Shares of Google (GOOG) are currently trading above $900 a share an all time high for the company. It was only 3 months ago that shares of Google hit $800 a share. Its was just a few months earlier when shares of Apple and Google were trading at the same $600 level. Shares at time of publication are trading at $905 up over $18 a share. Google's market cap is now over $300 … [Read more...]
Yahoo Wants Out Of Its Bing Deal & Move To Google & Why That’s Bad News For Domainers
According several sources, Yahoo would like to get out of its deal with Microsoft and let Google Monetize their search results. Yahoo entered into a 10 year search deal in 2010 and uses Bing search engine to power search results on Yahoo sites. Microsoft just extended the revenue guarantee associated with the partnership, the second such extension since the 10-year pact took effect in … [Read more...]
Google Reports: Revenue Up 31%; Paid Clicks Up 20%; Cost Per Click Down 4%
Google Inc. its earnings after the market closed today, reporting a first-quarter profit of $3.35 billion, or $9.94 a share, compared with a profit of $2.89 billion, or $8.75 a share, for the year-earlier period. Shares of Google are up just marginally after the report. Google ends the 1st quarter with over $50 Billion in the bank. Here are the details: Google Inc. reported … [Read more...]
Google Lays Out Plans For A “Dotless .Search” New gTLD
In a letter to ICANN today Google laid out its plan on how it plans on operating 4 new gTLD that it applied for as a closed Registry with the most interesting being plans for .Search which is plans on operating "a redirect service on the “dotless” .search domain (http://search/)." "To further elaborate on our plans to amend these applications, I am including a brief summary of our revised … [Read more...]
Hollywood Reporter: “Godaddy Alleges ‘The Oscars’ Aren’t That Famous”
A story in the Hollywood Reporter of all places has landed domain name registrar Godaddy.com on the front pages The story talks about the lawsuit that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has against GoDaddy.com for "allegedly trafficking in unauthorized trademarks. The Film Academy (AMPAS) takes issue with GoDaddy's "CashParking" program wherein its customers are allowed to buy a … [Read more...]
Google Updates Adwords To Allow Third Party’s Trademark In Ads Worldwide
Google just posted on its blog, that it is removing all restrictions worldwide regarding use of third party’s trademark as a keyword in ads basically allowing the same conduct which results in a UDRP when domain holders do it on parked domains. "Starting 23 April 2013, keywords that were restricted as a result of a trademark investigation will no longer be restricted in China, Hong Kong, Macau, … [Read more...]
Babble Media Maybe The Big Winner If Google Consolidates All Chat Service As Babble
According to a report in Geek.com, Google is considering a plan to unifying all their messaging platforms into a single service, which is expected to be called Babble. Geek.com says that Google Talk, Hangout, Voice, Messenger, Chat for Drive collaboration, and the Google Talk for G+ will all be rolled into a Babble. On the domain name front, Babble.com … [Read more...]