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Hydra Affiliate Network Dumps 88% of Its Publishers - Domain Name Wire
Large affiliate network trims its ranks. In a major shakeup in the affiliate network world, Hydra Network has dumped 88% of its affiliates, leaving it with fewer than 2,000 large publishers. Back in my days of affiliate arbitrage through pay-per-click, I frequently earned more than $5,000 a month from Hydra.I basically stopped using it a year or two ago, as... Read more from Domain Name Wire

Huffington Post Gets In On Top Domain Name Story - Domain Name News
With the buzz circulating around the upcoming Sex.com sale, mainstream press is picking up the story of  'the world's most expensive domains'.  Several people contacted us to tell us about CNN running the Sex.com domain sale on the ticker this morning. Now HuffPo is getting in on the story with their take on the top domain sales.  They&#... Read more from Domain Name News

Domain Price Fairy Tales are Hard to Kill - Domain Name Wire
Myths about sales prices grow like weeds. With Sex.com hitting the auction block next week, mainstream media are in a tizzy writing about the auction of the 'world's most valuable domain name'.As usual, they're comparing it to other big ticket domain sales.The only problem is that many of the sales they refer to have misleading sales... Read more from Domain Name Wire

I?m A Guru?: Wait Until You See Who Owns The Newest Blog Aggregator Gurus.com - The Domains
I just literally stumbled across  a new blog aggregation service called Gurus.com which is covering the domain industry along with blogs of some other industries.  The site is using the Slogan; 'one site, all the gurus' Of course most of you are familiar with Domaining.com and NameBee.com which have been serving the domain community quite well ... Read more from The Domains

Marchex Gets UDRP Win with Clara.com, Robot Blocking Justified - Domain Name Wire
Company defends generic domain name and explains legitimate reasons for blocking robots.txt from parked domain names. Marchex subsidiary MDNH has successfully defended the domain name Clara.com from an attack by a magazine publisher in Spain. Complainant Rba Edipresse, S.L. owns a magazine called Clara, and argued that it should get the domain name because ... Read more from Domain Name Wire