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NameMedia files for $172.5 mln IPO

Nov 2 (Reuters) – NameMedia Inc filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $172.5 million in an initial public offering of common stock. Credit Suisse, Jefferies & Co Inc, Banc of America Securities and RBC Capital Markets are underwriting the IPO, the online media company told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a preliminary prospectus. The company plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol “NAME.” (Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bangalore)

Reported Here

This was going to happen sooner or later. Large Domain Portfolio Companies going public. The net keeps on giving up the goods.

4 letter Domains : ALL Registered!

Over the past few days the LLLL.com grab has come to a close. There are officially no more LLLL.com names left to register. There has been a log kept of how fast the names were being purchased. Then the speculation began about the value of such names now, later, or is it just tasting gone mad? Oh, then discussion about the characters and what all theses LLLL.com are left for the final grab at them. The so called bad letters Continue reading

Welcome To The Oregon Publishing Blog

A new month, a new year on the horizon and a new shinny blog added to OregonPublishing.com

This blog will try and keep up with what is going on with the Internet, Affiliate Marketing, Domaining, New Technology, and what the industry leaders of the fore mention are doing on the bleeding edge of cyberspace. I know that I can’t keep up with everything, but I sit in this chair all day and work and read, so I’m pretty hip with the trends and staying “on top of it”. I will often post an exurpt and a link out to the rest. Sometimes I’ll make a comment and give my take on it and where it might be heading, but other times not.

I am looking forward to working this blog.

TRAFFIC – Live Domain Auction

Oct 12 , 2007 is the next big one, here is the posted list!

