The Frager Factor

What Your Friends Are Reading InFlight To domainFEST

2012-01-31T00:20:00.008-05:00

Lots of domainers are looking for solutions beyond traditional parking, so this year's domainFEST, sans the typical domainer star content panels, requires a more enlightened investor.Reading/homework must be completed in advance of the show to get the most from the conference and the full networking value of meeting experts in different ways to monetize domains or websites – such as lead

Moron Alert: After Paying $92K For LiveCloud.com, Social Start-Up Rebrands as Hoo.do

2012-01-30T12:19:00.029-05:00

Dudu, HooDo: What Would YOU Do?Today a lesson in the do's and don'ts of 21st century branding....Go figure. One social darling, GoDuDu.com, pays over a million to truncate to DuDu.com while another who one year ago shelled out $92K for LiveCloud.com (a name that I would think domainer's gold and Microsoft UDRP), now becomes Hoo.DO So now we have DuDu (easy typos due due dew do dodo etc) and hoo

Skip Hoagland Partners With The Best Designers, Developers and Business Managers Online, Forgets PPC And Sells Ads Direct

2012-01-30T10:53:00.002-05:00

Since Skip Hoagland was all abuzz yesterday and domainers were searching for all they could learn about Skip, I thought we'd post the interview he offers by link on EVERY email he sends out personally- ours. From DomainSuccess.com, February 2009:"It's not about the technology, it's about teaming up with the right partners and bringing on technology and management experts as equity partners

Order Hot Booties (.com) Needs To Order Frank Schilling's Hot Booties (.com)

2012-01-30T00:45:00.005-05:00

First there was Snuggie. Now there's an infomercial with call-to-action spot for microwaveable Hot Booties. Each Each Hot Bootie is filled with natural linseed which absorbs and holds the heat. See all along we knew Frank really had something "G-rated" in mind. Great idea for a spot. Certainly memorable. "Can you live in them?" "Don't get cold feet, order now." "Get a second booty for free!"Cant

AAPL: Why Apple Shares Are Still Just Half Price — The APPLE Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

2012-01-29T16:43:00.003-05:00

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) just wrapped up one of the most incredible quarters in American business history. The founder of News Corp. tipped the Twitter blogosphere today that Apple shares at the $448 level are resoundingly cheap if the Facebook public offering values the whole of Facebook at $75-$100 billion. Apple now has $97.6 billion in cash. Last year the company increased its cash hoard by

Beyond The Fun and Entertainment, It's Time To Hold domainFEST Accountable

2012-01-29T01:57:00.005-05:00

We already know where the scanty-clad playmates are and we like it. But imagine if we could leave this week's investment taking home some innovation that will grow or change or businesses with tremendous impact?For example, imagine how many long-term clicks could you generate if you were able to keep in constant contact with only 10% of the visitors to your domains for months and years into the

Apple, Microsoft, dotGay And The $4 Billion Online Dating Business

2012-01-29T01:17:00.009-05:00

Who's Telling You The Truth About Dating Algorithms? PLUS.... Microsoft Calls for Gay Marriage in Washington State while dotGay starts today.... and just when you think Apple can't get any better, they start to sweep the Enterprise market-- Apple sold $12 billion worth of iPads and iPhones to enterprise customers in 2011 and that could more than double to $28 billion by 2013, Forrester

SOPA, PIPA and bills like them want to kill this blog. And yours.

2012-01-28T00:23:00.002-05:00

PLUS: Apparently, If Your Domain Has 'Dirt' In The Name, Section 230 Safe Harbors Don't Apply; Harvard wants the next Zuckerberg to stay at Harvard; New-home sales hit a record low, and Super Bowl Spending Could Hit $11 BillionOwen Frager likes a link.Five News Apps For Your SmartphoneA list of 5 great news apps for your smartphones.Owen Frager likes a link.Harvard wants the next Zuckerberg to

iPhone 4S accounts for 90% of US iPhone sales, 42% of customers break contract to buy but "Will Your Browser Go Dark on March 8?"

2012-01-27T10:42:00.006-05:00

PLUS: Apple is moving deep into the Enterprises in ways IT could have never imagined nor endorsed just a year ago. Lot's of runway left on my favorite stock. Is anyone listening to the guy no one thinks anyone listens to about this stuff? What say you, Steve Sacks?And.. who needs Venture Capital to start a new business. Just make a fictions bid for the Presidency and start a PAC like Herman Cain

DNS Sells LucyLingerie.com Ahead of Superbowl Ad

2012-01-26T22:41:00.005-05:00

Sold for less than $3K, to LucyLingerie.com.VE, LucyLingerie.com has to be one of the DNS best buys of all time. Meet the models at domainFEST. (Sellers suite).

FEST in Distress? Organizers Frantically Executing Last Minute Discount To Fill Empty Seats

2012-01-26T14:04:00.011-05:00

All domain conferences are sucking wind these days. So too are most 'domainers.' It was a game that always reminded me of "tag you're it." You can always prey on the uninformed and sell worthless things to others until once day there are no ignoramuses left to sell to. I always said at that time, I wouldn't want to be "it."And that is where we are at today. With domainFEST organizers using

Booty Call In Dispute — Court Shown New "Pole Dance" Evidence; Asked to Redefine "Booty"

2012-01-26T08:58:00.005-05:00

PLUS: Google’s CEO Dealt Drugs and Knew It, Say Feds; EBay Seller Seeks a Cool $1 Million for President Obama's Chrysler; Joan Rivers undergoes ANOTHER cosmetic procedure on reality TV show This one is removable face; Demi Moore high ON laughing gas?Rolls-Royce says more cars ordered custom ... AND... Make sure references aren't torpedoing your job chancesOwen Frager likes a link.JC Penney

