It's not news: a few years ago, RoadRunner and its various allied ISPs around the US decided to parse your typos and instead of the usual 404 page display a RoadRunner portal. The portal displays - surprise, surprise - ads related to whatever URL you had typed in, plus a search box and a tiny … [Read more...]
Close, but no cigar
September 23, 2010 by 5 Comments
During the process of engaging into an "offer, counter-offer" exchange about domains, certain behavior is indicative of the direction that the deal is heading to. While some offers might start low, they soon acquire a certain pacing: the amount or rate of increase. Usually, the buyer starts … [Read more...]
Adobe: Record revenue – All thanks to Digital Era developers
September 21, 2010 by 1 Comment
Adobe - the makers of a wide range of industry-standard tools for web, graphic and video development announced today its 3rd Quarter results for 2010. According to the company's press release, Adobe achieved record revenue of $990.3 million, compared to $697.5 million reported for the third … [Read more...]
Going Paperless?
September 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
While many environment-conscious domainers treat their use of electronic communication as a gift to the global salvation of trees, the truth might be a bit different. Hundreds of thousands of trees are systematically cut up to create paper; some of which is used for glossy promotional material, … [Read more...]
Google Live Search: Great results for short domains
September 17, 2010 by 3 Comments
The newly introduced Google Live Search has been met with both excitement and dismay by domainers. Questions about what would happen with lengthy domains of the "long tail" kind are still left to be answered. In the preliminary stats that I have at my disposal from my own domain portfolio, I can … [Read more...]
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