The Frager Factor

Coupon. Publix (.Com)

2009-11-09T08:38:00.003-05:00

Imagine a domain taxonomy engrained in the consumer's mind where they can go to any site and if they want coupons, simply type "coupon" as a sub-domain??We are a long way from that, and this is why alternate extensions will never win the wide stream customer adoption they will need to become profitable to anyone other then ICANN or the Registries who will make windfall profits selling new suckers

Frank Schilling Gems: Gold at $670

2009-11-09T08:03:00.002-05:00

February 2007- Gold at $670Not sure how many of you saw Gold close in the high 6’s today. I always get nervous when gold goes up. I invest in gold for the same reason I invest in domains. Its an asset that most people hold out to ridicule. The characteristics of gold and domains are not aligned of course .. one exists on a15 year old network put together with politics and electricity to

Customers Are The Brand (.com)

2009-11-08T23:23:00.003-05:00

Banned from domain aggregator sites, check out this SlideShare Presentation. I love the t-shirt slide "advertising lies"Customers Are The BrandView more presentations from Graham Brown.

Dick Cheney: Life After The Oil Crash (.net)

2009-11-07T21:36:00.004-05:00

"Robert Hirsch on CNBC: Gasoline will soon be $12-to-$15 per gallon"Crediting Dick Cheney with making the early observations that formed this theory, LifeAfterTheOilCrash.net urges vistors to "deal with reality before it deals with you" opening with the words: "Civilization as we know it is coming to an end soon. This is not the wacky proclamation of a doomsday cult, apocalypse bible prophecy

4-Letter, $190 Million Domain Success Story You Never Heard About: Etsy.com

2009-11-07T20:28:00.004-05:00

Both NameMedia and DemandMedia have invested in this niche:Via: Sales Update: Etsy Doubles Monthly Revenues From Last YearEven if Etsy didn't quite break its revenue record from last December this April, this marketplace for handicraft is still continuing to grow and consistently doubles its monthly revenue figures as compared to the previous year.In the first four months the growth rates lie

Twitter: "Traffic That Cares"

2009-11-07T20:15:00.003-05:00

For the Twitter naysayers, here is WebProNews (the seo guys) "8 Reasons You Need to Stop Ignoring Twitter"Included is:1. Twitter Lists2. The Openness of Twitter3. Building Valuable Relationships4. Traffic That CaresTwitter can bring you not only random traffic, but traffic from people who are actually passionate about the niche that you are a part of. Retweets are huge in this regard. Guy

Pizza Hut iPhone app generates $1M in sales

2009-11-06T23:34:00.003-05:00

Via MobileMarketer:After being live in the App Store for three months, the Pizza Hut application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch has surpassed $1 million in sales.As the featured icon in the iTunes Lifestyle Category, the application is an option for customers wanting to order their pizza, pasta and wings from Pizza Hut while on the go. Pizza Hut claims that the application is approaching one

Seth Godin: The unclicking 84%

2009-11-06T21:44:00.001-05:00

Via Seth GodinMark points us to this great set of stats.Basically, all of the clicks for all the ads online come from only 16% of the surfers, and most of them come from just 4% of all internet users.So, if you optimize your ads for clicks, it means you're ignoring a huge population.If your business is built around the kind of person who clicks, you win. If it isn't, you either need to not buy

How Much Traffic Does TechCrunch Send You?

2009-11-06T19:54:00.003-05:00

Since Michael Arrington's indictment of the domain industry is fresh on everyone's mind, I thought I'd expand on a Tweet I got from Guy kawasaki. He writes: "The interesting post I’ve read in a long time: “How Much Traffic Does TechCrunch Send You?” In it Niall Harbison reveals that impact of a TechCrunch article about his company.I work with many entrepreneurs, and most of them believe that

Luxury Portfolio (.com)

2009-11-06T17:50:00.002-05:00

When I saw th ad for this in the Wall Street Journal, I thought for a moment that domains had finally gone mainstream. Instead I got this site.

Cash UR Wheels (.com)- DotMOBI's 2nd Chance As A Carvertising Brand

2009-11-05T20:52:00.003-05:00

I've talked about the opportunity for dotMOBI to build brands via Carvetising.Now Springwise reports that Carvertising has been around for years—both the kind focused on rental cars, which we've covered several times, and the kind that lets sellsumers earn a little extra cash wrapping their own cars in ads. Setting its sights on the latter, cashURwheels is an Australian firm that serves as an

DEC Frank Schilling of Name Administration Inc push forward for change across 100,000’s of targeted keyword domains

2009-11-05T20:09:00.002-05:00

Just stumbled upon this interesting article about Frank Schilling's Name Administration from Allen's E-Commerce Blog in December 2008. It starts: "Frank Schilling has been pushing forward for change… Well, within his own portfolio at least. It consists of 100,000’s of domains as if you didn’t already know and is one of the best collections of domains if not the best… It’s right up there with

Frank Schilling Gems: It's Over Snap

2009-11-05T20:04:00.002-05:00

If they only listened to Frankie in May 2007:"It's official, Snapnames has been acquired by Los Angeles based Oversee .. And while it may seem like the rumored 25mm sale was struck, purely on the EBITDA that Snapnames.com generates, I have a hunch this is all about what can be done with the industry’s leading automated auction platform and clearing house.Oversee is behind the well received

Nelson, You Disappoint

2009-11-04T18:53:00.003-05:00

Hiding in plain sight. Like the nice Minister on Dexter that's a serial killer on the side. A wolf in sheep's clothing.

