees. TDNAM auction customers can celebrate too. Starting bids on high traffic domains have been rolled back in response to a whistle blowing blogger who will be on GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons' radio show today.

Bite the hand that feeds video by Perry Marshall

(December 17, 2008)

Watched a fantastic video today by my mate Perry Marshall. I have known Perry for over 4 years now and was a student of his back in 2004/2005 on using Google AdWords which...

National Advertisers and TM Owners Call on ICANN to Stop Its Planned Roll Out of New gTLDs

(December 16, 2008)

A powerful trade association representing thousands of famous brands has called on ICANN to halt its plans to roll out an unlimited number of new gTLDS in 2009. The Internet Commerce Association also weighed in on the matter in a letter to ICANN's Board of Directors.

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