Rick Schwartz: Multi-Million Dollar "Dream" Deal in The "Works"

2012-01-25T23:24:00.004-05:00

A lot of guys like to point to Rick Schwartz and credit his success to luck. Nothing could be further from the case except in this case. See a network is picking up a TV series critics and focus groups have already acclaimed to be the biggest hit since Seinfeld. The name of the show is an exact match to a domain he owns with very little natural traffic or perceived applications previously. With a

domainFest Attendees Brace For Launch of New Parking Idea

2012-01-25T12:01:00.007-05:00

New ways of earning revenue from domain parkingNow there is a new way for domainers to maximize their revenue. According to DomainParking.com, domainers can manage and promote their personalized domain store, while getting exact appraisals for their parked domains free of charge.The company, owned by the experienced Domainer Igal Lichtman, has recently launched a new service which allows

Poorly Named Cloud Computing Startup Gets $85 Million

2012-01-25T11:44:00.003-05:00

Aims to take on Amazon with SIRI test-fail name. Will they use some of the war chest to go name shopping HEREOwen Frager shared a link.Joyent grabs $85M from Weather Investment II, Telefonica to take on Amazon in cloud computingventurebeat.comCloud computing startup Joyent has raised a humongous $85 million round of funding, which will help the company with its plan of out-innovating Amazon in

AllRecipes.com Sells For $175 Million

2012-01-24T18:56:00.001-05:00

What Allrecipes.com Brings Meredith for $175 MillionNo. 1 Food Site Doubles Meredith's Overall Digital ReachBy: Nat Ives Published: January 24, 2012 ADAGE Meredith Corp. has agreed to buy Allrecipes.com from Reader's Digest Association for $175 million, the companies said Tuesday.Meredith, the publisher of magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies' Home Journal, has been bulking up

We're Not Surprised At Apple's Results— Nor At The Validation For Our "Curated" Content Strategy

2012-01-24T18:40:00.009-05:00

"Apple execs are 'actively discussing' what to do with nearly $100B cash hoard." (OF: The BIG money is made digitally - it's not about how much they sell, it's about how many new customers they connect to who have no other place to to to buy music, apps etc) photo: Cult of MacSales: $46.33 billion, up 73.3% year over yearEPS: $13.87, up 115.7%iPhone: 37.04 million units, up 128%, compared with

The Key To Jobs is Education and the Key To Education Is Distance Learning

2012-01-24T10:49:00.005-05:00

"The generic domain name DistanceLearning.com can help position any company as a market leader with the unique branding opportunity it provides along with its thousands of targeted visitors."My friend Steven Kennedy (SK Creations) has layer in wait for almost 20 years with a collection got some of the very best domain names on the planet. While he may have a sold some over time, the list below

Search Engine Roundtable's Day In Search: january 23, 2012

2012-01-23T17:46:00.001-05:00

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.Search Engine Roundtable Stories:Google's Blocked Site Feature Missing For 13 DaysIn March 2011, Google enabled a blocked sites feature, allowing users to block sites they do not want to see in the search results. That feature went away for some when

The Golden Age of Domain Blogging Is Over So Your Developer Can Sleep When He/She is Dead

2012-01-23T02:18:00.003-05:00

"Being a blogger means mastering a bunch of stuff you no longer need to master to contribute to the online conversation in a way that gets the greatest possible impact with the least possible effort. The name of the game is to think distributed. In 2012, engaging people on the web isn’t about driving them to your destination site, which no one cares about regardless of what your SEO guru tells

Dude, WTF: GoJo Hands Free (.com)

2012-01-22T21:07:00.003-05:00

This is why Americans are broke. Buying useless shit. My favorite parts of the commercial "one Mississippi" and 'dude."Problem of course is when you have your back turned to the TV or ask SIRI the url you think of is DoeJoe.com (valuate $240). That's why I had to rush back into the office and type this post before the game comes back up. Visit DoJoHandsFree.com

The Sexiest Super Bowl Ad Ever & Apple's Proof That Kids BUY not STEAL Music

2012-01-22T13:15:00.010-05:00

Also honoring Doug Engelbart- will the REAL Steve Jobs please stand up! Plus: 30 books everyone in software business should read (and why)Owen FragerFailureToInnovate: The blame goes to Microsoft which held people in business captive to a predefined set of tools that few in their businesses ever learned to use to the business advantage- starting with Microsoft itself."Engelbart's solution for

One Million Domains Hacked; WordPress Blogs Infected

2012-01-21T15:54:00.005-05:00

"Hi. I just learned today that my site is flagged by Google as hosting dangerous content. It seems something injected a javascript line into 3 html ...Google’s search result block web pages that contain malware . website owners panic; and they are unsure of how to fix the problem .Your website is running along smoothly until you notice a severe drop in sales and web traffic.You do a quick

Beware: SEDO Impersonating Cambridge MA Address Used In 2012 Reboot of 2005 Domain Scam

2012-01-20T11:36:00.007-05:00

I own BankOfIdeas and after featuring it on the top of this blog, started getting these and same with any more than one word domains I feature here. DON'T click the links- just for example but I pitty the corporate people who get these and act out of fear. Worked for Swine and Bird Flu!! They are lining up at Walgreen's now getting two annual shots rather than one!btw, Although new to me,

Apple Patent Application Indicates Siri's Potential, Brands Flawed, and Domain Investors Loaded With Pigeon Shit

2012-01-20T08:54:00.012-05:00

A new report reveals that 50% of the brands out there are fundamentally flawed and not able to adapt to emerging needs.The #1 reason end users buy domains is to brand something new or fix a brand that's broken. Sale after sale for the highest return after return that we examined beneath the headlines on the DNS homepage ticker, prove the reason to buy is that simple.Now, a new report reveals that

CYBER WAR: Fed file-sharing SHUTDOWN; No trial, no due process...Shatner Fired Today Too!

