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Looking for a good game domain

KraZ — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:58:24 GMT

I've been scouring expiring domain sites for a good game domain. The focus is on online gaming - Flash games ideally.

If you have one in stock, PM me. Reasonable offers only - $XXX.

Ah, the life of a noob.

sumosalesman — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:29:32 GMT

Hello everyone,

My name is Lionel Houde.

After scraping up my last few free bucks I bought a membership on dnforum.com to sell a few domains I picked up. I'm looking forward to being a part of the DNforum community and would like to thank everyone who has helped me out so far.

If you would like to say hello feel free to leave a comment, or even if you would like to promote yourself and your domains (if that's legal, see how much of a noob I am? :lol:)

Anyway, have a great day!

L

$500+ a day

MikeK — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:09:24 GMT

DISCLAIMER: This post is not for the discussion of breaking laws or engaging in criminal activity. I have enough shit to deal with without conspiring to commit any crimes. However, I don't know all the laws in every country; therefore users here own their own comments and are responsible for them.

How is the question on everyones mind, do you make $500 a day without doing anything at all. Recently a few friends over at BHville, some DNF dudes and I got together and were discussing a few web related issues relevant to ongoing projects and so on.

One of them noticed some cookie stuffing in one of the sites he was on and called me over. I thought it was interesting because the site in question was a rather popular one that denounced BlackHat SEO. Oh well, I thought this would make for an interesting blog post so here goes.

See this is it, Cookie stuffing, the best way to scrape cash from every single visitor you get, so if you have a site generating 35thousand uniques a day, you might as well quit your day job...Now cookie stuffing is not 100% legal, it's not 100% safe and it is definitely not 100% effective, but it can be.

There is always a right way of doing something and a stupid way. In a nut shell, cookie stuffing is the act of placing you affiliate cookie in all your users browsers (this can be an affiliate cookie to any affiliate, or all of them, you can stuff a user with a hundred cookies if you like), when this user goes off to ebay or amazon or the likes and buys somehting, you get the commission.

Now a lot of people are caught and a lot get away with it. How do you get away with it? Simple.

Cookie stuffing is as easy as adding a nulled iframe in your body content so that the site loads within ur site, behind the scenes. There is a smarter way of doing this, for example;

PHP Code:


			
$domain = parse_url($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);

$referer = $domain['host'];



$browser = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];



if ($referer == "www.google.com" || $referer == "www.yahoo.com") {

if (!(strpos($browser,'Mozilla') === false)) {

?>







}

}

Don't forget to encrypt your cookie code too.
What this does is serve cookies only to visitors who come from Google or Yahoo and only to visitors who are using a Mozilla-based browser (like IE or Firefox). This limits the amount of people your cookie gets served to so that it balances out the click to impression ratio, and by doing so you make the affiliate numbers natural and more realistic so as not to raise alarms.

It's really easy, and if done right you can make hundreds a day. Setup several different affiliate accounts and server different cookies on each site so you spread the $$ evenly among them and not cash up in one account.

Domain Name Pride

MikeK — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:51:21 GMT

www.dnpride.com was setup in an attempt to spread awareness that Ethics play a big role in dealing with domain business, and that domainers, in general and for the most part stick to those ethics when making deals, unlike the few scammers out there. For those who understand what I'm saying, feel free to stick this button in your signatures or on your sites.

Code:

Ethics before money

MikeK — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:53:45 GMT

Recently, a small issue has arrived over the domain name DNSales.com right here on our forums. What started out to be a normal sale thread turned into a Ethic bashing bonanza.

Chillking gave me an ear bashing in the chat even though i was simply stating, that had he announced he was to move the sale else where was his reserve not met, all would have been acceptable. But no, he went on to give several people private deals and swing around to breaking those deals, hoping that he would scavenge the net for the highest bidder, not caring much for his word to these individuals. Weak.

Sending multiple members PM's claiming they could have the name for a set price, fishing for the highest bidder and giving each his word is what I call a dishonest Domainer. This is my own opinion...

He went on to say it was none of anyones business what he did and that he was honest in simply wanting the highest bidder to pay up, and that we had to respect that. Wat respect? Give one person your word only to flip it once a higher bid comes along.

