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Spotlight Review - ReviewMe

2006-11-11T09:33:00.000+14:00

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ReviewMe is a new service from the creators of Text-Link-Ads, specifically for bloggers. For those domainers monetizing domain names via blogs, this service is truly a great way to monetize. It virtually makes any blog you have more valuable by giving you the ability to add reviews to your website and since we run a blog, we are very pleased to hear about this new revolutionary service, that is ultimately making blogs around the world more valuable than ever before.

The way ReviewMe works is, they get advertisers that are interested in having their product and/or service reviewed by bloggers in exchange for a fee. ReviewMe then posts the information in their database and any blogger can come along and conduct a review and be fully compensated for it. ReviewMe even has a built-in algorithm, which calculates your blog’s Alexa, RSS and Technorati data to adjust the amount of compensation allotted per review.

We really like this new service and are very excited about some of the opportunities it will lend to those monetizing with blogs. We are using this service ourselves and are nothing but pleased with it so far. In fact, we just signed up moments ago and are already slated to be paid for this review of ReviewMe! Talk about a great deal and you can do the same if you act fast. They are giving away $25,000 to the first bloggers to act on this tremendous offer.

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Q&A with Pinky Brand, of dotMobi

2006-11-01T03:42:00.000+14:00

Domaining Industry Q&A

With the recent introduction of the world’s first mTLD, .mobi, and the extremely successful initial launch, which included a very early $200,000 sale of Flowers.mobi at the recent T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference and expo, we thought that it would be more than appropriate to get in contact with the people behind the extension that has everybody talking right now. We managed to secure a Q&A with Pinky Brand, Director of New Markets for the dotMobi extension, and he had a lot of great information to share.

Here is what Pinky Brand, of dotMobi, had to say:

Q: db – What is your full name and where are you from and what did you do prior to getting involved in the domaining industry?

A: PB – Hi, my full name is Pinkard Alan Brand. Everyone calls me “Pinky.” I am the Director, New Markets for dotMobi (mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd) You can obtain a full background of my domain name industry experience by visiting my personal web page at www.pinkybrand.com . I’ve owned and operated two corporate domain name registrars, one sold to Network Solutions in 1998 (idNames) and the other (Arcemus) to Iron Mountain in 2004. I would describe myself as a “serial entrepreneur” prior to be being involved in the domain industry in 1996. I had invested in and operated several businesses in various industries including such advertising, marketing and restaurant retailing before starting up idNames with Marc Ostrofsky in 1996. My original background is in the television news industry as a photographer, editor, producer, reporter and then involved in TV advertising sales and traffic management.

Q: db – What inspired you to get involved in the domaining industry, more so get involved with the creation of an all-new domain name extension?

A: PB – I have been impressed by the undeniable trends toward mobile computing and browsing and had contacted Neil Edwards (the CEO of dotMobi) earlier this year. Neil and I had worked together at Network Solutions during the early days of .com as well as at VeriSign. The mTLD investors’ and Neil’s vision for the mobile Internet and dotMobi along with the sensibility and creativity the truly global-thinking staff brought to the table were big pluses in my book.

Q: db – When did you originally come up with the concept for .mobi and how much effort went into to bringing it to a reality?

A: PB - I did not come up with the concept. The original concept for dotMobi was developed by its sponsors (hence we are a sponsored top-level domain). Our investors include Ericsson, Google, GSM Association, Hutchison, Microsoft, Nokia, Orascom Telecom, Samsung Electronics, Syniverse, T-Mobile, Telefónica Móviles, TIM and Vodafone.

Q: db – .mobi is the world’s first mTLD. Can you tell us more about what an mTLD is?

A: PB - .mobi is the first and only top level domain dedicated to delivering Internet content to mobile phones. Built on the open standards developed as part of the Worldwide Web Consortium's Mobile Web Initiative, the .mobi domain makes accessing Internet sites on a mobile device faster, less expensive and more reliable by offering content tailored for the mobile Internet. This all means that the .mobi domain increases the profile and the reach of any company, organization or individual who wants to get business, visibility or traffic from the Internet.

Q: db – Can you tell us more about .mobi? What registrars carry the .mobi extension and what exactly are the fees and rules associated with registering a .mobi domain name?

A: PB – We have 118 registrars in Europe, Asia and America. Fees vary by registrar. Most are competitive and want to help content-providers reach users on the mobile Internet. Several have developed tools that allow registrants to create mobile friendly and dotMobi compliant web pages that work on all mobile phones in any country---and many more are planning to introduce the same so I believe things will continue to stay rather competitive on the pricing end. A list of registrants with links to their pricing and services can be found on our web site at www.mtld.mobi .

Q: db – There were multiple land rush periods prior to .mobi’s official worldwide launch. How did everything go? Was it all as smoothly as planned?

A: PB – I’m not sure what you meant by multiple land rushes as we conducted only one land rush. We did have a trademark sunrise period and limited industry sunrise period prior to our land rush. From what I heard, the land rush launch went very well for us and our registrars. Individuals and businesses in more than 100 countries around the world registered more than 100,000 .mobi domains in the first four days, demonstrating a strong demand for the next evolution of the Internet. In contrast, it took ten years for the general public to register 100,000 PC-based domain names in the early days of the Internet.

Q: db – A lot of premium .mobi domain names were auctioned off recently. Some fetched as much as five-figures. Were you surprised by this or was this excepted?

A: PB – We have been monitoring some of the early after-market sales from land rush and general registration. There is no surprise to me that the market is catching on to the dotMobi message. We noticed four names in Top 20 sales for week ending October 15th according to the Domain Name Journal. They were:

mortgages.mobi $10,500
freeringtones.mobi $ 9,100
call.mobi $ 8,200
mybank.mobi $ 7,110

Q: db – Many of the best single word generic .mobi domain names were reserved for a private auction at the recent T.R.A.F.F.I.C. event. Can you say which domains were sold and how much they were auctioned off for?

A: PB – We attended the TRAFFIC East Conference in Miami last week and offered nine names from our Premium List during the live auction. All of them were sold for the following prices:

flowers .mobi $200,000
fun.mobi $100,000
hot.mobi $40,000
stockquotes.mobi $27,000
party.mobi $13,000
wow.mobi $9,000
gossip.mobi $5,000
laugh.mobi $3,000
celebs.mobi $2,250

As a result it appears that dotMobi will have two entries in the top 20 domain sales for 2006. The results also indicate that the market believes in the mobile Internet and is bullish on our approach to improving the mobile browsing experience and eventual traffic that flows from such an improved experience.

Q: db – How may .mobi domain names have been registered up until this point and how many do you predict will be registered come 2008?

A: PB - We have registered over 200,000 names and look to have 1 million registrations within the next 12 months. More .mobi web sites are coming online every day from a wide variety of content providers. Examples include:

Bmw.mobi
Kicker.mobi
Businessweekonline.mobi
Neckermann.mobi
Live.mobi
Utexas.mobi
Thalys.mobi
Flirtbox.mobi
Bestswimsuits.mobi

Q: db – What does the future have in store for the .mobi extension?

A: PB - We want to work with enterprising organizations and individuals who register new names or acquire premium names to help them generate relevant content to mobile Internet users. To that end on November 6th we will launch a Developer Forum that will assist in fueling further mobile Internet content development.

Also, on November 6th we expect to announce the release of several Premium Names to be allocated via a request for proposal (RFP) process. We will disclose the actual RFP process for those select names on that date as well.

In 2007 we expect to release additional names via various auction processes and additional RFPs, so stay tuned to our site at www.mtld.mobi for further details and to download the entire list of Premium Names.

Q: db – Are there any tips you can give to domainers looking to make the most of their .mobi domain names?

A: PB – I can’t say it enough. Develop content. The mobile Internet sorely lacks it at the moment. dotMobi and our investors are working hard to make sure that consumers, mobile operators and content providers are aware of our value proposition. Domainers who are first on the block with content have a much better shot at attaining success in the rapidly growing mobile world vs. those that just sit back and do nothing. Think where .com was ten years ago. I believe it won’t take nearly as long for .mobi to have an impact.

Q: db – Do you have any additional domain name extensions or projects in the works the domaining community should be on the lookout for in the anytime in the future?