2012-01-20T00:34:00.006-05:00

PLUS... "Shatner can't be that broken up about being fired the Priceline ad. Soder says Shatner is still under contract. So it doesn't matter whether they use him again, he told AP. "I'm going to make them pay through the nose."This isn't the first time Shatner has been replaced- circle back to 2004 in this, the funniest of all spots:Who's need SOPA when you have ICE in the past and this now.....

SOPA Explained Simply and A Rare Premium Name Collection Is Offered To Discerning Buyers Who Demand The Best In Life

2012-01-19T14:45:00.006-05:00

Special purchase- broker offering premium domain name collection for sale- offers on one or all by contact link above713.

Seller Schilling, Meet Buyer Whiteley: Tapping the Vein of Medical Domain Names

2012-01-19T09:35:00.009-05:00

“I hadn’t dealt with Frank before and didn’t know who I was dealing with. The prices were high – but they are good domain names and I should get good returns by using them. I think the fascinating thing at the moment is that there still isn’t really a fixed way of valuing a domain yet.”The best medical domain names have long been gone.Dr. Mark Whiteley of Guildford, England, can claim

Bay Area Surgical Management (.com) TRUNCATES to BASM.com

2012-01-19T00:31:00.011-05:00

OAcGWD01wfs/TxesBvt05LI/AAAAAAAAKaY/8XfUZEj8gmQ/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2012-01-19%2Bat%2B12.32.03%2BAM.png">But how did they buy an exact match LLLL Chad Wright/WebQuest previously-owned name from Frank Schilling's site for under $10K??? (I know blame it on Obamacare. Surgeons are nearly broke these days- JOKE-). Actually DomainNameWire did a story on Chad in 2008 claiming he was selling virtual

Who Paid Near Six-Figures For Quantify.com Today?

2012-01-18T22:51:00.015-05:00

When the WhoIs changes, I'm willing to bet the reason to buy will be identical to most of the north of $50K end user sales we are reporting on lately: Truncation.Will the buyer turn out to be AdQuantify.com???GetQuantify.com (that already has the iPhone APP perfect symbol the letter Q except it's so odd that when they put their current name with it the first letter is a "G" -- that's a reason to

You Don't Have To be Einstein To Figure It Out

2012-01-18T19:44:00.002-05:00

It's because Einstein left behind nine pearls of wisdom that are a road map to getting through anything in life:Everything of importance has been seen by someone who did not discover it.Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18.Problems cannot be

Backupify Names Top 10 Cloud Experts to Follow

2012-01-18T15:55:00.001-05:00

THANK YOU BACKUPIFY!!!!Kevin Jackson thanks Backupify the honor of being on their Top 10 List! Backupify is the leading backup provider for cloud based data, offering an all-in-one archiving, search and restore service for the most popular online services including Google Apps, Facebook, Twitter and more. With one account you get centralized access to all of your information, stored securely,

ColorLabs Acquires Color.com for $350K; Re-launching After Slow Start With Skinny Dipping Viral Spots

2012-01-18T12:51:00.010-05:00

"Use our app, and maybe you can see your hot friends in their underwear!" "What's $350K for a domain name when startup Color raised $41 million last year?But, Via AdAge:, "then went back to the drawing board after its proximity-based photo-sharing app failed to gain traction. Last month it unveiled a reiteration that enables users to broadcast snippets of video live to their Facebook friends,

DNS Provides Realtor, Snape, With Competitive Edge; Reynolds Makes "Top Notch" Buys

2012-01-18T08:57:00.009-05:00

A British Realtor selling million dollar country estates found his own name on DNS for under $3K. It enabled him to truncate using his longer surname and gain competitive market advantage. I reward and applaud these REAL people using GREAT domains in REAL applications far beyond those $1.2 million lists the other bloggers touted yesterday which go back and forth inside to domainers and sit parked

Rick Schwartz: The pioneers always get the arrows. But, they also get to stake first claims to the prime real estate.

2012-01-17T20:13:00.002-05:00

Mark Twain said the way to be successful was to find out where people were going --and get there first!There are two types of people: workers --and-- investors.In order to be good at the latter, you must be a contrarian with thick skin and a strong stomach, willing to buy when everyone else is selling, willing to draft blueprints on land that is presently swamp, willing to risk it all, willing to

When The Salesman On The Phone Said "Join Me" I Had No Idea What Awaited at Join.ME (Acquired at $45K From Sedo, May 2010)

2012-01-17T14:33:00.010-05:00

The .ME extension makes a GREAT brand, especially as a Software As A Service (SaaS) APP. Here is a great example of .ME at its finest in action. A rep pitching me asked me to do a "join me" and I went to the website Join.ME — and could see their website in construction on the beta server. Join.ME is like GoToMeeting.com with a catchier name and improved simplicity.According to DotWeekly in June

Is 2012 the End of Time for Getting Started in Geo Domains?

2012-01-17T10:54:00.008-05:00

Beginner Tony Farzad may be about to prove no. Last year’s high-dollar geo-domain sales by established pros — among them VisitBerlin.com, $230,000; VisitStockholm.com, $175,000; VisitCuba.com, $100,000 plus $11,000 in acquirer’s stock; and VisitPanamaCityBeach.com, $28,000 — may have reinforced the common perception that anyone wanting to cash in on domain names should have started in 1999. But

HOW CYBERSQUATTING WORKS

2012-01-17T00:06:00.002-05:00

In an archived article I stumbled upon, Emirates247.com expressed concern writing, "Cybersquatting is a by-product of the World Wide Web from almost the same time the internet became a household name. Early squatters made quick money from blocking names of large establishments, if they were slow to register their presence on the net. British novelist Jeanette Winterson was in fact one of the

RIP: Kim Kardashian — Brand pronounced dead. Kim replaced in Super Bowl by a dog!

