Security Alert from Sedo
Sedo just sent out the following security alert: We have been informed that due to a security problem at one of our competitors a list of their customer data including plaintext passwords is currently circulating on the web including relevant hacker forums. Our Security and Compliance Team has found several of our own customers matching [...]
In 2008, Premium Domain Values Dropped By 11% While End User Sales & Development Increased By 76.42%
Premium domain names continue to be an outstanding investment. This is nothing new to domain investors, and despite a recent slowdown in the reseller market, the actual numbers confirm that the end user market remains strong. Looking at DNJournal's List of Top 100 Reported Sales of 2006, 2007 and 2008, the top 100 median sales [...]
2008: A Year That All Domainers Will Remember
2008 was a very unique year in the domaining industry. The popularity of domaining continued to rise even as prices dropped. Increasing numbers of end users noticed the value of domains as well and there were quite a few astonishing sales reported throughout the year. At the same time, domain parking came to a virtual [...]
Premium Domain Values Increase By 59%, But Only 31% Actually Developed
Premium domain names continue to be an outstanding investment. This is nothing new to domain investors, and now the numbers confirm what many of us have known for several years. Looking at DNJournal's List of Top 100 Reported Sales this year (2007) and last year (2006), the top 100 median sales price has increased from [...]
Kevin Ham: The Man Who Owns The Internet
Before the current issue of Business 2.0, very few people had heard of Kevin Ham. And yet he is a giant among domainers. His domain enterprises generate approximately $70 million a year and he holds a portfolio of roughly 300,000 domain names. Still, it’s what many do not know about this man that may interest [...]
From Domainer To Revolutionary: The Plan To Unseat Google
Frank Schilling describes in a post on his blog how the world's six top domain owners could leverage their power to set up an alternative search engine and advertising network that might eventually unseat Google, the world's top search engine, whose monopoly-like powers are increasingly feared by website owners, online marketers and privacy advocates alike. [...]
Google CPA: Cash Cow or Free-For-All?
Google has been testing out a new advertising program. The program, Google CPA (CPA stands for Cost Per Action), is similar to the current CPC (Cost Per Click) options available with Google AdWords. The difference is that, instead of advertisers paying for each click their ad receives, they would only pay for a click through [...]