A: PB – There are no immediate plans to apply for or develop other TLD domain extensions per se as it relates to dotMobi. However we will continue to roll out developer tools, education and certification services for mobile content and messaging. I also suggest that any serious domainer that wants to have an impact on the mobile world to look at possibly joining the dotmobi Advisory Group (MAG). It is the "eyes and ears” of mTLD. Through the MAG, mTLD can reach out to the mobile Internet consumer, keep in touch with trends and understand, assess and prioritise the needs of the entire community. In turn, the MAG gives its members the opportunity to shape the future of the mobile Internet. More info can be found on our web site.

CLICK HERE to check out dotMobi's mobile phone emulator.

Source:(Pinky Brand)

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DNJournal's Weekly Domain Name Sales Report

2006-11-01T02:07:00.000+14:00

Domain Name Sales

DNJournal's Weekly Domain Name Sales Report

The top 10 reported domain name sales of the week go to:

1. Gays.com - $500,000 (Sedo)
2. Cafe.com - $300,000 (GreatDomains)
3. UncleSam.com - $185,750 (SnapNames)
4. SPN.com - €95,000 = $121,266 (Sedo)
5. Yonkers.com - $70,750 (SnapNames)
6. Series.com - $45,500 (Sedo)
7. Online-Gambling.co.uk - €35,000 = $44,657 (Sedo)
8. USGrants.com - $40,000 (NameCollecting)
9. Ostomy.com - $37,361 (SnapNames)
10. VactionPlans.com - $35,700 (Enom's Club Drop)

CLICK HERE to view the rest of this week's reported domain sales.

*These are merely the top reported sales of the week. Many private transactions take place in addition to these that are never reported.

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Vint Cerf Says Internet Could Break Permanently

2006-10-31T03:29:00.000+14:00

Domaining News

IDNs have helped internationalize the Internet but many believe that it is not enough and they don’t want to be forced to use Latin alphabet, as many feel it is holding them and their people back. For this reason Vint Cerf, chairman of ICANN and Google’s VP, is attempting to put together a solution and accommodate the world with a multi-lingual Internet before further separation happens similar to China going off and creating their own DNS.

Vint wants to satisfy the world’s needs but also believes it is going to be a tremendous technical challenge without interfering with the current domain names and domain name system. Cerf said, "A miss-step could easily and permanently break the Internet into non-interoperable components."

At this time, ICANN is currently testing the introduction of the new scripts into the domain name system. At any moment the Internet could suddenly be broken permanently.

CLICK HERE for an article by BBC.co.uk about just this very topic.

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YET ANOTHER RECORD DOMAIN NAME SALE

2006-10-31T02:26:00.000+14:00

Domain Name Sales

The domain gays.com was recently sold for $500,000 (US) through Sedo, the world’s largest marketplace for domain names and internet addresses.

The new domain owners are Julius and David Dreyer of Germany. “We are very proud to have invested in such a representative domain as gays.com. Building an internet portal for the gay community has always been one of our biggest goals,” said Julius Dreyer. “We are confident that we will be able to introduce an entertaining and informative website in the near future; one that will meet the needs of the gay community.”

At Sedo, high value domain sales are negotiated regularly. This year alone, bike.com and blue.com were each sold for $500,000 (US) over Sedo. The highest sales record for any domain also occurred in 2006, when sex.com sold for $14 million (US).

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Christian Chena Sells Crown Jewel Juegos.com

2006-10-30T16:36:00.000+14:00

Domain Name Sales

Christian Chena, legendary 27 year-old South American domaining prodigy, has just made a post on his blog, ChrisChena.com, announcing the sale of one of his crown jewels, Juegos.com, for $10 million to an European skill games and mobile games company that is looking to expand into Spain and Latin America. For those that aren't aware, juegos translates to "games" from Spanish to English. If you have done your due diligence then you will see why it commanded as much as it did to make it not only the second highest reported domain name sale of the year but of all-time.

Only Sex.com has been reported to have been sold for more, which sold earlier this year for an estimated $12-$14 million. This sale will, however, top the DNJournal sales chart for the year because the finite details of the Sex.com sale were never really officially disclosed. Might we also add this is the highest reported Spanish keyword domain of all-time. While Christian may reign from the poor third-world country of Paraguay, he reigns supreme on the net.

If you don't know who Christian Chena is by now, you should. He holds many of the world's best Spanish keyword domains including but not limited to; Animacion.com, Cocina.com, Dominio.com, Fotos.com, Horoscopo.com, Mensajes.com, Nutricion.com, Peliculas.com, Publicidad.com, Sitios.com and Viajes.com. It appears that many of Christian's prized domain names are currently being forwarded to parking pages. Usually these domain names are in a fully developed state. The only thing that we can think of that would explain such an instance is a possible large scale buyout of many of Christian's premiere names but this is only speculation at this point.

We would like to take this moment to congratulate Christian on this truly monumental feat. It is not everyday that the all-time reported and fully disclosed domain name sale of all-time occurs. Yet, another one in the record books for the young phenom.

CLICK HERE to read our Q&A with Christian Chena.

CLICK HERE to read his cover story with DNJournal.

CLICK HERE to visit Christian's blog, ChrisChena.com.

CLICK HERE to visit Christian's company website, Chena.com.

CLICK HERE to read a thread at DomainState about the sale.

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Flowers.mobi Commands $200,000 at Auction

2006-10-30T13:38:00.000+14:00

Domain Name Sales

Pinky Brand, of dotMobi, has just recently told us that Flowers.mobi has been auctioned off at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. for a a very impressive $200,000. That is a considerable amount of money for such a new extension. Nothing like this has ever happened in domaining history. Obviously, it is sign of many good things to come for dotMobi and other domain name extension releases to come. That is what an auction environment can do to the price that somebody is actually willing to pay for a domain.

Other dotMobi domains auctioned off at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. include:

Fun.mobi - $100,000
Hot.mobi - $40,000
StockQuotes.mobi - $27,000
Party.mobi - $13,000
Wow.mobi - $9,000
Gossip.mobi - $5,000
Laugh.mobi - $3,000
Celebs.mobi - $2,250

Be on the lookout for our Q&A with Pinky Brand, of dotMobi, in the next couple of days. The Q&A is about 90% complete at present, so it will not be too much longer. dotMobi is a great new extension as you can tell by the early sale of Flowers.mobi. There is a lot more substance behind dotMobi than ordinary extensions. dotMobi is the world's first mTLD and Pinky Brand will be educating us on this further in the Q&A.

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Camera.com Leads the Pack at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.

2006-10-30T13:03:00.000+14:00

Domain Name Sales

Over $4.7 million worth of domain names were auctioned off at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2006. This is more than double the number of sales at the previous T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction. This time lead by a true premium, Cameras.com, which ultimately sold for a hefty $1.5 million. The buyer was none other than Sig, of Parked.com and DirectNIC.

This is the unofficial list that has been floating around the Internet:

