It’s wonderful being back after an extended vacation break. I used to scoff at vacationing (vacations are for the weak), but I was amazed that those friends and colleagues who took longer absences around the holidays skated circles around my productivity around March and April of the next year. I won’t bore you folks [...]
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Christmas Vacation
Folks it’s time for me to recharge the batteries.. I’ll be leaving the blog today so that I have some time to wrap up a few left-over items.. then I take to the skies for my Christmas vacation.. I’ll try to upload some shots from the trip and stop in to post if anything major comes up [...]
Disruptive Technology to Change Advertising as We Know it
http://domainstate.com/showthread.php3?s=8444324b3e3a6a31b47609a0ffc57499&threadid=84905 We can all feel the changes reverberate across the Web.. Domain names registered by small registrants and large aggregators who create content and take eyeballs/market share away from established media/content co’s are the ultimate disruptive technology. It’s a great time to be in this industry.. I’m really looking forward to seeing what happens.
Monday Linkfest
Elliot blogs about the 3 letter .com realm. http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2007/12/10/b-king-on-three-letter-com-sales/ ***FS*** There are only 17,576 3 letters in .com .. This piece probably explains which a have gotten scores of spam sales offers for my three letter and 3 number domains over the past few days. Google reduces the importance of sub domains in it’s ranking [...]
A Visit to Art Basel in Miami Makes Mike Berkins Appreciate how Cheap Domains Are
http://www.thedomains.com/2007/12/08/domains-are-cheap/ This piece deserves to be set apart from the Linkfest.. Berkins has that “oh-my-gosh” moment and realizes how cheap domain names are when viewed against overpriced pieces of modern-art. Art hangs on a wall and costs you money.. Domains activate on the Web and “make you money”. To be fair.. the art market [...]
The Blind Leading Those Who Can Not See
Beware of Domain Name Traffickers. by John F. Letchford: (From the Archer and Greiner Intellectual Property website.) Excerpt: “”Domain parking sites collect and index additional links where domain name registrants share revenue generated by web traffic but do not directly compete with the holders of similar legitimate trademarks or brand names. Registrants of parking sites [...]
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Conor writes: “”I am giving fullname.com domains as gifts for Christmas this year. Any suggestions on how to give as a gift? I am thinking about just registering and hosting myself and if they want to take full control I will transfer it to an account they create. Otherwise, I’m not sure how to register [...]
Yet Another Reason to Buy J&J Stock
Danno writes: “”Watched a TV comercial this morning, advertising this website: http://www.discovernursing.com/ Johnson & Johnson ‘gets’ generic domain names. Maybe someone should invite the person in charge of their marketing to speak at domainfest about how generic domain names have added value to their business(s).”” ***FS*** So right Danno.. these folks have done a [...]
When Domain Managers Go Bad
Andy sends link: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_microsoft_domain_fraud.html ***FS*** So much loose money and price swings in the domain business… a perfect opportunity for ne’er-do-wells to profit.. Only one problem.. it’s hard to keep a secret on the Internet. Crime doesn’t pay.. especially online.
Weekend Linkfest
Everyone is Doing It http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2007/12/07/everybodys-doing-it/ ***FS*** Investing in domain names that is Domain Valuations : Chris Stewart Domain Value (DV)=Traffic Value (TV)+Brand Value (BV)+Utility Value (UV)+Discretionary Value (DiV) : Part 1 http://marketforlemons.com/?p=5 Via.com sells for 157,000. (scroll down.) http://www.domainstate.com/showthread.php3?s=bf857a50211d7889c72645f54b38beb6&threadid=84867 Great name to build on. Good price for buyer (fully valued for name-investor), esp if they [...]