The presentation of the first Cyrillic top-level domain name,.РФ is said to be the main event at the Russian Internet Week .
.РФ is a top-level domain name ,which comes from the .RF or Russian Federation.
Even though at this moment, .ru is the current top-level domain name leader , .РФ is expected to be a tremendous succes.
Dmitry Medvedev ,the Russian President supports the cyrilic top-level domain names.He said that this will be raising the importance of the russian language .
“…it is a pretty serious thing. It is a symbol of the importance of the Russian language and Cyrillic.”
We just have to wait and see what it will happen with the .РФ ,which ,by all means have a good chance of being the equivalent of .com in Russia .

Outsourcing turns out to be every foreigner’s best resort in order for their businesses to survive amidst global recession. It has also proven its huge contribution to the improvement of the Philippine economy.

The increasing quality of foreign employers seeking services in the Philippines simply proves how capable the Filipinos are in delivering high-quality services almost equal to what employers get from their local employees, ONLY CHEAPER.

Check out more of what you can gain, and how you and your business can profit in outsourcing in the Philippines!
Outsourcing – What is it?
Get a brief definition of what Outsourcing really is.
Outsourcing is the subcontracting of an overseas company to perform services such as customer service, back-office tasks like accounting, technical support, programming, virtual assistance and more.

In the recent times, outsourcing has been most commonly defined in instances where an IT company gives the technical and customer service support to a third-party company to do the job. But the main goal why for example, a US company prefer outsourcing their customer service support department to offshore countries like India and Philippines is because of the AFFORDABILITY of services. The comparative quality than of what the local employees can offer, is of course a Big Plus!
Why Outsource?
Are you still in doubt on why you should outsource? Well, here’s why…
These days, the rate per hour for a highly-qualified US employee is $10. So for an 8-hour, 5-days a week work, you’d have to pay $400 a week just to get the weekly job done. Not to say, that this is just the minimal fee.

However, outsourcing allows you to extend your money and save more. Instead of paying $10 minimum per hour, you can already get an employee offshore with an equal amount of work quality at a $5-6 per hour!

This is clearly the major reason why many foreigners invest outsourcing in other countries, preferrably Asian.

When it comes to customer satisfaction or top-class work, not a problem! Many countries may belong in the 3rd world countries but they have a very good English language background, as well as in technical and back-office tasks. They have a quite impressive passion and determination for learning and for working. So rest assured that you’re business is in good hands.
Reasons for Outsourcing
Source: Wikipedia, “Outsourcing”
Organizations that outsource are seeking to realize benefits or address the following issues:

Cost savings – The lowering of the overall cost of the service to the business. This will involve reducing the scope, defining quality levels, re-pricing, re-negotiation, cost re-structuring. Access to lower cost economies through offshoring called “labor arbitrage” generated by the wage gap between industrialized and developing nations.

Focus on Core Business – Resources (for example investment, people, infrastructure) are focused on developing the core business. For example often organizations outsource their IT support to specialised IT services companies.

Cost restructuring – Operating leverage is a measure that compares fixed costs to variable costs. Outsourcing changes the balance of this ratio by offering a move from fixed to variable cost and also by making variable costs more predictable.

Improve quality – Achieve a step change in quality through contracting out the service with a new service level agreement.

Knowledge – Access to intellectual property and wider experience and knowledge.

Contract – Services will be provided to a legally binding contract with financial penalties and legal redress. This is not the case with internal services.

Operational expertise – Access to operational best practice that would be too difficult or time consuming to develop in-house.

Access to talent – Access to a larger talent pool and a sustainable source of skills, in particular in science and engineering.

Capacity management – An improved method of capacity management of services and technology where the risk in providing the excess capacity is borne by the supplier.

Catalyst for change – An organization can use an outsourcing agreement as a catalyst for major step change that can not be achieved alone. The outsourcer becomes a Change agent in the process.

Enhance capacity for innovation – Companies increasingly use external knowledge service providers to supplement limited in-house capacity for product innovation.

Reduce time to market – The acceleration of the development or production of a product through the additional capability brought by the supplier.

Commodification – The trend of standardizing business processes, IT Services, and application services which enable to buy at the right price, allows businesses access to services which were only available to large corporations.

Risk management – An approach to risk management for some types of risks is to partner with an outsourcer who is better able to provide the mitigation.

