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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif, – A majority of used-vehicle buyers who use the Internet to conduct vehicle research during the shopping process – more than six in 10 buyers – purchase a vehicle that they find online, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Used-Vehicle Market Report(SM) released today. This reflects a substantial increase since 2007.

The report provides a comprehensive industry overview of the entire late-model used-vehicle market and is designed to provide automotive manufacturers and marketers with insightful information on the shopping and purchasing habits of used-vehicle buyers. Read the full story

“Israel.com” domain name was sold for $5.88 million. The identity of the buyer is still not revealed.

In May, 2008, Moniker, a internet domain registrar announced in their website that they would be auctioning the domain “Israel.com” for a price of $5.5 million. Many felt that the price is unrealistic and would not turn out to be a postivite bid. The auction website www.auctioninfo.org carried out the process. Surprisingly, the domain auction ended within six days on May 23rd.

Currently, the domain still does not contain a website and just contains PPC advertisements redirecting users to tourism, history and travel websites. It would be interesting to note the content of the site when launched.

Joel Noel Friedman, aJewish American was the previous owner of the domain, “Israel.com”. Speaking to www.auctioninfo.org, Friedman mentioned that he didn’t expect the domain to be valuded so high when be bought it in 1994.

The 46 year old further mentioned that he had originally registered the domain name in his name fearing that the domain might be misused by someone else. He had auctioned the domain name as a tribute to the Israel’s 60th anniversary.

Buying domain names with popular names is common and is considered as an investment as the domain is usually sold for a higher rate. Some resort to buying common mistyped company names or resemble any popular company to make some quick traffic. To overcome this, major companies buy all related domain names. The cost of common .com domain names are around $10 while popular keyword domains are sold in thousands.

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That’s what the success story at LinkedIn blog claims. Jeff Ragovin, a VP at Buddy Media, New York is said to have made millions of dollars by fetching prospective links. “I look at my network on LinkedIn and I look at that as a gold mine” stated Jeff.

Jeff as a VP for Sales and Business Development is said to have brought in clients such as Microsoft, New Balance and Anheuser-Bush. He mentions that when you approach a prospective client through LinkedIn, they have the opportunity to see your network, your experience and your testimonials. Read the full story

eBay is caught in one controversy after another. The latest one being the “Holiday Doorbuster’s” contest where anyone can buy from a GPS System to a diamond engagement ring for just $1.

The contest has brought in widespread interest to get those lucky give aways. Thousands of eBay users try to get hold of an item but in vain. The reason being there are a large number of automated scripts that buy those products automatically before anyone could manually purchase them. This has resulted in a lot of frustration and controversy. Read the full story

Have you noticed how some sites have Google Adsense which does not even give the least hint that it is an advertisement? They do not have underlines, no borders, no sizes and not even a clear mentioning that they are ads by Google. Read the full story