As Danny Sullivan reported a while back, Microsoft has been testing and playing around with a new brand, called Kumo. As he reported, when you went to Kumo.com there used to be an actual search engine there, that looked a lot like today’s Bing.com. However, what I find very interesting to note: You can no longer search at Kumo.com. In fact, when you go to Kumo.com now, it redirects to Bing.com. [Read more…]
Most Popular Baby Names of 2011 – Domain Names Still Available
BabyCenter has revealed the most popular baby names of 2011. I am not surprised by the names–and even had a relative with a new baby this year name her baby Chloe, which made the list this year. Here is the list of the most popular baby names of 2011: [Read more…]
Facebook Recovers Typo Domain Names
Most likely a result of Facebook having sued a whole lot of cyber-squatters recently, Facebook has recovered 44 domain names that are typos of the Facebook brand. As you might recall, if you are a regular reader of my blog, I previously reported about Facebook suing a group of domain name cyber squatters, people who owned typos of the Facebook.com domain name. [Read more…]
Google Registers Google Analytics Domain Name Typos
On a regular basis, I watch the domain names that Google registers, as sometimes it is an indication of things to come–sometimes the registration of a domain name may indicate a future project. It is interesting to note that Google today registered a lot of typo domain names related to Google Analytics, their web analytics service. [Read more…]
Privacy Fail and Netsol Whois: Network Solutions Reveals Identities of Domain Name Owners Despite Whois Privacy
Networks Solutions, a popular domain name registrar, revealed the real identity of the domain name owner even though the domain name owner had opted-in and paid for their domain name privacy service. When a domain name is registered, buyers have the option of paying $9.99 per year extra to keep their domain name ownership private. But a loophole in Network Solutions’ own domain name management system reveals the real owner of any domain name, even those who wish to keep their names private. [Read more…]
Keyword Rich Domain Names for Auction on Godaddy
After a few years of collecting, using, developing and parking domain names, I have decided to auction more domain names this week using Godaddy’s aftermarket domain name auctions. There are a few pharmacy-related domain names, including DallasPharmacies.com, AirportPharmacies.com, and even AustraliaPharmacies.com. [Read more…]