Lot #	Domain	Opening bid range
1	TickerSymbols.info	No Reserve
2	MotorPool.com	No Reserve
3	ComicBookStore.com	$5,001 – $10,000
4	ChineseCheckers.com	$1 – $5,000
5	SpeakerOfTheHouse.com	$1 – $5,000
6	PleasureYachts.com	$1 – $5,000
7	StreetMaps.net	$1 – $5,000
8	ArtDecoFurniture.com	$1 – $5,000
9	Deposit.net	$1 – $5,000
10	RepossessedCars.com	$5,001 – $10,000
11	TuxedoRental.com	$25,001 – $50,000
12	VoiceRecognitionSoftware.com	$25,001 – $50,000
13	EmergencyLoan.com	$5,001 – $10,000
14	MassachusettsRealEstate.com	$100,001 – $250,000
15	DownloadMovies.net	No Reserve
16	VirtualOfficeSpace.com	$1 – $5,000
17	Poker.mobi	$5,001 – $10,000
18	DiscountTours.com	$5,001 – $10,000
19	Borrow.net	$1 – $5,000
20	OfficeSupplyStores.com	$10,001 – $25,000
21	DogBoarding.com	$10,001 – $25,000
22	SchoolTeacher.com	$25,001 – $50,000
23	TennisRackets.com	$50,001 – $100,000
24	GoldPlan.com	$5,001 – $10,000
25	Podiatrists.com	$100,001 – $250,000
26	Wifi.us	$5,001 – $10,000
27	Cash.mobi	$1 – $5,000
28	Debit.com	$100,001 – $250,000
29	PrimeInterestRate.com	$5,001 – $10,000
30	411Information.com	$1 – $5,000
31	HomeBudget.com	$5,001 – $10,000
32	CheckCashingService.com	$5,001 – $10,000
33	News.mobi	$1 – $5,000
34	HomeBasedBusinesses.com	$10,001 – $25,000
35	Cholesterol.net	$5,001 – $10,000
36	CateringService.com	$10,001 – $25,000
37	Invest.net	$25,001 – $50,000
38	AutoFinancing.com	$25,001 – $50,000
39	BullDozers.com	$50,001 – $100,000
40	House.net	$100,001 – $250,000
41	CrosswordPuzzles.com	$100,001 – $250,000
42	Investment.com	$750,001 – $1MM
43	NewYorkCityMuseums.com	$1 – $5,000
44	DiscountSoftware.net	$5,001 – $10,000
45	CemeteryPlots.com	$10,001 – $25,000
46	CysticFibrosis.org	$10,001 – $25,000
47	EuropeanVacations.com	$10,001 – $25,000
48	GlobalPositioningSystem.com	$25,001 – $50,000
49	PensionPlan.com	$50,001 – $100,000
50	SportsScores.com	$50,001 – $100,000
51	WallStreet.com	$1MM – $5MM
52	GolfClubs.net	$10,001 – $25,000
53	BankAuctions.com	$10,001 – $25,000
54	DiscountCruises.org	$1 – $5,000
55	VirusProtectionSoftware.com	$10,001 – $25,000
56	TeenChat.net	$25,001 – $50,000
57	PaymentCalculator.com	$25,001 – $50,000
58	Promotion.com	$50,001 – $100,000
59	Taxes.com	$1MM – $5MM
60	FastMortgages.com	$50,001 – $100,000
61	Email.mobi	$1 – $5,000
62	Buy.mobi	$1 – $5,000
63	FinancialCounseling.com	$10,001 – $25,000
64	IndustrialEngineering.com	$5,001 – $10,000
65	Lotto.info	$5,001 – $10,000
66	SportsAuction.com	$10,001 – $25,000
67	WoodCabinets.com	$10,001 – $25,000
68	Computer.com	$1MM – $5MM
69	DigitalCertificates.com	$10,001 – $25,000
70	DelawareInsurance.com	$5,001 – $10,000
71	ProfessionalShoppers.com	$1 – $5,000
72	ConcertTicketsOnline.com	$1 – $5,000
73	FreeMovies.net	$5,001 – $10,000
74	MedicalTranscriptionService.com	$10,001 – $25,000
75	Aids.net	$25,001 – $50,000
76	ChocolateCandy.com	$25,001 – $50,000
77	AutomobileParts.com	$25,001 – $50,000
78	Crow.com	$25,001 – $50,000
79	DiscountPetSupply.com	$5,001 – $10,000
80	Sciencefiction.com	$250,001 – $500,000
81	PoolSticks.com	$50,001 – $100,000
82	Tourettes.com	$25,001 – $50,000
83	TennisPlayer.com	$25,001 – $50,000
84	SnowmobileAccessories.com	$10,001 – $25,000
