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The fate of .travel, .aero, .pro, .museum and more
A look at domain registrations for some of the less well known top level domains. A lot of people point to the results of .aero, .museum, etc. as proof that new top level domains will be failures. This isn’t a fair comparison as most of these d...
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The fate of .travel, .aero, .pro, .museum and more
A look at domain registrations for some of the less well known top level domains. A lot of people point to the results of .aero, .museum, etc. as proof that new top level domains will be failures. This isn’t a fair comparison as most of these d...
Discussion
March 19, 2012, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
What are your top 3 domain names?
Here are the three in my portfolio that I like the most. Causal acquaintances often ask me what my “best” domain is. It’s a tough question. I’m sure if you looked at my portfolio you’d come up with different domains than...
Discussion
What are your top 3 domain names?
Here are the three in my portfolio that I like the most. Causal acquaintances often ask me what my “best” domain is. It’s a tough question. I’m sure if you looked at my portfolio you’d come up with different domains than...
Discussion
March 19, 2012, 11:37 am
Domain Name Wire
.Uk domain hits 10 million milestone
10 million .uk domain names currently registered. Today .uk domain registry Nominet announced that the .uk domain crossed the 10 million domain milestone this week. The domain name swarvemagazine.co.uk, registered on March 12, represented the 10 mill...
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.Uk domain hits 10 million milestone
10 million .uk domain names currently registered. Today .uk domain registry Nominet announced that the .uk domain crossed the 10 million domain milestone this week. The domain name swarvemagazine.co.uk, registered on March 12, represented the 10 mill...
Discussion
March 16, 2012, 11:06 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLD proprietors should not rely on domainers for much revenue
Sorry new TLD operators, but domainers don’t have much money to give you. Launching a new TLD? I hope you don’t have a big line item for revenue you’ll make from domainers registering your domains. I’ve written about this befo...
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New TLD proprietors should not rely on domainers for much revenue
Sorry new TLD operators, but domainers don’t have much money to give you. Launching a new TLD? I hope you don’t have a big line item for revenue you’ll make from domainers registering your domains. I’ve written about this befo...
Discussion
March 16, 2012, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
DNW’s take on SEO and new top level domains
Top level domains and search engine rankings. How compatible will new top level domains be with search engine optimization? The issue was thrust into the limelight following ARI Service CEO Adrian Kinderis’ article on marketingmag.com.au yester...
Discussion
DNW’s take on SEO and new top level domains
Top level domains and search engine rankings. How compatible will new top level domains be with search engine optimization? The issue was thrust into the limelight following ARI Service CEO Adrian Kinderis’ article on marketingmag.com.au yester...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Network Solutions pitches AfternicDLS domains to registrants of similar domains
Email promotion puts your AfternicDLS domains in the spotlight. If you have domains on AfternicDLS at the Premium level, your domains might be getting a bit more attention in a promotion right now. Just minutes ago I received an email pitch from Netw...
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Network Solutions pitches AfternicDLS domains to registrants of similar domains
Email promotion puts your AfternicDLS domains in the spotlight. If you have domains on AfternicDLS at the Premium level, your domains might be getting a bit more attention in a promotion right now. Just minutes ago I received an email pitch from Netw...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 1:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Did Salesforce.com acquire Work.com domain name?
A bunch of signs point to “yes”. Last week I spotted a change in the whois record for work.com that makes me think Work.com has sold and changed hands. Now there may be a clue about the buyer. On March 9, I discovered that the whois for W...
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Did Salesforce.com acquire Work.com domain name?
A bunch of signs point to “yes”. Last week I spotted a change in the whois record for work.com that makes me think Work.com has sold and changed hands. Now there may be a clue about the buyer. On March 9, I discovered that the whois for W...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Twitter snaps up Posterous domain names on day of acquisition announcement
Company registers two domain names for acquisition but it probably won’t use them. Twitter announced the acquisition of Posterous on Monday, and just to be safe it registered a couple related domain names: TwitterPosterous.com and PosterousTwit...
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Twitter snaps up Posterous domain names on day of acquisition announcement
Company registers two domain names for acquisition but it probably won’t use them. Twitter announced the acquisition of Posterous on Monday, and just to be safe it registered a couple related domain names: TwitterPosterous.com and PosterousTwit...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 9:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Google to start showing more content and send less traffic to publishers
More data and answers to be displayed directly on Google.com. If you do certain searches on Google related to air travel, currency and measurement conversions, definitions, and the weather, Google will show you the result on top of the search results...
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Google to start showing more content and send less traffic to publishers
More data and answers to be displayed directly on Google.com. If you do certain searches on Google related to air travel, currency and measurement conversions, definitions, and the weather, Google will show you the result on top of the search results...
Discussion
March 14, 2012, 10:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Matt Cutts: No, new TLDs will not automatically get a boost over .com in search results
Straight from the horse’s mouth: don’t expect an SEO benefit from your new TLD. Yesterday Adrian Kinderis, CEO of new TLD registry services provider ARI Registry Services, published a piece saying that new top level domains will automatic...
Discussion
Matt Cutts: No, new TLDs will not automatically get a boost over .com in search results
Straight from the horse’s mouth: don’t expect an SEO benefit from your new TLD. Yesterday Adrian Kinderis, CEO of new TLD registry services provider ARI Registry Services, published a piece saying that new top level domains will automatic...
Discussion
March 14, 2012, 6:31 pm
