Reuters (along with other sources) has reported that Google may decide to cancel its proposed partnership with Yahoo rather than accept government-imposed antitrust restrictions. Reuters quotes sources as saying "Are they more serious about walking away? Yes. Have they decided? I'm not sure. Yahoo wants the deal, and they're willing to have Google sign anything... Continue Reading →
Woz to Headline DOMAINfest Global
DomainSponsor, the domain monetization division of Oversee.net, announced today that Steve Wozniak will be the keynote speaker at the third annual DOMAINfest Global event scheduled for January 28-30, 2009 in Hollywood, California. Their press release describes Woz as "the Apple Computer, Inc. co-founder and Silicon Valley icon is one of the most influential and colorful... Continue Reading →
EvoLanding fails to bring Income
Like other domainers, I had high hopes for EvoLanding. In most cases their sites looked really great. I parked around 70 domains with them some months back and I was pleased with the content-rich sites that they created. Their business model seems to be automated content creation that includes media such as video.... Continue Reading →
SmartName Shops fixes their headers/footers
The header and footer functionality in Smart Name Shops is now working again. SmartName is a very exclusive "domain parking" program from NameMedia that allows you to create ecommerce comparison shopping sites with a few clicks. In the September newsletter I had mentioned that these shops were broken - that the header and footer text... Continue Reading →
WhyPark may be worth a second look
WhyPark has improved their templates and AdSense ads seem to be working again on at least some sites. AnxietyArticles.com is an example of one of their newer templates, without customization. All I did was to add AdSense code for a small banner and a video ad. WhyPark was one of the first networks to help... Continue Reading →
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