85	StockQuotes.com	$1MM – $5MM
86	OnlineInvestment.com	$5,001 – $10,000
87	OrganicFarms.com	$50,001 – $100,000
88	Ethanol.com	$500,001 – $750,000
89	SchoolTrips.com	$10,001 – $25,000
90	ForSale.org	$10,001 – $25,000
91	PDA.mobi	$1 – $5,000
92	Podcast.mobi	$1 – $5,000
93	Elections.com	$750,001 – $1MM
94	Corgis.com	$5,001 – $10,000
95	CertifiedOrganic.com	$5,001 – $10,000
96	Sicilian.com	$10,001 – $25,000
97	CaribbeanVacations.com	$25,001 – $50,000
98	Photographers.com	$750,001 – $1MM
99	SouthPadreIslandRealEstate.com	$1 – $5,000
100	PublicOpinionPolls.com	$1 – $5,000
101	TollFreePhoneNumbers.com	$5,001 – $10,000
102	CertifiedPublicAccountants.com	$10,001 – $25,000
103	Ankle.com	$25,001 – $50,000
104	Kuwait.com	$500,001 – $750,000
105	FamilyCellPhonePlans.com	$1 – $5,000
106	StMaartenRealEstate.com	$25,001 – $50,000
107	SportsAgent.com	$25,001 – $50,000
108	BloodTest.com	$100,001 – $250,000
109	Shopping.mobi	$1 – $5,000
110	Ringtones.mobi	$1 – $5,000
111	Ghetto.com	$50,001 – $100,000
112	ZIPCodes.mobi	$1 – $5,000
113	IncomeTaxReturn.com	$10,001 – $25,000
114	MoneyLenders.com	$50,001 – $100,000
115	Deli.com	$100,001 – $250,000
116	Copiers.com	$250,001 – $500,000
117	BookClub.info	No Reserve
118	Hospitals.us	$5,001 – $10,000
119	SpaghettiSauce.com	$10,001 – $25,000
120	LuxuryYacht.com	$10,001 – $25,000
121	ReverseTelephoneDirectory.com	$25,001 – $50,000
122	Communication.com	$100,001 – $250,000
123	PrepaidCellPhoneCards.com	No Reserve
124	ExerciseClass.com	$1 – $5,000
125	Amusement.com	$25,001 – $50,000
126	LowInterestLoans.com	$25,001 – $50,000
127	Personals.net	$100,001 – $250,000
128	MiniatureGolf.com	$100,001 – $250,000
129	CableTelevision.net	$1 – $5,000
130	ConsumerElectronics.com	$100,001 – $250,000
131	HomeMortgageRates.com	$10,001 – $25,000
132	StartingASmallBusiness.com	$5,001 – $10,000
133	LottoResults.com	$10,001 – $25,000
134	HomeStereo.com	$10,001 – $25,000
135	SportingGoods.com	$250,001 – $500,000
136	Cowboys.com	$250,001 – $500,000
137	DraftBoard.com	$1 – $5,000
138	Dentists.net	$50,001 – $100,000
139	CarRaces.com	$5,001 – $10,000
140	MortgageRates.org	$10,001 – $25,000
141	Carburetors.com	$25,001 – $50,000
142	Math.net	$25,001 – $50,000
143	CigarBars.com	$5,001 – $10,000
144	LeatherFurniture.com	$100,001 – $250,000
145	RenoApartments.com	No Reserve
146	FertilityDoctors.com	$50,001 – $100,000
147	GlassBlock.com	$50,001 – $100,000
148	TelephotoLens.com	$1 – $5,000
149	Location.net	$50,001 – $100,000
150	VenusFlytrap.com	$10,001 – $25,000
151	CardStores.com	$5,001 – $10,000
152	Supplying.com	$25,001 – $50,000
153	Scientists.com	$25,001 – $50,000
154	Manufacture.com	$50,001 – $100,000
155	Xmas.com	$250,001 – $500,000
156	ElectronicGreetingCards.com	$25,001 – $50,000
157	FragileX.com	$10,001 – $25,000
158	Bill.mobi	$1 – $5,000
159	BusinessClassAirfares.com	$1 – $5,000
160	AllergyMedications.com	$5,001 – $10,000
161	AirlineTickets.org	$5,001 – $10,000
162	MalpracticeAttorneys.com	$1 – $5,000
163	RapVideos.com	$1 – $5,000
164	LogHomeKits.com	$10,001 – $25,000
165	Newlyweds.com	$50,001 – $100,000
166	MortgagePoints.com	$1 – $5,000
167	Bad.com	$250,001 – $500,000
