Andy Hagans recently posted about his linkbait marathon strategy to rank his sites at the top of the search results. Brian Provost posted about his love for domaining. Domain names may play a big roll not only in anchor text, but also in overall domain credibility, linkability, and defensibility.
New Owner for Google.de Domain?
This is weird. Reports come in from Netherlands a Dutch reader that Google Germany, Google.de, is now forwarding to Marc Keilwerth’s Goneo.de (I can’t reproduce this).
Custom Domain Names Catch On At Blogger
Google’s Blogger just got a lot more flexible: It will now support custom domain names for your blog. “We’ll continue to host all your content as before, but it will be displayed at your new address,” promises a post at Blogger Help.
Wargames Fight Brewing Over Domain Name
Author Rogers Cadenhead has owned Wargames.com for eight years, but faces the prospect of losing the domain to MGM Studios in arbitration.
Google Wants To Start Up Your Domain
Users who participate in the Google Apps for Your Domain service from Google have a new option available, a custom start page for members of the organization.
Google Opens Up About Public Domain Books
Google blocks access for users outside the U.S. to public domain books, much to the dismay of some. To make matters worse, the reasons behind this policy were something of a mystery – until now. A post on the Inside Google Book Search blog explained the company’s thinking.
Google Adsense Banning Users With Google Domain
Ionut Chitu, one of the most proficient bloggers out there, just got banned from Adsense because he uses the word Google in his blog’s domain name: googlesystem.blogspot.com.
Judge Denies Suspension Of Spamhaus Domain
Spamhaus.org garnered its first win in court, now that the company has decided to show up, against e360Insight. US District Court Judge Charles Kocaras denied a sweeping motion filed by e360 to order the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and domain registrar Tucows to suspend Spamhaus’ domain name.
Multiple Domain Names Penalty
If you own a web site AND you have multiple domain names registered, you might want to read this with your full attention.
Don’t Risk Losing Your Business Domain Name!
I Can’t Remember Where I Purchased My Domain Name!