CD.com reserved at $176,480

The CD.com domain name was not able to reach the reserve price of $176,480.00 last bid (and only bid) is $150,000.00. This signifies even the domain name market is affected by the current economic crisis. The men.org domain name was sold for $12,500.00.

There are some auctions today, and hopefully it will be a different outcome.

List of Domain names were sold last night, courtesy by Monte.

DomainSale Price
Men.org$12,500.00
CashiersCheck.com$7,000.00
NetworkingJobs.com$7,000.00
GunRange.com$6,500.00
KinkySex.net$6,000.00
Groping.com$5,000.00
Rattlers.com$4,500.00
Sperm.net$3,750.00
SeafoodRestaurant.com$3,500.00
ExecutiveJetCharter.com$2,900.00
Beef.net$2,750.00
CollegeNewspaper.com$2,750.00
SelfMotivation.com$2,600.00
CommonStock.com$2,500.00
Scooper.com$2,500.00
Admitted.com$2,250.00
NutritionalGuidelines.com$2,100.00
Society.net$2,000.00
Absent.com$1,600.00
Slashers.com$1,500.00
Staffed.com$1,200.00
Wool.net$1,200.00
ElectricScooters.us$1,100.00
WirelessIntercom.com$1,100.00
AlternativeFuel.org$1,000.00
Educates.com$1,000.00
Cruises.mobi$900.00
Donuts.org$900.00
FrozenDaiquiri.com$900.00
Children.mobi$850.00
Hording.com$800.00
LaserPrinterCartridges.com$800.00
HedgeFundMarket.com$700.00
StenoPads.com$700.00
DirtyJokes.net$650.00
CreditCrunch.net$600.00
Inflation.info$600.00
Feels.com$500.00
Heating.net$500.00
JewelExporter.com$400.00
LocateCars.com$400.00
LowInterestGovernmentLoans.com$400.00
NewMovieDownload.com$400.00
LateSnack.com$300.00
Decorators.tv$200.00
RVSP.net$150.00

The premium auction is on Thursday and should generate much more revenue and metrics for the industry.

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Gadget Tip: Block the bad sites and whitelist the good.

A normal user doesn’t know how to protect their workstation while surfing the Internet. This article will help you to close some of the security hole that you don’t know about.

Objective: To provide a basic security while surfing the Internet.

A normal user doesn’t know how to protect their workstation while surfing the Internet. This article will help you to close some of the security hole that you don’t know about.

What to expect when you buy your new workstation or laptop?
They only sell you the computer (e.g. desktop or laptop) with operating systems, a 30-60 days demo software’s of Anti-Virus and Microsoft Office package. Meaning after the demo period, you need to purchase a license for your computer.

What is needed?
You need to have updated Anti-Virus software e.g. Symantec, McAfee, etc. to protect your computer against new viruses.
You need to purchase a Microsoft Office with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. The MS Access database is optional

What basic security you need for your computer?
Check your anti-virus software for latest update, daily update is recommended.
Run Windows Update once a month for security update.
Enable the Firewall security, search our website for a separate document for how to.
Use OpenDNS for Internet content filtering, phishing, adult site blocking, etc.

In this article, I am going to share some information on how to protect your computer while surfing the Internet.

• First visit, http://www.opendns.com/ website and create your own account.
• Click on Dashboard to configure your setup.
• Click on Setting to update your Content Filtering
• In Content Filtering, you can choose your CUSTOM filtering level. For starter here’s how to filter and recommended configuration. Put check to the following categories:

1. Adult Themes
2. Auction
3. Adware
4. Gambling
5. Hate/Discrimination
6. Lingerie/Bikini
7. Music
8. Nudity
9. P2P/File Sharing
10. Parked Domains
11. Phishing
12. Pornography
13. Proxy
14. Radio
15. Sexuality
    You can add more filter if you want.

• From here you should be ok.

Or continue updating your blocklist or whitelist

• In Manage individual domains
• Select “Always block” type the domain for example, websearch.com
• Click on ADD DOMAIN to block the domain.
• Select “Always block” type another domain to block here and click on add domain.