168	DocumentTranslation.com	$1 – $5,000
169	Choppers.com	$500,001 – $750,000
170	OilDrilling.com	$10,001 – $25,000
171	Idols.com	$10,001 – $25,000
172	Semen.com	$50,001 – $100,000
173	Banners.com	$250,001 – $500,000
174	BasketballOnline.com	$1 – $5,000
175	Election2008.com	$10,001 – $25,000
176	Software.info	$5,001 – $10,000
177	ChristmasGiftBaskets.com	$10,001 – $25,000
178	Scores.mobi	$10,001 – $25,000
179	Estate.com	$500,001 – $750,000
180	GirlBlog.com	$1 – $5,000
181	PregnancyCenters.com	$5,001 – $10,000
182	DesignStudios.com	$5,001 – $10,000
183	TruckLoan.com	$10,001 – $25,000
184	Sambuca.com	$25,001 – $50,000
185	SinglesOnline.com	$100,001 – $250,000
186	BillyJean.com	$1 – $5,000
187	YardSale.org	$5,001 – $10,000
188	TakePart.com	$10,001 – $25,000
189	Grapes.com	$100,001 – $250,000
190	MartialArts.com	$250,001 – $500,000
191	LastMinuteAirfare.net	$1 – $5,000
192	Pesos.com	$25,001 – $50,000
193	CustomRims.com	$50,001 – $100,000
194	Races.com	$50,001 – $100,000
195	Contraceptives.com	$250,001 – $500,000
196	DrugRehabilitationProgram.com	$5,001 – $10,000
197	IndividualSavingsAccount.com	$5,001 – $10,000
198	Conventions.org	$10,001 – $25,000
199	AircraftRental.com	$10,001 – $25,000
200	Transplant.com	$50,001 – $100,000
201	GasPrices.com	$100,001 – $250,000
202	Mucho.com	$5,001 – $10,000
203	ConstructionWorkers.com	$10,001 – $25,000
204	Explosion.com	$25,001 – $50,000
205	Toasts.com	$50,001 – $100,000
206	Table.com	$50,001 – $100,000
207	PrimaryEducation.com	$5,001 – $10,000
208	TrueConfession.com	$10,001 – $25,000
209	Americans.org	$25,001 – $50,000
210	Eel.com	$100,001 – $250,000
211	ePayments.com	$100,001 – $250,000
212	Wednesday.org	$5,001 – $10,000
213	Demo.net	$10,001 – $25,000
214	FreeSearches.com	$1 – $5,000
215	USTrademarks.com	$5,001 – $10,000
216	EmergenCyclinics.com	$10,001 – $25,000
217	EmploymentReferences.com	$1 – $5,000
218	EnergyCompanies.com	$1 – $5,000
219	Businesses.org	$10,001 – $25,000
220	MaineLobsters.com	$25,001 – $50,000
221	HY.com	$100,001 – $250,000
222	HomeLoanRates.com	$1 – $5,000
223	CriminalLawyers.com	$10,001 – $25,000
224	WIR.com	$100,001 – $250,000
225	Public.com	$100,001 – $250,000
226	Cab.mobi	$10,001 – $25,000
227	ClassicCarShows.com	$5,001 – $10,000
228	Emmanuel.com	$10,001 – $25,000
229	BathingSuit.com	$50,001 – $100,000
230	Closings.com	$25,001 – $50,000
231	Technology.org	$50,001 – $100,000
232	FederalGovernment.net	$1 – $5,000
233	UnitedStatesImmigrationAndNaturalization.com	$5,001 – $10,000
234	Relative.com	$25,001 – $50,000
235	Locally.com	$25,001 – $50,000
236	DiscountAirfares.net	$5,001 – $10,000
237	ArtistManagement.com	$5,001 – $10,000
238	Dock.com	$50,001 – $100,000
239	HateCrimes.com	$25,001 – $50,000
240	ShowMe.com	$25,001 – $50,000
241	BestCDRates.com	$25,001 – $50,000
242	Blood.net	$10,001 – $25,000
243	EducationGrants.com	$10,001 – $25,000
244	SATTests.com	$10,001 – $25,000
245	Audit.net	$10,001 – $25,000
246	Perch.com	$5,001 – $10,000
247	CommentBox.com	$5,001 – $10,000
248	Electromagnets.com	$5,001 – $10,000
249	PressReleases.com	$1MM – $5MM
250	HelicopterCharter.com	$5,001 – $10,000
251	RemodelingServices.com	$1 – $5,000