2012-01-16T19:55:00.010-05:00

Hat tip to Bill Hartzer for finding most of this evening's gemsWhatever is happening with the Kardashians, it shows how fast people can go from a $100M a year brand to being completely hated. It’s a great example of how marketers need to stay focused and understand their audience and how to avoid bad press, or worse, associating themselves with something getting bad press.Plus: Actress Bertinelli

Domains in the Age of Convergence and Recognition: Not Only Will You Watch TV, Your TV Will Be Watching You

2012-01-16T14:57:00.010-05:00

Plus: Domain Name Research Techniques That Are A Cut Above The Rest; Search for alien communication is real; Programming prodigy passes away at 16: Hear her philosophy of life; Ex-TechCrunch Staffer Launches Competitor Site and.. Zappos Says Hackers Accessed 24 Million Customers' Account Details: HiDef coming to IPad.Photo of the day: Having some Golden Globe funSearch for alien communication is

Rumor: Microsoft Buying dotMobi for Mobile App Store Brand and Branding Taxonomy

2012-01-16T09:34:00.010-05:00

" I've been suggesting that the next big name would be the one who says what Windows of the future does.I can also see that in a Mall you'd need a more updated store name than Microsoft to compete with the Apple store or you'd be empty like the Sony store. I'd go to the dot MOBI store, but.... I just didn't expect the name Microsoft would pick would be the name of a disgraced extension."We

TryNoNo.com: "Ladies, Erase That Moustache!"

2012-01-16T00:40:00.006-05:00

Will NoNo say YES to No (.com)?As seen on TV: No hair. No pain and over 2 million sold in 50 countries! Here is proof positive that direct response TV works when you have a call-to-action that stands out. And a PR machine that can get you a segment on each of THESE shows.But if they get any more rich or famous, they mighty want to step up to No.com. A few million would be cheap for a recurring

Timelinecover.CO: "I Said No To Drugs. But They Didn't Listen"

2012-01-15T20:36:00.011-05:00

Gotta love the web. New business are being created every day from thin air, to serve businesses that were created not too long before them, also from thin air. Just look at all the accessories for the iPhone/iPad revolution generating 500 million folks who need cases, skins, chargers, locks, adapters, backup drives, headsets etc. Even Bathroom Buddy and iToilet. And my favorite is the Bluetooth

FilesAnywhere.com: Proof Positive That The Best Cloud Names Don't Need The Word "Cloud" In Them

2012-01-15T10:57:00.016-05:00

It also proves that while cloud computing may be new to the masses, it's not new to those who invented it over a decade ago. Accordingly the best cloud names were registered long ago. FilesAnywhere.com is a case in point.The "Any" where message joins "Any" device, "Any" application and "Any" connection at the core of Cloud Computing's value proposition. It was the message we helped hone for

dotFamily: For a half million, right of the dot innovators will carry your name forward into the digital age

2012-01-14T22:39:00.006-05:00

Discover your newest domain - the most exclusive real estate in the digital world. An address so prestigious and technologically advanced, that it places you and your family at the very apex of the digital landscape. The opportunity now exists to secure your place in this inner sanctum. Only 1000 names will be made availableOf all the new right of the dot ideas, this is the best application I've

Software Names Flying off DNS Shelves: Serial Entrepreneur Behind Callpod Buys KeeperSecurity.com

2012-01-14T22:17:00.005-05:00

"Keeper Mobile data encryption for Smartphones" APP has been rebranded KeeperSecurity.com.Callpod is a creator of consumer electronic products and software that enhance existing technology, and the new owner of the perfect domain to brand their mobile password security APP and compliment an existing APP called KeepDesk-- KeeperSecurity.com.Darren Guccione is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Company.

Have You Heard All The Lana Del Rey Grammy Buzz?

2012-01-14T16:31:00.007-05:00

Almost a year after we first blogged about her, our friend the domainer's daughter will be making her US TV debut tonight on SNL. Be sure to TIVO it as she is surely going to be the most discussed/applauded artist of the year. I predict she will win a Grammy. But it won't be without stiff competition from another "best new artist of the year," contender Jamie Scott, and his band Graffiti6 who

NBC News Blocked Me From Commenting On NDAA And SOPA

2012-01-14T15:42:00.003-05:00

PLUS: Trending: Cute Short Brand Names in Serious Enterprise Markets; Tom Brady's Falafel City; Kardashian Klan Still Kashing In or Over? and The Secrets of Tebow HatredCENSORSHIP: NBC News Blocked Me From Commenting On NDAA And SOPA-- David Seaman, Credit Card Outlaw NBC News has an official Google+ page. They've been using it to promote, mostly, annoying TMZ-style celebrity news updates.This

Frank Schilling: The 6.5 Minute Video Proving Why dotCOM Will Always Be King

2012-01-14T10:38:00.009-05:00

....and a revisit to the 29 comments about it on Frank's blog lead the most popular stories on the Frager Factor this week. Also of interest is consistent attacks on PPC from Facebook and Google with their own ideas of how to own 100% of it.With the Ministry of Right of the Dot Propaganda firing on all cylinders this week, I thought this Frank Schilling gem would provide a little drop of

Lucius "Gunz" Fabrice Gets It Wrong

2012-01-14T10:01:00.006-05:00

Nice PhotoShop work and everything Lucius, but THIS is what "old school" domaining looks like and this what "old school" domaining offers and closed sale run rate looks like.... In fact some of us "old school" domainers have so much money, we are using it for landfill! .... a little jealous are we?