It's all about ethics, it's all about knowing the domainer you're dealing with is a genuinely honest person, at least a professional one who knows the rules behind domain selling. There are some things we do, and somethings we are bound not to do by what i call, domainer ethics.

How will you sell names in the future if no one trusts you enough to place a bid? :rolleyes: :upset:

dn related names suck!

MikeK — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:26:07 GMT

Ok they don't, but I mean the hype around them is uncalled for and just BS if you don't mind me saying. Oh and that dnSales.com thread, how an offers thread was started then poof, without word removed and thrown up somewhere else, yeah domain ethics went right out the window there.

So people have a pile of names just sitting there and they want dn related names...sell the ones you have first (dnPile.com not registered oolala go pick it up quick pffft).

Anyway I think people should be more aware of the risks involved with following spaz trends, (dnAwareness.com ? go get it run run run! haha). Like the /mobi hype, people lost thousands because they thought it's the next best thing since sliced bread, because of the over hype.

I don't know, I just think people should study the trands more so, dnSearches.com just went up for sale...no disrespect the the name owner, but there are so many unregistered names out there as good if not better, I bet he's expecting a minimum offer of mid-high xxx too. :smilewinkgrin:

One person shouts duck, everyone looks around like wtf...that's bad practice, don't follow trends like obsessed hordes... (dnHorde.com heh) , you don't need yur fix of the dn name (dnDose.com get it go go), you really don't need to buy these dn names just yet, not for a long time to come anyway. Domainers these days act like maniacs, (dnManiac.com ? it's prob still available) I'll cut it short, following trends can be great,, but here's the key, don't be led into one :ok:

Guess what I had for lunch and win a domain name!

MikeK — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:39:35 GMT

I don't know I'm awake, everyone else is asleep. Screw you all for being no fun, beauty queens all need their ****ing sleep aye? haha.

So ok, yesterday I had lunch, like most days, it consisted of food and somehting to drink, anyway that's besides the point. Guess what I had to eat, and I'll give you a free domain name. A half decent one at that. BlogsForMoms.com (Can be setup as a network for mothers running online businesses or somehting? A blog site where they can reg their own blogsformoms.com/username blogs? whatever)

The picture I took is below, the first person to guess what that is, gets the name...

Increase your traffic with typos

MikeK — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:47:43 GMT

Quote:

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”

Here's a tip to all of you eager SEO wannabes;
I know I'm not quite illiterate, but as much as I hate to say it, I can't spell perfect to save my life. What’s worse is the words I can spell and often mistype.

Typo Spam, that's right, for years I have practiced this technique without even knowing it. You’d be amazed how easy it is to rank #1 for misspellings that get 2-7k searches per month,yeah, why go for the users who can spell when clearly the ones that can't will be stupid enough to buy your product.

Typo spam is the smart way to go about spamming, if a search engine ever penalizes you for typing a word wrong, sue them. Yes the search engines have the “Did you mean ________” feature (thanks for thinking about pointing that out, genius...), but it doesn’t always kick in and people don’t always click it. Granted, you don't want to litter your site with misspellings (like I always do), but having a sitemap that points to pages for the “Orthographically Challenged” is as necessary and proper for a business as having a handicapped accessible restroom.

So, if you don’t have misspellings on your site with a sitemap, the question is: Why do you hate handicapped people? Sad

Misspell stuff, trust me it actually works and it's safe.

.edu backlinks for FREE

MikeK — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:20:40 GMT

Check it out, everyone wants hundreds of official .edu backlinks and such, right? What about .edu subdomains! These can be gems! So how exactly do you go about acquiring 100's of free .edu links?

Google, that's about it. A search you can make that takes you 10seconds to do. Then bam, you get a list of thousands and thousands of .edu sites. These links are all to .edu sites that have installed WP MU, a version of wordpress that enables multiple users to create blogs and so on. This is used for Student Blogs, Faculty Blogs, online journals/communities and so on.

Some of these .edu sites require you to have an email id of theirs to login but over 60% don't, you just register your blog title and enter your email and you're done.

It works very similar to the system at www.TeenCover.com (owned by myself) but on Pr4-pr9 .edu sites!

