CBS to buy CNET

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:16:34 -0400

As a domainer, I have always admired CNET. They have some of the Best generic domains, News.com, Search.com, MP3.com and TV.com just to name a few, and have built them into top destination. The purchase by CBS is a well calculated investment enabling CBS to expand further online.

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ISP’s to inset their own ads into websites.

Tue, 13 May 2008 17:01:48 -0400

This Domainstate.com thread comes to me through George Kirikos:

“Here's a story that should concern every web publisher, especially AdSense users and those with parked domains:  http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/13/1832256 http://connect.charter.com/landing/op1.html 
quote:

Often, when you surf the Internet, the advertisements you see have little or no relevance to you or your interests. As a result of this enhancement, Charter can display advertisements that are more likely to be related to your interests. You will not see more ads, but some of the ads you see will be more relevant to you.

  I'm astonished. How is this any different from the postal service ripping out all the magazine ads and replacing them with their own ads before they get delivered to your house?  With the "deep packet inspection" technologies, conceivably ISPs can just replace, in real-time, our Google AdSense publisher IDs with their own. Or, they could simply replace the entire Google AdSense Javascript snippet with something else.  I would hope that Google and other large advertising networks lead the charge against this, and that they are not partnered with any ISPs involved in this activity. A large class action lawsuit on behalf of publishers might slap sense into any ISPs using this "enhancement" to steal revenues from legitimate publishers.  This needs to be stopped.”

Moniker posts Live and Extended auction online

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:04:44 -0400

Premium Live and Online Domain Auction
Friday, May 25th 2:00 p.m.

Here is the complete list of the live auction in the order that they will be sold.
For additional list of extended auction and no reserve auction you can go to monkiers site at http://marketplacepro.moniker.com/auction/detail.html?auction_id=190

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10. Doug.com
20. Portfolios.com
30. Gasprices.com
40. DiscountTravel.com
50. LoanCalculator.com
60. Susan.com
70. OH.com
80. Marina.com
90. FreeHoroscope.com & FreeHoroscopes.com
100. Greek.com
110. Partner.com
120. Pagers.com
130. Grass.com
140. Pay.com
150. Con.com
160. Koran.com
170. InsuranceRates.com
180. Sagittarius.com
190. Athlete.com
200. Track.com
210. TVschedule.com
220. BabyFood.com
230. ColoradoRiver.com
240. Confession.com
250. USCitizenship.com
260. SpecialOffer.com
270. Ankle.com
280. Jackpot.com
290. Managed.com
300. Autobody.com
310. IllegalImmigrants.com
320. TelevisionShow.com
340. DieselCars.com
350. Closings.com
360. HotPotato.com
370. FreeMerchandise.com
380. TravelConditions.com
390. Yachts.com
400. LasVegasResorts.com
410. Maybe.com
420. Israel.com
430. AffiliateProgram.com
440. ComputerParts.com
450. BlueRay.com
460. Tune.com
470. Rainbow.com
480. Ladybug.com
490. PregnancyCenter.com
500. Action.com
510. Minerals.com
520. Idol.com
530. Superstars.com
540. CarWax.com
550. BreathAlyzer.com
560. SexShows.com
570. XmasList.com
580. Liens.com & BankLiens.com
590. Hoodia.com
600. UsedLamborghinis.com
610. CertifiedDiamonds.com
620. FertilityServices.com
630. FlavoredWater.com & FlavoredWaters.com
640. SleepAwayCamp.com
650. FilmMaking.com
660. Crowds.com
670. WeddingParty.com
680. LapTopComputer.com
690. SoccerBalls.com
700. Something.com
710. Anger.com
720. DeskTopComputer.com
730. MetricConversion.com
740. ClothesShopping.com
750. Patti.com
760. Lemons.com
770. ExerciseBalls.com
780. SlangDictionary.com
790. BoxingNews.com
800. Affect.com
810. Naturalists.com
820. Hector.com
830. LabSupplies.com
840. RefinanceRates.com