The Problem Is That Women Just Don't Ask For It & Britain to extradite student to US over link site

2012-01-13T21:50:00.004-05:00

Plus: Mocality is accusing Google (GOOG) of knowingly engaging in fraudulent behavior to undermine their business and grow theirs, after careful monitoring of Internet traffic and a successful sting operation turned up some very interesting results.And.... "Domain names have finally taken center stage on Wall Street, Main Street and Government. Eventually even those on Madison Avenue wrapped up

Click Forensics Investigates popular Bloggers; Google Shuts Account; Is Domain Seizure Imminent?

2012-01-13T17:37:00.003-05:00

Google is collaborating with Click Forensics to clamp down on search ad click fraud.Click Forensic's FACTr (Fully Automated Click Tracking Reconciliation) service generates click-quality reports and submits them automatically to Google — so advertisers won't have to do it manually, ComputerWorld reported."Click fraud" refers to when pay-per-click ads are repeatedly engaged by users or bots with

Who's Reading What This Morning

2012-01-13T09:38:00.005-05:00

If you missed it the first time or will be enjoying it again, the content in our archives is timeless and unsurpassed in its ability to enlighten, inform, educate, motivate and excite. Enjoy.Owen FragerCincinnati showing up fro Google to read...The Frager Factor: Glenn Beck: First Gold Now Food Insurance (.com)fragerfactor.blogspot.comBeck attacks Media Matters, shills for Food Insurance, stokes

Facebook: ONE Billion Served & Riot Police, Swat Teams Called in To Manage Chaos/Demand For iPhones

2012-01-13T00:04:00.011-05:00

Photo: gizmodo.com.au-- So Facebook welcomed its billionth account while MySpace nears ZERO--- there's real money at the top of the alphabet... Hurry, RAISE even MY estimate..... Not only waiting in line to pay FULL price for iPhone... but others waiting in a second line to buy at double that price from scalpers who have been camped out in the first line for days. (Guess this was the "China"

Frank Schilling Gems: Why It’s Impossible to Fight the .COM Domain Tide

2012-01-12T20:12:00.003-05:00

Flashback June 2010 (seemed so so relevant given the onslaught of right of the dot propaganda coming from the ministry today)...I was looking for a video I knew I had covered on this blog, but the only keywords I could remember to find it was that Frank Schilling covered it on his blog and the comment thread was pretty insightful. So I Googled the keywords "frager advertising seven mile" and

Freston's $$$ Billion Revenge on Three Letter Domain (LLL) and iLuv; an iPad Controlled Sex Toy @CES

2012-01-12T11:53:00.008-05:00

"The former CEO of Viacom helped create the last great youth media company: As head of marketing for a nascent cable network in the early 1980s, Freston oversaw the creation of the “I Want My MTV” campaign.* For the next quarter-century he was instrumental in turning MTV Networks into Viacom’s cash cow. In 2007 Sumner Redstone rewarded Freston, famously, by firing him, citing his failure to bid

Domain Bedtime Stories With David Kesmodel-What You DON'T Know About Scott Day and Gary Chernoff

2012-01-12T08:57:00.013-05:00

"But the bedtime story revealed by David that many didn't know before is that some of the early domain investors like Scott Day and Gary Chernoff, who ended up doing really well, they faced some challenges financially early on. And it also probably led them to not get as many names as they would have. As well as they've done, can you imagine the names they could have had and had to pass on

Guest Post- Realtor Tim Ryan: The Power of a Domain In The Real Estate Business

2012-01-12T08:02:00.008-05:00

Farming is brand new to me. I have mostly sold Naples homes to buyers without much of a real focus to one particular area. In the last year, I have changed my business. Certainly I have many more leads but the key is I now have new agents. Each agent has a particular area where they specialize. I have now shifted away from buyers and am interested in learning the landscape of being a great

Facebook Planning Kill To MiniSites, Affiliate Stores and What Frank Schilling Has To Say About It

2012-01-11T20:50:00.008-05:00

"F-Commerce is a word you will hear more of over the next few months as Facebook commerce or online stores embedded within Facebook become popular and widespread." But before brands believe all they need is a Facebook page and embedded store, better click to enlarge the blurb on the left and hear what Frank Schilling has to say about it.Just a day after we announced Google's plans to sweep PPC

After CEO Resigns, Is WebMD For Sale?

2012-01-11T17:28:00.003-05:00

PLUS: 'Doomsday Clock' might be reset; 17% of people in the U.S. binge drink (probably 80% of domain investors); 5 Big Retail Chains That Will Be Gone in 5 Years; Grocery bills make dining out appear affordable... and Video: Steve Jobs: One Last Thing - Through interviews with colleagues and others who knew Jobs, whose innovations transformed the lives of millions, ONE LAST THING provides an

10 Years After Launch, What Will Apple Stores Look Like 10 Years From Now?

2012-01-11T13:16:00.008-05:00

"It is interesting comparing the crowds in the Apple stores against the lack of crowds in the Sony stores. Exactly how Sony is able to keep their stores open, well… An interesting point is that Apple is far more profitable than Microsoft on a per employee basis. Compare the SEC reports. The comparison is fascinating."Roughly Drafted has a great piece called "The next ten years of Apple Retail".

