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A fleeting masterpiece appeared in my backyard this morning. I was struck by how appropriate it was to see this on the last day of another decade - to be reminded that despite recessions and wars and all of the other ills affecting the world - there is always a new day ahead, another chance [...] Continue reading
Another decade will end less than 36 hours from now and according to a new report from the The Pew Research Center people are not going to miss the "aughts." Yet, here I am - in the small minority that has a generally positive view of the decade that is about to close. Here is [...] Continue reading
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A nice .com geodomain set the pace with four ccTLDs rounding out the first five. The country codes went on to take eight places on the all-extension Top 20 chart and a dozen country codes cracked the five-figure mark. [...] Continue reading
The domain name waktukecil.com is for sale for $100. #waktukecil is a popular topic on Twitter right now. Waktukecil means “When I was a child” in Bahasa Indonesian. People are tweeting about their childhoods. This domain would make a perfect site for people to share stories about their childhood. Click here to buy the waktukecil.com [...] Continue reading
In an effort to persuade people to try their new domain leasing monetization system, Root Orange is running a contest that will give the winner a free hotel room and ticket to the DOMAINfest Global conference coming up January 26-28 at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, California. [...] Continue reading
A plunge in parking revenue this year left domain owners hunting for new monetization options that might offer better results. The new December newsletter at DNJournal.com takes a look at one new solution devised by two guys from Princeton University. We also have a special year-end letter from the ICA. [...] Continue reading
Though overall Christmas retail sales were sluggish, online sales were a bright spot this year. comScore reported that Dec. 15th set a new one day record for online sales, crossing $900 million for the first time & easily surpassing the 2nd biggest day on record set on Cyber Monday (Nov. 30). [...] Continue reading