CertifiedDiamonds.com - Not sold
Yearbook.com - Not Sold
Alberta.org - $10,500
Firefighter.org - $6500
Remortgaged.com - Not sold
KWM.com - Not sold
FunTrip.com - Not sold
Commercial.net - Not sold
PregnancyCenters.com - Not sold
IncomeTax.net - Not sold
Pensions.net - Not sold
StockExchange.net - Not sold
MeetGirls.com - Not sold
SumoWrestling.com - $11,800
WifiAccess.com - $11,500
Idea.us - Not sold
PortablePrinters.com - $9,000
SpinalCord.com - Not sold
HomeMortgage.net - Not sold
PromQueen.com - Not sold
Advertisement.net - Not sold
DMN.com - Not sold
MiamiSingles.com - Not sold
GPN.com - Not sold
BeachfrontRentals.com - Not sold
GroupRates.com - Not sold
GroupRate.com - Not sold
BookSellers.com - Not sold
Credits.com - $95,000
Top100.com - Not Sold
AccountsPayable.com - $12,000
Stereos.net - $5900
vvp.com - Not sold
Cams.mobi - $23,600
SportingEquipment.com - Not sold
Vancouver.info - Not sold
Tampa.info - Not sold
ConcertPromoter.com - Not sold
FemaleEscorts.com - Not sold
ShoppingMalls.com Not sold -
Coast.com - Not sold
Order.com - Not sold
CosmeticSurgery.net - $20,000
ET.com - Not Sold
AustraliaVacations.com -
Tiger.net - Not sold
SchoolBook.com - Not sold
Dorms.com - Not sold
Answer.net - Not sold
Met.net - $10,000
Mortgage.net - $149,000
ForeignInvestments.com - $8,000
HighDefinition.com - Not sold (Reserve $188k)
Dope.com - Not sold (Reserve $88k)
DSL.com - Not sold
UniformRentals.com - $18,000
Psychologists.com - Not sold
Remarkable.com - Not sold
Prohibited.com - Not sold
Hell.com - Not Sold (Reserve $2.35M)
Rake.com - Not sold (Reserve $150K)
Audit.com, Audits.com - Not Sold
DigitalCameras.com - Not sold (reserve: $1.6M)
MovieTheaters.com - Not Sold (reserve: $250k
EmergencyClinics.com - $11,000
HomeValues.net - Not sold
Dote.com - Not sold
Broker.info - Not sold
Workshops.com - $48,000
Lethal.com - Not sold
WellingtonBoots.com - Not sold
Dance.com - Not sold
SinglesOnline.com - Not sold
Text.com - Not sold
Forclosures.com - $150,000
Elections.com - Not sold
CheapTickets.mobi - Not sold
CosmeticDentist.us - $2500
OneWayFares.com - Not sold
Fun.mobi - $100,000
LargeCapFunds.com - Not sold
XV.net - Not sold
PN.net - Not sold
Clock.com - Not sold
Cost.com - Not sold (reserve $1.165M)
Guatemala.com - Not sold (reserve $706k)
SleepingPills.com, SleepingPill.com - Not sold
PetProducts.com, .net, .org - Not sold
CreditCards.net - $120,000
LimousineService.com - Not sold
PetBreeders.com - Not Sold (Reserve $59k)
CityUniversity.com - $14,000
FloridaRealEstate.net - Not sold
Sitcoms.com - $22,000
WIFI.us - Not sold
LakerTicket.com - $1500
HI.net - Not sold ($206k reserve)
Gyms.com - Not sold
Dancers.com - Not sold
StockQuotes.com - Not sold
GD.net - Not sold
5B.com - Not sold
HMO.com - Not sold (reserve $850k)
Brothels.com - Not Sold
ND.net - Not Sold
Topsail.com, TopsailIsland.com - Not Sold
GolfClubsDiscount.com - Not Sold
BillCollection.com - Not Sold (Reserve $4k)
ForeignExchanges.com - $4,000
Laugh.mobi - $3,000
ClosetDesign.com - Not Sold
FreshFood.com - Not Sold
Finances.com - Not Sold
TravelBookers.com - Not Sold
Bubble.net - Not Sold
Cherries.net - Not Sold
Party.mobi - $13,000
Bourbon.com, Whiskey.com - Not sold
Decay.com - Not sold
302.com - Not sold
Tuscan.com - $11,800
GameRules.com - Not sold
ForeignCurrencyOption.com - Not sold
PJ.net - Not Sold
PrimaryHealthCare.com - Not Sold
MM.net - Not sold
GolfClubRentals.com - Not Sold
Discounts.org - $10,600
Sectional.com - $5,000
StockData.com - $8,000
Globe.net - $11,000
DVDMovie.com - Not sold
Edmonton.info - Not sold
PureBullDogs.com - $1,000
Disqualified.com - Not sold
Rocket.net - Not Sold
People.net - Not Sold
Snuff.com - Not sold (passed on bid of $50k)
KO.net - Not sold
AmericanTrucking.com - Not sold
WorkingOvertime.com - Not sold
OrlandoSingles.com - Not Sold
CaymanIslands.com - Not sold
CanadaMortgageRates.com - $6,000
Deputy.com - Not sold
Accelerate.com - $28,000
BabyOutlets.com - $7,000
SystemFailures.com - $1,000
Hot.mobi - $40,000
HouseKeepers.com - $30,000
TJ.com - Not Sold
LP.net - Not Sold
Program.com - Not Sold
bathrooms.net - Not Sold
BigBargain.com - Not sold
Apples.net - Not sold
SportsCars.co.uk - Not sold
Acre.com - $22,500
Wagering.com - Not Sold
DownloadGames.com - Not Sold
Concerned.com - $3,500
Bisexuals.com - $60,000
Flowers.mobi - $200,000
XS.net - $13,000
Iran.com - Not Sold
Mushroom.org - Not Sold
GolfClubDiscounts.com - Not Sold
CyberWedding.com - $1,500
CableBox.com - $9,000
Exchanged.com - Not Sold
StormInsurance.com - Not Sold
VoiceMail.net - Not Sold
46.com - Not Sold
PO.net - Not Sold
MA.net - Not Sold
Seminars.com - Not Sold
SexEducation.com - $120,000
Readers.com - Not Sold
Trusted.com - $37,500
OHL.com - $30,000
Deposit.org - Not sold
Kiss.us - Not sold
Oakland.info - Not sold
BookSelling.com - $5500
FixedLoans.com - $10,000
DigitalDates.com - $1,000
TelephoneCall.com - $20,000
Dealerships.com - Not sold
Settlement.com, StructuredSettlement.com - Not sold
06.com - Not Sold
PAX.com - Not Sold
OilRefinery.com - $3,000
FileElectronically.com - $7,000
DDE.com - $21,200
Johns.com - Not sold
Rebound.com - Not sold
YG.COM - Not Sold
Punt.com - Not sold
TickerSymbols.com - $7,000
Producer.org - Not Sold (Reserve $7k)
62.com - Not Sold
HB.com - $100,000
Account.net - Not sold
NewFuels.com - Not sold
Locals.com - Not Sold
ATF.com - $40,000
PersonalHealthAccount.com - Not Sold
StockExchanges.com - $6,000
WO.com - $65,000
eGreeting.com - $30,000
Babies.net - $26,000
Science.info - Not sold
Hook.com - $67,000
DodgerTicket.com - $1,000
RetirementLoans.com - $10,500
SearchRealEstate.com - Not sold
Ply.com - Not sold
Duplex.com - Not sold
JB.net - Not sold
Salsas.com - Not Sold
Raise.com - $25,000
BarbequeSmokers.com - $3,000
ValueFlights.com - $7,000
AmericanHistory.org - $5,500
Dial.net - Not Sold
Fortress.com - $60,000
Shows.net - Not sold (passed on $35k bid)
University.org - $100,000
FamilyPhotos.com - $25,000
Pit.com - Not sold
Hun.net - $35,000
VintageAutos.com - $16,500
Blogs.info - $6,000
Antibiotics.net - $5500
CosmeticsCenter.com - Not Sold
PartyGuides.com - Not Sold
Today.us - $3600
ComputerJunky.com - $2,000
AUX.com - Not sold
StorageServer.com - $5,000
RentalCarRates.com - $7,000
Medal.com - Not sold
bb.org - Not sold
MakeupArtist.com - Not Sold
InternetDating.com - Not Sold
Trinity.com - Not sold
StockQuotes.mobi - $27,000
Amethysts.com - $9,000
Brooches.com - $15,000
Airplanes.net - Not sold
MusicClub.com - Not sold (passed on $100k bid)
VB.com - $130,000
Physicians.org - Not Sold
So.net - $13,000
Queens.net - $5,000
HighGasMileage.com - Not sold
HighYieldCD.com - Not sold
StockTickers.com - $27,000
SendFunds.com - Not sold
Dent.com - $30,500 (to Fabulous.com)
Appliances.net - Not sold (passed on bid of $10k)
Produce.net - $5,000
Gossip.mobi - $5,000
ForexQuotes.com - $5,000
Above.com - $50,000
FW.com - Not sold (passed on bid of $75k)
HotBabeSex.com - Not Sold
RentalHouse.com - Not sold
PX.net - Not sold (no interest at $20k)
CreditScores.net - Not sold (no interest at $15k)
Cloud.net - Not Sold
Auction.com - Not sold
ESP.us - Not sold
Golfer.org - $4700
Wow.mobi - $9000
Guacamole.us - $600
BookRack.com - Not Sold
LoanFinance.com - $8,000
Own.com - $115,000
Palace.com - Not sold (passed on $200,000)
wg.net - Not sold
VirtualRealty.net - Not sold
Puppet.com - Not sold
USCitizen.com - Not sold
ChicoBonita.com - Not sold
ComputerClass.com - Not sold
Idea.net - not sold
Sailboat.com - $120,000
Publication.net/Publisher.net - Not sold
ZN.com - Not sold
757.com - Not sold
Colossal.com - Not sold
18.org - Not sold
ShoppingGuides.com - Not Sold
GirlCams.com - $16,000
Outsourcing.net - $11,000
WineBuying.net - Not sold
Elvis.us - Not sold
Celebs.obi - $2,250
AutomotiveImports.com - $10,000
Cameras.com - $1,500,000
FreePorn.us - Not sold
Cults.com - $45,000
Homerun.com - Not sold
Debug.com - $15,000
CD.net - $20,000
VO.net - Not sold
JamaicaMusic.com - Not sold
Sweatpants.com - $8,500
Deal.us - $2,000
CSStore - Not sold
BeachfrontPropery.com - $32,000
CurrencyBroker - $3500
PDAGames.com - $8500