Breaking TFF Traffic Records As Facebook Followers Discover Archives

2012-01-11T11:06:00.004-05:00

From the mailbag: "Love the recent articles on the FragerFactor regarding end-users, domain upgrades, SIRI and the coverage of sales at DNS. I think this really helps end-users understand the value of Domain names... It's not estibot!"Photo: Look what's happened to traffic here since I started making folks aware of archived content both here and on FacebookIt always amazes me when I log into my

Blackstone Sucks (.com)

2012-01-11T00:49:00.007-05:00

This is interesting because Blackstone runs on par or bigger with KKR, investors in goDaddy. They already own the largest portfolio of commercial real property in the world. What if these power brokers started buying up registries and keeping all the drops?From Chicago Tribune: "Blackstone has registered several domain names critical of the buyout firm through MarkMonitor, a company that

Google on The Verge of Major PPC Disruption: Will Change The Way Search Works

2012-01-10T22:37:00.003-05:00

Now Google has a new secret weapon to battle Facebook. The new weapon is called “Search plus Your World”. No wonder Larry Page made every Google employee's bonus dependent on Google+. Google's social strategy is not as straightforward as copying Facebook through Google+. The real key for Google is the +1 button. Google just wants people clicking on those plus one buttons as much as possible. It

NASDAQ: AAPL Enterprise UP 58%; Paid Search UP 26%; Sales From Mobile Devices Double

2012-01-10T21:58:00.005-05:00

Folks, things are looking UP. It'as going to be a banner year for domain names. PLUS (and I love this) Kim Kardashian is replaced in Super Bowl ad by a DOG!... and ... Apple's $500 Million acquisition & a great posts by a Realtor about the value of city domains..The Power of a Domain - timdog4's Blogwww.realestatewebmasters.comNaples Park homes for saleOwen Frager via Sean D'SouzaPositioning:

Cancer Kid Fulfills Coolest Wish Ever: Blow Up A Building!

2012-01-10T14:21:00.017-05:00

Plus: You Become What You Pretend to Be; Mike Mann sells ShopNShare.com; Justin Timberlake at CES talks about MySpace as print Internet becomes broadcast (sharing moments with friends allow attaching Tv together whether or not gathered around the same TV... he may be on to something: Beyonce and Jay-Z have been cybersquatted and don't miss Fast Company CES review- A Sneak Peek At The TVs Of The

A Brand Can Sink A Business: The Case for Renaming 'Gaming'

2012-01-10T12:01:00.005-05:00

"There's an expression that says you learn more from defeat than from winning. That's just like gaming where we learn from every misstep. Imagine a marketing landscape that encourages widespread consumer trial and feedback."Marcus Fischer writes in AdAge, "From marketing VPs to moms and far too many others, "gaming" has a bad rap. It's a multi-billion dollar industry capable of influencing

For DNS at >$50-100K, BKAV.com, FilmBuff.com, MasterCleanse.com and Poptent.com Usher 2012 in on a Fast Start

2012-01-10T09:56:00.012-05:00

"Once again it goes to show you the importance of knowing who your possible buyer MIGHT be and price you domain based on that buyer.” -Mike BerkensHere are the Domain Name Sales results for the first ten days of January, 2012. Several Estibot appraised for less than $100 domains going for $50-100K. What's up? Read on....Thousands more offers are in the pipeline and active negotiation. And these

AAPL $427.75 / MSFT $27.77 / Tim Cook $400 Million — YOU Decide!

2012-01-09T22:52:00.013-05:00

When I asked the same question the week I started this blog in 2006, Apple was $75 and Microsoft a little more than what it remains today. My bullishness on Apple wasn't based on my financial acumen, but merely on observation of consumer behavior starting with my own.Years later, I am not alone as evidenced by my camera, this photo showing Sony and two other stores empty at 4Pm on a Monday (the

Dancing Makes You Smarter (.com)

2012-01-09T18:10:00.005-05:00

Plus: Dad Tries To Sell Son For $20 Million On Facebook; 'Boycott SOPA' Android App; Cloud Computing's Concealed Complexity; 10 Questions with American Sniper; New technologies unleashed at CES and in case you missed it — Weekend Update: Drunk Uncle!For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we've seen

To Know What It's Going To Be Like 100 Years From Today, Just Look Back 100 Years

2012-01-09T11:01:00.007-05:00

Start with the fact that in 1911 there were only about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A. ! Or there were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads. NOW consider 2112 at the currentspeed of change....The year is 1911 --- One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1911:The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.Fuel for

The Post of the Year SEOBook's Aaron Wall: "A passionate & enlightening opus about obstacles I face while simultaneously making me shit in my pants"

2012-01-09T08:18:00.014-05:00

PLUS: 3D officially DEAD- CES introduces new 4K TVs; Go Away, Daddy! The Revolting Bob Parsons; Why You Need Multiple Domain Names : Marketing :: American Express OPEN Forum; Website Marketing: Domain Names and Landing Pages; 23 Things That Are Not What They Seem To Be On Television.... and Google Expands Test Of AdWords That Collect Email Addresses & Japan ‘Dream Project’: 600 Acre Farm with

Flashback 2009: Schwartz/Berkens-- "Truncation" — Why Didn't I Think of That?

2012-01-08T18:27:00.006-05:00

Some great advice here about how find a buyer for your domain name. It's all about TRUNCATION; a practice we are reporting on daily as Brands enrich their monikers for marketing in the age of SIRI. Prime example can be found in the most remarkable sale of the month — dudu.com, a domain brokered by sedo. The Chinese owner sold it to the Dubai based (and obviously well funded) social network

Guest Post: Steven Sacks: Why are premium domain names considered to be so valuable?

2012-01-08T16:21:00.006-05:00

Domains that are considered to be premium have the most marketing potential. Due to their short and memorable nature, many already receive significant type-in traffic. Your organization can utilize this established presence and existing traffic to attract customers, build your brand and gain credibility as an industry leader. Here are a few examples of brand name category owners:

Frager Factor- Owen Frager- Who's Reading What

2012-01-08T09:49:00.004-05:00

"Your Blog is becoming the Cloud/Apps Hub for insiders to follow in their quest for Cloud supremacy. Software developers are amassing a formidable avalanche of Business Apps targeting large corporations adoption of cloud services. Those who position themselves in front of this huge wave will reap the benefits."Photo: Look what's happened to traffic here since I started making folks aware of

Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop (.com):, Arrested In Madison

2012-01-08T09:20:00.003-05:00

‎"Losers and trolls have a way of hanging out together. But they won't be changing the world. We are all lucky if they change their underwear." ~ ~Rick SchwartzVia HuffPo: "We've seen plenty of weird crime mugshots and heard plenty of bizarre stories. But when it comes to criminal names, this one is ... a mouthful. Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, was arrested Thursday afternoon on charges

AOL and NY Times Settle Naming Dispute: Goodbye, Parentlode.