So the question you're all probably asking is, how the hell do we find all these sites so as to go edu-blog-maniacs on edu websites asses? simple, check out the below url woooosh! :approve:

Code:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Get+your+own%22+%22account+in+seconds%22+%22powered+by+WordPress+MU%22+site%3A.edu&btnG=Search

Everyone can FTP

MikeK — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:33:29 GMT

You don't need any program, you really don't need to hire someone to upload your sites. If there is no Database involved then it's as simple as click/drag/drop

So ignore programs like SMartFTP, CuteFTP LeechFTP...FTP Explorer? Why? because for quick simple uploads it takes seconds to get done, all you need is your Internet Explorer Browser.(I know, gay but you'll appreciate the outcome)

In the navigation bar, type the following, replacing username - with your hostings username(ftp username), password - with your username password (ftp username password) and yoursite.com with ...duh, your sites url, excluding the http://www. part;

Folders will open as if you were in a normal folder on your desktop, find your way into the public_html folder and wooosh you got familiar drag and drop ftp baby! :smilewinkgrin:

Creating sub directories is as easy as right clicking and selecting New Folder, naming it and you're done!

SO IE is not absolutely crap after all, it comes in handy from time to time! :lol:

You're wondering about the candy up there? yeah that's what I was eating while typing this blog post out, woooosh.

Unique Content - to nab or not to nab?

MikeK — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:40:40 GMT

So it has always been an issue, for Search Engines, Web Masters and users, unique content. What the search engine does not like is simpler for you to add and hated by most readers. What Search engines love can be time consuming for you to cook up and may bore your readers to death.

1- Close your ears because you do not want to read this guys, type it all out from scratch. Create the content, be original, take your time and research what you're about to spew out of your finger tips. Yes it takes longer, yes it's a pain in the *** to get perfect but think of the sort of rewards you'll get from amazingly written well planned unique content? Readers will flock to see wtf you're on about, Search Engines will bow down to you and suck your toes (better your rankings)

Snow White followers, don't read on (Snow White Followers - White Hats)

2- An easy way few people think of (not a new technique) is blogs related to yours in different languages. You can rip other blogs content, in a diff language than yours, translate the post, add a word or two here and there and you're done. Semi-Unique blog post. Search Engines wont know what hit um!

3- Ah, now the really dirty trick, it's used, but not as common. E-Books, thousands of free ebooks in almost every niche out there. Get your hands on a few related to yours, grab snippets from it and form a nice blog post, you could turn this trick into a white hat trick by simply reading a couple paragraphs and re-phrasing it in your own words....nothing wrong with that.

With that, I leave you to wonder, "to nab, or not to nab?" :?:

Wordpress SEO Tips (1)

MikeK — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:14:11 GMT

Every blogger these days swears by their SEO plugins. Good for them. Below i'll list a couple SEO must do tips (yourself) for those that know better than to install 3rd party poorly coded plugins of any kind (not that all are poorly coded, but why not take 30seconds to do it yourself?).

1- In the admin panel, go to options then select the permalinks tab. In the custom link structure tab add the following to give you sexy SE friendly blog post URL's;

Code:

/%postname%/

2- Your damn title tags. People leave their title tags and that's just bad karma.
Edit the blog theme your using via your admin panel, select the header file, in the code you'll find;

Code:

 [bunch of crap.]

now replace all that with the following;

Code:

<?php if(is_home()) { echo 'Replace this text with your blogs keyword infested main title'; } else { wp_title('') ;} ?>

Now see the text that says Replace this text with your blogs keyword infested main title in the above code? replace that with your blogs keyword infested main title...as if that was not clear enough right? That way your page titles will not remain the same, but reflect your blog posts title too in hopes of better ranking not only your main blog but each individual blog for diff keywords to scrape more traffic. woosh.

3- If you've done the simple 2 steps above, I promise you, your blog will start ranking better and scraping more traffic. oh and always make sure, if you remove the default text in your header and put a logo or design a logo in its place, make sure that it links back to your home page.