Source:(John Chow)

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Arshnet Technologies has Signed an Agreement with MaxMD, the Official Provider of .md Domain Names in the United States and Over 90 Countries

2006-10-25T14:46:00.000+14:00

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Dallas, TX, October 24, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Arshnet, announced that Arshnet Technologies has signed an agreement with MaxMD, the official provider of .md domain names in the United States and over 90 countries worldwide. Arshnet is now providing personalized .md domain names and HIPAA-enabled .mdEmail™ to complement current website offerings.

Abbas Mirza, CEO of Arshnet Technologies, commented: "MaxMD's products are a tremendous complement to our website solutions. This agreement presents a unique opportunity for our customers to obtain a relevant web address and secure HIPAA enabled email in a medical-centric, top-level domain."

According to Manhattan Research there are 99 million e-health consumers currently online searching for healthcare information. This reinforces the need for medical professionals to develop an online presence. Research indicates that, 86% of physicians support .md as the only Internet domain intuitively linked to the medical community. Also, 80% of medical professionals stated that a .md Web address is either important or very important to their medical practice.

Retail channel partners can find information about the Arshnet services on the website: www.arshnet.net.

About MaxMD

MaxMD, the official provider of .md domain names in the U.S. and over 90 countries worldwide, provides personalized Web addresses for physicians, healthcare providers, medical associations, healthcare corporations, and medical institutions in the only Internet domain dedicated to the medical community. Additional offerings include .mdEmail™, a secure HIPAA enabled email solution. Visit www.max.md to learn more.

About Arshnet

Arshnet Technologies provides integrated Web solutions to the healthcare industry that help them effectively manage their practice and provide a more valued service to their members and patients. To deliver best technology solutions, we have tapped industry-leading technologies and then tuned and optimized them for the healthcare arena. Visit www.arshnet.net to learn more.

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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Opens Up Bidding to Outsiders

2006-10-24T10:27:00.000+14:00

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Monte Cahn, of WADND's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference and CEO of Moniker, has just recently announced that they will, indeed, be opening up the bidding to all parties, even those who cannot make it to the conference itself. This is the first time in history that T.R.A.F.F.I.C. has allowed individuals to bid on their auctions while not actually in attendance. This should only result in more sales at even higher prices, which may bring even more mainstream attention to the event itself. At the last T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference over 2 million dollars worth of domains were auctioned off. They are expecting a lot more sales this time around.

Take at look at some of the domains at Moniker's new MarketplacePro.com:

http://marketplacepro.moniker.com/auction/index.html

To get in on the bidding contact Monte Cahn, Founder/CEO of Moniker.com and TrafficClub.com at Monte--at--Moniker .com or 954-984-8445.

You can also get more information at this thread at DNForum:

http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?p=979468#post979468

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DomainSponsor - New Lander Designs

2006-10-24T10:11:00.000+14:00

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Dear Domainers,

DomainSponsor is proud to announce the launch of four new lander designs as of today, October 23, 2006.

If you are an existing DomainSponsor publisher, these new landers will automatically become available to you. If you are not currently a DomainSponsor publisher, now is a great opportunity to experience the benefits of partnering with us to profit from our advanced optimization technology in combination with these new designs.

These landers are automatically chosen through our “Auto-optimizer” feature which looks to revenue payouts per domain to determine the share of traffic each lander should receive. You do not have to do anything to take advantage of these new lander designs if you have selected the auto-optimization option. Our technology will determine when and how often to use these new landers to maximize your revenue.

We are positive you will see a meaningful increase in revenue from your portfolio over the next few weeks. We’ve been working on designing and testing new landers for months, and these 4 landers were handpicked among hundreds for their maximum payout.

As always, it takes a few weeks for new domains or new landers to reach their full potential. DomainSponsor, as you know, relies on complex optimization technology to analyze your visitors’ behavior and adjust designs and navigation on the fly to maximize your revenue.

If you want to see the new landers, simply go to any of your domains that are on the auto-optimizer, and hit reload to see the landers in rotation.

If you have any question, please feel free to email us, or contact your Account Manager directly. If you are at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East this week in Miami, please stop by our booth to see these new landers and learn more about the exciting things we’re doing to better serve you--DomainSponsor is dedicated to increasing your revenue payout potential!

Best regards,

The DomainSponsor Team

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No problem, CLICK HERE and sign-up today!

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Top 3 Reasons Why .Asia Should Succeed

2006-10-23T22:20:00.000+14:00

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If you weren’t aware of it by now ICANN has recently approved the .Asia extension, which will be managed by the DotAsia.org registry.

CLICK HERE to view the official ICANN copy.

Top 3 Reasons Why .Asia Should Succeed:

3. Thus far, regional TLDs have been tremendously successful. .EU was the first and no extension in history has ever experienced the kind of explosive growth that .EU has.

2. Asia is the world’s most populated continent with an estimated 4 billion inhabitants. That is more than half of the world’s entire population. The entire European Union doesn’t even have a population of 1 billion, yet millions of .EU domains were registered during the initial land rush. With over four times as many people than the EU, there is most certainly a market for the .Asia extension.

1. The Asian economy is sweltering and it is almost a certainty that China and India will be economic superpowers sometime in the very near future. Buy now, hold and sell after the number of successful businesses in Asia doubles, triples and even quadruples before you know it. There should be people in need of good .Asia domains for their businesses at some point in the future.

And those, folks, are top 3 reasons why .Asia should succeed.

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PCNames Domain Search Powered by Web 2.0

2006-10-23T04:21:00.000+14:00

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PCNames Domain Search is rapidly gaining popularity thanks to their recently rebuilt Ajax Lookup. This tool is based on the idea of web 2.0 and checks domain availability as the user types.

(PRWEB) October 23, 2006 -- Web 2.0 is described as the evolution of the Internet. It is the idea of second generation Internet services using technology which was previously unavailable. One part of Web 2.0 is known as Ajax, the technology which allows a site to run smoothly and interrupted similar to an operating system based program. "PCNames uses Ajax technology to automatically suggest domain names as the user is typing into the search box… think Google Suggest for Domains" SearchEngineJournal.

Despite the popularity of the Ajax Lookup, it is the Word Search (www.pcnames.com/search/) which gets so many visitors coming back day after day. This tool accepts up to eight keywords as input to be searched across 100's of millions of domain names. PCNames (www.pcames.com) has just completed an upgrade to their ranking algorithm for this search. This is the application which allows PCNames to show the very best domains first. It now does a better job of scoring domain names especially those containing industry specific terms. PCNames does a complete update of their entire database each morning and periodic re-verifications throughout the day to ensure greater accuracy. To help users view the domains which have just become available, today’s date can be selected from the date added box. These are the names that are known to the industry as deleted domains.

PCNames has just added a sixth domain tool to their site for bulk lookup (www.pcnames.com/bulk/). With this new tool a user can paste in an unlimited number of domains into a search box to be checked for availability. This is valuable to those who have a large number of possible ideas for their site name. Instead of typing in one after one the entire list can be inserted into the search box. Each name is checked for availability in .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, and us and shown instantly. This is obtained by tracking a database of all registered domains which PCNames uses for their search tools.

This free domain search engine can be found at (http://www.pcnames.com). For additional information or to schedule an interview, contact Chris Richmond at (http://www.pcnames.com/contact.php).