2012-01-07T22:09:00.001-05:00

New York Times Co, which has a parenting blog known as Motherlode, has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the Huffington Post after that website decided to change the name of its new Parentlode blog.The settlement came two weeks after Lisa Belkin, who had overseen Motherlode and started Parentlode in October after joining AOL Inc's Huffington Post, said she would drop the Parentlode name and hold

Downturn, Start Up; 25 Rules for Mothers of Sons & The Cutest Puppy You've Ever Seen

2012-01-07T18:40:00.005-05:00

Plus: New Yahoo CEO Paid $25 Million Before Showing Up To Work; Two lesbian contestants make history at Miss California USA; If I Die: Facebook App Lets You Leave Sweet Last Words; Talk about all the people out of work and all the new era work looking for people: Can the Letter Make Money in an iPad World? ... and... I hate those YouTube cute puppy videos but can't resist THIS one:Owen Frager

This Is Kayne's Brain

2012-01-07T14:22:00.007-05:00

Here via ADage is a perfect explanation for Kayne naming his new web venture around an unavailable domain of a shoe designer, and spending a week tweeting nonsense about it. According to Domain Name Wire "The web and Twitter have been on fire the past 48 hours about Kanye West’s plans for global business domination." Of course Kayne could purchase ShoeDepartment.com and trade it to Donda for

Gotta Love Disrupters: PetStopClinic.com,Restaurant.com and FastWax.com

2012-01-07T12:36:00.010-05:00

Photo: Walgreen's in flu and pet shot biz? My best-friend Honey is a wreck after having five shots and two tests at 1/100th vet costs with this new disruptive service that sets up shop at a different Walgreen's each hour. Also wrote and filled Heart Worm prescription! 1-800-Pets-- Anti-trust?Talk about all the people out of work and all the new era work looking for people.I would think this red

ZenDesk Fails SIRI Test: Salesforce.com Acquires Desk.com Ahead Of Possible Acquisition

2012-01-07T11:48:00.010-05:00

"One easy to pronounce, spell and remember word passes all three critical benchmarks: SIRI; Radio and Social Bookmark for Global recognition. If you have such a word, stand by your phone- the ring is coming in 2012."We've been telling you that the bells will be ringing in sales rooms everywhere now on a DAILY basis as domainers cash in on the biggest name for names since the very first name need

2012's Recipe For Success Was Written In 1999

2012-01-06T22:59:00.008-05:00

"So your challenge is to create a sense of identity or belonging. And fulfilling people’s expectations of what they will get in exchange for allowing you into their lives."There’s a lot more to interactive digital marketing than eye-catching banner ads, discount packages and clever domain names.Marketing, has finally come into the industry. Marketing gives personality and

Domain Bedtime Stories: Mike Mann Recalls When He Couldn't Give Menus.com Away

2012-01-06T19:11:00.007-05:00

"Ever since that light bulb went off in my head many years ago I still have that same idea. I still want to buy low and sell high."As part of an on-going attempt to familiarize you with some of the great archived content here, that gets searched and read every day profiling/ interviewing Internet thought leaders, pioneers and visionaries, I will begin to repurpose content in small bites.Tonight,

What’s your domain name and what are your keywords? Facebook's old design ... will inscribe them on your shower curtain

2012-01-06T17:30:00.013-05:00

Photo:Spinning HatIn the news: CRITICAL: Scott Cleland: Google-Firefox Search Deal is Antitrust Red Meat -PLUS: Why 3-D TV still hasn't caught on; Bulbs.com proves what a great generic name can do- Online sales of light bulbs, ballasts and fixtures expected to accelerate; A Sneak Peek At The TVs Of The Future doesn't include 3D but you will wink at at;Plus what’s your domain name and what are

Bells Are Ringing All Over Domainland: 2012 Is The Year It All Comes Together

2012-01-06T15:25:00.012-05:00

"I realized early on that there was great value to having straightforward, easy-to-remember, easy to spell, meaningful, domain names for a standalone sites. I felt that it was best to try to acquire these names sooner rather than later because the demand for simple names would only increase and the demand would drive up prices later. So I approached domains as "A Unique Opportunity in Time". I

Creativity in Legal Lead Generation Domains: LLC.com, RocketLawyer.com and StockLawyer.com

2012-01-06T08:39:00.001-05:00

I haven't talked in a while about call-to-action domains. These domains need only describe a product or service or benefit to a targeted group of consumers. All that's then needed is a TV ad (often bought cheap on remnant space of local cable companies during MSNBC, Fox and CNN broadcasts) and landing page.In the legal profession, sometimes these are not even lawyers but lead generation firms who

200 million people use illegal drugs. Do you have a problem with that?

2012-01-06T00:05:00.001-05:00

That's more people than will vote for President. PLUS: The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym; Olbermann fired again? Betting Big on the Future of HTML5, Financial Times Buys Dev Shop; Did Joining LinkedIn Cost A Guy His Job? and... Apple tries to ban realistic Steve Jobs action figureOwen Frager via Los Angeles Times200 million people use illegal drugs; what is the toll on health?

Owen Frager's Blog: Who's On Reading What...

