Google’s Search Market Share Dips Below 90% for First Time in Decade
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google’s global search engine market share fell below 90% in the final quarter of 2024, marking the first time since 2015 that it has dipped under
Tag: Alternative
Growing Scarcity of Geographic Domain Names: A Look at U.S. State Domains
PALM BEACH, FL – The internet landscape has undergone rapid transformation since the early days of the web (1990s), and one of the most valuable assets to emerge during this
Google to Phase Out Call & Chat Reporting on Google My Business Profiles
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – In a recent announcement Google revealed that it will discontinue the call and chat history features in Google Business Profiles by July 31, 2024. This
Stupid Question: “Why Not Just Stick With .io?” 10 Years Later, Answer Remains Clear
SOUTH FLORIDA – A startup I never heard of caught my attention when it appeared on DomainInvesting.com for its strategic and necessary (in my opinion) acquisition by ownership of their
The Bing Advertising Network: A Strategic Companion to Google Ads for Businesses
FLORIDA – In digital advertising, diversification is key to maximizing reach, engaging diverse audiences, and driving conversions. While Google Ads reigns as a dominant force in online advertising, businesses stand
Forbes Details How Mission Critical “.com” Domains Remain; Naysayers Delusional
PALM BEACH, FL – While I periodically entertain alternatives and still hold and use a few, I remain a big believer in the “.com” domain name extension over any other
Alternative “.Store” Domain Finds New Friend In Judge Jeanine Pirro, Popular News Show
WEST PLAM BEACH, FL – The owners of the .shop domain name should be quite pleased that well known Television Host and Author Jeanine Pirro, known widely as “Judge Jeanine,”
Alternative “.News” Domain Name Gets Big Plug With Exclusive Trump Interview
PALM BEACH, FL – “Full Measure,” a news show that I had actually never heard of is sure to get a big spotlight on “.news” domain names as there was
LGBT Domain Registration Service, PrideLife LLC, Announces Relationship With Afilias
PALM BEACH, FL – A new domain name registration service is hoping its partnership with Afilias and its “LGBT” theme will help spotlight its business, which caters to the LGBT
One Less Way to Monetize Your Domains As Chitika Network Plans Shut Down April 30th
WEST PALM BEACH – A popular alternative to Google Adsense has announced it will be shutting its virtual doors on April 30th 2019. Chitika, an online advertising network that grew
Biggest Threat to .COM Dominance Is Google’s Involvement in New gTLDs
NEW YORK – According to industry news website, DomainNameWire.com, Google’s launch of “.dev” domain names is off to a prosperous start with the zone file representing over 64,000 registrations just
Sass illustrates Significant Disadvantage; Match Game: Brandable Vs Keywords
NEW YORK, NY – .CLUB Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Sass gave a keynote speech at NamesCon Europe 2018 and did what appeared to be a fantastic job of illustrating, through
A “PRIME” Example That .COM Leads in Necessity; nGTLDs Registered Defensively
NEW YORK, NY – It has been recently discovered, that the single word domain name Prime.com, which had been reportedly for sale in the seven figure range (Between $1M and
Will People Use Alternative Domain Names Like They Do Toll Free Phone Numbers?
NEW YORK – Much like .com domain names, 1-800 toll free phone numbers with meaning in their letters such as 1-800-FLOWERS, are hard to come by these days – or
Examining Past Alternative Dots Helps Predict Future Adoption of New Ones?
NEW YORK, NY – Sometimes to predict the future, it is as easy as simply examining the past. Based on a comment from one of my readers, this simple graph
There’s Pork In That Bill; DNA’s HDI Overreaching with Registry Handling of Copyright Infringement
NEW YORK, NY – The Domain Name Association (DNA), a new non-profit association “supposedly” (I just learned about them) representing the interests of the domain name industry, is suggesting in
Could Domain Investing Industry End with Legal Provision for Domain “Hoarding”
NEW YORK, NY – What if you had to have a legitimate use for each and every domain name you have registered in your domain account? What if every single
Top 15 National Yellow Pages Websites Worth Your Business; Listed by Traffic
The “Yellow Pages” are still very much alive and well, they’re just not big, heavy tree-killing, paper-wasting books anymore. In 1886 when the very first official Yellow Pages Directory was