I know, you love me....
:smilewinkgrin:

What is better: Goji Juice or Green Tea?

primeryder — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:08:35 GMT

Here is an article I though you might enjoy concerning these two massively popular superfoods, goji juice and grean tea. Read on, I think you will find this article enlightening.
Goji Juice and green Tea have respectively been used extensively for their healthful properties. They have truly proven to bring exciting wellness properties properties to the table.
As you are probably are already aware, goji Juice is made by extracting the Goji berry for it's precious juice. It flourishes primarily in the Tibetian Himalayan region of South Western China. It is claimed that goji is the reason for the longevity of the inhabitants who reside in that part of the continent. Goji juice is widely considered to ais individuals with cardio vascular problems. Drinking goji juice is claimed to strengthen the heart, improve sleep habits, improve memory and remove body fats. Recent laboratory study on the plant also reveals its outstanding chemical properties. The fruit itself contains anti-carcinogenic effect, which reserves the wonderful possibility of being able to fight cancer. It also shows positive effect on people with Hepatitis B too.
While having certain similiarities to goji juice green tea is noted for its stunning detoxifying properties. While detoxification can help the body, anything of too much won’t really be good. I remember having an interesting conversation with a friend. I asked “Why would you detox everyday? Are you in some sort of toxic situation?” Seriously too much detoxification can actually harm your body. You can think of detoxification as washing off your inside. This removal of the toxins inside you is obviously called detoxification.
Green tea certainly features a high dose of vitamin C, which is celebrated for boosting the immune functioning. But it is an interesting little aside that Vitamin C is only one of the many vitamins and minerals that Goji juice is blessed with. And if you thought there is nothing to beat Oranges in terms of Vitamin C content, you might be mildly shocked to learn that the vitamin C content of Goji fruit is even 500 times more than Oranges by weight. By the way if you are interested in being a goji juice distributo by all means take a look at the Freelife International Goji Business Opportunity

No response from parked.com Account Manager - Need Help

nizamani — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:48:04 GMT

My Parked.com Account got Banned 1 week ago. I sent down a mail to my Account manager but have not received any answer. They closed down my account stating reason for that "Traffic Quality", I don't know what they mean by traffic quality. All of the domains that i parked with them received traffic from search engines or it would be direct. More then 60% visits from USA, Still they need traffic quality? I do not know what to do next as I am running out of options. I would really appreciate if someone can give me some contacts from parked.com that can I contact, as i am not receiving any response from my account representative. If there is any parked.com representative please see through my issue.

kolkata knight riders won the match in IPLT20

nizamani — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:42:33 GMT

kolkata knight riders team has won the 20 20 match in IPLT20. This is the team that is owned by Shahrukh Khan. There were light downs during match but umpires restarted the match and david hussy hit 6 six to win the match. It was really nice match because pitch was in very bad condition and looks like hell for batsman.

New here!

roxy66 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:05:26 GMT

Hello anyone and everyone.... I just joined today and look forward to being here!

Dn$ ???

HarveyJ — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:30:13 GMT

Someone just donated DN$2000 to me :cheesy:

Although I am confused as to why, and what possible use I have for them, as no one has managed to explain to me what they're good for, other than buying more avatars and storage space in my inbox :?:

Money's only good if you can spend it

HarveyJ — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:28:24 GMT

So here I am, nearly 2 months into all of this from the Dark Side of Aff Marketing...

I've got some affiliates under me, they're happy enough, doing massive sales... But am I happy?

Truthfully, the answer is no.
You know why? Because money is really inconsequential when you don't have time to spend it on anything but bills and car repairs.

I started this work thinking it'd be great. I'd have more time to do the things I wanted to do, but it's actually sucked up more of my time than anything I've ever done previously.
Constantly checking and rechecking the SEO nonsense, Page Ranks, Quality Scores, Alexa points...
It's NUTS!

Not to mention taking care of the affiliates under me. Don't get me wrong, they're a nice lot of people, trying to achieve the same goal I am. I don't begrudge them for it.
But they do take up a lot of my time, and because of the time difference (+10GMT here), I'm often up late at night with them.:sigh2:

There's GOT to be an easier way to work than this, or at least make a living... but I've yet to figure it out...
(other than my plan to rob a regional bank branch... ooh boy, that's a doozy!)

savinMedia.com's brands

savinMedia — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:39:51 GMT

I keep busy with these sites:

www.savin.us - tech blog
www.savinMedia.com - graphic/web portfolio
www.savinDomains.com - domain/hosting reseller and registration
www.savinPhoto.com - photo portfolio
www.savinProxy.com - CGI proxy for the military, college students and habitual myspace users who are banned from using at work but still continue to do it anyway
www.whitneyandbella.com - my gf's dog blog, yes, I've found someone who will blog with me too... at least it's something shes interested in - our dogs!