Venture Capital – Some countries match government funds venture capital with private venture capital for startups that start businesses in their country.

Tax Benefit – Countries offer tax incentives to move manufacturing operations to counter high corporate taxes within another country.

Intuit, Inc agrees to purchase personal finance website and domain name Mint.com for $170 million. Intuit, Inc. products include QuickBooks, TurboTax and Quicken.

Mint.com is a free service that allows consumers to track their expenses and investments. The site was launched approximately two years ago. The start-up’s founder and CEO, Aaron Patzer, will become general manager of Intuit’s personal finance group, which includes its Quicken financial management software.

According to compete.com, Mint.com receives 1,203,379 unique and 4,338,838 total visits per month. Google ranks Mint.com #8 for the term “personal finance” and #1 for “money management software”.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125294304638009023.html

There’s only one way to go: Up.

When Domain Name Wire first reported that one and two character .biz domain names would be released, we had an unscientific poll to estimate how much the domains would sell for.

Generally speaking, most people believe two character .biz domains will sell for under $5,000 and one characters will sell for under $10,000.

Now that the initial RFP process for .biz domains has completed, .biz registry NeuStar has teamed up with Sedo to auction off any unclaimed names.

Michael Berkens asked for predictions of sales prices on his blog. The first commentor wrote:

“If these domains sell for really low I think this could bring down another useless tld to its knees.”

to which Berkens responded:

“Isn’t the opposite true as well? If these domains go for more money than the domainer community expects it could bring new life and interest to the extension. I think lawyers.biz sold a few TRAFFIC shows ago for like $3K, so the extension for domainers has pretty much been dead for a while, so think there is more upside than downside for the Sedo.com auction.”

I tend to agree. The auction can only be a boon to the extension. If the domains sell for less than people expect, no one will pay attention. If they sell for more, people will pay lots of attention to the extension and aftermarket sales could see a little lift. Either way, some of these domains will get developed, which will ultimately create some buzz for .biz.

”The gay community will benefit. The gay community has roughly 15 million members in the United States and tens of millions world wide. Millions of internet websites are targeted on the gay community. A well managed top level domain .gay will help to connect the gay end user and those who try to reach out to him.”

An explanation of why a group is trying to petition for a new top-level domain (eg. *.com, *.edu, *.travel) called *.gay. They say Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is going to open up to the possibility of hundreds of new TLDs, and applications for suggestions are to be accepted in 2010. While it is said to be regulated in some way, it is not clear how gay-positive sites only would be given such addresses or how they would remain gay-positive sites once the ownership relapses or is sold. (dotgay.com)

.Travel, the top level domain for the travel industry, will attend THETRADESHOW September 13-15, 2009.
This year held in Las Vegas, THETRADESHOW is known as the meeting place for destinations, travel suppliers, and the travel industry to connect and establish new business relationships.
The show’s home will be the Las Vegas Convention Center, where .travel will be present at Booth 1208. At the show, .travel will offer a complimentary, online service for .travel authentication to all attendees and exhibitors. All that apply will be entered to win a raffle prize. Additionally, THETRADESHOW will be the first industry event that .travel has attended since its recently-released promotional video, which will be on display at the .travel booth.
“Many of our strategic industry partners, including ASTA, are crucial to .travel’s success and continued momentum,” commented Heidi Siefkas-Cassemiro, vice president of marketing and public relations for .travel. “The .travel team believes that THETRADESHOW is an ideal venue and event to showcase .travel and its branding and marketing benefits.”

To read the entire article visit : http://www.eturbonews.com/11576/travel-heading-las-vegas-thetradeshow

The competition in the domain industry is steadily increasing as more and more people are becoming aware of it’s global impact in today’s financial marketplace. Professional investors and huge corporations are staking their claim of this internet real estate and have turned this once primitive name exchange into a booming multi-billion dollar industry. Today’s domainers are needing take their domain investing to another level in order to have continued success and profitability. Below are 15 Ways To Become A Better Domainer.

Utilize the forums As I’ve said in previous posts, the importance of domaining forums in the domain industry are vital and serve as a great resource for beginners and professional domainers alike. Whether you are looking for some honest appraisal opinions or asking questions that only another domainer would know the answer to, the domain forums are there to assist. 24 hours a day, 365 days a week, this constant stream of domain information has shaped many beginner domainers into today’s greatest professional domainers. If you’re not a member of a domain forum you should greatly consider joining one today.