Checking Page Rank with Google

Search Google for “info:domain.com” (without the quotation marks, replace domain.com with the domain that you want to check).

If there are no results or if the returned URLs don’t match the original URL then it’s likely that the PageRank has been faked. If Google returns only one URL for the query and if the URL is the same as the checked URL then the PageRank is okay.

Thanks POLiSH from DNF for the tip!

Also Here is a great site to check PR and a few other things about your website

Casino Affiliate Convention 2007

Moniker Auction results: I’m sure we will see these come through DNjournal and the payments and escrows take place.

Not as great as a domainer would like, but nice to see sales over $1 Million.

SCORES.com	$1,180,000.00
BACCARAT.VC	$600.00
BOOKMAKERS.VC	$1,200.00
CHIPS.VC	$600.00
COMPS.VC	$600.00
CRAPS.VC	$600.00
GAMING.VC	$600.00
JACKPOT.VC	$600.00
ROULETTE.VC	$600.00
SLOTS.VC	$600.00
SNOOKER.VC	$600.00
SPORTSBOOK.VC	$1,800.00
STRIP.VC	$600.00
TEXASHOLDEM.VC	$600.00
bettingodds.com	$3,630.00
videopokertour.com	$300.00
VIPPPOKER.COM	$600.00
JackPotClub.com	$600.00
24HourGaming.com	$300.00
CasinoNews.net	$600.00
FreeBlackjack.net	$2,400.00
VegasCasinos.net	$4,800.00
HandofBlackjack.com	$300.00
VegasHotelReviews.com	$1,200.00
aboutpoker.com	$1,200.00
spades.net	$5,000.00
Downloadpoker.co.uk	$400.00
Onlinecasinogames.co.uk	$400.00
Pokerhands.co.uk	$550.00
Pokertournaments.co.uk	$1,049.00
Casinopokeronline.com	$400.00
Onlineholdempoker.com	$400.00
Bundle of 393 Domains (i.e BETSMARTS.COM,SPORTSBOOKPROS.COM, etc.)	$18,500.00

thank you muris from DNF for posting

Page Rank, SEO, Domains

As many of you who pay attention to the web and the PR that Google updates when it feels it is time to do so it, that time has come again. Some people are happy about the update and got a boost and some people are upset at the way the big G has changed (read made smarter) the alogo. I have to say that some of my sites that were PR 3 were all swatted down to PR 0. But the sites that I have been paying attention to and give a bit of linking action and content building have either gotten a boost from 0 to 3 or a body check and bumped down 1.

SEO is alive and well. Some people will tell you that doing SEO is not rocket science, but I and (others in this industry) would harshly disagree. To those who build out mini-sites on a regular basis or who work as a seo webmaster no, it is not rocket science, but what about the guy who doesn’t know what a HEADER 1 tag is? How about filling in a title so it doesn’t just say “New Document” –we have all see that one– Or how about Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI)? Or Good keywords from Bad keywords, check out the free trial at Wordtracker for that one. Key an eye out for anchor text a and using Alt tags in Images. Getting your hands wet using Adwords; writing a good ad verses writing a bad ad.And let us all remember to use a very basic robot.txt file to let in the happy spiders, crawlers and bots that come looking and to keep out the bad ones (well, when they listen) So if you get it great if you don’t then SEO is still alive and a profitable biz to be in. There is so much more to list but you get the point. SEO can be a full time job r at the bare minimum it should be used on page.

Domain Names are going up for sale!!! Take a look over at the CAC2007 auction. Moniker has a 2 week silent auction running therefrom May 2nd until the 16th I believe. And they all the domains they are willing to look over for the NYC 2007 TRAFFIC auction i their hands right now as I type. Well, to be fair they had those all in bundle last week, because April 26th was the last day to submit names for that monster of a domain name auction. Domainers Galore are all very excited about this event that will be held on June 19th-22 and the LIVE Domain name auction hosted by Moniker will run on June 21. Come watch the bigtime NY spenders come and get their rich hands on some of the coolest, er hottest names in the biz. Then again if you know that domains are only going to get more and more valuable (at least iof you know what to look for) then you will be holding on to your names for a wee bit longer. Best of luck to those that have names moving into the live auction and for the rest who will be in the silent auction may your reserve be high so you don;t get screwed out of your domain name(s)

Have a great day and see ya soon. Oh yeah, if you don’t have a Second Life yet be sure to sign up using the link on the right side of this page. It’s free with the option to upgrade and there is a TON of business going on in this social networking 3D environment.