Check them out!

DNForum Newbie

savinMedia — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:36:20 GMT

Everyone has to start somewhere, right? My name is Savin, and I want to be a domainer.

I'm proficient in graphic and web design, worked in the domain industry for 2 years+, own aprox 101+ domain names and growing, sold several domains through various auction websites.... However, I have yet to master the industry and truly monetize the potential of this industry!

Having the recent opportunity to see Mr. Dicker in action has not only excited me about the potential we can do within this industry, but also inspired to better my knowledge and have a goal in mind!

I'm looking foward to do the following by joining this forum:

a.) learn how to monetize via PPC, Adsense and Auction
b.) learn the fundamentals of SEO and domain targeting
c.) establish a supplementary income where I can continue my domain investment habit, er passion, and live securely
d.) share this info and knowledge with others who are passionate in the industry the ways of the force :lol:

Can't wait to start posting!

savinMedia...

Snowe Bill & Mini sites

HarveyJ — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:49:44 GMT

So ever since people got time to adjust to the looming Snowe Bill, I've noticed something that I can't help but find hilariously funny.

As we're aware, most domainers just park stuff, throw up some PPC rubbish, and wait until someone's willing to cough up enough dough to make that original $8 investment into an $8,000 return.

Frankly, the domaining industry wouldn't be in this position if it weren't for leeches like this, but that's another rant.

The point is that I've noticed some with the PPS/CPA marketing... There's been a MASSIVE boom in the people selling rebundled freeware that will "instantly create" mini-sites that have a few pages.

Quote:

Mini Sites are simple (but powerful) one or two page web sites that sell a product -- usually, an infoproduct. These apparently harmless sites, when done correctly are unstoppable money-making machines.

Anyway, the Snowe Bill basically has a thing in it saying that a domain must be "developed" with a site on it... Whatever that means.
So obviously more than a picture, some hyperlinks and a search function is now required.

Quote:

But be warned: Slapping up a one-page site and hoping to make a zillion dollars in sales is not all it takes. Killer mini-sites are studied psychological weapons that need to be created with the proper care.

So, I haven't tried any of this software, but I figure it's basically a package like HotDog, or an offline equivalent to the poxy rubbish you use to make a site on MySpace.
Or worse yet, they're just eBooks, hastily put together that give you the sort of information you can find easily in any real web design book... just less of it.

So, I'm wondering, just how stupid are some of the people investing in Domaining, PPC and PPS marketing?
Are these people really dumb enough to fall for their own schemes when they're repackaged and regurgitated?

:sigh2: It makes me worry and wonder, it really does...

NEWBIE DOMAINER and Trendy terminology

ebalyna — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:49:50 GMT

I just started in this domain game thing. I came accross it last month while I was home sick for a week. It is quite addicting, not very different from day trading....

I find it a little hard to predict which names are going to be winners. Some names seem to be fantastic, yet they turn out to be mediocre....Hm!!

Also, there is the slang and trend factor, such as the "licious" trend going on right now. Everything is .....licious. So I bought some of those, but who really knows how well they'll perform and what their value will be estimated at?

Another slang/trend terminology is the YO...., like youflave, yomama etc.. Again, who knows where that trend will be in 2 years?

I cannot wait to learn more about this business. Patience and experience is key, I have a feeling.

The other things I do

HarveyJ — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:39:11 GMT

Most of these things include slowly killing myself from overwork, stress, caffeine, and less than legal caffeine like substances...

I'm a busy guy, but it's not all so one-dimensional as to be an regular IT nerd...
I'm also a big Sci-Fi nerd! :cool:

I went to a convention that was on in Melbourne this weekend (and I'm sad enough to do it in Brisbane next weekend).
I dunno if you guys have been to a convention before, but if you have, you know what they're like. If you're into it, it's a LOT of fun, but also really draining.