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The Domaining Q&A Archive Has Been Updated

2006-10-21T07:25:00.000+14:00

The domaining Q&A archive has been updated. Two new Q&A's have been added and all of the old Q&A's have been given a facelift. Currently, there are 16 total Q&A's in the archive. Many new Q&A's are on the way including but not limited to; Luc Lezon, of Plesmo, the people behind .mobi and the world's largest domaining conglomerate, NameMedia.

Please keep checking back for the latest updates and Q&A's.

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db's Top 10 Domaining Forum Threads of the Week

2006-10-19T23:51:00.000+14:00

10. NP – The Indian domain name Showcase (.in/.co.in)

9. DNF - The great domain extension scam

8. NP - SedoParking Enhancements!

7. NP - What's the BEST domain you own?

6. DS - .mobi out today: already labeled a flop in media

5. DS – Eurid ordered to unblock 74,000 .eu’s or face massive fines

4. DNF - TRAFFIC Auction

3. DNF - Elequa loses NRA.net UDRP case

2. NP - utube.com v youtube.com

1. DS - Gootube.com: another domain hopeful emerges

And those, folks, are db's top 10 threads of the week.

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Top 100 Most Visited Domains on the Web

2006-10-19T10:22:00.000+14:00

1. Yahoo.com
2. MSN.com
3. Google.com
4. Baidu.com
5. QQ.com
6. MySpace.com
7. Sina.com.cn
8. Live.com
9. Yahoo.co.jp
10. YouTube.com
11. Orkut.com
12. 163.com
13. eBay.com
14. Soho.com
15. Wikipedia.org
16. Microsoft.com
17. Yahoo.com.cn
18. Blogger.com
19. Amazon.com
20. Google.co.uk
21. Taobao.com
22. RapidShare.de
23. Google.co.jp
24. MegaUpload.com
25. BBC.co.uk
26. Google.de
27. Wretch.cc
28. Go.com
29. CraigsList.org
30. CNN.com
31. Passport.net
32. Naver.com
33. IMDB.com
34. Xanga.com
35. Alibaba.com
36. Fotolog.net
37. AOL.com
38. Google.com.br
39. Flickr.com
40. Mixi.jp
41. UOL.com.br
42. Discuss.com.hk
43. Mail.ru
44. Tom.com
45. Friendster.com
46. Google.com.mx
47. Google.co.in
48. eEbay.co.uk
49. Google.es
50. Yandex.ru
51. Hi5.com
52. Google.fr
53. PCHome.com.tw
54. Google.com.tr
55. Google.ca
56. Rakuten.co.jp
57. AdultFriendFinder.com
58. FaceBook.com
59. Geocities.com
60. Sogou.com
61. Rediff.com
62. NewsGroup.la
63. Google.com.sa
64. ImageShack.us
65. LiveJournal.com
66. Google.cl
67. UWants.com
68. PhotoBucket.com
69. Vnet.cn
70. Soso.com
71. ChinaRen.com
72. 3721.com
73. LiveDoor.com
74. Apple.com
75. Daum.net
76. eBay.de
77. Xuniei.com
78. 126.com
79. Nate.com
80. Onet.pl
81. Google.pl
82. Google.com.ar
83. Mop.com
84. Terra.com.br
85. Google.cn
86. eBay.com.cn
87. Xinhuanet.com
88. SourceForge.net
89. Comcast.net
90. Walla.co.il
91. Digg.com
92. HiNet.net
93. About.com
94. NYTimes.com
95. FC2.com
96. Rambler.ru
97. Starware.com
98. CNET.com
99. China.com
100. Mediaplex.com

*List taken from Alexa.com on October 18, 2006.

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Moniker.com Adds New Names to its T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Live Auction Domain Name Inventory

2006-10-18T23:42:00.000+14:00

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 18 -- Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, today announced additional premium names to its growing list of domains that will be available during an exciting live auction at 1:30 p.m. ET, Friday, October 27, during T.R.A.F.F.I.C. EAST, an Internet marketing conference taking place at the Westin Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.

Attendees will be allowed to place bids while at the Live Auction or via the Web in the silent domain auction. New domain names to be auctioned include:

* Above.com * Advertisement.net * Appliances.net * Breathalyzer.com * CaymanIslands.com * CD.net * Coast.com * Cost.com * DigitalCameras.com * DownloadGames.com * Elections.com * Gambia.com * Globe.net * GroupRate.com * HELL.com * Hi.net * Idea.net * InternetRadio.com * Iran.com * JonesBeach.com * MonaLisa.com * Mortgage.net * Mozambique.com * People.net * PO.net * Prohibited.com * Reunite.com * SexEducation.com * Tall.com * TelephoneCall.com * Transplant.com * TravelForLess.com * University.org * USCitizen.com * Vocalist.com

Additionally, the first set of premium .mobi domain names which are commonly used words and phrases, will be made available for sale during this live auction event.

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DNJournal's October Cover Story - T.R.A.F.F.I.C.

2006-10-18T20:38:00.000+14:00

DNJournal's October Cover Story

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Conference Organizers Ready to Scale New Heights With Upcoming Florida Show

The keyword will be "new" when the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East domain conference is staged in Florida for the third time Oct. 24-28 at the posh Westin Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood. There will be a new venue, a new attendance record, a newly revamped live domain auction and a new conference agenda.

This will be the sixth show overall for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. organizers Rick Schwartz and Howard Neu. In addition to the two previous Florida shows that were held in Delray Beach, they have staged two successful shows in Las Vegas and another in Silicon Valley. Each show has surpassed the one before it, but Schwartz knows that raising the bar again will be a tall order.

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NameMedia Announces New CTO Brian Farrey

2006-10-18T00:20:00.000+14:00

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NameMedia, Inc., the industry leader in Direct Search, announced today that Brian Farrey has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer.

Prior to joining NameMedia, Brian was the President of Technology for Monster Worldwide, the leading global online career and recruitment resource and consistently one the of the Top 20 most-visited websites. In his capacity of leading Monster’s technology strategy and operations, he managed more than 700 technology professionals in 20 countries, launched dozens of new products, integrated a series of acquisitions and developed an R&D center to drive the company’s technology innovation.

Brian led the development of technology infrastructure and product development as Monster Worldwide grew from less than $100 million in revenue to $1.2 billion in revenue, and from less than 25 technology professionals to more than 700. He also held the position of COO of TMP Interactive and Group President of Monster.com during his tenure at the company.

“Brian is in that elite class of technology leaders who have driven a company from startup to NASDAQ 100,” said Kelly Conlin, NameMedia CEO. “His experience in taking a strategic vision and executing on the technology architecture, tools and products that deliver that vision will be critical to the fulfillment of our goals in developing the world’s largest portfolio of domain names into highly targeted online media properties.”

Prior to Monster, Brian Farrey was the founding CTO of OrderTrust where he built a large-scale order and payment processing network that managed more than one billion yearly transactions. He has a BA from Rochester Institute of Technology, and an MA in Computer Science from Worcester State College. Brian has been recognized by Computerworld as one of the country’s Top 100 CIOs and by Infoworld as one the Top 25 Most Influential CTOs.

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Sedo Introduces Online Auction Model to the Domain Name Marketplace

2006-10-17T19:37:00.000+14:00

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Auction System Designed to Maximize Sale Price for High-Value Premium Domain Names

Cambridge, Mass., October 17, 2006 – Sedo, the leading online marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, today introduced an eBay-like auction service for domain name sales. Sedo’s new online auction system will run parallel to the company’s traditional direct negotiation model, but is designed specifically to maximize sales value for high-value premium domain names.

Sedo’s first online auctions will begin on October 23.

Sedo’s auction service responds to the surge of businesses and professional investors purchasing millions of dollars of premium domains each year. Via Sedo’s seven day online auction period, domain names will be exposed to a global community of nearly 400,000 buyers who collectively spent over $25 million purchasing domain names through Sedo’s marketplace in the past year. Although most listings are no-reserve auctions, owners of premium domains can hedge their risk by setting a reserve price in consultation with an expert Sedo broker.

