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Techshot Hopes to Monetize Value in Shot.com URL
Techshot has hired lead generation company, LeadJen, to help sell its unused domain name, Shot.com.
LeadJen is using email, direct mail and phone calls to identify companies that may be interested in acquiring the domain URL.
Techshot is selling the domain name because it has [...]
Posted: Tuesday, January 17th 2012
Top News: 2011 email campaigns | Windows phone | Google search
Email Marketing:
Promotional email campaigns reach record high in 2011.
Mobile Computing:
LG Chrome OS device could be in pipeline.
Windows Phone: Microsoft's [...]
Posted: Thursday, January 12th 2012
ANA Suggests Compromise for ICANN TLD Plan
The Association of National Advertisers is proposing a compromise to the ICANN Board regarding its top-level domain (TLD) expansion program.
Specifically, it is proposing that:
· ICANN will proceed with its plan to begin accepting applications for new TLDs on January 12, as scheduled.
· Concurrently, all NGOs, IGOs and commercial stakeholders concerned about protecting their brands will be given the opportunity to have those brands registered, without cost, [...]
Posted: Tuesday, January 10th 2012
Top News: Google search changes | Millennial Media IPO | ICANN moves ahead
Search:
Google's 30 most recent search quality changes.
Finance:
Mobile ad network Millennial Media files for IPO.
Domains:
ICANN to [...]
Posted: Friday, January 6th 2012
Top News: 2012 predictions | Kindle Fire gets upgrade | Apple fined in Italy
2012 Projections:
Google: Five things to look for in 2012.
Browsers:
Mozilla's three big bets to keep the web open.
Mobile Computing:
Windows Phone is superior; why hasn [...]
Posted: Tuesday, December 27th 2011
The Reluctant Dash for an .XXX Domain Name
ICANN's red light top level domain, .XXX, has been available for sale for only a short period of time, but based on anecdotal reports it is clear that a significant number of non-adult entertainment companies are snapping up the domain name to preserve their brand.
Several universities have spent thousands of dollars acquiring .XXX domain names related to their own names. (via PC Magazine). Small businesses, [...]
Posted: Tuesday, December 13th 2011
Top News: Strong December online spending | Three-screen ad traffic jam | 1M mobile apps
Mobile Commerce:
Online spending stays strong in early December.
Mobile Marketing:
AT&T bumps against Google, Microsoft in three-screen ad sell.
Soc [...]
Posted: Monday, December 12th 2011
Closing Bell: Facebook to shut down Gowalla | XXX domains go live | Enterprise email
Social Media:
Facebook hires Gowalla team, will shut it down.
Domains:
Over 100,000 XXX domain names are going live Tuesday at 11 EST.
Mobile Computing:
Available apps [...]
Posted: Monday, December 5th 2011
Adult Entertainment Co Takes On ICANN
A top adult entertainment company on the web, Manwin Licensing International, has filed a lawsuit to either block or overhaul the new .XXX top-level domain address.
The suit is the first tangible countermove against a plan proposed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) earlier this year to allow companies to create website addresses ending in their own names — that is, replacing the .com with, say, an Apple.com, or a place, such as Vegas.com.
[...]
Posted: Tuesday, November 22nd 2011
Online Ad Industry Still Fighting ICANN's TLD Program
The Association of National Advertisers is keeping up the pressure on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), hoping to derail or at least modify its program to introduce top-level domain expansion program.
It has formed an alliance with 87 additional companies under the the Coalition for Resp [...]
Posted: Friday, November 11th 2011
Shrugging Off the Cons, London Eyes Its Own TLD
The city of London has announced it will apply for its own web domain for the city. It is the latest municipality to admit coveting such an address: New York, Paris, Sydney, Rome and Berlin are all reportedly considering one as well. As, if and when these cities do file for their own top level domain names, the arguments behind this niche approach to online marketing will become more clear [...]
Posted: Friday, September 23rd 2011
Top News: Big decisions at Groupon, Yahoo | .XXX begins | Twitter and Bing
Business Strategies:
Yahoo! dumps CEO; Groupon delays IPO.
Amazon’s future is so much bigger than a tablet.
Mobile Computing:
Droid Bionic finally [...]
Posted: Wednesday, September 7th 2011
Top News: XXX is here | Google-Motorola cont'd | CCTV says Baidu doesn't oversee advertisers
Domains:
XXX domains are almost ready for purchase.
