Domain Name News

Money.co.uk sold for $2400000 ?!
A (http://www.money.co.uk/) rumor is circulating that money.co.uk was sold for the sale price of $2400000. That's a record for a .co.uk domain name sale. Not much to see except the very expensive site. ...

Do The Best Domain Names Pass “The Sinatra Test”?
This is what is called the ‘Sinatra Test’ - an idea when one example alone is enough to establish creditability in a given domain. For instance, if you’ve got the security contract for Fort Knox, you’re in the running for any security ...

Are we on our way to GooHoo?
I woke up this morning to discover that the domain world is in the early stages of a dramatic upheaval. In an effort to frustrate Microsoft's aspirations for Yahoo in anyway possible, Google will be providing advertising inventory for ...

Is Faster Internet Access really needed?
We came accross an interesting story and wanted to share it. When it comes to Internet access, is there such a thing as too fast? That's a question US Internet providers are grappling with as they place strategic bets on whether or not ...

Domain Round Table
Next Friday I'm boarding a plane to travel to DRT and while I'm there I've been asked to moderate a number of sessions relating to domain parking. The two sessions are:April 19 10:45amOne thing to be expected about the domain market ...

10 Simple Steps to Boost Search Engine Rankings
The E-Commerce Times gives several steps to follow to ensure top rankings in search engines. They say sites that follow these simple steps will likely see their traffic and search engine rankings soar through the roof. ...

Comment on Yahoo Provokes Microsoft With Google AdSense For Search ...
[…] to this article on TechCrunch, Yahoo! will be running a two week test to include Google Ads in 3% of their search result […]

Modern Domainer about to release Domainer's Yearbook Special Issue
Modern Domainer Magazine, the premier print publication of the domaining industry, will unveil their April issue, the Domainer's Yearbook Special Issue, at Domain Roundtable in San Francisco on April 18th. The issue will also be shipped ...

Afternic Announces Its Now Easier to Find Premium Domains
Afternic have announced they have made changes to Afternic Auctions, their expiring domain auction service, which makes it easier to find exclusive premium domains.There is now the ability to see how many PreOrders have been submitted ...

OzDomainer Podcast: Portfolio Management With DNZoom by Bido
Via OzDomainer (http://www.ozdomainer.com/95/domain-names-podcast-episode-7-with-dan-kimball-sean-stafford-from-dn-zoom/) : “Today’ Domain Names Podcast is with Dan Kimball (on the left of photo) Sean Stafford (on the right) from DN ...