Are you a domainer or a domain developer? Are you buying domains for quick profit sales? Are you buying domains for the long-term traffic revenue? Are you buying domains to develop and birth new traffic? Whether you choose to do one or all three, you must come to terms and clarify a solid game plan when it comes to your domain investments. It’s reasonably okay to have a few domains being developed but your overall strategy needs to take shape and be narrowed down to a specific objective. Developing a domain name takes time, effort and more time, but the possible payoffs are always huge. Buying domain names in bulk for quick sales is also profitable but relies more on a constant sales initiative to be successful. Either way, you need a tactical approach on how you want to market your domains.

Dissect your portfolio I once spoke to a guy who boasted a domain portfolio of over 3000 names. After hearing how he was considering selling a few of his “best” domains, I offered to peruse the list and maybe assist with finding some end users that might be potential buyers. He agreed and the next day he sent me a list of about 1000 of his best domains that he was willing to sell. To my surprise over 90% of them were, in my humble opinion, not worth much more than the reg fee. I contacted him back and explained that I was only to find about 75-100 names that could possibly be decent sales. He was stunned. He declined and stated that my appraisal was not correct and thanked me for my time. 3 days laters, I received an email from the exact same guy asking for assistance in selling the 75-100 domain names I previously found in his list. Seems that during those 3 days, he spoke to a few other domainers and received the same appraisal and evaluation of his so called “best” domains. This guy thought since his domains contained popular words like gamble, casino, sex and technology that it automatically made his domains super valuable. What he didn’t consider was the multiple hyphens and terrible combinations of typos and keywords. Don’t be the domainer with a huge list of terrible domains just to brag about how large your portfolio is. Trim your “extra” domains and streamline by selling or trading and use the profit for investing in quality names that are earmarked for immediate revenue or immediate development. Be proud of the overall quality of your portfolio and not just the number of domains it contains.

Know your rep I amazed on how many people I encounter that in the domain industry that have no idea who their representatives are for such companies as Sedo, Moniker, Go Daddy and other big domain powerhouses. The representatives of such companies exist to assist their members who utilize their services and are hands-down the quickest and easiest way to get something resolved if you feel a mistake has been made. If you have domains either parked or offered for sale with a domain company, I highly suggest sending a quick email to find out who your representative is and do you best to maintain a professional and courteous relationship with them. It’s easier to ask assistance from someone whom you know and knows you than it is to ask a complete stranger. And don’t forget to vote for your favorite domain rep at next years Domainers Choice Awards.

Stay clear of Trademark Infringements This should be a no-brainer. Time and time again I see domainers struggle with the headaches caused by trademark infringements and bad faith domain registrations. Not only do most of the trademark claims filed at the WIPO result in the domain being transferred to the appropriate party, but it also indicates that your choice in domains is questionable and therefore proving that you are still purchasing non-quality domain names. Domains that infringe on trademarks are not quality. Ask any lawyer. Save your registration fee and steer clear of legal woes.

Auto-renew Now that your portfolio is streamlined and contains only select domain names, you definitely don’t want to lose or let any of them drop and take a chance of someone else buying you lovely internet real estate. Do yourself a favor and set your domains for auto-renew at your domain register where purchased. It’s a terrible feeling to have someone else scoop up one of your prize domains just because you didn’t or couldn’t find the time to renew the registration. Visit this great article by the Daily Domainer that explains the life-cycle of a domain name and don’t let accidental “drops” happen to you.

Limit the hand regs Hand regs or hand registrations are domains that are purchased from a publicly available source at a regular registration fee and are either brand new (never been purchased) or have expired and no longer owned by the previous owner. Go Daddy is a domain registrar that is popular with domainers and consistently used for hand regs. The possibility of stumbling along a unregistered domain is always there and the opportunity for someone to register a new domain name that never existed and create value to it is also conceivable, but in essence, most domain names that are hand regged are simply non-researched, impulse purchases that pad a domain portfolio with non-value names. Distinguish yourself as a profitable domainer and limit the amount of hand regs you add to your portfolio. One good way is to wait 24 hours before registering a hand reg domain and then re-evaluating before buying. You may lose a registration every so often but in the long run you will save on unnecessary registration fees and useless domain name ownership.