A pilot run of the auction system for the domain name Blue.com in March led to a final sales price of $500,000, one of the highest domain sales of the year. “Sedo’s auction model generates maximum return for premium domain owners by pairing active marketing of the domain name to large corporations, domain investors, and other potential buyers with a transparent, trusted, and universally accessible online platform,” said Christian Kalled, director of domain brokerage at Sedo.

Premium domain owners can further maximize profits by taking advantage of Sedo’s introductory low commission rate of three percent, which includes marketing, auctioning, and secure escrow transfer of the domain name. More information on Sedo’s auction service and how to get your premium domains included in the auction at the low three percent rate can be found at www.sedoauctions.com or by contacting broker@sedo.com.

“Domain buyers and sellers have turned to Sedo again and again for its experienced, trusted brokerage services and a marketplace featuring the largest portfolio of names in the world today,” said Matt Bentley, chief strategy officer of Sedo. “Sedo’s online auction service cements the company’s leading position by offering a new domain sales model that meets the industry’s changing needs.”

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DNJournal's Weekly Sales Report + db Standouts

2006-10-17T17:09:00.000+14:00

DNJournal's Weekly Sales Report

The top 5 reported sales of the week go to:

1. Ant.com - $241,200 (Moniker/DomainSystems)
2. Infi.com - $57,500 (Sedo)
3. Valves.com - $38,000 (Pool)
4. Cams.net - $35,00 (Afternic)
5. Restaurants.it - €10,000 = $12,544 (Sedo)

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db's top 5 standout sales for the week go to:

1. Infi.com - $57,500 (Sedo)
2. Geschenksidee.at - $2,760 ("gift ideas" in German) (Sedo)
3. Restaurants.it - €10,000 = $12,544 (Sedo)
4. Mortgages.mobi - $10,500 (Pool)
5. Magazines.cc - $1,200 (Sedo)

*These are merely the top reported sales of the week. Many private transactions take place in addition to these that are never reported.

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dotMobi to Sell First Set of Premium Domain Names

2006-10-16T01:18:00.000+14:00

DUBLIN, Ireland and WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- dotMobi, the
official worldwide registry for the .mobi domain, has announced the date
for its first auction of premium names.

The first set of 10 .mobi domain names will be made available via
auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East domain conference in Hollywood, Florida,
on October 27, 2006.

The 10 .mobi domains to be auctioned are "celebs," "cheaptickets,"
"flowers," "fun," "gossip," "hot," "laugh," "party," "stockquotes" and
"wow."

The dotMobi Premium Names list is a compilation of commonly used words
and phrases which dotMobi has set aside for equitable allocation as an
alternate to the traditional "first come, first serve" procedure. These
names will be distributed in batches through 2008 using both auction and
Request for Tender (RFT) processes.

Sites built using the .mobi domain make accessing the Internet on a
mobile device faster, less expensive and more reliable by offering content
tailored for mobile phones. More than 150,000 .mobi domains have been
registered since General Registration commenced on October 11, 2006.

"Given the strong demand for .mobi domain names, bidding at this
initial auction will most likely be exciting," said Neil Edwards, CEO of
dotMobi. "We anticipate that the winning bidders of these Premium Name
sites will develop relevant and useful content for mobile Internet
consumers."

Information on the initial names for the Request for Tender (RFT)
process is planned to be released on November 6.

The list of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
accredited registrars for dotMobi domain names can be found at:
http://dotmobi.mobi/registrar.

For more information on .mobi domains and how to register .mobi
domains, visit http://dotmobi.mobi. Visit the dotMobi blog at
http://pc.blog.mobi.

For more information about T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East, see
http://www.targetedtraffic.com.

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Developments in Domain Parking

2006-07-23T08:01:00.000+14:00

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By John Tompkins, Parking Account Manager

Domain parking is one of the most progressive areas of the entire traffic monetization industry. Parking providers across the board have been innovating all aspects of their services, from parking landers to statistics to completely new professional programs.

New landing pages are one of the most easily visible changes in domain parking. The plain text landers that once dominated are now being replaced by what amount to miniature websites, with images, text, and many distinct areas for visitors to click. While many new pages incorporate images related to the domain name, or industry it represents, there are also many new text-based landers which mimic search engine result pages. Which page designs work the best for different types of domain names is still more of an art than a science, but with rapid industry changes one thing is clear -- domain parking will continue to be a highly contested market. As pages evolve users may even have the option to directly control content, meta tags, or even placing links directly on the page.

Parking pages are also beginning to employ new revenue streams. Most parking pages simply earn money for their owners through pay-per-click (PPC) advertisements. With higher levels of customization, different types of advertising opportunities are being evaluated, including the pop-under. Pop-unders work on a flat rate per 1000 views, or Cost Per Thousand (CPM), and can help domains that have high levels of traffic increase earnings.

As the landers become more sophisticated new and more powerful tracking methods are being employed to maximize each domain's earning power. Many new parking programs, including Sedo’s own SedoPro, offer users the ability to see up-to-date traffic stats, the country of origin of visitors to each domain, the most popular referring links, and a myriad of other functions that can greatly increase the revenue potential for professional domainers.

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Domaining Spotlight - PPC Parking Manager Script

2006-07-22T23:30:00.000+14:00

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The Smarter Way to Manage Your Parked Domains

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What is PPC Domain Manager?

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Great for users with large domain portfolios...

How does PPC Domain Manager work?

PPC Domain Manager works with PPC Sponsors who offer a "manual redirection" linking syntax.

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PPC Domain Manager will then create a blank index file & a .htaccess file OR change the exisiting ones on the appropriate domain.. the .htaccess file will control the redirection process.

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There are two different versions of PPC Domain Manager:

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How secure is PPC Domain Manager?

We have made all efforts to make PPC Domain Manager as secure as possible. To login you will need a username, a 4-digit security number & also a password. Additionally, if you have a static IP, you can make some extra security settings in the script where you input your IP & your email & if someone attempts to login to your script & their IP doesn't match your IP then you will be emailed @ the email address you supplied with the appropriate information.

What sponsors does PPC Domain Manager support?

PPC Domain Manager currently supports Domain Hop, Domain Sponsor, Sedo Parking, Parking Site, Gold Key, Traffic Valet, Name Drive, TrafficZ, SiteParker, Parked & soon Klickerz.

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Is there a demo?

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How much is PPC Domain Manager?

PPC Domain Manager is currently priced @ $39.00 which includes FREE updates for life.

How easy is PPC Domain Manager to setup?

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Can you set this up for me on my server?

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Is there any other information you can give me?

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VeriSign Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results

2006-07-21T11:19:00.000+14:00

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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) , the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today reported its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006.

VeriSign reported total revenue of $392 million for the second quarter of 2006. On a GAAP basis, VeriSign reported net income of $350 million for the second quarter of 2006 and earnings per share of $1.42 per fully-diluted share. Net income on a GAAP basis for the second quarter of 2006 included a non-cash stock-based compensation charge of $13.2 million for stock option expensing and tax benefits totaling $327 million.

On a non-GAAP basis, using a 30% effective tax rate on non-GAAP pre-tax income of $84 million, earnings per share for the second quarter was $0.24 per diluted share. These non-GAAP results exclude the following items which are included under GAAP: amortization and impairment of intangible assets, acquired in-process research and development, non-cash stock-based compensation, litigation settlements, restructuring and other charges (reversals), net gain on the sale of investments, and income taxes. A table reconciling the GAAP to non-GAAP net income reported above is appended to this release.

"We are pleased with our execution in the first half of 2006," said Stratton Sclavos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VeriSign. "As our results indicate, demand for our intelligent infrastructure services continues to grow as our customers accelerate their migration to network-based interactions with their business partners, employees and customers."

"Our second quarter results reflect solid performance in the core business and higher than forecasted revenue in the mobile content business, leading to strong operating income for the quarter," said Dana Evan, Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign. "Driven by our recurring revenue model, these results improved our deferred revenue to $560 million and allowed us to deliver solid operating cash flows of over $90 million this quarter."

During the second quarter within the Internet Services Group (ISG), VeriSign Security Services (VSS) announced that Charles Schwab selected VeriSign to provide a full set of security services for their clients. Under the terms of the agreement, Charles Schwab will deploy both the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Fraud Detection Service and VIP Authentication Service to secure client login and transaction information. VSS also signed a definitive agreement to acquire GeoTrust, a leading supplier of SSL and other solutions to secure e-business transactions, for approximately $125 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of this year subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be accretive to earnings per share in 2007.