850. UnderConstruction.com
860. LuxuryGifts.com
870. PinballWizard.com
880. ElectronicFundsTransfer.com
890. FootballScores.com
900. MusicDVDs.com
910. FloorTiles.com
920. GraphicsSoftware.com
930. NannyCams.com
940. Asphyxiation.com
950. Longer.com
960. CarpetStores.com
970. Typo.com
980. Endorsement.com
990. InvestmentIncome.com
1000. OnlineCounseling.com
1010. PetBirds.com
1020. Conglomerate.com
1030. RainChecks.com
1040. LiveStreaming.com
1050. Demonstrated.com
1060. Flammable.com
1070. ThankYouGiftBaskets.com
1080. BeerKegs.com
1090. EmploymentAds.com
1100. Engraved.com
1110. WebClass.com
1120. Migrate.com
1130. BodilyInjury.com
1140. Influential.com
1150. PostalCodes.com
1160. CelluliteRemoval.com
1170. Bavarian.com
1180. FreeTrailer.com
1190. Subsidiaries.com
1200. Scraper.com
1210. BurningDVDs.com
1220. Rabid.com
1230. Commodes.com
1240. EstablishCredit.com
1250. BathSupplies.com
1260. Computers.mobi
1270. Airlines.mobi
1280. Boats.mobi
1290. Mortgage.mobi
1300. Men.mobi
1310. Sales.mobi
1320. Forsale.mobi
1330. Drugs.mobi
1340. Films.mobi
1350. Show.mobi
1360. Escort.mobi
1370. Company.mobi
1380. Religion.mobi
1390. Records.mobi
1400. EnergyInvesting.com
1410. Seniors.net
1420. BadCredit.net
1430. Georgia.net
1440. Horoscopes.net
1450. Chocolate.net
1460. Model.net
1470. Asia.net
1480. Virgins.net
1490. Piano.net
1500. Silver.net
1510. FloridaRetirees.com
1520. RingTones.org
1530. Michigan.info
1540. Airports.info
1550. Collusion.com
1560. ArmTattoos.com
1570. AutomatedAttendant.com
1580. ExerciseClothing.com
1590. Flossing.com
1600. Inventories.com
1610. GhostHunting.com
1620. Assorted.com
1630. Slangwords.com
1640. SuperComputer.com
1650. LuxuryEstate.com
1660. PrimeBeef.com
1670. FreshFood.com

1680. BikerClothes.com
1690. BusStations.com
1700. EmploymentListings.com
1710. Fashionwear.com
1720. CoconutTrees.com
1730. InvestmentPlanner.com
1740. Hospitalization.com
1750. Hatcheries.com
1760. GreekSculptures.com
1770. Interviewed.com
1780. Discount.org
1790. Physicians.info
1800. BB.org
1810. Spanish.info
1820. Garden.info
1830. How.info
1840. Organic.info
1850. Invest.org
1860. Vote.info
1870. Glossary.info
1880. Retire.us
1890. BadCreditLoans.org
1900. TheaterReviews.com
1910. CampfireSongs.com
1920. WWB.com
1930. ForeclosedHome.com
1940. FlatPanelTVs.com
1950. FreeCosmetics.com
1960. BestMattresses.com
1970. AirforceBase.com
1980. MufflerShop.com
1990. PlayCraps.com
2000. StockMutualFunds.com
2010. BirdFluVirus.com
2020. HDChannels.com
2030. OfficeSupplyStores.com
2040. JewelryShows.com
2050. ElectronicPestControl.com
2060. LuxuryShopping.com
2080. OnlineChatRoom.com
2090. EngravedNamePlates.com
2100. MedicalSupplyStores.com
2110. BoneSpecialist.com
2120. HonorRoll.com
2130. CarCenter.com
2140. HighDefinitionProgramming.com
2160. RoundDiamonds.com
2170. TaxReform.com
2180. UsedGuitars.com
2190. BassGuitar.com
2200. Receipt.com
2210. Wagering.com
2220. GunShops.com
2230. ClassicMotorCars.com & ClassicMotorCar.com
2240. CemeteryLots.com
2250. CivilClaims.com
2260. UniformServices.com
2270. VintageCigars.com
2280. Language.org
2290. RSSFeeds.org
2300. 360.ORG
2310. Denmark.net
2320. Afghanistan.net
2330. Emeralds.net
2340. SouthKorea.net
2350. Honey.net
2360. Management.net
2370. Calcium.net
2380. Boot.net
2390. Fag.net
2400. Tutorial.net
2410. Urban.net
2420. Minister.net
2430. Busy.net
2440. Below.net
2450. Podcasts.net
2460. ChatRoom.us
2470. Optimize.net
2480. Webcasting.net
2490. Microscope.net
2500. 20.net
2510. Thea.com & thea.net
2520. Encryption.net

Godtube.com receives 30 million dollar investment

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:03:52 -0400

It seems that the Tube market is extremely hot. According to The NYTimes, Godtube, a Youtube type site which shows Christian videos received a $30 million dollar investment from a London hedge fund. That put the sites valuation at $150 million. If you were thinking that this is a great idea and you’ll build a site at Jewtube.com, don’t bother. There is already a tube site there.

Say What?

Wed, 7 May 2008 15:08:20 -0400

This is an actual email that was sent by someone looking to purchase a prime generic domain. Enjoy.

“Hello. I'm going to get straight to the point, I want to buy your web domain name. Let's be realistic though, your site isn't anything much to look at. I'm sure that you bought it fairly cheap (Since many domains are cheap these days), and I can see that it probably doesn't get that dedicated of visitors, so I would like to take it off your hands. I don't NEED your site in any way, so I'm not going to argue that much on a price (I'll just fin another one if you don't wish to make a deal). What say you? How much would you be willing to sell it for? I have great plans for a site, knowing that it was once yours would be nice (Not that that's going to convince you to sell it, it's just kind of neat). Think it over, and get back to me with a price if you're willing to sell. Have a phenominal day! (If you are willing to sell it, then I shall send you the offer sometime in the future, via "Register.com").”