How to apply the content filtering policy to your workstation? Instead of updating your router DNS forwarders, I recommend that you make the changes to your test computer.

If you are using Windows XP, please follow these steps to update your DNS information.

• Click Start, then Control Panel
• Click Network Connections
• Double click on “Local Area Connection”Click on Properties
• Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click on Properties
• In General tab, select “Use the following DNS server addresses:

Preferred DNS Server: 208.67.220.220
Alternate DNS Server: 208.67.222.222

• Click OK to complete.

Testing:

Open Internet Browser and type http://www.victoriasecret.com/ in the URL address. You should get a notice that “Site blocked. http://www.victoriasecret.com/ is not allowed in this network. This site was categorized as Lingerie/Bikini.

Of course, you can update your Content Filtering anytime you want. Just login using your account and make the necessary adjustment.

If you have question, please post your comments here, send me e-mail or visit the official how to http://www.opendns.com/ website.

Thank you.

EM @ KING.NET, http://www.king.net/

.ME opens its doors on July 17

The .ME Registry is about to open domain name registrations on a first-come, first-served basis, and if initial indicators are accurate, the .ME domain names will move quickly. Open Registration officially begins July 17.

The .ME Registry concluded its Land Rush Period June 26. The 20-day time span was the first opportunity for the public to apply for .ME domain names. More than 80 different accredited registrars from 24 countries are offering the catchy domain extension. To date, through Sunrise and Land Rush, the .ME Registry has received more than 30,000 .ME applications.

"In the Land Rush already, applicants from around the world will be receiving some excellent domain names such as Click-On.ME, ChatWith.ME and Optimize.ME - illustrating just a few of the catchy names being awarded," said Predrag Lesic, the registry's executive director. "This extension really does lend itself to creative and attractive names whether for business or personal use."

"This has been one of the quickest, most efficient contract-to-market timelines for any domain name extension," said Lesic. "Open Registration is a prime time to secure your dotME."

Two-year minimums are required on all .ME domain names registered during the Land Rush and initial Open Registration periods.

Register your .ME domain name to http://www.needname.com/ Domain Name Registration Services.

The Billion-Dollar Domain Babies

The latest ICANN plan to allow the global populace to assemble an entire domain name like www.yourname.yourname as their free-choice is a revolutionary and timely decision. This now open doors to cyber-brands like my.ibm, hotel.toronto, it.jobs, play.poker, fly.usa or go.telus and applicants will submit a non-refundable fee of $100-500K USD for each name idea and the businesses are already jumping to get started.

A new study estimates that this new registration process would create $33 Billion in fees in the first three years. The prime beneficiaries will be ICANN, which operates as a not-for-profit organization, but they still would have to deliver a highly structured, high speed service and meet global needs Other big recipients will be the worldwide domain registrars and highly specialized experts and lawyers while the cascading revenues will go to IT and web support organizations. The public at large will become the real beneficiaries as a billion new users will come online, millions of new interactive gateways will open and thousands of new global brands will emerge. This will make a global impact and bring a new face to the global E-commerce. The study also points out how in countries around the world, new national clubs of overnight billion-dollar domain name owners will emerge, all fueling the new global race.

continue reading: ExchangeMagazine

Registrar Market Share

If you are interested to find out who got the lead in domain name registration services, click the image graph courtesy by RegistrarStat website.

As of this date, Godaddy.com lead overall with the domain count of 25Million+ registered domain names. There is no doubt about it, the marketing team succeeded and send out the right advertising package. You will see godaddy.com ad campaign in Super Bowl, Television, Nascar and other public broadcast.

Second place is eNom with 8.8Million+ registered domain names. They are known with good reseller program (just like this one) and easy management of tool to transact with your domain name. Buying and selling domain name is just a push away.

Third in the list is Network Solutions or NetSol with 6.6Million+ registered domain name. The Network Solutions hold the main registry of .com and .net extension. They are pioneer of managing .com .net and .org (now with PIR.org) extension. The .TV extension is added to their arsenal, the growth of .TV extension is on the rise (The popularity of .TV domain extension is going up up up!)