VeriSign Communications Services (VCS) announced a number of significant customer wins in the quarter for its core solutions, including providing iRoam services to Metro PCS, network connectivity and database services to US LEC and SMS alerts for eBay and Oracle users. As part of VCS's strategy to expand internationally, VCS signed an agreement to jointly market advance services with IDT Telecom to emerging international markets. In addition, VCS has signed a multi-year deal with SK Telecom to provide a variety of services including Signaling System 7 (SS7) network connectivity. VCS also completed the acquisition of m-Qube, a leading mobile channel enabler, for $266 million in cash during the quarter.

As previously disclosed on June 27, 2006, VeriSign's Board of Directors has commenced an internal review and analysis of VeriSign's historical stock option grants. This internal review is currently in progress. The Board of Directors is being assisted in its review by independent legal counsel. Facts may come to light once the review is completed that may require us to change our accounting treatment of stock options granted in prior periods which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations for those periods or other periods.

Additional Financial Information

-- VeriSign ended the second quarter with Cash, Cash Equivalents,
Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments of $734 million, a decrease
of $76 million from the prior quarter and down $197 million year over
year. During Q2, VeriSign repurchased approximately 3 million shares
of its common stock for a net purchase price of $60 million. In
addition VeriSign acquired m-Qube for $266 million in cash.
-- VeriSign announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new
$1 billion stock repurchase program. The 2006 program succeeds the
2005 program which authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of
VeriSign common stock which was completed in Q2.
-- Cash flow from operations was $91 million for the second quarter of
2006.
-- Deferred revenue on the balance sheet was $560 million as of June 30,
2006, an increase of $21 million from the prior quarter and up
approximately $83 million year over year.
-- Net days sales outstanding (Net DSO), which takes into account the
change in deferred revenue balances was 53 days for Q2 and within
VeriSign's targeted range.
-- Capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2006 were approximately
$37 million.
-- Non-GAAP operating income for Q2 was $79 million, an increase of
approximately $4 million from the prior quarter.
-- VeriSign has released its valuation allowance previously applied to
certain U.S. deferred tax assets in the amount of $214 million.
Additionally, VeriSign received a favorable ruling from the IRS which
resulted in a one-time benefit to tax expense in the amount of
$113 million.
-- During the quarter, VeriSign put in place a $500 million credit
facility.

Internet Services Group

-- The Internet Services Group (ISG) -- which includes VeriSign Security
Services (VSS) and VeriSign Information Services (VIS) -- delivered
$186 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2006.
-- The VeriSign Web site certificate business issued approximately 139,000
new and renewal certificates in Q2, ending the quarter with a base of
more than 520,000 certificates, up from 508,000 at the end of the first
quarter of 2006. Year over year the base is up over 10%.
-- The VeriSign Information Services business ended the quarter with
approximately 57.5 million active domain names in .com and .net, a net
increase of approximately 3.5 million names or 6% over Q1.

Communications Services Group

-- VeriSign Communications Services (VCS) Group -- which provides
intelligent communications, commerce and content services to
telecommunications carriers and next generation service providers --
delivered revenues of $206 million in the second quarter of 2006.
-- Within VCS, the Communications and Commerce group generated revenues of
$120 million. The Content group generated revenues of $86 million,
which includes $74 million for Jamba!/Jamster B2C services and
$12 million from B2B services which includes the m-Qube acquisition.
-- VeriSign Communications Services Group ended Q2 with a base of
approximately 8.9 million wireless billing customer subscribers, an
increase of approximately 24% year over year.
-- The VCS business supported 16.4 billion database queries in Q2 2006, up
14% year over year.

Today's Conference Call

VeriSign will be hosting a teleconference call today at 2:00 pm (PDT) to review the quarter's results. The call will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 263-8506 (US) or (719) 457-2681 (international). A listen-only live webcast of the earnings conference call will also be available at http://investor.verisign.com/ . A replay of this call will be available at (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 4621310) or (719) 457-0820 (international) beginning at 5:00 pm (PDT) on July 20 and will run through July 27. This press release and the financial information discussed on today's conference call are available on Investor Relations tab in the company's website at http://investor.verisign.com/ .

About VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc., operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the world's voice and data networks. Additional news and information about the company is available at http://www.verisign.com/ .

VRSNF

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as increasing competition and pricing pressure from competing services offered at prices below our prices and market acceptance of our existing services, the inability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new services and the uncertainty of whether new services as provided by VeriSign will achieve market acceptance or result in any revenues and the risk acquired businesses will not be integrated successfully and unanticipated costs of such integration. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward- looking statements after the date of this press release.

VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
2006 2005

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $426,935 $476,826
Short-term investments 256,538 378,006
Accounts receivable, net 303,336 271,883
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets 98,004 80,079
Deferred tax assets 114,028 16,186
Current assets of discontinued
operations 6,397 5,295
Total current assets 1,205,238 1,228,275
Property and equipment, net 572,810 553,036
Goodwill 1,348,913 1,071,910
Other intangible assets, net 329,061 225,302
Restricted cash 50,972 50,972
Long-term deferred tax assets 152,486 --
Long-term note receivable -- 26,419
Other assets, net 22,581 16,985
Total long-term assets 2,476,823 1,944,624
Total assets $3,682,061 $3,172,899

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities $520,586 $555,458
Accrued restructuring costs 6,442 7,440
Deferred revenue 415,470 368,413
Current liabilities of
discontinued operations 4,034 6,822
Total current liabilities 946,532 938,133
Long-term deferred revenue 144,507 127,175
Long-term accrued restructuring
costs 9,139 10,876
Long-term debt 174,000 --
Other long-term liabilities 3,753 4,995
Deferred tax liabilities -- 18,560
Total long-term
liabilities 331,399 161,606
Total liabilities 1,277,931 1,099,739
Minority interest in subsidiaries 46,846 41,485
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - par value $.001
per share
Authorized shares:
5,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares:
none -- --
Common stock - par value $.001 per
share
Authorized shares:
1,000,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares:
242,890,145 and 246,418,940
(excluding 35,427,686 and
28,981,444 shares held in
treasury
at June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005,
respectively) 243 246
Additional paid-in capital 23,144,477 23,205,261
Unearned compensation -- (13,911)
Accumulated deficit (20,777,730) (21,147,368)
Accumulated other comprehensive
loss (9,706) (12,553)
Total stockholders'
equity 2,357,284 2,031,675
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $3,682,061 $3,172,899

VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2006 2005 2006 2005
Revenues $391,852 $430,408 $765,456 $817,675
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (1) 146,776 134,232 285,688 256,620
Sales and marketing (1) 92,273 137,203 182,660 263,384
Research and development (1) 30,430 24,832 58,463 45,031
General and administrative (1) 54,912 49,675 113,405 91,774
Restructuring and other
(reversals) charges (77) (133) 1,382 (2,008)
Amortization of other intangible
assets 31,832 24,821 59,832 47,661
Impairment of other intangible
assets -- -- 1,950 --
Acquired in-process research and
development 4,600 4,300 15,500 4,300
Total costs and expenses 360,746 374,930 718,880 706,762
Operating income 31,106 55,478 46,576 110,913
Non-operating income:
Other income, net 5,119 14,084 33,916 29,361
Minority interest in net income
of subsidiaries (758) (1,048) (1,405) (2,176)
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes 35,467 68,514 79,087 138,098
Income tax (benefit) expense (314,318) 31,568 (289,691) 55,992
Net income from continuing
operations, net of tax 349,785 36,946 368,778 82,106
Net income from discontinued
operations, net of tax 82 4,349 860 8,364

Net income $349,867 $41,295 $369,638 $90,470

Basic net income per share:
Income from continuing
operations $1.43 $0.14 $1.51 $0.32
Income from discontinued
operations -- 0.02 -- 0.03
Net income per share $1.43 $0.16 $1.51 $0.35

Diluted net income per share:
Income from continuing
operations $1.42 $0.14 $1.50 $0.31
Income from discontinued
operations -- 0.01 -- 0.03
Net income per share $1.42 $0.15 $1.50 $0.34

Shares used in per share
computation:
Basic 244,744 263,538 245,171 258,018
Diluted 246,587 272,888 247,069 266,871

(1) Includes the following amounts
related to stock-based
compensation:
Cost of revenue $3,151 $121 $6,932 $171
Sales and marketing 2,957 194 6,078 252
Research and development 2,087 451 4,239 465
General and administrative 5,049 394 11,141 650
Total stock-based
compensation $13,244 $1,160 $28,390 $1,538

VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENTS OF INCOME RECONCILIATION
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30,
2006 2005

Revenue reconciliation

Revenue from continuing operations $391,852 $430,408
Discontinued operations
revenue (1) 79 14,422
Revenue including discontinued
operations $391,931 $444,830

(1) For the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, discontinued
operations revenue represents activity related to the Payments Gateway
business. VeriSign previously provided investors and analysts forecasts
for the three months ended June 30, 2005 that included revenue up until
an estimated disposition date of the Payments business. For GAAP
purposes, revenue for this and all periods is reclassified to net income
from discontinued operations.

