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  • GoDaddy.com 2009 Super Bowl Commercial
    Steve Smith January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Superbowl CommercialsSneak preview of Super Bowl Sunday's "GoDaddy-esque" advertising featuring GoDaddy Girl- celebtrity race car driver- Danica Patrick shower video ad. (click headline to watch vidcast)Source: CastTV.com ...
  • NBC Sells Out Super Bowl Ads for Record $206 Million
    Steve Smith January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    NFL News Feed: NBC Sells Out Super Bowl Ads - The League at washingtonpost.comTAMPA, Fla.--NBC has announced that it has sold all of its available ad spots for the network's Super Bowl telecast Sunday.The network generated a record $206 million in advertising revenue for the game telecast and $261 m...
  • Nohotel.com & Nohotels.com sell for $30K Each
    Jamie Zoch January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Sedo is reporting recent domain name sales of Nohotel.com and Nohotels.com for $30,000 Each! I would have to figure this is the search term for Norway + the keyword Hotel and the plural version? The reason why I think this is because the new owner holds a .no email address which is the Country Code ...
  • Domain Submission Now Live at eBusinessDomains.com
    eBusinessDomains January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Over the past few months we have received numerous emails requesting domain listings at eBusinessDomains.com. We are very pleased to announce that we are now opening up our domain marketplace to new domains names, and our Domain Submission platform is now live. To learn more about submitting your do...
  • Twitter Application Coming Monday
    This brand new Twitter application has some huge money making potential. The form below is what the application produces. I was lucky enough to get in on the beta testing. Basically your readers or site visitors will fill in their Twitter user name and password, which is not stored and only used onc...
  • Marchex Layoffs Announced
    Elliot Silver January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Although they don’t consider themselves domainers, Marchex owns thousands of domain names, and the company is one of the few publicly traded domain-related companies. This morning, Marchex announced that the company is laying off 15 employees, about 4% of its workforce. They also announced a ...
  • Check out this clever ad - Give it some thought
    Daily Domain Blog January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    There are some funky domain names out there for sure   Source: Twitter: twitter.com/NameCheap ...
  • What’s Behind the First 3D Super Bowl Ads - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
    Steve Smith January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    What's Behind the First 3D Super Bowl Ads - News and Analysis by PC Magazine3D Advertising is an emerging trend as the 2009 Super Bowl debuts its first ever 3D Commercial. Super Advertising costs up to an all-time record breaking $3 million per 30-second commercial. Domain company- GoDaddy.com has b...
  • Parking Revolution Updated With Great Monetization and Unique Content Features
    Mark Fulton January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    When I originally announced Parking Revolution the response was phenomenal.  Parking Revolution is a new service that allows you to develop your domain names into beautiful mini-sites loaded with fresh content and ready to monetize.  The guys behind the scenes have been actively listening to and ...
  • Hand Picked Expiring Domain List
    Jamie Zoch January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Below you will find a Hand Picked  list of Expiring Domain Names. You can also see and get this list directly on BuyExpiringDomains.com and use the Buy Domains tab. I update the list several times a week.  Quick Picks! Gudi.com Regal.net GetItAll.com LetterOpener.com Eaco.com Runa.com ...
  • DomainFest was Best
    Elliot Silver January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    I returned to New York last night after spending a week in California visiting Burbank and attending DomainFest Global.  It always seems that each domain conference is better than the previous conference I attended.  This can certainly be said about DFG. Aside from the panels (which were good), th...
  • Human error causes Google to label the whole internet as malware
    Barry January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    As some people may have noticed this morning, all search engine links were labeled that they may be harmful. Twitter messages were being sent around confirming the problem. Matt Cutts promised that a Google comment on the problem would be forthcoming. Now an explanation has been posted. Google flags...
  • Stop “Hand Registering” Domain Names
    Jamie Zoch January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    I am simply amazed at how many people "Hand Register" domain names each and every day. 99% of these domains are Junk!  Anything done on the domain will be a Waste! You are instantly settling for second best without even trying from the start to Be The Best! Another BETTER domain name sh...