2012-01-05T23:31:00.011-05:00

Part of my on-going effort to familiarize you with some of the popular archived content here...Owen FragerGuest from Vancouver reading (btw, there's more to this story the poor guy who had big ambitions in this email, got clobbered by SoundCloud and all the FREE services as well as iTunes- hard to support even online independent music broker)The Frager Factor: Where Were You When The Future

Name.com Gets It Right: ".XXX: Hard To Talk About. Easy To Get."

2012-01-05T16:54:00.007-05:00

I was renewing domains today and was very impressed with the progress and redesign of Name.com's site. Spiffy! I love the warm copy and tone and thought this offer for .XXX was among the best I've seen. It's a thorny issue because a lot of publications I know were leery of using the .XXX-supplied banners that looked like a Time Square Porn Circus. That's the impression Register.com was making to

FISH sells for $775K

2012-01-05T11:09:00.002-05:00

Not the domain, a rare slab of tuna... tuna is worth savoring: It cost nearly three-quarters of a million dollars.A bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000, Thursday in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market.The price for the 593-pound tuna beat last year's record of 32.49 million yen or about $416,000. The price

Ohio Earthquakes Originate From Cheney's Fault (.com)

2012-01-05T09:40:00.006-05:00

"Poisoning the water and causing earthquakes... What a horrible practice. I've noticed they only do this in the Poorer areas where they can get some land owners to sell out to the oil companies. 4.3 Earthquake today, sounded like a bomb went off from 100 miles away. Rattled my house for 30 seconds"Small earthquakes are a recognized risk of hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking', a procedure in which

Yahoo: Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse . . .

2012-01-05T08:59:00.005-05:00

Yahoo downgraded by Jefferies: Investors are decidedly less than thrilled with the latest move by the Yahoo board.Yahoo shares fell 3.1% Wednesday after the company named PayPal President Scott Thompson to succeed Carol Bartz as CEO. The Street disliked the move for several reasons. For starters, what they wanted to hear was the name of a buyer for the company, not the name of a new permanent CEO

ProDryers.com: Proof That PPC Works

2012-01-04T23:15:00.005-05:00

"Through various advertisement efforts such as Google paid search, Bing / Yahoo, social marketing, buzz marketing, branding strategies, viral marketing, and educating shoppers, the ProDryers team has seen a staggering increase in sales over the past 12 months. "Family-Owned Hand Dryer Business Triples Sales In A Bad Economy. Hard Work Still Pays Off In AmericaProDryers was founded in 2006 under

How Dots Between Domain Tools and A Top Google Executive , Connect

2012-01-04T21:46:00.005-05:00

"Adam Dicker, T.J. Demas, Mike Mann, Kevin Ham, Scott Day, Jenna Jameson among today's top searches"I am very impressed with the new DomainTools.com website redesign. I have been a member of their site and subscriber to their mission critical application for my business and this blog for pover 10 years. I was very impressed at the clarity of their new copy and of this observation:"We've gotten by

What A Day. It's Only 1/4/12 and Frager Creative Group Is Already Ahead of First Quarter 2011!

2012-01-04T20:46:00.005-05:00

image:Fast CompanyBetween the strongest December finish ever, and now digital recurring revenue streams on auto-pilot- all checking accounts are loaded on full cylinders and EVERY receivable (that kept me up at night most of the last four months) has now been collected (except for one).The Frager Factor is now syndicated to over 600 sites and reaches over 100,000 readers a day via properties like

Appraise This/Truncate That: DNS Mid Five-Figure Sale Removes Two Dashes and May Lead To a New $40 Million House for FS

2012-01-04T10:01:00.014-05:00

What's a dash worth or costing in terms of brand value? While researching a just half-dozen, half-million dollar sample size worth of DNS December sales, including BestHorrorMovies.com, I found out.Domain Name Sales retail results continue to prove that the reason for big END USER spending on a domain is to brand something new or to fix a brand that's broken. Example of the ladder is when Horror

Following Terracloud.com's $15,000 Sale, Afternic "Gives Away" Great Enterprise Software/IT Names

2012-01-03T22:25:00.005-05:00

The enterprise IT (as in "information technology" not the IT as in "tag you're IT) space holds the highest demand for names right now, yet for most domainers this space is like a foreign land. Because success starts with understanding, those lacking understanding are lawful prey of an industry that's been literally "stealing" great domains right out from under.An exception is TerraCloud.com, a

After Terracloud.com Sells for 15,000 Afternic "Gives Away" Great Enterprise Software/IT Names

2012-01-03T22:02:00.013-05:00

due to a system error this post has been moved and permalinked HEREThe enterprise IT (as in "information technology" not the IT as in "tag you're IT) space holds the highest demand for names right now, yet for most domainers this space is like a foreign land. Because success starts with understanding, those lacking understanding are lawful prey of an industry that's been literally "stealing"

Jeff Kupietzky To Lead One of Bank Technology's “10 Tech Companies to Watch”

2012-01-03T20:55:00.006-05:00

Jeff Kupietzky Joins ActivePath as CEO Frager note: This just in from LinkedIn. Official release from ActivePath forthcoming. Unbeknownst to most readers, prior to his five years at Oversee, Kupietzky has a strong software background, starting in 2000 with a Cloud pioneer and venturing into Siebel and others in this very lucrative banking space. Congratulations, Jeff. Looks like a GREAT gig.NEW

ChaCha (The Voice Recognizer Formerly Known as IRIS) Chosen As The Name To Compete With SIRI

2012-01-03T19:14:00.006-05:00

IRIS nice anagram. I can see the reason for the name change. Also tonight a MUST READ for anyone developing a business online in 2012: Product positioning? Selling propositions? Talk-at-consumer promos? That's so 2011. This is about tapping into the Human Element. And if you own a pet, read the story about the microchip, then get one for your best friend.PLUS: Great advice from Enrico Schaefer: