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• June 19, 2010
• 1:36

  Sedo sales June 7 to 14 (by 2010)

   » ‎ Domisfera

  Ivan Diaz Domisfera supplied to the sales list of Sedo for the last week. Cines.com reached the 18,500 € and Tortillas.net to 9,300:

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• June 18, 2010
• 23:20

  PCT Member States Agree on Steps to Enhance Benefits of International Patent System for all Countries

   » ‎ WIPO Press Releases
  Member states of WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) – a cost-effective mechanism that facilitates the process of obtaining international patent protection – endorsed a series of recommendations to enhance the PCT’s contribution in improving the quality of granted patents and to make the international patent system more useful to developing countries. This came at the end of a round of discussions by PCT member states within the context of the PCT Working Group from June 14 to 18, 2010.

• 22:06

  Stat Tracking & Traffic Analytics

   » ‎ Elliot's Blog

  It’s critical for any commercial website owner to track the site’s traffic and analytics to see how many people visit the site and how people interact with the website. There are number of stat tracking and traffic analytics companies that can help web developers, but I use just two of them for my websites, including this blog. I want to let you know what I use and why I use each.

  Google Analytics is used by many websites of all sizes. One of the best things about Google Analytics is the fact that the website can coordinate with the other products in the Google business suite. It’s simple to install across a website, and it provides a ton of useful information. Website owners can see exactly how people got to a website, how the visitor navigated, length of time on a website/page, and a significant amount of other info. It’s one of the more comprehensive analytics trackers out there. The best part of course is that it’s free.

  StatCounter.com allows website owners to track their stats in real time. I particularly like the fact that I can see exactly where the most recent visitors came from in chronological order. This is helpful when someone links to my website, and I can see this traffic immediately. I am able to label IP addresses so I can see who is visiting if I choose to do so, and I can also see what companies are visiting and where visitors are located. I use the upgraded option which tracks the last 10,000 visits and it only costs $49 every three months. It’s not as comprehensive as Google Analytics, but it provides accurate real time information of my website’s visitors.

  On my blog where accurate stats is critical due to the advertising revenue, I use both Google Analytics and StatCounter.com. I can cross-check stats, and they are generally very close to each other, giving me a level of comfort to report accurate stats. StatCounter.com loads results very quickly and is simple to navigate. I prefer using it for my stats, and the analytics from GA supplements these numbers.

  If you use different tools, which ones to you use and why?

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• 21:33

  Demand Media Wants to Patent Keyword Profitability Ranking

   » ‎ Domain Name Wire

  Company files patent application for ranking algorithm.

  Demand Media has content revenue prediction down to a science. The company has an army of freelancers who produce content based on the company’s prediction of how much ad revenue each piece of content will bring in. Now the company wants to patent its methodology for figuring out which keywords are the most profitable.

  U.S. patent application 12/337550 is for a “Method and System for Ranking of Keywords for Profitability”:

  A physical computing device receives information regarding a total number of people who are searching on the search term. Information is received regarding an amount advertisers pay for the search term. Information is received regarding a click through rate of the search term. A traffic estimate of the search term is determined. Longevity of the search term is determined.

  One embodiment of the invention covers many of the steps people take to figure out which keywords are best:

  (1) the number of likely audience members for each search term,
  (2) the likely dollar amount advertisers will pay for each search term,
  (3) the likely click rate for each search term,
  (4) the ability of content targeting a given search term to compete with other content targeting that same term, and
  (5) the estimated longevity of content created relating to each search term.

  Most publishers — even domainers — take into consideration the first three factors. The ability to rank content in search engines is also taken into consideration by most publishers. (There are a number of inexpensive software programs that will crunch these numbers for you.) The longevity of content is something that may be a little unique, in that Demand is trying to figure out how long it can expect to get revenue from content it produces for a particular search term.

  The patent application (pdf) was filed in December 2008 and published yesterday.

  (Hat tip to DNW reader Paul.)

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• 20:16

  ZeniMax Buys Rage.com for Upcoming Rage Video Game

   » ‎ Domain Name Wire

  Video game creator shoots bullseye with domain name purchase.

  A long awaited video game has a new home on the web – Rage.com.

  ZeniMax Media Inc. purchased the domain name from a man in Great Britain for $49,999, and is now forwarding the domain name to rage.bethsoft.com (Bethsoft is the publisher). The deal was handled through Sedo. The seller moved his web site to RageLive.com.

  That a company would spend so much for a domain name for a video game should come as little surprise. Video game making has become a huge financial undertaking, and $50,000 is just a drop in the bucket. Plus, Rage has been a much-hyped video game, first announced in 2007. Back then id Software introduced the idea for the game, and ZeniMax since acquired the company. At one point video game giant Electronic Arts was also involved. The latest word is that the game isn’t coming out until next year.

