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AT & T is Censoring Your InternetReece July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
edit: Just to update… AT&T has reversed their decision to censor their subscribers Internet — good move, however I’m sure plenty of damage has already been done. 4Chan looks like the big winner here — their site is now working for AT&T subscribers and they got a whole... -
Bing Users More ValuableReece July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
A study by Chitika, a search-advertising network, was reported on by Tech Crunch on July 24th. Chitika’s report found that Bing users clicking an organic search result were 55% more likely to click an ad on the website they subsequently visited than Google users. Chitika has over 50,000 webs... -
Click Fraud ReportReece July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
Click Forensics released a press release on July 23rd reporting that click fraud rate was 12.7% in Q2 2009, down from 16.2% in Q2 2008. As domain and website monetization companies become better at detecting click fraud, the “skill” required to get away with click fraud has been increasi... -
Biblical.com Sells for $17K on NameJet.comMHB July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
The domain biblical.com sold on NameJet.com for $17,400. Here are a few other notable domain sales over the last couple of days at NameJet.com I know alot.com is a big site, but $2,877 for alike.com? I love dogs, but thedog.com for $13K, seems like “a lot”. thedog.com $13,100 ... -
Religion in the 21st CenturyReece July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
I found an interesting article on Cnet about how some churches are embracing 21st century technology with open arms. This article profiles an American church — the New Life Church, and discusses some of the technologies they use to communicate their message which include Facebook, Twitter and ... -
Rod Beckstrom’s ICANN Message: Our TakeMHB July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
The New CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom Posted a “Message From The CEO” on ICANN site a few days ago. We welcome Mr Beckstrom to his new position and agree with him when he says: “”In the end, every single name must be unique and only one party can own it.”" True. ICANN, WIP... -
SnapNames Picks – Next 72 HoursAlan July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
Some good names are coming up for auction including a bunch FINANCE and LEGAL DUI domains such as DallasduiLawyer.com, LoanRefinance.net and more. Check out some of our top picks below: loanrefinance.net tokyovacations.com dallasduilawyer.com passportphoto.com datingblog.com newyorkcityduilawyer.co... -
Domain Development - Only The Best Is Good EnoughKevin Jackson July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
I have worked with loads of designers and web developers over the years. Some were good, some were bad, while some had the skills but didn’t take pride in their work. We are well underway in our switch from domain parking to launching minisites for the majority of our domains. While my very compet... -
Message from the new ICANN’s CEO Rod BeckstromIDN News July 26, 2009 | Comments Off
First, let me say that I am thrilled to be on board as ICANN’s CEO and President. The moment I joined this exciting organization I found it working on an incredible range of activities involving an array of constituencies. Without doubt, ICANN is the most complex organization I have ever come acro... -
Supporting Holocaust DenialReece July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
The American Jewish Committee isn’t very happy to see Amazon-Germany supporting authors of Holocaust denial books. The AJC is disgusted enough actually that WebProNews reported that they’ve filed a lawsuit against Amazon-Germany. Holocaust denial is not only morally reprehensible but als... -
Recession Good For Internet AdvertisingReece July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
It might be harder to get top dollar for your internet advertising, with advertising of all types having taken a hit along with the rest of the economy. There is one good thing about this recession however — Â those that are making a living online will be happy to know that many businesses fac... -
Weekend Musings Of A Domainer July 25 2009Kevin Jackson July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
Why do I blog? God only knows. Anyway, as I have stated before, I blog to draw attention to my domain marketplace and to help build my brand. I believe this blog has earned this website enormous exposure, and even a few domain sales. We are not currently accepting advertising requests, but it also b... -
Australia Internet Filter TrialReece July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
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Twitter 101Reece July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
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DomainConvergence Early Bird Registration ends todayFrank Michlick July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
Tickets for Domain Convergence, which touts itself as Canada’s premier yearly meeting of domain name owners, developers, investors and entrepreneurs, will go up by $100 tomorrow. In order to register for the early bird price of $649 Canadian, participants will have to register tonight. The confere... -
Does The Internet Need A Non-Profit Extension? .NGO Is ProposedMHB July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
There is a movement afoot to roll out a new gTLD that would be exclusively for charities and non-profit entities. I know your asking isn’t that what .Org’s are suppose to be for. The answer to that question is of course, but since the registry never required anyone to prove its non-profi... -
Buy Or Sell: Answer To Yesterday’s PostMHB July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
Yesterday in a post I thought we have some fun and see if you would buy or sell these domains at the following prices: Videospark.com   $8,500 Wet.net                  $6,500 55R.com                $6,000 LejourPlus.com   $3,000 Monroe.net        Â... -
Get Rich Quick!Reece July 25, 2009 | Comments Off
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Network Solutions Reports Data Security Issue For Some E-Commerce MerchantsChad Kettner July 24, 2009 | Comments Off
Straight from the source: “In the ordinary course of business, Network Solutions identified unauthorized code on servers supporting some of our E-Commerce merchants’ websites. We promptly removed this code, and all of our E-Commerce servers are functioning properly. No servers supporting net... -
Sedo’s New Domain Price Suggestion Tool - Can Automated Appraisals Be Taken Seriously?Domain Name Journal - The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com July 24, 2009 | Comments Off
Sedo is about to unveil a new Price Suggestion Tool aimed at providing domain owners with guidance on pricing their names for the popular sales site. Automatic domain appraisal tools usually produce laughable results. Will this one break the mold? Are "human" appraisals much better?... -
Cleaning Up Wordpress iframe Hackadmin July 24, 2009 | Comments Off
A client of mine’s Wordpress installation got hacked the other day – lots of hidden iframe tags pointing to various hacker domain names got inserted into various index.php files inside wp-content and wp-admin as well as inside the main index.php file. This was the first of this kind of h... -
Is Third Time The Charm? Toxic Sells For $27,600 On NameJet.comMHB July 24, 2009 | Comments Off
Toxic.com sold for the third time on Namejet.com today for $27,600, less than half the original sale price. As you may remember Toxic.com originally sold for $56,566 on May 4th and again on May 2oth for $40,500 after the first bidder defaulted. However in June, NameJet.com announced a new deadbeat...