  • Godaddy Code for .in Registration
    Daily Domain Blog January 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Single Registration DOWNFORCE Godaddy Coupon Saves 15% on your order  -$2.25 .in Registration = $12.74 Multiple Registrations gds0124a - Save 25% on your order of $75 or more. $14.99 - 25% = $11.24 BTPS7 - Save 20% on your order of $50 or more $14.99 - 20% = $11.99 Source: NamePros.Com - The Offi...
  • GoDaddy.com Purchases Second Super Bowl Commercial
    Andrew Allemann January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Company to air two commercials during Sunday’s Super Bowl. One of the last remaining advertising spots in Sunday’s Super Bowl was snapped up by domain name registrar GoDaddy . The commercial will air near the two minute warning in the fourth quarter of the game. GoDaddy, a perennial S...
  • Fly.com Appreciates 20% in 10 Years
    Andrew Allemann January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Sale of $1.8 million not that great of a return. The big domain name news today is the sale of Fly.com for $1.8 million to Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO). That’s a big number, especially in today’s economy. But it’s not a great return for the seller. It was almost 10 years ago that th...
  • NIC Mexico Announces the Re-Opening of .MX Registrations
    Chad Kettner January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Network Information Center (NIC) Mexico announced they are planning to re-open top-level .mx registrations after 20 years of restrictions. Since February 1, 1989, the registration of first level .mx domains has been extremely limited. At first it was only to be used by educational institutions, but ...
  • Wow We Actually Bought Domains At DomainFest: Our Take, Our Suggestions & How About That “Other” Auction
    MHB January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Having had a good nights sleep, after much drinking and partying at the Mansion, enjoying a wonderful lunch at the Ivy restaurant on an absolutely beautiful day here in LA,  after reading your comments to my post on the Live auction results, and many other blogs, I’m ready to share my thought...
  • Your website breeds new domain names
    Barry January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    If you already have a website, you have access to some unique information. It is so often seen but rarely acted upon. The search terms web users type in to find your web site give you some real insight into what are the most popular search terms in your arena. You can leverage these to [...]...
  • Fantastic time at DomainFest!
    Whizzbangsblog.com January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Here I am once again back in the Qantas club in LAX after attending DomainFest. I find it disconcerting that I was greeted by name by the staff prior to showing them my boarding pass. It really causes you to think whether you’re travelling too much when this sort of......
  • Breaking News: Prime Category Domain ‘Fly.com’ Sold for $1.76 Million in Cash
    Steve Smith January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Travelzoo Purchases Fly.com Domain Name for $1.8 MillionNew York PRNewsWire 1/30/09- "Travelzoo (Nasdaq: TZOO), a global Internet media company, today announced that it has purchased the Internet domain name fly.com for $1,760,000 in cash. Travelzoo intends to use this domain name for a new informat...
  • 46 Expired Domains
    admin January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    I posted a list of 46 expired domains in the DNXpert domain name forum today. I practice showing only a sample of that list on my blog here to be fair to the folks took the time to register on the free forum. Forum registration is absolutely free - you can register here to have access [...]...
  • Why the Live Domain Auction Bombed (and Why I’m Not Surprised)
    Andrew Allemann January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Domain name auction pulls in under $700,000, but mid range domains continue to sell. Yesterday’s DOMAINfest Global live domain name auction wasn’t pretty. With under $700,000 in domains sold, it may have set a low point for a general Moniker live domain auction. The mood in the room ...
  • Sedo Brokers Fly.Com, Domain Name Sells For 1,760,000 US$
    Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    Via PRNewsWire: Travelzoo (Nasdaq: TZOO), a global Internet media company, today announced that it has purchased the Internet domain name fly.com for $1,760,000 in cash. Travelzoo intends to use this domain name for a new information Web site to be launched in February. “We are delighted to a...
  • World Economy to see slowest growth since World War II
    Daily Domain Blog January 30, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments
    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a forecast indicating that the world economy could grow at its slowest rate this year since World War II. In the less than positive forecast, the IMF has cut its forecast for world growth from more than 2 per cent to just 0.5 per cent. In an effort ...