Statement of Income Reconciliation

Net income on a GAAP basis $349,867 $41,295
Amortization of other
intangible assets 31,832 24,821
Acquired in-process research
and development 4,600 4,300
Stock-based compensation 13,244 1,160
Litigation settlements (1,500) --
Restructuring and other
(reversals) (77) (133)
Net gain on sale of
investments 28 58
Income tax (benefit) expense (314,318)(2) 33,693(3)
Non-GAAP income before income
taxes 83,676 105,194
Non-GAAP tax rate in lieu of the
GAAP rate (25,103) (31,558)
Net income on a non-GAAP basis $58,573 $73,636

Statement of Income Reconciliation per Share

Diluted net income per share on a
GAAP basis $1.42 $0.15
Amortization of other
intangible assets 0.13 0.09
Acquired in-process research
and development 0.02 0.02
Stock-based compensation 0.05 --
Litigation settlements -- --
Restructuring and other
(reversals) -- --
Net gain on sale of
investments -- --
Non-GAAP tax rate of 30% in
lieu of the GAAP rate (1.38) 0.01
Diluted net income per share on a
non-GAAP basis $0.24 $0.27

Shares used in calculation of net
income per share 246,587 272,888

(2) Includes the net release of a valuation allowance and favorable IRS
ruling.
(3) Includes income tax expense from discontinued operations of $2,125.

VeriSign provides quarterly and annual financial statements that are
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP). Along with this information, we typically disclose and discuss
certain non-GAAP financial information in our quarterly earnings releases,
on investor conference calls and during investor conferences and related
events. This non-GAAP financial information does not include the following
types of financial measures that are included in GAAP: amortization and
impairment of intangible assets, acquired in-process research and
development, stock-based compensation, litigation settlements,
restructuring and other charges (reversals), net gain on the sale of
investments and income taxes. The non-GAAP financial information is also
adjusted for a 30% tax rate which differs from the GAAP tax rate.

Management believes that this non-GAAP financial data supplements our GAAP
financial data by providing investors with additional information which
allows them to have a clearer picture of the company's core operations.
The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in
accordance with GAAP. We believe that the non-GAAP information enhances
the investors' overall understanding of our financial performance and the
comparability of the company's operating results from period to period.
Above, we have provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial
information that we provide each quarter with the comparable financial
information reported in accordance with GAAP for the given period.

VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

STATEMENTS OF INCOME RECONCILIATION
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,
2006 2005

Revenue reconciliation

Revenue from continuing operations $765,456 $817,675
Discontinued operations
revenue (1) 27 28,146
Revenue including discontinued
operations $765,483 $845,821

(1) For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, discontinued
operations revenue represents activity related to the Payments Gateway
business. VeriSign previously provided investors and analysts forecasts
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 that included revenue up until an
estimated disposition date of the Payments business. For GAAP purposes,
revenue for this and all periods is reclassified to net income from
discontinued operations.

Statement of Income Reconciliation

Net income on a GAAP basis $369,638 $90,470
Amortization of other
intangible assets 59,832 47,661
Impairment of other intangible
assets 1,950 --
Acquired in-process research
and development 15,500 4,300
Stock-based compensation 28,390 1,538
Litigation settlements 500 --
Restructuring and other
charges (reversals) 1,382 (2,008)
Net gain on sale of
investments (20,220) (2,217)
Income tax (benefit) expense (289,691)(2) 60,079(3)
Non-GAAP income before income
taxes 167,281 199,823
Non-GAAP tax rate in lieu of the
GAAP rate (50,184) (59,947)
Net income on a non-GAAP basis $117,097 $139,876

Statement of Income Reconciliation
per Share

Diluted net income per share on a
GAAP basis $1.50 $0.34
Amortization of other
intangible assets 0.24 0.18
Impairment of other intangible
assets 0.01 --
Acquired in-process research
and development 0.06 0.02
Stock-based compensation 0.11 --
Litigation settlements -- --
Restructuring and other
charges (reversals) 0.01 (0.01)
Net gain on sale of
investments (0.08) (0.01)
Non-GAAP tax rate of 30% in
lieu of the GAAP rate (1.38) --
Diluted net income per share on a
non-GAAP basis $0.47 $0.52

Shares used in calculation of net
income per share 247,069 266,871

(2) Includes the net release of a valuation allowance and favorable IRS
ruling.
(3) Includes income tax expense from discontinued operations of $4,087.

VeriSign provides quarterly and annual financial statements that are
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP). Along with this information, we typically disclose and discuss
certain non-GAAP financial information in our quarterly earnings releases,
on investor conference calls and during investor conferences and related
events. This non-GAAP financial information does not include the following
types of financial measures that are included in GAAP: amortization and
impairment of intangible assets, acquired in-process research and
development, stock-based compensation, litigation settlements,
restructuring and other charges (reversals), net gain on the sale of
investments and income taxes. The non-GAAP financial information is also
adjusted for a 30% tax rate which differs from the GAAP tax rate.

Management believes that this non-GAAP financial data supplements our GAAP
financial data by providing investors with additional information which
allows them to have a clearer picture of the company's core operations.
The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in
accordance with GAAP. We believe that the non-GAAP information enhances
the investors' overall understanding of our financial performance and the
comparability of the company's operating results from period to period.
Above, we have provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial
information that we provide each quarter with the comparable financial
information reported in accordance with GAAP for the given period.

VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2006 2005
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income $369,638 $90,470
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation of property
and equipment 49,292 42,582
Amortization of other
intangible assets 59,832 47,661
Impairment of other
intangible assets 1,950 --
Acquired in-process
research and development 15,500 4,300
Provision for doubtful accounts (1,301) 2,489
Stock-based compensation 28,688 2,722
Non-cash restructuring
and other charges 32 146
Net gain on sale and impairment of
investments (21,822) (96)
Minority interest in net
income of subsidiary 1,450 2,176
Tax benefit associated
with stock options -- 16,337
Deferred income taxes (279,702) (7,115)
Loss on disposal of
property and equipment -- 186
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 43,318 (77,227)
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets (14,661) (54,048)
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities (131,677) 83,386
Deferred revenue 62,083 59,957
Net cash provided by
operating
activities 182,620 213,926
Cash flow from investing activities:
Purchases of investments (536,716) (204,065)
Proceeds from maturities
and sales of investments 657,224 178,091
Purchases of property
and equipment (63,586) (45,820)
Cash paid in business
combinations, net of
cash acquired (426,499) (18,002)
Net proceeds received on
long-term note receivable and
investment 47,786 17,213
Other assets (1,513) (11,484)
Net cash used in
investing activities (323,304) (84,067)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance
of common stock from
option exercises and employee
stock purchase plan 39,543 35,898
Change in net assets of
subsidiary (588) 165
Repurchase of common
stock (134,996) (42,477)
Proceeds from drawdown
of long-term debt 174,000 --
Debt issuance costs (3,381) --
Excess tax benefits from
stock-based
compensation 18,366 --
Repayment of long-term
liabilities (1,466) (1,100)
Net cash provided by
(used in) financing
activities 91,478 (7,514)
Effect of exchange rate changes 1,439 (3,407)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and
cash equivalents (47,767) 118,938
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 478,660 330,641
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period $430,893 $449,579
Cash and cash equivalents of
discontinued operations (3,958) (1,864)
$426,935 $447,715

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