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The Domains
Godaddy Drops Commission On Auction Sales From 15% to 10% A Month After Raising Them From 5%
Back on June 13th we wrote a post calling out Godaddy.com for tripling the commission they were charging their customers for auction sales from at that time 5% to 15% without first notifying their customers. Today Godaddy let us know that they were r...
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Godaddy Drops Commission On Auction Sales From 15% to 10% A Month After Raising Them From 5%
Back on June 13th we wrote a post calling out Godaddy.com for tripling the commission they were charging their customers for auction sales from at that time 5% to 15% without first notifying their customers. Today Godaddy let us know that they were r...
Discussion
July 28, 2011, 11:38 am
The Domains
Flippa.com Report On State of the Website Economy: Focus on Website Domains
Flippa.com put out this morning a new report called “State of the Website Economy: Focus On WebSite Domains“, and its pretty interesting. Flippa say’s they have sold $50 Million dollars worth of Websites and has the “largest s...
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Flippa.com Report On State of the Website Economy: Focus on Website Domains
Flippa.com put out this morning a new report called “State of the Website Economy: Focus On WebSite Domains“, and its pretty interesting. Flippa say’s they have sold $50 Million dollars worth of Websites and has the “largest s...
Discussion
July 28, 2011, 8:37 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Great Domain Auction and Drop Picks
Big auction ending today with some solid names. Same thing on Namejet but I’ll try and keep the list under 20 names. And I’d also like to thank Adam Dicker for giving me the nice birthday present of changing my DnForum from Bg...
Discussion
Thursday’s Great Domain Auction and Drop Picks
Big auction ending today with some solid names. Same thing on Namejet but I’ll try and keep the list under 20 names. And I’d also like to thank Adam Dicker for giving me the nice birthday present of changing my DnForum from Bg...
Discussion
July 28, 2011, 2:48 am
The Domains
New Study: How Do Click Through Rates Vary On SEO Position: How Many More Clicks Does #1 Ranking Get You?
MediaPost.com is reporting on A study released Monday from Slingshot looks at how SEO position effects click through rates (CTR). According to a Press Release by the Company it is the biggest study on the subject in 5 years. The study found that havi...
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New Study: How Do Click Through Rates Vary On SEO Position: How Many More Clicks Does #1 Ranking Get You?
MediaPost.com is reporting on A study released Monday from Slingshot looks at how SEO position effects click through rates (CTR). According to a Press Release by the Company it is the biggest study on the subject in 5 years. The study found that havi...
Discussion
July 27, 2011, 10:06 pm
The Domains
Afternic DLS Sales Up 94% This Year
Earlier today Sedo issued its 2nd Quarter report. This afternoon Afternic’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) issued its report for the 1st half of 2011 and announced a 94% jump in year-over-year sales volume for the first half of 2011, marking the ...
Discussion
Afternic DLS Sales Up 94% This Year
Earlier today Sedo issued its 2nd Quarter report. This afternoon Afternic’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) issued its report for the 1st half of 2011 and announced a 94% jump in year-over-year sales volume for the first half of 2011, marking the ...
Discussion
July 27, 2011, 5:37 pm
The Domains
4Square.com Goes For $32K On NameJet.com & Rex.com Pulls In $68K
The domain name 4Square.com sold on NameJet.com for $32,100. With three bidders of $10K or more the domain which is an alternative to the app Four Square went I believe to a frequent buyer Id on NameJet and probably not to the owner of the App. Rex.c...
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4Square.com Goes For $32K On NameJet.com & Rex.com Pulls In $68K
The domain name 4Square.com sold on NameJet.com for $32,100. With three bidders of $10K or more the domain which is an alternative to the app Four Square went I believe to a frequent buyer Id on NameJet and probably not to the owner of the App. Rex.c...
Discussion
July 27, 2011, 5:20 pm
The Domains
On the Date Restricted Shares of Demand Media Unlock & The Market Sinks, Demand Is Actually Up
Demand Media went public on January 26th, 2011. Shares that insiders receive typically have a 6 month lock up meaning none can be traded until the 6 month period is up. Meaning that today would be the 1st day that the insider shares can be sold. Well...
Discussion
On the Date Restricted Shares of Demand Media Unlock & The Market Sinks, Demand Is Actually Up
Demand Media went public on January 26th, 2011. Shares that insiders receive typically have a 6 month lock up meaning none can be traded until the 6 month period is up. Meaning that today would be the 1st day that the insider shares can be sold. Well...
Discussion
July 27, 2011, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google AdWords Now Supports Internationalized Domain Names
Advertisers no longer have to show ASCII URLs in their ads. A couple weeks ago I missed an announcement from Google AdWords that it now supports internationalized domain names (IDN) for display and destination URLs on Google ads. This means advertise...
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Google AdWords Now Supports Internationalized Domain Names
Advertisers no longer have to show ASCII URLs in their ads. A couple weeks ago I missed an announcement from Google AdWords that it now supports internationalized domain names (IDN) for display and destination URLs on Google ads. This means advertise...
Discussion
July 27, 2011, 1:38 pm
Domain Name News
Power.com for Auction, $2,500 USD to Register to Bid
Power.com is going up for bidding in a private auction organized by RokMe. The auction takes place as a silent bid auction at first that may be extended into a second round English auction if necessary. Bidders are charged a non-refundable fee of $2,...
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Power.com for Auction, $2,500 USD to Register to Bid
Power.com is going up for bidding in a private auction organized by RokMe. The auction takes place as a silent bid auction at first that may be extended into a second round English auction if necessary. Bidders are charged a non-refundable fee of $2,...
Discussion
July 27, 2011, 12:43 pm
Elliot's Blog
Steer Clear of Rolex Domain Names
I noticed a number of Rolex related domain names up for auction at NameJet today and several have bids. If you are contemplating a bid on any of these names, I want to share a story which will hopefully dissuade you from backordering one or more name...
Discussion
Steer Clear of Rolex Domain Names
I noticed a number of Rolex related domain names up for auction at NameJet today and several have bids. If you are contemplating a bid on any of these names, I want to share a story which will hopefully dissuade you from backordering one or more name...
Discussion
July 27, 2011, 10:50 am
