05|30|2008 3:05 pm EDT
In an effort to collect more tax revenue, the state of New York has passed a law claiming E-commerce companies using affiliate marketers who reside in the State actually have a presence in the State and thus are subject to New York sales taxes. E-commerce companies are taking notice and have started sending termination notices to their affiliates. [via Domain Name Wire]
05|30|2008 3:03 pm EDT
Careers.org has teamed up with Domain Strategies, a leader in domain development, in an effort to create the ultimate career development resource center.
“When I registered the domain and founded Careers.org in 1995, it was my hope that one day the site would be recognized as among the leading career information web sites in the world,” explained Marc D. Snyder. “Having the chance to work with Rob and Scott and the Domain Strategies team is making that dream a reality.”
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05|14|2008 1:45 am EDT
BP Holding Group announced today the launch of another development project on one of their premium domain names, PRICES.COM. The company has partnered with Shopping.com, an Ebay company to create a comparison shopping engine on the domain name.
Company CEO Michael Bahlitzanakis informed Domain Name News about the release and their efforts to build more sites. “As part of our continuous effort to build high-end sites, BPHG Media and it’s design arm, BPHG WebOart have built the ultimate price comparison shopping engine. A partnership forged between Parent company BPHG Media and Shopping.com, a subsidiary of eBay. This was a project which was long overdue for us in the market place. Prices.com is a one-stop shop for online shopping.”
The site revenue is still based on a pay-per-click model but it provides an enhanced experience to a typical parking page pay-per-click model. “We help shoppers make quick, easy and informed shopping decisions by presenting them with a comprehensive array of products from their favorite brands, reinforced by extensive product reviews and ratings from across the Web.” Bahlitzanakis plans to roll out an affiliate program targeted at domainers and to eventually incorporate a way for merchants to directly advertise on the site. The company had previously launched Weblog.com in August of 2007 and has hinted at plans for another major site release on one of their other premium domain names in the coming months.
03|04|2008 2:08 pm EDT
The latest issue of Canada’s Financial Post Magazine focuses on the quick rise and Fall of Guelph-based Geosign, a company that raised a $160 Million USD investment from American Capital for a minority stake in the company and shortly thereafter ran into difficulties with their main business mode.
We’ll have more on this story later today.
[via Financial Post]
02|23|2008 1:00 pm EDT
For those of our readers who are interested in domain development, we can recommend following Joe Davison and Elliot Silver, as they build their domains into websites. Elliot is expanding his GeoDomain Lowell.com into a destination about the city that combines small-town charm with “the amenities and services of larger urban areas” and chronicles the progress in his blog. Joe, who has not yet revealed what exactly his site’s business model is, tells us about developing top50.com.
02|13|2008 2:49 pm EDT
This is a last call reminder for the LeadsCon early bird pricing. The show price is already a relative bargain compared to domain conferences, however prices go up from $295 to $395 on February 15th. More details on LeadsCon can be found in our past coverage.Â