Stay current with news and sales To be successful is to be informed. The pulse of the domain industry is constantly evolving and therefore it is beneficial to a domainer to know exactly what is the next potential opportunity or trend being created within our industry. If you buy domain names, you are an investor. If you are an investor, you need to stay current with the news of your investments and other people’s investments. You can do this by monitoring the recent domain sales and news offered by many websites that are specifically geared towards todays domainers. One of my favorite websites is Ron Jackson’s DNJournal. You can find great articles, news and the popular Year To Date domain sales. You need to know what domains are selling, which domains are being bought and how much they are being bought for. Invest time in your investments and reap the rewards. Predicting the next big trend is priceless.

Blog around Domaining blogs are sprouting up everywhere with domainers eager to share their experiences, setbacks, lessons learned and tips with anyone who wants to listen. We all need to take advantage of this free and useful information by visiting various domain blogs and getting another person’s perspective on our industry. And don’t forget to subscribe to their RSS feeds, if it is offered, and have all this new information sent directly to you to read at your convenience… for free. Subscribe to this blog here.

Diversify with other TLD extensions While some domainers swear that .com is the only extension worth being bought, there are others, like me, who think it’s absolutely insane to dismiss all other TLD’s and only buy one flavor of domain name. The popularity of .TV and .Mobi and the ongoing success of ccTLD’s has risen and is playing a prominent part in today’s domain marketplace. Generic domains in any of these extensions are being recognized as a highly sought after commodity with no signs of slowing. Familiarize yourself with other TLD’s beside .com, .net and .org and evaluate your domain purchases on a global niche scale the next time you go to buy a domain.

Consider fractional domain ownership Fractional domain ownership is simply a group of people that own a domain name and share in it’s profits, development and use. There is not one sole owner because it is owned by the entire group. Owning a portion of a high value domain is a great way for a newcomer to the domain industry to begin and understand the ins and outs of professional domaining and share in the profit growth associated with that certain domain. It also allows “regular” domainers to group funds together and own a very premier domain name without one person having to pay the entire purchase price. Look for this trend to boom in 2008.

Optimize your parked pages Once you buy a domain name, it is up to you whether your domain will contain a fully-functional website that you can customize/adsense or whether you will “park” your domain and allow targeted content to automatically be placed and monetized per visitor. If you choose to park your domains, it’s imperative that you understand how domain parking works and how it can be optimized to bring better results. Sedo is a popular place for domain parking and allows users to see detailed stats and account information for each domain parked on the Sedo network. Revenue is shared with Sedo each time someone clicks on content on one of your parked pages and relies on consistent traffic to be a steady stream of income. Brush up on your domain parking information here.

Update your WHOIS information The WHOIS database is sort of like a directory of purchased domain names that contains the owner’s contact information, purchase date and expiration of a certain domain. One use of this information is being able to contact a domain owner and inquire about purchasing the domain. Without the correct information in the WHOis database, a potential buyer may not be able to contact the current owner and allow an offer to be placed. Contact your domain registrars and make sure your WHOis information is current and correct. If you opt not to be contacted by potential buyers, you may consider using a service that purchases domains for it’s clients and keeps their information private. There is also an option to pay an additional fee at some domain registrars for private domain registration.

Contact more end users So you have a great domain name that is considered gold in a certain industry. Great job. Now, if you have decided not to develop it and simply want to profit from a sale, I highly suggest contacting an end user. What’s and end user? An end user is someone who would use the domain name specifically for creating brand recognition in a certain industry. Here’s an example: Adam owns organicdogfood.com and Bob owns an organic dog food company in Texas but uses the domain BobsSuperGoodOrganicDogFood.com. Adam contacts Bob and offers a shorter, brandable and easier to remember domain name that can increase Bob’s exposure on the internet for people searching for organic dogfood. Adam has just contacted a possible end user. A domain name can usually be sold to an end user for more since it is valued more by the actual user of the domain instead of a regular domain buyer.

Change your views on the domain industry Are there still opportunities to be successful in today’s domain industry? Yes. Is there still time to take advantage of the booming domain sales? Yes. Is it still possible for a domain newbie to come in and thrive even with a small initial investment. Yes.