Posted by: bhartzer on: February 22, 2012
Google has decided to retire the “hosted domains” product that they have via the Google AdSense system. Based on an e-mail straight in the Google AdSense team, they have evaluated the advantages of their partner network and decided to retire the Hosted Domains system with Google AdSense. This system shutting down is various than the [...]
Posted by: bhartzer on: October 3, 2011
How do you know whether or not you should renew your domain name? I personally tend to think that if you’re in doubt, you should renew it. But, there is a better way. Here are fourteen questions to ask yourself to help you decide on whether your should renew your domain name or not.
Posted by: bhartzer on: June 21, 2011
It is not very often that you come across a situation like this. The domain name JeffBezos.com has been sold at a domain name auction and then promptly returned to its rightful owner: Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com. I recently interviewed Bob Olea, the guy who bought the JeffBezos.com domain name and returned it to Mr. [...]
Posted by: bhartzer on: June 1, 2011
When large groups of domain names are purchased such as the one I came across today, most of the time it indicates that the company purchasing them has major plans in the works. That happened today, when I was alerted to the fact that Conde Nast Digital, the folks behind the popular Reddit website, purchased [...]
Posted by: bhartzer on: May 25, 2011
In April 2011 I first reported that Microsoft had acquired 47 domain names related to something (a brand or a company) named Synsup Labs. Those domain names had previously been pointed to the Bing.com search results. Now, the total number of domain names related to Synsup Labs that Microsoft owns is an even 50 domain [...]
Posted by: bhartzer on: April 20, 2011
In an interesting acquisition today by Microsoft, the company acquired 47 domain names and has pointed them to the Bing.com search engine. I usually watch the list of Microsoft domain names and have not seen such a large acquisition of new domain names in a long time. Perhaps this is the indication of a new [...]
Posted by: bhartzer on: April 15, 2011
Three high profile Poker domain names were seized today. The FBI has charged the founders of the three largest Internet poker companies doing business in the United States with bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses. Others were charged, as well. The PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker domain names were seized as [...]
Posted by: bhartzer on: April 6, 2011
Overall, today Google registered 40 domain names. There are a few domain names that have piqued my interest today, including several domain names that are related to a possible Google deal advisor service, where Google may advise you on the best deals. Of course, this is only speculation on my part.
