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DomainSherpa
Domain Names and Search Engine Optimization – With Danny Sullivan
To have a website that ranks highly in search engines like Google and Bing, just how important is the domain name? For the most reliable information on this topic, I invited the leading authority on search engines, Danny Sullivan, to join me on Domai...
Discussion
Domain Names and Search Engine Optimization – With Danny Sullivan
To have a website that ranks highly in search engines like Google and Bing, just how important is the domain name? For the most reliable information on this topic, I invited the leading authority on search engines, Danny Sullivan, to join me on Domai...
Discussion
March 19, 2012, 11:00 am
The Domains
Gamechanger? Marketpage Allows Anyone To Set Up A Store on Their Facebook Page & Snoop Dog Is The 1st
There was an interesting press release from MarketPage a system that “allows anyone to have a shop on their Facebook Page and invite others to sell there.” Its seems like a natural. You have a fanbase that wants to connect with you and yo...
Discussion
Gamechanger? Marketpage Allows Anyone To Set Up A Store on Their Facebook Page & Snoop Dog Is The 1st
There was an interesting press release from MarketPage a system that “allows anyone to have a shop on their Facebook Page and invite others to sell there.” Its seems like a natural. You have a fanbase that wants to connect with you and yo...
Discussion
March 19, 2012, 8:15 am
Domain Shane
Monday’s Big List of Domains At Auction, Dropping, or For Sale Around the Net 3-19-12
I was away for the last 4 days so for all those that emailed me I promise I will get back to you. I wasn’t ignoring anyone just taking one last break before all Hell breaks loose in the plant business. My next time with 2 days off in a row does...
Discussion
Monday’s Big List of Domains At Auction, Dropping, or For Sale Around the Net 3-19-12
I was away for the last 4 days so for all those that emailed me I promise I will get back to you. I wasn’t ignoring anyone just taking one last break before all Hell breaks loose in the plant business. My next time with 2 days off in a row does...
Discussion
March 19, 2012, 5:34 am
The Domains
Cnet: Google Plans to Penalize ‘Overly Optimized’ Sites
According to Cnet.com, Google is planning to penalize sites that overuse search-engine-optimization techniques. Google engineer Matt Cutts discussed the plan at South by Southwest (SXSW) and Search Engine Land posted an audio clip from a panel discus...
Discussion
Cnet: Google Plans to Penalize ‘Overly Optimized’ Sites
According to Cnet.com, Google is planning to penalize sites that overuse search-engine-optimization techniques. Google engineer Matt Cutts discussed the plan at South by Southwest (SXSW) and Search Engine Land posted an audio clip from a panel discus...
Discussion
March 18, 2012, 7:25 pm
The Domains
Quick Poll: How Many New gTLD Apps Will Be Submitted?
We are now less than one month from April 12th, the last day an application for a new gTLD can be submitted. We now know that 294 people have paid $5K to put in an App of course each registered user can file 49 apps so the number of actually apps sub...
Discussion
Quick Poll: How Many New gTLD Apps Will Be Submitted?
We are now less than one month from April 12th, the last day an application for a new gTLD can be submitted. We now know that 294 people have paid $5K to put in an App of course each registered user can file 49 apps so the number of actually apps sub...
Discussion
March 18, 2012, 12:10 pm
Elliot's Blog
NameJet Bidding: I Wish There Was a Reminder Email
I was outbid on the NameJet auction for VisitSouthAfrica.com, and I didn’t want to bid higher until the final moments of the auction. I figured that I would end up having a better chance to get the name at a better price if I was bidding increm...
Discussion
NameJet Bidding: I Wish There Was a Reminder Email
I was outbid on the NameJet auction for VisitSouthAfrica.com, and I didn’t want to bid higher until the final moments of the auction. I figured that I would end up having a better chance to get the name at a better price if I was bidding increm...
Discussion
March 17, 2012, 2:48 pm
The Domains
Hey Rick Maybe You Should Re-Join The ICA
Rick Schwartz has ferociously been on the attack since getting hit with a UDRP on the domain name Saveme.com. As I’m sure all of you have read by now, Rick registered the domain name Saveme.com in 1996 and now based on a domain name registered ...
Discussion
Hey Rick Maybe You Should Re-Join The ICA
Rick Schwartz has ferociously been on the attack since getting hit with a UDRP on the domain name Saveme.com. As I’m sure all of you have read by now, Rick registered the domain name Saveme.com in 1996 and now based on a domain name registered ...
Discussion
March 17, 2012, 1:32 pm
Elliot's Blog
Rick Schwartz Sends Email Regarding SaveMe.com UDRP
I read about the recent UDRP filing for SaveMe.com, a domain name Rick Schwartz bought over 10 years ago. The company that filed the UDRP owns a ccTLD version of the domain, which appears to have been registered just in 2010. In my opinion, this look...
Discussion
Rick Schwartz Sends Email Regarding SaveMe.com UDRP
I read about the recent UDRP filing for SaveMe.com, a domain name Rick Schwartz bought over 10 years ago. The company that filed the UDRP owns a ccTLD version of the domain, which appears to have been registered just in 2010. In my opinion, this look...
Discussion
March 17, 2012, 12:20 pm
The Domains
The Inside Story Of The Fastest Growing TLD .TK Adding 1M Registrations Per Month It’s Free & Soon #1
Over the last couple of Verisign Domain Industry Brief (March 2012 here, December 2011 here) one ccTLD has seemingly come out of nowhere to become the third largest ccTLD in terms of registration. The extension is is .TK and its the ccTLD of th...
Discussion
The Inside Story Of The Fastest Growing TLD .TK Adding 1M Registrations Per Month It’s Free & Soon #1
Over the last couple of Verisign Domain Industry Brief (March 2012 here, December 2011 here) one ccTLD has seemingly come out of nowhere to become the third largest ccTLD in terms of registration. The extension is is .TK and its the ccTLD of th...
Discussion
March 17, 2012, 8:30 am
Elliot's Blog
Sedo: “We Will be Compensating You For The Parking Decrease”
Last Friday, Sedo informed its parking customers about a malicious Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack the company was facing, which impacted its parked domain names. Apparently, Sedo techs were able to alleviate most of the affects of the at...
Discussion
Sedo: “We Will be Compensating You For The Parking Decrease”
Last Friday, Sedo informed its parking customers about a malicious Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack the company was facing, which impacted its parked domain names. Apparently, Sedo techs were able to alleviate most of the affects of the at...
Discussion
March 16, 2012, 2:34 pm