But that wasn't enough for me... oh no! I had to go check out this new darkwave/alternative club that opened up.
I think to myself "Yes, what! Pip pip! I shall drop in for a Tom Collins, talk with some lively chaps, and then off to bed at a reasonable hour, so that I can do calisthenics in the morning" because in my own mind I sound like someone from the English Industrial Era gentry classes...

... I was there till 5am, dancing...
... my calves are purple from the bruising...
... I went back to the convention the next day and got in line... at 9am...
... Then I went out drinking with some of the guys that were doing a wrestling show in one corner of the con... till about 3am...
... Then I got to work at 9am today, hung over, and am pretending to do work by writing this blog post ;)...

I can't believe I get to do this for a living! :smilewinkgrin:

Does your website look like spam to search engines?

ngochoa — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:08:42 GMT

Is your website nowhere to be seen in Google? It might be that Google doesn't like your website because it looks like spam.
Check the following list to find out whether your website might look like spam or not.
1. Domain name factors that can indicate a spammy website:

The domain names of spammy websites are often very long and contain many hyphens. Those domain names often contain commercial high value keywords (the keywords for which you receive lots of spam messages that we don't want to mention here).
Spammy domains are often registered by people who own a very large number of domains. The more domains a person owns, the more likely it is that the quality of a single domain isn't high. Spammy domains are often very young and have a short registration period. Low quality domains also often use .info, .cc, .us and other cheap top level domains.
Spammy websites often have many keyword-stuffed sub domains.

2. Content factors that can indicate a spammy website:

Spammy websites often show very many ads. They also often contain high-commercial keywords. The keyword density and the keyword frequency on low quality websites is often very high.
Spammy websites often have duplicate content and content scraped from other websites. Low quality websites usually don't have unique content.
Low quality websites usually don't contain a privacy policy, a copyright notice page and "Contact us" page with a full address.

3. Link factors that can indicate a spammy website:

Spammy websites often have many links to other spam and low quality websites. Low quality websites aren't likely to have links from trusted sites.

4. Technical factors that can indicate a spammy website:

Spammy website often use redirects (JavaScript, MetaRefresh, etc.) from landing pages. Spammy websites also often use cloaking. Of course, other spam elements such as hidden text also cause problems with search engines.

If your website uses many of the elements mentioned above then it could be classified as spam. In that case, you should consider a redesign of your website.
Search engines will regard your website as a high quality website if it has high quality links and useful content that can easily be parsed by search engines. Avoid everything that could look like spam and make sure that your web pages contain the right keywords in the right elements in the right density.
2. Search engine news of the week A new tool from Google alarms sites

"[Google] introduced a search-within-search feature that lets users stay on Google to find pages on popular sites [...] The problem [...] is that when someone enters a term into that secondary search box, Google will display ads for competing sites, thereby profiting from ads it sells against the brand."

Google adjusts search box for longer search queries

"If you entered long queries in a Google search box, you would notice that it's difficult to edit them because Google optimized the size of the box for short queries. Things have changed and now you can [enter] much bigger queries and Google will adjust the search box's size after you perform a search."

Google is testing autocomplete feature in default search

Google is testing Google Suggest like features on Google.com on some users. This feature is already implemented as a default on other non-U.S. based Google home pages. Both Yahoo and Ask.com already offer search suggestions as you type.

Search engine newslets

Is Twitter the new Google alternative?
Google AdWords: demographic bidding now available.
Court: use of trademark in AdWords copy is an infringement.
Add videos to your Google Local Business Center profile.
Google wants TV 'white space' for Wi-Fi
Spectrum auction: Google wins by losing.
Yahoo Local full of affiliate spam.
LinkedIn adds company directory.
Search engine Retrevo closes $8M financing.
MetaCarta GeoSearch News is a new geographic news search engine.
Quaero gets off the ground to challenge Google.

3. Articles of the week Where's search heading? Ask Yahoo's chief scientist

"For the past 10 years, most search engines have relied heavily on analyzing anchor text, links, and content to determine relevance, he said. Recently, research by the top search engines has looked at other signals, such as user clicks and engagement [...]"

What Google could do to stop negative SEO

"Perhaps you've heard about 'Negative SEO' or 'Google bowling,' where your competitors use spam techniques seemingly on your behalf to knock down your site. [...] Google has choices and we need to scream that they make some better ones."

