I posted a couple of times about my experiments with Amazon's contextual links program. Yesterday I was about to remove them completely from the sites that were still running them, but before doing so I ran a revenue report. Much to my amazement they'd actually resulted in some sales. Admittedly the sales weren't huge, but they were enough to make me think twice about removing … [Read more...] about Amazon Context Ads Actually Work
SharedReviews Pre-launch
When I was in LA earlier this year I finally got to meetup with Frank Michlick who I've been corresponding with for quite some time. He'd just left his job with Tucows to start a new venture, but was tightlipped about the whole thing. A few days ago he let the proverbial cat out of the bag, as the runup to SharedReviews.com's launch was made public. So what exactly is it all … [Read more...] about SharedReviews Pre-launch
ICANN California – Marina Del Rey?
The winter ICANN meeting is being held in Los Angeles, California from 29th October to 2nd November. It will probably be in the Marriot Marina del Rey, though I the exact location doesn't seem to have been announced as yet. I'm praying that there's a discount rate for the hotel, as the list price is rather high! … [Read more...] about ICANN California – Marina Del Rey?
Poker.de Sells For 695000 Euro!
Since I can't be in two places at once I wasn't able to attend DomainFest in Amsterdam this week, which is a pity, as the live domain auction produced a very interesting result. The domain poker.de was sold for a staggering 695,000 Euro! That's the highest price ever paid for a ccTLD domain (on the record). … [Read more...] about Poker.de Sells For 695000 Euro!
Off to the IIA Conference in the morning
I'll be at the IIA conference all day tomorrow with a few of our crew. I'll be chairing one of the breakout sessions in the afternoon, which should be quite interesting. We'll also have a stand, so you can pop by and say "hi" if you're around :) The only thing I'm dreading is the trip up in the morning, as everyone is saying that the "Mad Cow" just got madder! … [Read more...] about Off to the IIA Conference in the morning