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Monday, 11 October 2010 19:50
At Namejet today, a new domain has broken one of the best pre-release record barriers. PcGame.com, a common two-word domain, nearly hit the $25k mark. Clocking in at $24,704 after two and a half hours of bidding, user PLZ captured the title to ownership after battling with a mix of manual and proxy bids vs newyorker.
Certainly this is one of the most premier gaming domains, excluding one-word prizes in the industry. We're certain a buyer will be found quickly if one wasn't lined up already, at a fairly sizable markup no doubt.
Congratulations to the winner as well as the bidders who participated in the excitement.
Written by Deadbeats Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:22
This week has seen at least 4 auctions that we know of at Namejet go into re-auction due to deadbeat bidders. What follows is a list of the domai names in question and the defaulting bidder, as well as the next highest bidder(s)
Multiuser.com - king $1,211 (defaulted) - Re-auction on 9.30 appears to have been purchased by a good buyer.
W3W.com - qatari $2,500 (defaulted), catchname $2,400, Re-Auciton 10.2 won by catchname
Tradewire.com - mind $2,954 (defaulted), dotname $2,854, catchname $2,400 - Re-auction 10.2 won by dotname with catchname 2nd highest.
Solars.com - bidder9999 $6,100 (defaulted), Re-Auction on 10.2 completed, unknown buyer.
Some buyers seem to be clear setups for bidding up, which is a problem regardless of who or why. But certainly it's usually those who stand to profit who are most likely to acted stupidly. Perhaps one day we'll actually find out who these bidders are?
We watched the live announcement today regarding Google Instant and were mostly impressed with the single character results returned from the new engine, a feature as of yet unparalleled in any other internet result. Most unusual is the behavior which typing "w" instantly returns your local weather forecast, or typing 'f' shows Facebook as the number one result. Here now are the results of all the single keystrokes (with an english language keyboard) that you can see using the new interface:
| Keystroke | Implied Search | First Result |
| a | aol / amazon | aol.com / amazon.com |
| b | bank of america / best buy | bankofamerica.com / bestbuy.com |
| c | craigslist | craigslist.org |
| d | dictionary | dictionary.reference.com |
| e | ebay | ebay.com |
| f | facebook.com | |
| g | gmail | mail.google.com |
| h | hotmail | live.com |
| i | ikea | ikea.com |
| j | jet blue | jetblue.com |
| k | kmart / kohls | kmart.com / kohls.com |
| l | lowes | lowes.com |
| m | mapquest / myspace | mapquest.com / myspace.com |
| n | netflix | netflix.com |
| o | orbitz | orbitz.com |
| p | pandora / paypal | pandora.com / paypal.com |
| q | quotes | brainyquote.com |
| r | realtor / rei | realtor.com / rei.com |
| s | skype / sears | skype.com / sears.com |
| t | target | target.com |
| u | ups / usps | ups.com / usps.com |
| v | verizon | verizon.com |
| w | weather | weather.com |
| x | xbox | xbox.com |
| y | yahoo / youtube | yahoo.com / youtube.com |
| z | zillow | zillow.com |
| _ | _ | en.wikipedia.com/wiki/emoticon |
| 1 | (local radio callsigns) | varies |
| 2 | 2010 calendar | timeanddate.com/calendar |
| 3 | (local services) | varies |
| 4 | 4chan | 4chan.org |
| 5 | 50 cent | 50cent.com |
| 6 | 60 minutes | cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes |
| 7 | 7zip | 7-zip.org |
| 8 | 8 mile | imdb.com/title/tt0298203 |
| 9 | (local services or callsign) | varies |
| 0 | 007 | 007.com |
| @ | @kingjames | twitter.com/kingjames |
| . | .net | microsoft.com/net |
| & |   | sightspecific.com/~mosh/www_faq/nbsp.html |
In order to run this simple test we used IE8 and Chrome browsers in New York and Los Angeles, and negated the local results (for instance, NY wanted to show 'lirr' for L whereas LA wanted to display 'lakers'). While we didn't have the time to test across all browsers in all states these results would likely be the most prominent for users with default settings in most US locations.