Microsoft & Yahoo: would teaming up even help?

"In February 2008 both Microsoft and Yahoo lost ground to Google, who continues to widen its lead. [...] Based on the latest comScore results, Yahoo doesn't look like Microsoft's silver bullet in the battle against Google."

And now the game changes

HarveyJ — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:15:08 GMT

I was originally hired as a sales monkey...
Then it turned out, having been a refugee from the W.E.L.L. and using the Internet when Eudora was the norm, what I considered perfectly ordinary knowledge turns out to have a job title: Data Forensics Specialist...

Apparently, I am now not only a sales monkey, but also a DFS, as I track down domain owners, even the ones hidden behind proxy services, and say "BUY MY STUFF! IT'LL MAKE YOU MONEY, AND THEN I'LL BE A PARASITE AND SKIM SOME OFF THE TOP!! DID I MENTION IT'LL MAKE YOU MORE MONEY!!!?"

Of course, I don't send it in an email quite like that, because I am older than 14, refuse to have a MySpace page, and actually have a bit of tact.

It's starting to turn out well for me.
My clients (sub affiliates?) are starting to see their first paychecks come in, and by the same token, I'm starting to see mine...
I get the feeling I'm working a lot harder than they are :rolleyes:

But then the worm turns... and apparently my piss-farting around with Photoshop during my lunchbreak to design what I thought would be a cool landing page, specifically optimized for use on an iPhone (and other PDA devices) turns out to be the fastest bit of web-graphic design that's been seen at this company... So now I am also on the graphic design team... with no raise :sigh2:

Maybe I should consider going into business for myself one of these days...

LoanFinancingBank.COM - Registered on Dynadot

nizamani — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:55:06 GMT

Today i have purchased this domain and i found it to be very beautifull. I want to sale this!

Domain Registrar: Dynadot.com
Registration Date:21-march-2008
Expiry Date:21-march-2009

Need offers for this domain

Payment method is Paypal or Moneybookers

Regards
Toufique Ahmed

"iBusinessPromoter is a fantastic tool."

ngochoa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:16:42 GMT

"iBusinessPromoter is a fantastic tool."

"iBusinessPromoter is a fantastic tool for any business owner looking to get a leg up on the competition in the search engine wars. [...]

There is also a 30 day money back guarantee so if you are not fully satisfied you won’t be out of pocket. I definitely recommend checking it out!"
Evan Carmichael, Review on the YoungEntrepreneur.com Blog

"IBP has taken my business services to a entire different level."

"WOW, that is all I have to say. I am so impressed with the complete package of software that came with iBusinessPromoter and how easy it is to use.
Really it has taken my business services to a entire different level. The PDF reports are worth the cost of the software themselves. I look forward to all the new products that come available from Axandra."
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"The new version is perfect."

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Carsten Scholz, www.GoFinance24.de

The price of coddling Google - how Yahoo lost its way

ngochoa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:10:38 GMT

The price of coddling Google - how Yahoo lost its way

"Almost eight years ago, Yahoo decided to lend a little start-up a helping hand, featuring its search technology on the Yahoo home page and giving it money at a critical juncture. [...]
The start-up was Google, and Yahoo's generosity helped launch the most formidable competitor it had ever encountered."

Google Ad Manager: It’s bigger than it looks

ngochoa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:09:43 GMT

Google Ad Manager: It’s bigger than it looks

"Google Ad Manager is one critical piece in creating the open network of networks where any site can take any ad and any marketer can advertise on any site. When that day arrives, we all become atoms that can attract to one molecule or another, no longer locked into one network."
Related: OpenX vs Google Ad Manager, Google’s Trojan Horse: let the free ad serving begin

Eric Schmidt: MicroHoo deal could 'break' the Internet

ngochoa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:08:59 GMT

Eric Schmidt: MicroHoo deal could 'break' the Internet

"In what has to be one of the weirdest Q&As we've read in a long time, Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells Portfolio's Russ Mitchell that a Microsoft-Yahoo deal could 'break the internet.' Was he kidding? Apparently not."
Related: Microsoft, Yahoo execs finally meet, Yahoo showing signs of life, albeit too late