To complete the top 15 registrar:

1. Go Daddy Software


2. eNom


3. Network Solutions


4. Tucows


5. Melbourne IT


6. Schlund+Partner


7. Wild West Domains


8. Moniker Online Services


9. Register.com


10. PublicDomainRegistry.com


11. Key-Systems GmbH


12. Fabulous.com Pty Ltd


13. OnlineNIC. Inc.


14. Dotster


15. Intercosmos Media

Source: RegistrarStats.com

Recent National Arbitration Forum Domain Name Decisions Involve YouTube, Canadian Television and American Girl

The National Arbitration Forum issued decisions on the rights to YouTube.net, CTV.com, and AmericanGirl.net. Conflicts over domain names are on the rise. The dispute resolution provider handled 1,658 domain disputes in 2006, a 21 percent increase from the prior year, and 1,805 disputes in 2007.

The following decisions were made in accordance with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) by independent and neutral arbitrators on the National Arbitration Forum Panel.

YouTube.netComplainant Google Inc., owner of the popular video sharing site YouTube.com, filed a complaint on March 11, 2008 against YiWuShi Shuangfeng Jixie Youxian Gongsi of China, the registered owner of YouTube.net.

The National Arbitration Forum Panelist followed traditional UDRP principles in disregarding the functional ".net" generic top-level domain (gTLD) when determining the "YouTube" domain name was identical to Complainant's YOUTUBE trademark. The arbitrator also found that the website at the domain name advertises and displays adult-oriented content. The owner of YouTube.net registered and used the domain name in bad faith based on the fact that it was using Complainant's well-known mark to provide such content. For these reasons, the National Arbitration Forum granted transfer of YouTube.net to Google Inc. on May 5, 2008.

CTV.comComplainant CTV Inc., a Canadian English language television network, brought a complaint against CTV.com owner Murat Yikilmaz of Turkey, on April 11, 2008.

Complainant has used the CTV mark since 1961 to identify its goods and services, and registered the CTV mark in 1974 with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. A three member Panel found that the domain name was identical to the CTV trademark. The Panel determined that the three letters which constitute the essence of the disputed domain name are generic initials used by many parties to identify many goods and services. The Panel found Respondent to be in the domain name warehousing business, specializing in three character domains. Respondent's use of CTV.com to attract Internet traffic is a legitimate business interest, especially in this case where none of the advertisements are related to Complainant's television operations. Additionally the Panel found CTV Inc. had not proven the domain name was registered or used in bad faith. The majority of the Panel denied Complainant's requested relief on June 10, 2008. Panelist Kerans dissented in the decision, inferring that Respondent likely was aware of CTV Inc.'s business and mark in Canada and the U.S.

AmericanGirl.netAmerican Girl, LLC, a subsidiary of Mattel that manufactures dolls and books for young girls, submitted a complaint against The Tidewinds Group, Inc on February 25, 2008 seeking transfer of AmericanGirl.net.

The National Arbitration Forum arbitrator found that the domain name was identical to the AMERICAN GIRL trademark, which Complainant had submitted into the record. Further, Respondent used the site to display links to commercial websites, proving no legitimate interest in the disputed domain name. Finally, the Panelist looked at the registration and use of the disputed domain name. It was found that Respondent registered the domain name in 2002, three years before the application filing date for the AMERICAN GIRL mark that Complainant provided. While noting that Complainant provided no evidence that it possessed common law rights or any other trademarks previous to 2005, the National Arbitration Forum Panelist found no bad faith registration or use and denied transfer of AmericanGirl.net to American Girl, LLC on April 16, 2008.

Source: prweb.com

ICANN to vote on new Internet domain names

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is getting ready to vote later this week to open up the Internet naming convention to allow more options.

