Forbes just published a post about Google's new gTLD initiative and well basically mucked it all up. The story covered Google's acquisition of .App for $25 Million but a quick read through the 1st paragraph of the story and you can see the author hasn't really kept up with developments of the new gTLD program or Google's applications Here is the 1st paragraph of the story: "Buying “.app” … [Read more...]
Google Might Not Like Your Naturally Generated Links
Julie Joyce wrote a very interesting article on Search Engine Land about an hour ago on Google and natural links. We always tend to think of natural links as the prize or reward for creating engaging content. You didn't pay for them, you did not manipulate the system, someone just liked your content and either included it in an article or on a forum or blog comment. Julie points out that … [Read more...]
Yahoo Search Share Dips for February – Google Stands at 78.7% according to StatCounter
Danny Sullivan discussed the February search share stats on Search Engine Land. Yahoo dipped after posting gains in the previous two months. The dip wasn't that big but the company had some good momentum going over the previous two months. The data from StatCounter shows: Google: 78.7% (+0.1%) Yahoo: 10.1% (-0.1%) Bing: 9.8% (+0.1%) From the article: Yahoo’s share of search in the … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Sass Talks Dot Club and the results of our Dot App Poll
In an article by Laurie Sullivan on Media Post which discussed Google paying $25 million for .app, there was also some commentary from Jeffrey Sass about .club. Sass explained how the pricing works at the wholesale and retail level. He gave a little shout out to Credit.club, the $10.99 hand registration that Bruce Marler was able to jump on. Sass mentioned Credit.club as an example that new gtlds … [Read more...]
Google Decides To Reverse Ban of Sexually Explicit Material on Blogger
Well that was quick. We wrote earlier this week about Google banning pornography and sexually explicit material on Blogger. Well today the company posted on its product forums website that the decision has been reversed. Instead the company will step up enforcement against those that do not mark their blogs as adult content and those who may try to use the platform to sell porn. I think they … [Read more...]
Google Paid Developers More than $7 BILLION in 2014 For Apps & Games On Google Play
According to a blog post on it company blog today "Google Play now reaches more than 1 billion people on Android devices in more than 190 countries" "In the past year, we paid more than $7 billion to developers distributing apps and games on Google Play." "App discovery plays a critical role in driving your continued success, and over the past year Google has provided best practices to … [Read more...]
Google Wins The new gTLD .APP For $25 Million
The new gTLD .APP sold for $25 Million to Google today in a ICANN Last Resort Auction which I think is very good news for the new gTLD program in general. This is the highest price paid in an ICANN Last Resort Auction. It looks like Google was willing to pay over $30 Million based on the info published by ICANN today The previously high price paid for a new gTLD in an ICANN Last Resort … [Read more...]