Repower America (.org)

2009-11-03T20:25:00.004-05:00

Repower America's lastest advertising campaign to promote their new online feature "The Wall" is brilliant. The ads and the social media initiative vividly portray the diversity of support for serious climate action while also framing the relevance of the issue in ways that transcend the traditional ideological divide. The Repower Wall may be accessed at http://www.repoweramerica.org/wall. MORE

Is There A dotMOBI in a Future Wireless World?

2009-11-03T20:01:00.002-05:00

My former employers at Alcatel-Lucent take you into the future with concept demos of LTE applications: connected car, e-health, crowdcasting, mobile e-commerce, geolocation...

Wanna Develop For Free?

2009-11-03T19:46:00.002-05:00

Get Wix.com:Create Your Free WebsiteDazzling Design Any Type of Website!Websites, Free MySpace Layouts, Widgets, Newsletters, Banners, Flyers - Wix offers you a simple powerful platform to make flash websites layouts and more- No downloads or programming needed- Creating a website with Wix is free- Wix is the simpler, faster, better way to create stunning web contentPublish like a PROPublish with

Using Free Credit Report (.GOV), FTC Guns For FreeCreditReport.com: A Free Credit Score Followed by a Monthly Bill

2009-11-03T14:29:00.007-05:00

We reported first on how one of the biggest credit agencies, Experian, (who has to by LAW give you a FREE credit report), profited from confusion. Now the government at freecreditreport.gov is trying to counter what it says are ads that trick consumers into paying for credit monitoring. What the hell took so long? Then again, it took long to get Miss Cleo too. More and Photo from NY Times

Webinar: Monetizing the Long Tail of Search: Rethink Your Keyword Strategy

2009-11-03T11:36:00.002-05:00

Presenter: Avinash KaushikWhen: Thursday, November 12, 2009 12pm Eastern (9am Pacific) - Add this to your calendar! Duration: 90 minutesCost: $129 Bing, Yahoo!, Google and other search engines are a key acquisition channel for any web based entity, be it through organic search listings or via paid search listings. Yet precious few Online Marketers and CEOs understand that amazingly unique

Box.net Commands $7 Million

2009-11-03T00:07:00.003-05:00

Via Sandhill.com: Box.net Lands $7,109,999 New Round. Launched officially in March of 2006, Box.net currently provides secure online file storage and sharing functionality to over 500,000 registered users, serving files to millions of people across the world. Box.net's unique platform allows personal and commercial content to be accessible, sharable, and storable in any format from anywhere.

This is It (.com)

2009-11-02T15:49:00.002-05:00

Michael Jackson This is IT: never-released "This Is It." This song is featured in the film's closing sequence and includes backing vocals by Michael's brothers, the Jacksons.

Frank Schilling Gems: Why Do “Good” Domains Cost So Much?

2009-11-01T20:18:00.003-05:00

"Typing in a domain isn’t necessarily like a good storefront in a high traffic location, it’s more like the gift shop at the end of a theme park ride that you have to pass through to leave the ride."I just love Frankie's trip down the Boulevard of Broken DreamsFlashback- Via SevenMile.com Novemeber 2007: Tia Wood asks:“”Frank, after looking at a thread at DNF titled “Why Domains cost what they

Michael Moore Discusses Afghanistan With Larry King on CNN

2009-11-01T01:21:00.001-04:00

Affiliate Programs Crack Down on PPC Domainers

2009-10-31T23:34:00.002-04:00

Amazon takes a stand: No more non-stop links from affiliates’ paid search termsBy Mary Wagner via Internet RetailerWhen Amazon.com Inc. in April announced it would stop paying commission fees for traffic sent directly to Amazon from paid search ads that affiliates purchased, a practice called direct-linking, it was the latest round in a long-standing industry debate over the role of so-called “

Facebook wins $711 million anti-spam lawuist. But social spam is here to stay.

2009-10-31T23:23:00.001-04:00

By now everyone online is accustomed to receiving and filtering spam in their inboxes, but recent spamming attacks on social sites like Facebook have caught many by surprise. Facebook is hoping to change all that, with a court win this week against uber spammer Sanford Wallace.Facebook hopes that a $711 million fine and the threat of jail time will not only sideline Wallace, but function as a