Legal/Regulatory:
FTC busts app maker for collecting kids’ e-mail addresses.
Google-Motorola Cont'd:
Google-Motorola: [...]
Posted: Tuesday, August 16th 2011
Criticism of ICANN's TLD Plan Mounts in Online Ad Industry
Suddenly, it seems, the marketing industry has come to a decision about the value of a plan proposed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) earlier this year: in short, it has said, there is none. Briefly, in June ICANN voted to allow companies to create website addresses ending in their own names — that is, replacing the .com with, say, an Apple.com, or a place, such as Vegas.com.
This Top Level Domain, or TLD, plan was controversial [...]
Posted: Monday, August 15th 2011
Closing Bell: New domains typically fail | 1.3M Sega users hacked | Hulu removes Apple link | Caterina Fake
Domain Names:
History says most new ICANN domains will fail.
Security:
Sega hack affected 1.3 million users.
Mobile:
Adobe targets iOS a [...]
Posted: Monday, June 20th 2011
SEO Marketers Shrug at ICANN's Move
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have voted to allow companies to create website addresses ending in their own names -- that is, replacing the .com with, say, an Apple.com, or a place, such as Vegas.com. The fees involved are huge, meaning not every company will take this step. Also there is bound to be much dispute over which firm or entity is entitled to a seemin [...]
Posted: Monday, June 20th 2011
Top News: .Anything domain name is approved ... Trademark issues loom though | Google acquires SageTV | Sega gets hacked
Domain Names:
Internet regulator approves use of '.Anything' domain names.
New Net addresses mean new trademark issues.
Business Strategies:
Google [...]
Posted: Monday, June 20th 2011
Top News: Foodie.com, a new food vertical? | Facebook Credits go global | Yahoo's app search | Me on the Web
Domains:
Why did Glam Media spend over $100K on Foodie.com?
Social Media:
Facebook Credits goes global with additional support in 13 countries.
Facebook is armed with HTML5 and gunning [...]
Posted: Thursday, June 16th 2011
Top News: Apple reverses cours on in-app subscriptions | Global network data traffic | IPv6 | Citi hacked
Mobile Marketing:
Apple reverses course on in-app subscriptions.
Internet Traffic:
Google, France Telecom said to consider network data traffic agreement.
A [...]
Posted: Thursday, June 9th 2011
Top News: Promoted Tweets go from 6 to 600 | IMessage threatens RIM | Facebook facial recognition | Twitter adds link sharing feature
Ad Formats:
Promoted Tweets went from 6 to over 600 advertisers in one year.
Mobile Computing:
Analysts see Apple's IMessage as latest threat to RIM.
[...]
Posted: Wednesday, June 8th 2011
Top News: Facebook ads surge | Amazon eyes sales tax | Apple's iCloud lable rights | WPP's salary hike
Online Ad Market:
Facebook ads surge despite lag in ROI.
WPP's digital salary splurge.
WPP buys Brazil [...]
Posted: Friday, June 3rd 2011
Top News: Hulu hopes to add more commercials | A Facebook desktop app? | Overlooked email design best practices | Executive reshuffling at RIM
Online Ad Market:
Hulu hopes to add more commercials.
Social Media:
Facebook creating design team for desktop Facebook app?
Mobile Computing:
Asus [...]
Posted: Monday, May 30th 2011
Top News: Android magazine service preview coming this week | FCC to hold forum on location tracking | PopCap games go to China | Amazon buys .Co domains
Mobile Computing:
'Early preview' of Android magazine service to launch this week.
Intel to unveil more than 10 tablet computers.
Legal/Regulatory:
FCC [...]
Posted: Wednesday, May 18th 2011
Top News: Apple sued over in-app purchases, child exploitation | Facebook Question gets 4M votes | Google's move to Do Not Track | Retailers retool sites for mobile commerce
Legal/Regulatory:
Apple dealt class action lawsuit over in-app purchases, child 'exploitation'.
Google holds out against 'Do Not Track' flag.
Mobile Commerce:
Retailers [...]
Posted: Monday, April 18th 2011
Top News: Nokia's Microsoft deal could drive mobile ad market | Apple working on smaller, less expensive iPhones | Windows Phone update coming in March | Fight brewing over .Gay
Search:
The dirty little secrets of search.
Mobile Marketing:
Nokia's Microsoft deal could drive mobile ad growth.
iOS developers making [...]
Posted: Monday, February 14th 2011