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Expanded International Character Set for Domain Names
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has cleared the way to move beyond the standard latin characters for domain names and urls. They have approved the “internationalized Domain Name Fast Track Process” which will allow people to apply … Continue reading
Two High-Profile Domain Purchases
This last week, we saw two interesting high-profile purchasers of domains. The first was Microsoft who purchased the office.com domain, ostensibly to house the hosted version of its popular Office software suite. The second was Yahoo, who purchased omg.com (omg … Continue reading
Clothes.com Domain for Amazon Include in Zappos Deal
Erick Schonfeld, at Techcrunch, noticed (When Amazon Bought Zappos, Clothes.com Also Came In The Box) that Amazon got a little extra bonus in its $928 million deal to by Zappos last month. The domain, clothes.com, had been purchased by Zappos … Continue reading
Comcast is Monetizing Domain Typos
Jeremy Kirk at PC World writes an article (Comcast Redirects Bad URLs to Pages With Advertising) explaining that Comcast will now be forwarding web visitors who mistype urls to a page designed to show advertising. Rather than providing a “did … Continue reading
Domain Monetization, SEO, and High-Value-Keywords
For domain owners who are wondering what to do about falling domain monetization levels from their parked domains, you may want to consider developing your site if you have a domain name that corresponds to a high-value keyword. Lots of … Continue reading
Domain Monetization in a Micro-Hoo World
Microsoft and Yahoo have been trying to put a search deal together forever. Headlines indicate it’s heating up again. Andrew at Domain Name Wire (What Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Would Mean to Domainers) continues his speculation of what would happen if the … Continue reading
Inc Magazine Article on Domain Name Shortage
Max Chafkin at Inc Magazine (Good Domain Names Grow Scarce) writes about the shortage of “short, pronounceable names” for .com domains. His point is that small businesses are increasingly finding it difficult to register their targeted business name and are … Continue reading
Yahoo Sells Expensive contests.com Domain
Yahoo is apparently unloading some expensive domains that it owns — possibly to raise cash during the current economic doldrums. Contests.com, a Yahoo-owned domain, sold at an aftermarket.com domain name auction in Washington, D.C. for $320,000. Yahoo must own thousands … Continue reading
Top 5 Most Expensive Domains Video
Tom Merritt at CNET counts down the top 5 most expensive domains in an entertaining video. Most are stories you’ve probably already heard but there are some instructive monetization lessons to be learned from the history of expensive domain sales.
Domain Sales in May 2009
It’s always interesting to see information on domain transactions that generate 5-digit or more sales prices. Here are the top results from the recent Moniker Auction held earlier this month at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley event. diego.com $58,830 dvdshrink.com $43,180 … Continue reading