2012
Why Exact Match Domain Names are Good (or Bad) for SEO
Is an Exact Match Domain Name good or bad for your search engine optimization strategy? Bill Hartzer, Director of Search Engine Optimization at Standing Dog, considers whether or not acquiring an Exact Match Domain Name is right for you and your business.
2011
How to Boost your Website Domain Authority
For Search Engine Optimization, in order to show the search engines (mainly Google), that your website is quot;worthy quot; of ranking well in their search results, you need to boost your domain authority. When you are creating a website and adding links to direct people to your site, you must consider the type of domains directing people there an
Google Acquires Illegal Google Plus .com IDN Domain Name
In an effort to protect their Google Plus social network, Google recently acquired .com. The problem is that .com, aka xn--dra.com is not allowed. It s an illegal domain name. IDN characters are not allowed or available in the .com TLD. Google, what were you thinking when you purchased this IDN .com domain name? I hope you did not pay too much f
How Amazon CEO got JeffBezos.com domain for free
Jeff Bezos owns JeffBezos.com. And he has Bob Olea to thank for that. Olea is one of those domainers who buys and sells internet domain names. Olea recently bought the domain name JeffBezos.com at an aftermarket domain auction. But he has decided to give it to the Amazon.com CEO.
Microsoft Moves Synsup Labs Domain Names
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 names, and a name server has be
Microsoft Acquires 47 SynsupLabs Domain Names
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 product, a new service, or upcoming proje
2010
How to Properly Redirect a Domain Name
I recently received an email asking a question about redirecting a domain name that he had recently purchased. Here is his email and my detailed response about how to properly redirect a domain name.
2009
Snapnames Employee Bids on Domain Name Auctions
Snapnames, an aftermarket domain name auction service, has reportedly discovered that a rogue employee set up an account and bid against other bidders. And was doing it for several years.
Evaluating an Expired Domain Name
If you are thinking of buying an expired domain name then take a look at this list. How to evaluate the domain name for search engine optimization value.
2008
Considerations for Multilingual Online Businesses
If you are going to translate an existing web site into another language or several languages, the recommended method is to use only one language per domain name.
Sedo to Hold Around the World in Seven Days Online Domain Name Auction
Sedo is holding an Around the World in Seven Days online domain name auction, which features travel-related domain names.
What s in a (domain) name? Some serious cash.
While America s housing market slumps, sales of domain names, the real estate of the Internet, climbed 60 percent last year. More than 100 reported domain sales exceeded the $100,000 mark in 2007 – up from 70 the year before. And last May, an adult-themed domain sold for $9.5 million.
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