04|11|2011 5:56 pm EDT Google Ordered to Disclose “Parked Domains” Metrics by Frank Michlick in Categories: PPC industry – 0 Comments According to MediaPost a judge has ordered Google to disclose financial metrics stemming from their Domain Parking and Error Pages programs within Google Adsense. The lawsuit that was started by advertising clients in 2008 and a recent pledge by Google to dismiss the suit before it goes to trial was rejected. The marketers alleged that such pages are low-quality and yield fewer purchases or other conversions than ads that appear on Google’s search results pages

04|07|2011 1:09 pm EDT Sedo Improves Sign-Up Process by Frank Michlick in Categories: Up to the Minute – 0 Comments Sedo has announced imrpovements to their sign-up process today. They also added a certification via phone-verification. The goal of the changes is to allow buyers easier access to buying domain names.

04|07|2011 10:47 am EDT National Arbitration Forum Reports a 24 Percent Increase in Domain Name Dispute Filings in 2010 by Frank Michlick in Categories: Up to the Minute – 0 Comments While WIPO recently reported somewhat misleading that “ Cybersquatting hit(s) record level “, the National Arbitration Forum reported their numbers today.

04|06|2011 3:05 pm EDT NameCheap Steals Spotlight Amidst GoDaddy Elephant Hunt Outrage by Adam Strong in Categories: Registrars – 1 Comment Amidst all the controversy last week surrounding the Bob Parson’s elephant hunt video , there was one savvy registrar who decided to take advantage of the public out cry.

04|05|2011 9:34 pm EDT Domain Sales of the Last Week by Frank Michlick in Categories: Domain Sales – 0 Comments Last week’s sales report includes sales from Cax, Sedo, Afternic and Flippa. The top 10 are: mind.com 2011-04-01 120,000 EUR Sedo sylt.com 2011-04-01 35,000 EUR (appx

04|05|2011 6:02 pm EDT DomainMadness “We Did Things Too Well” by Adam Strong in Categories: Domain Auction – 9 Comments The DomainMadness auction, which was supposed to start today at 2pm Pacific, has been indefinitely postponed. As of 3pm Pacific, DNN spoke with owner Mike Fiol who told us they were experiencing “technical difficulties” . Fiol told us “We did things too well

04|05|2011 12:27 pm EDT DomainMadness 3 Auction Ending Today by Adam Strong in Categories: Domain Auction – 0 Comments Tags: Tags: boxcar.com , domain madness , mike fiol .

04|01|2011 12:27 pm EDT Mike Cohen Announces His Latest Startup: Reputation Destroyer by Shane Cultra in Categories: April 1 – 0 Comments Mike Cohen, through a press release, introduced his latest project Reputation Destroyer.  A company that will provide the service of bad mouthing, demeaning, and belittling your competition, enemies, or old girlfriends. Using the power of the Internet, Cohen and his new company will provide you the ability to rank first on Google for anything negative you’d like to have posted about your new enemy.  Want them to suck? Done.  Want them to appear to hire illegal 12 year Vietnamese girls to sort mail at the office?

04|01|2011 10:37 am EDT Save Kittens and Save Money – Transfer To NameCheap by Adam Strong in Categories: April 1 – 3 Comments In response to Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons latest announcement regarding hunting problem kittens , NameCheap has made a unique special offer to domain owners. You can transfer up to 10  .com/.net/.org domain name to Namecheap for $4.99 through the end of the day on April 1, 2011 (11:59PM EST) and received a free SSL .

04|01|2011 10:21 am EDT Source Claims Schwartz and Ruddell Feud Biggest Stunt Yet by Adam Strong in Categories: April 1 , Domainers – 2 Comments DNN has received an insider tip from a Miami Beach domainer who informs us that he has spotted Chef Patrick and Rick Schwartz together enjoying dinner with Alina Schwartz, Howard and Barbara Neu, Ray Dillman, and an unidentified young male.  Photographs sent from our sources mobile phone are a bit blurry but by the looks of it Chef (in green on the right next to the male in pink pants) and Schwartz (at the head of the table) seem to be enjoying a dinner together.  Smiles all around.  Our source says there was lots of “laughing and high-fiving.” The most revealing part is our source claims to have overheard the 2 conference organizers plotting and scheming.  “They were talking about what they were going to do next and how they really pulled one over on everyone”   You have to hand it to Ruddell and Schwartz, these guys really know how to get people talking about them.  Their recent feud over Ruddell’s reported breach of whois privacy has garnered hundreds of comments on their respective blogs and drawn attention to both men.  As they say “There’s no such thing as bad press” .