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  • Back At The Wheel
    Steve November 4, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    This past month has flown by as I was away on military business.  I received tons of emails that will take me about a week to get answered.  Unfortunately, I did not have dedicated access to the internet due to us using only secret lan lines where I was at.  I can tell you that the secret side to...
  • Google/Yahoo modify ad deal; Carl Icahn still pitching to Microsoft
    Dominik Mueller November 4, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    Web search leaders Google and Yahoo have formulated and submitted a new agreement outlining their advertising partnership to the U.S. Justice Department. The companies have been subject of discussion due to Google gaining too much power in the competitive online search market, hence the Justice Depa...
  • Market Recovery Imminent?
    Reece November 4, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    When it comes to short domains, it’s beginning to appear that way. Both LLL.coms and LLLL.coms are off to great starts in November, considerably outperforming their October performance. eBay, which has historically served as the venue for the lowest priced LLLL.coms over past months has reall...
  • IDN Sales Report - October 2008
    IDN News November 4, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    IDN Sales Report Sept. 1, 2008 - Sept. 30, 2008 All sales are over 500 USD IDN punycode language translation price where 1 ?????.com xn--ock3dqb7a0b gambling japanese 150 000 private 2 direktflüge.de xn--direktflge-heb direct flights german 5 500 sedo 3 ??????.com xn--...
  • Increase Adsense Earnings - Sitegrouper Wordtracker Video
    admin November 4, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    Hi Everyone A few weeks ago I told you about an amazing site called Sitegrouper.  Many of our members are amazed at the money they have made in such a short amount of time. What if you could make your Google Adsense profits soar? Did you know that SiteGrouper has a powerful built-in tool that will ...
  • ICANN’s 33rd International Meeting Arrives In Cairo
    ICANN Announcements November 3, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    Cairo, Egypt: Further progress towards the implementation of new generic Top Level Domains and the global expansion of the domain name system is expected this week, as ICANN opens its 33rd International meeting in Cairo. Over 1,000 delegates from around the world have gathered for the meeting, which...
  • The tale of two campaigns: Aesthetics of politics
    Acro November 3, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    As a graphics designer, I am attracted to the visual elements that constitute effective delivery of a message. Generally speaking, I seek a clear, distinct and spacious method that is also bold and concise in its typography. Enter, the 2008 political campaigns of the two candidates. The John McCain ...
  • Short Domains Explained
    Reece November 3, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    This is an elaboration on a post I wrote awhile back on 4 Letter Noob about what all the terms commonly used in the short domain world stand for. If you’d like further explanation on any of them, please don’t hesitate to ask. C = Character. When seen in a domain name listing, the number ...
  • DomainingLibrary.com Launches Today!
    Morgan Linton November 3, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    We are proud to announce another big launch this year DomainingLibrary.com. Learning about domaining can be a confusing process for those looking to get started. With resources located all across the Internet and eBook after eBook claiming to "make you an Internet Millionaire" we thought it was time...
  • Kevin Ham and Chris Hartnett Graduate From the Harvard Business School
    Doctors Kevin Ham and Chris Hartnett have become Harvard Business School graduates after completing the school's intensely demanding Advanced Management Program. Also, our take on Media General's purchase of Richmond.com....
  • AOL Launches When.com Local Event Search
    Dominik Mueller November 3, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    AOL unveiled its new When.com project this morning. It’s a search engine for local events. The media company already owns some other websites for local content, including MapQuest and AOL CityGuide. When.com automatically recognizes where you’re located when you go to the website, but mo...
  • ePoker.com, VAX.com, Detectives.net and more
    Alan November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    SnapNames always has a wealth of good names in auction and the current inventory list is no different. Many of the domains below already have multiple bidders while some are private sales at very reasonable reserves. vax.com tro.com Detectives.net avn.org EventSecurity.com PerfectSoulmates.com epoke...
  • Do you ever feel like your effort is an expendable and easily replaceable commodity input?
    admin November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    A question for my employed or formerly employeed colleagues and readers… Can you ever find satisfaction from a regular “office” type job and career? At the crossroads of life, I struggle to find purpose and meaning to all I’ve done and all the things I’ve put my time an...
  • Voting for Obama is the patriotic thing to do
    Acro November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    With less than 48 hours remaining before Election Day, it is evident that all along there has only been one candidate in this race. Having watched all of the debates and having followed the campaign analysis closely, I believe that I am not the only one who has seen the stark differences between Bar...
  • TRAFFIC Down Under Charity Domain Auction
    Mark Fulton November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    TRAFFIC Down Under will hold a charity auction of ten premium domain names with the revenue to be donated to the Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a non-profit advocate for the domain name industry. The auction will benefit the ICA, a grass roots organization formed to ensure domain services and ...
  • LLLL.com Timeline
    Reece November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    For those who weren’t around for the first year, here’s a recap of what happened, summarized into a few lines: November - About $10 min within a couple weeks from buyout, hit $15 min by December. Hit about $25 by mid-December before falling to about $15 again heading into January (people...
  • Part 2 - Results of the Domain Parking Attitudes and Experience Survey 2008
    Whizzbangsblog.com November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    This is the second and final article the covers the results of the annual domain parking attitudes and experiences survey for 2008. The first article may be viewed at: Part 1 - Results of the Domain Parking Attitudes and Experiences Survey 2008 (index.php/20081030481/MyBlog/Part-1-Results-of-the-Dom...
  • That rock was nice and cosy!
    Richard November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    I’ve been in hibernation for the past few months and my focus has been far from the short domain marketplace hence the lack of posts here at Quad Letter Domains. Just a quick post to say that I am still alive and well, just concentrating on some other projects that I have been trying to get fi...
  • Beware The Domain Phishers!
    David Carter November 2, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    I have one domain and one domain only at Enom at the moment and even that is about to transferred to my usual registrar of choice, so it came as a surprise to me this morning, to have received a number of emails that appeared to be from Enom.com telling me that my whois information was inaccurate an...
  • MonthlyDN Launches! New service for Domainers to Buy and Sell Premium Domains
    Morgan Linton November 1, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    November 1st marks the launch of MonthlyDN - a fresh look at buying and selling premium domain names aimed at eliminating fraud and adding a personal touch to the domain sale process. MonthlyDN will feature one domain a month for sale through their website located at MonthlyDN.com. Unlike most servi...
  • ICANN: Fast Track Receives Over 50 Responses
    ICANN Announcements November 1, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    Following the recommendation from the IDNC WG Final report, ICANN sent letters to all countries and territories requesting information about their interest in participating in the Fast Track process. A sample letter is available at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02oct08-en.htm ...
  • It’s A Brave New World (And Other Biotrends)
    Scott November 1, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    I’ve got three words for you: Personalization Individualization Uniqueness These have been at the forefront of trends for 2008; many of the trends this year tie directly into one of these.  Now, perhaps more than ever, people want to express themselves in their own way.  Well, I’ve g...
  • Traffic DownUnder coming up fast.
    edkeaysm November 1, 2008 | Comments Off  Comments
    If you have been living under a rock for the past 6 months or so you may not have heard that the Traffic domain show is heading DownUnder to Oz on November 18th. Here is the link www.trafficdownunder.com Unfortunately I will NOT be there (drats and double drats) but my family trip comes first www.la...