On Thursday at its meeting in Paris, ICANN, the not-for-profit organization charged with overseeing the Internet's naming scheme, will vote on a proposal that would allow companies to purchase new generic top-level domains ending in almost anything they want. So instead of being limited to .com, .org or .co.uk as the last letters of their Web addresses, companies or organizations could add their company name to the end of their URL. For example, eBay could become .ebay or Intel could be .intel. Even cities could name their Web sites .newyork or .berlin.

But the new names, which could be ready in 2009, won't come cheap. As a result, it's unlikely that individuals will be able to take advantage of the new naming conventions to create more personalized Web sites. The exact price to register these new names isn't yet known, but some experts predict it could cost about $50,000 to register a new domain name.

continue reading: news.cnet.com

First Australian Web Site to Auction ".au" Domain Names

After the recent auDA (au Domain Administration) decision to allow the sale, purchase and trade of ".au" domain names, the anticipated .au property boom has begun. The need for a well structured, affordable venue, advertising domain names for sale in Australia, has been realised by the creation of the Domain Shed Web site Domainshed.

The CEO of Domain Shed, Goran Simunovic, believes the Domain Shed Web site will allow anyone to have insight into the current .au domain name marketplace. "As well as providing a tool for the sale of .au names, the Web site also works to enable potential buyers and sellers to get the gist of movements within the marketplace," Simunovic says.

Source: prweb.com

Why you need to register your own .TV domain name?

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While TV’s place as the preeminent channel for Americans to watch video content remains safe for now, results from recent research conducted by Ipsos MediaCT shows that the PC is slowly encroaching on the TV’s dominance, capturing an increasing amount of screen time among those who download or stream video online.

Within this article, you will read this quote "shows that the percentage of video consumed on a TV among video downloaders and streamers declined from 75% in February 2007 to 70% in February 2008 – a small, yet significant drop in overall ‘share of screen time’ with the growing contingent of digital video users."

Source: Ipsos News Center

Bido.com Domain Auction begins on June 18, 2008

Bido.com will start their domain name auction service on June 18, 2008, here's the first 8 days to watch out. I believe they are in order.

DiscountImages.com
GolfIowa.com
RYY.com
GoldAuction.com
SpywareHelp.com
DomainTalk.com
VacantRoom.com
CerealBox.com

This is very intesting domain batch to watch but I'm not excited to the first week of auction. Let's all join and watch Bido.com this is good for our business.

Russia Calls For New Domain Name In Cyrillic Script

Interesting request from the President Dmitry Medvedev of Russian Federation regarding the use of cyrillic for .rf (Russian Federation).

"We must do everything we can to make sure that we achieve in the future a Cyrillic Internet domain name -- it is a pretty serious thing," said Medvedev, addressing the International Congress of Russian Press in Moscow.

Source: Redorbit.com

DNCon.com Domaining for Business.

For Domain Name Entrepreneurs, Webmasters and Investor community that shares their knowledge for FREE. DNcon.com provides upcoming Events, Business News and Community that help new domainer in business. Joining Domain Name Conference Social Network is FREE, and if you have an existing NING ID, you can use it to login to DNcon.com community. Start using the forum, post photo, video, etc.

You can also create your own local group and easily manage them using the DNcon.com built-in tool. Check it out today!

Bargain Domains forsale.

Some domains are available forsale at basement price. This is a good opportunity to all domain entrepreneurs to increase their portfolio at low cost.

Here are some domains forsale at $500 or less: This is for limited time offer only.
WorldTaekwondo.Net
Blopper.Biz
DCBusiness.Net
NitroModel.com
AmericanIdolDumb.com
Branching.Net
AllMyComics.Com
America247.Net
BusinessBully.Com
PokerGizmos.Com
FirstName.Info
ApplyHosting.Com
BareLady.Net
and more domains forsale posted here:

http://domain.multiforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=28

or here:

http://www.dnforum.com/f496/frontlobby-com-gnet1-com-blooper-biz-xforum-net-thread-296700.html

and here:

http://www.namepros.com/domains-for-sale-make-offer/464345-frontlobby-com-yey-biz-sportsmix-com.html

Happy digging your next gold domain. Price not valid after 1 month of posting. Please send email for inquiry.

