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Monthly Archive for July, 2010

QuinStreet Now Owns Insure.com & Insurance.com

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 NameTalent.com: Another gigantic acquisition from lead generation group QuinStreet, whom last year purchased Insure.com for $16 million. Their most recent purchase of Insurance.com including the website and domain name still has an undisclosed pricetag. QuinStreet, a publicly traded company also bought Internet.com last year for $18 million. I th...

Seriously folks, who is dropping these?

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 Epik.com: One man's trash is another man's treasure.   So the saying goes. Seriously though, I am mystified that names of this caliber are being dropped.  We are happy to catch them but it seems symptomatic of what must be a significant shift in domaining. 

Seriously folks, who is dropping these?

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 Epik.com: One man's trash is another man's treasure.   So the saying goes. Seriously though, I am mystified that names of this caliber are being dropped.  We are happy to catch them but it seems symptomatic of what must be a significant shift in domaining. 

DNS BE Warns Registrants to Watch Out For False Online Business Directories

July 31, 2010Domaining, Domainnews, GeneralComments Off

DNS BE logoDNS BE have advised they have received several complaints of Belgian business and organisations that own a domain name. They receive letters asking them to pass on their company and website details, or to check the details provided. Finally they are asked to sign and send the letter back to the sender so that these details can be included in an online business directory.

Join the growing community of .CO enthousiasts

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 Reporter: If you like the .CO and want to discuss, share, ... with others .CO enthousiasts then we recommend you to join this FaceBook group.

The Most Useful Article on SEO I’ve Read In A Long Time

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 MorganLinton.com: As you know I’m a bit of an SEO geek. Hey – I started building sites in the mid-90′s and I was an SEO geek back then so imagine what’s happened to me now! I’m a faithful reader of SEOMoz as should any other Domainer that wants to develop and monetize their names. Last night

Francois adds more domainer membership options

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 DomainGang.com: Now you can purchase a Domaining.com “Premium Membership” for the domain marketplaces provided by our friend, Francois Carrillo. In his own words: Time doesn’t spend trying to make a buck is used to improve our services and creating new ones that I hope of help for the domain industry. Benefit of the “plusR...

Total Value of 2Q-2010 Domain Sales Jump 26% Over the Previous Quarter & 38% Over A Year Ago

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 DNJournal: In the latest DN Journal newsletter we break down 2Q-2010 domain sales results which showed a big jump from the previous quarter as well as from the same quarter in 2009. We also profile an impressive young woman who is doing some great work for a charity that is widely supported by the domain industry.

ICA: Watch The Federal Online Privacy Legislation: It May Effect Domains

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 The Domains: Phil Corwin the attorney who represents the ICA just posted its site, an article about Federal Online Privacy legislation that maybe proposed and its possible effect on domain names. Here is the article in full. “”"The Wall Street Journal’s (online.wsj.com ) July 31st issue carries a front page story, with extensive sideb...

None-Of-Your-Business-dot-Privacy

July 31, 2010DomainingComments Off
 Internet Commerce Association: The Wall Street Journal’s (online.wsj.com ) July 31st issue carries a front page story, with extensive sidebars, titled “The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets”. read more