If your browser does not display the new search features, use this URL to enable Google Instant.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is reportedly conducting an anti-trust review of Google's search neutrality which began in August 2010.
At heart is the fairness of Google's search engine, it's core business unit. The Texas AG office has inquired about several companies which have lawsuits against Google.
As originally posted on Search Engine Land, These allegations are merely exploratory and it is difficult to determine exactly where the GA's office is headed in this investigation, or how Texas could claim jurisdiction. All the lawsuits in question are being raised by non-Texas corporations and against a California-based company.
Yesterday, Google responded to the investigation, which has not been made public yet by the General Attorney's office. In it's response, Google states that they "listen carefully to people's concerns" and " we strongly believe our business practices reflect our commitment to build great products for the benefit of users everywhere". To some extent this sounds like the usual play from Google, invoking it's "do no evil" mantra.
Does Google manipulate results to thwart competitors and advance its own businesses? Some competitors to Google are concerned that the company lowers search results listings for certain firms and/or charging higher fees ads they place vs those of Google's partners.
As most of our readers know, Google has never revealed its search or ranking methodology for sites in detail, though it has published some papers on optimization and best practices.
Google's reply on a Friday night after business hours on the biggest 3-day summer weekend of the year is sure to draw little attention.
Tonight's list of Namejet pre-release domains includes the following which much have bids placed by 11 PM EST. A number of good names over the $1k mark are available tonight.
|
Domain |
Expected |
Valuation Factors |
Other Notes |
Weakness |
PersonalWealth.com |
$8,000 |
The ultimate domain for webmasters looking to corner wealth advice - 30k broad monthly |
1998 reg, high demand keyword set |
|
RetireWealthy.com |
$7,000 |
Great keyword set, easy to remember and perfect for any IRA, 401k or other wealth protection firm |
5k exact monthly, $3 CPC, correct word order |
|
DoubleDeckerBus.com |
$3,500 |
22k monthly exact, over 200k broad. High demand industry for both travel and tourism |
1997 reg, common acronym, generic |
|
FERR.com |
$1,500 |
Quad LLLL with all premium, pronounceable, common acronym |
Nearly 1,000+ domains start with FERR |
not a search term |
eLimo.com |
$5,000 |
Limousines are big web business. e+short domain very popular |
Over 100+ "eLimo" domains in use |
|
HelocLoans.com |
$1,200 |
HELOC = "Home Equity Line of Credit" which still make up a large portion of the banking market |
Estibot valuation of $11,000 with $20 CPC |
"HomeEquity" is more common than Heloc |
We'll post the results of the above auctions when they close next week with a linkback from this url.
Tonight's list of Namejet pre-release domains includes the following which much have bids placed by 11 PM EST.
|
Domain |
Expected |
Valuation Factors |
Other Notes |
Weakness |
Zippa.com |
$1,500 |
22k broad search volume, 5k estibot valuation |
Proper keyword order, reg in all tld |
difficult to spell |
Annulment.org |
$4,000 |
Single word domain, large range of applications from music to news to portals |
Brandable, generic, massive search volume |
|
TheExorcist.com |
$1,700 |
High usage acronym, starts with ID, or can be used as i+del... (as in iDeliver or iDelete) |
1998 reg, Quad premium L, common acronym |
|
CompleteWeb.com |
$1,500 |
Very big with the horse sector - horse riding camps are big businesses that pay well |
Over 200+ domains with "HorseCamp" |
HorseRiding is better |
Quark.info |
$750 |
Excellent single word .info domain with large range of buyer from science to print to brandables |
Over 5 million broad searches monthly |
|
We'll post the results of the above auctions when they close next week with a linkback from this url.
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