Domain Page Rank While Parked…

There has been a lot of talk in the industry about if a domain name can gain and/or maintain pagrank while pointed at a parking provider. I have proof now that both is possible and even sometimes out performs developing the parked domian name.

To clearify: I am only talking about using NameDrive as the parking provider. I did not test this out or try to make it happen. This PR happened all on its own and I just simply noticed it and then kept track of it over the past 4 months. December 2006 until this posting, where I feel confident in reporting my findings. Yes, my findings. I never found this out didn’t test this out.

The PR Status:

In one case I bought a name (a hyphenated .info) brand new never reg’ed before. I placed a site on it with mass directories and thousands of pages that all used the or related to the 2 word hyphenated domain. Did some basic SEO to Title tages, Meta data, site maps page, and link to it from 3 or 4 other sites (most pages linking to it we sub-directories and pages) One of the sites was a note worthy PR 4 and was Topic related the others were not. I submitted the site to SubmitExpress and let it be for a week. The site was crawled and the site stood on its own after the first month. It reached a PR 3 (lucky update came along) I noticed the site was using about 3 gigs of bandwidth a month for the few months but earning very little to make me want to keep the site up. I pulled my PR 4 link away (to use that link space for other projects) redirected the DNS to NameDrive and now around a year later or so it is still holding PR 3 Rank. Very cool.

Next case: I reg a dropped name (happy I got it too) It was deleted out of the system not a caught name. I never put a site on it. First I tried pointing the DNS at Sedo, but that place never earned me much and I would rather have the stats and control of the parked templates that NameDrive offers. I pointed the DNS over to NameDrive and then let it be. I made a few buck and I gathered my stats, although one day about 3 months ago I noticed it had a Page Rank of 3! Cool, but what caused this. I checked the backlinks and there aren’t any. Well there are two from different pages on one site with no ranking on the homepage or the pages the links come from. At to make it worse it is one of those “last chance to Register these domain Names because they are dropping in the next day” websites. So I am happy to report that the Domain name gained A PR 3 Just sitting at NameDrive. Nice!

Third (and last): I bought a name that had a PR 4 and got it for a very good price to boot. The name was parked at NameDrive when I got it and it showed a PR of 4 while Parked. So I left it there while I worked out a very basic site for the Domain Name and after 3 weeks ( I could have done it sooner, but other projects were ahead of it and I get distracted with other ofter and new projects too – you Domainers know what I’m talking about 😀 ) The site sold a few links off Text link ads and made it’s mondy back even got few clicks on the ole’ Adsense. But the bad news is even though I did the basics I tried before and still used on other site to get them listed, indexed, and hopefully ranked and making some money this one did all but go up in PR. Actually it went down. Geez. Well It’s still there, having dropped to PR 2 and dropped off my current projects list. Strange to because I put a site there and geared all the basic SEO stuff to the links that were coming in. Seems I should have either designed the site better or just left it parked at NameDrive…but you win some and lose some and hopefully learn something along the way. Also just wanted to say Thanks to ND.

T.R.A.F.F.I.C WEST 2007 (Domain Auction Live & Silent)

Results from the live Auction held on March 7th 2007 in Las Vegas.

Domain Name	Sold .info snatched in Bulk Seem over the last few days alot of .info names are being picked up by pocketdomain .com coporate website is bouncingfish .com The names are being snapped up by enmon and eNom doesn’t even offer .INFO with their public drop service. This makes one wonder what is that bad smell in the air. Comments over at NamePros & DNF has people crying that foul play is at work. Any info you have feel free to add. Posts pagination Previous 1 2 3 Term of Service Acceptable Use Policy Privacy Policy Anti Spam Policy Payment Policy Services Web Hosting WordPress Hosting Web Development Process Question that need considering WordPress Packages WordPress Hosting Custom Work Domain Names Domain Sales Generic Domains Eugene Domain Names 21 Great Domain Blogs Graphic Design SEO Social Media Advertise With Us Lane Connect Project Cafe Only Oregon Publishing, Inc © 2026