Thank you.

October 2008 Registry Fee

Another domain registration increase folks, email I received from Tucows newsletter today.

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Verisign, the registry operator for .com and .net domain names,recently announced that beginning on October 1, 2008, the registry fee for .com and .net domain names will increase. The registry fee for .com domain names will rise from $6.42 to $6.86 and the registry fee for .net domain names will increase from $4.60 to $4.98. Please note, this price increase comes from the registry and not from Tucows (or your registrar). The $0.20 ICANN fee and the Tucows Management Fee remain unchanged.

Because the current contract between ICANN and the various domainregistries allows registries to increase their prices a few more timeswithin the upcoming years, you should expect to see more domain nameprice increases in the future.

To avoid the October price increase, consider renewing your domain names now and encouraging your customers to do the same. Multi-year renewals and new registrations that take place before the price increase takes effect will be billed at the current per domain, per year rate regardless of the renewal or registration term. We encourageyou to take advantage of this potential saving.

Thank you for your continued support of Tucows.
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Based on this email, I guess Enom will send a similar announcement.

Embrace yourself, PPC is getting worst in revenue results, Google and Yahoo not accepting domain parked advertising, and continous increase of domain registration fees. Now you have to get the domain name that you plan to develop or maintain the one that brings $ to your pocket.

I see more domains drops in months ahead.

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Hostage.TV

This is a very interesting morning for me today. I checked my domain portfolio and one of my domain name is expired since last March 16, 2008. So 20 days past due after the expiration. I'm not worried as I thought that I have 30 days before going to redemption period.

Well, I logged in and check my domains so I can renew it today. Whooh! I don't see my precious HOSTAGE.TV (^_^) domain name in my godaddy account. So I called their customer service and I have to wait 8-10 minutes before someone is ready to address my issue. I found out that after 12 days of expiration date, your domain name will go to "redemption period". I'm not sure if this is nogodaddy only policy or standard redemption period for all .TV registrar.

I have to pay the redemption fees of $80 + $39.99 renewal. This is why my HOSTAGE.TV domain name is precious.

So what I've learned today?

• If you have a .TV domain name in godaddy, transfer out early.
• Watch out for low registration cost of .TV from them, you will not like it later on. Read the fine print.
• 12 days after expiration, you will pay $80 redemption fees.
• If you don't renew your domain, godaddy will auction this domain in public. Another way for them to make money from your precious domain.
• Don't use their service.

I'm good now!

FairfaxCity.com Development

If you are the owner of FairfaxCity.com domain/website, what will be your first agenda to improve your website to invite your visitors and advertisers?

I found a potential strategic partners to increase revenue of GEO projects, not only dependent to Google Adsense earning. I will share this later on this blog so other geopreneurs will benefits or increase their revenue.

While I'm building networks and finding strategic partners to improve our $ earning. Please don't hesitate to send me email to EMIL @ KING.NET for your feedback or suggestions. You may also post your comments here.

Generic Domain Names Forsale

These domain names are available forsale for limited time only ofcourse not forsale after we develop the domain or parnered to 3rd party webpreneurs. So this is your opportunity to own a generic domain name. The posted price is our BIN selling price but still negotiable to all businesses and webpreneurs out there.

Good luck to all.

MessageBuddy.com $2000 ... SOLD
PortalMessenger.com .net .org package for only $2200
PortalSource.com for $2500 or best offer good content management website
Emie.com 4 LLLL domain accepting a minimum $10,000.00 offer.
SiteMedic.com for only $1800 good for Health Portal or community
PhoenixInsure.com a GEO domain with premium keyword "Insure" looking for $2500 only.
IamWonder.com generic domain for only $1500.
PlazaPlace.com could be a GEO domain $3000 for a quick sale.
MartialArt.BIZ very nice for online shopping website $1500, looking to close for next offer.
Trafficky.com $5000 ideal for domain name conference portal.
FastImaging.com for $6000 for printing services.

Thank you for checking. Please come back again for new articles and sales.