  © DomainNameWire.com 2010.

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• 19:51

  .CO Landrush: The race for .CO top domains is about to kick off

   » ‎ Domainers Magazine

  REGENSBURG, Germany – "Opportunities multiply as they are seized!“ What smart economic leaders obviously adopt from the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu works for the domain industry as well. The current launch of the new TLD .CO is such an opportunity. At the first public .CO auction the premium domain e.co realized the price of impressive 81,000 USD. Although the proceeds go to a charitable cause this result gives reason for hope to make good profit with .CO domains in the future.

  The crucial phase for .CO domains starts with the Landrush period on June 21, 2010. Then interested parties worldwide can apply for attractive domains under .CO at one of the ten accredited .CO registrars.

• 19:35

  3 Deadbeat Domain Registrars Bite the Dust

   » ‎ Domain Name Wire

  Three inactive registrars terminated for failure to pay accreditation fees.

  ICANN has sent notices of termination to three domain name registrars for failure to pay past due accreditation fees.

  Each of the three domain name registrars — Abansys & Hostytec, S.L, NameHouse, Inc., and Gee Whiz Domains, In.c — owe between $7,000 and $13,500 each. According to the termination notices sent to each registrar, ICANN sent numerous notices to the registrars notifying them that they were past due on payments. NameHouse has been receiving past due notices since 2008.

  But these aren’t just deadbeat registrars — they’ve literally been dead for a while. ICANN records show that none of the three domain registrars currently have any domains registered to them. Perhaps it’s time for ICANN to do a little cleansing of its own. If any registrars currently have no domains registered, send them a letter and see if they wish to continue their accredited status. If they’re more than 6 months behind on payments, send them a notice of breach. It’s time to cull the list, which will make it easier for ICANN to focus on compliance.

  © DomainNameWire.com 2010.

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• 17:21

  Sobering thoughts about IPv4 address depletion

   » ‎ IGP Blog
  Network World reports that "unprecedented levels of broadband adoption in the Asia-Pacific region" is depleting the free pool of IPv4 addresses faster than anticipated. It also states that "The acceleration of IPv4 address depletion is putting more pressure on network operators to migrate to IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to IPv4, the Internet's main communications protocol." Both statements are questionable.

• 16:41

  IPv4 Address Pool Shrinks to a Perilous New Low Level

   » ‎ DomainNews

  The number of IPv4 addresses remaining has shrunk to 6.25 per cent of the total address pool in June from what was already considered a low ten per cent of IPv4 addresses unallocated in January according to a statement on the ARIN website from their president and CEO John Curran.

• 15:17

  AAA wins another domain name case

   » ‎ DomainNews

  The American Automobile Association,also known as AAA has recently been awarded two domain names after filling a lawsuit against its owner .

• 9:59

  Extended T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver domain name auction is open for bidding

   » ‎ DomainNews

  The extended T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver domain name auction is open for bidding.There are 379 domain names in the auction .

• 9:58

  Web.com plans to acquire Register.com for $135 Million

   » ‎ DomainNews

  Web.com Group Inc. announced an agreement to buy Register.com for $135 million, a deal that will increase Jacksonville-based Web.com's business by 80 percent.

• 6:02

  FCC Moves Towards Broadband Regulation

   » ‎ CircleID

  Ryan Singel reporting in Wired: "The FCC began in earnest Thursday to assert its primacy on how the internet will be governed, crafting rules that will have a long-term impact on the devices, services and apps we'll be able to use on broadband. The agency, which regulates the nation's communications services, is scrambling to find solid legal ground to keep an eye on broadband providers..."

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• 3:04

  The Latest T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Miami News - Plus Another Embarrassment for NAF Arbitrators

   » ‎ Domain Name Journal
  Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com, The preliminary agenda has been posted and early bird registration opened for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference coming to Miami's South Beach. Plus, some NAF UDRP arbitrators were caught with egg on their face in April and the embarrassment just grew worse with a new revelation.

• 2:40

  Issues and Benefits for New gTLDs in The Financial Times

   » ‎ DomainNews

  New generic Top Level Domains have gained the attention of The Financial Times that looks at .ECO and how those who originally had the idea saw their business disappear from under their eyes. And also looks at Canon who are one of the very few multinational companies to announce they will apply for their own gTLD.

• 2:07

  Australian Tourism Body Says Domain Names Important in Promoting Tourism

   » ‎ DomainNews

  An Australian tourism body has spent A$100,000 buying three domain names it considered important to promoting tourism down under.