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£.com domain up for sale

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pound-domain1.jpgFor sale: a domain name representing one of the most well known currencies in the world. If you’ve got the cash lying around to burn and desire a potentially lucrative domain to own then bust out your checkbooks and get ready to bid for £.com.

£.com, representing the British pound, is a symbol-based domain. The sale of this domain, part of a two domain deal (the other being poundsymbol.com), is being offered by Moneyedge, a small British Internet investments firm. £.com makes use of IDN (International Domain Name) technology and to access the domain visitors need to use a recent Web browser like Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 2 and be in one of the 18 countries that have the £ symbol on their keyboards. IDN-enabled browsers are estimated now at around 45% market share world-wide.

Bids on the £.com two domain package are being taken through August 30. Moneyedge provided no estimation on how much it might fetch in the auction.

Originally posted on July 20, 2007 @ 1:59 pm

Foreclosure.com launches online Webinars

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foreclosure.jpg To help current and future investors to learn tips and strategies from experts, America’s largest and most accurate searchable database of foreclosed homes and investment property information Foreclosure.com has improved its training program with the addition of semi-monthly online Webinars.

“We’ll address an array of real estate topics during our Webinars, from foreclosure investing to effective preforeclosure strategies to the benefits of a short sale,” said Linda Yates, Director of Education, Foreclosure.com. “We pack so much valuable information into our Webinars to ensure that there is something of interest – and something to learn – for everyone who participates.”

These 90-minute educational sessions are live, which means that participants are able to see, hear and interact with the experts right from their personal computer screens. In fact, Webinars are driven in part by visitor feedback and questions that are posed during the sessions.

Webinars will feature some of the top real estate minds and gurus from around the nation. These special guest presenters will share their secrets to success and provide information that ensures participants walk away with real know-how knowledge.

Originally posted on July 16, 2007 @ 1:10 pm

US Airways now accessible via wireless devices

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airways.jpg US Airways, the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 36,000 aviation professionals worldwide, brings expanded internet functionality to hand-held wireless device with the new Mobile US Airways.

Previously, US Airways customers could only check schedules from their handhelds. With Mobile US Airways, customers can easily navigate through the low-graphics, specialized format and use almost all of the features and functionality available at USAirways.com.

“Today it seems like almost all of our customers have a wireless device of some kind on which they have grown accustomed to conducting all manner of business wherever they are. US Airways is now one of a small number of airlines that allows passengers to purchase a ticket via their device, providing the ultimate freedom to all our customers,” said Travis Christ, vice president, sales and marketing for US Airways.

Originally posted on July 11, 2007 @ 9:25 am

Hotwire removes booking fees for all summer flights

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hotwire.jpg After sharing 7 practical summer travel tips, discount travel site Hotwire.com eliminates its airfare booking fees on all flights this summer.

“Our customers count on us for incredible travel deals,” said Eric Grosse, senior vice president and general manager at Hotwire.com. “And with travel costs continuing to inch upward this summer, eliminating our airfare booking fee will be a welcome relief for vacationers.”

In the last six years, Hotwire has helped over 14 million people find extraordinary travel deals often not available anywhere else. Eliminating booking fees on all airline tickets further reinforces Hotwire’s commitment to deliver the lowest possible prices on travel.

However, this strategy is not new in the industry. Last month, its competitor, Priceline, has removed booking fees for all domestic and international flights purchased by July 4th for travel up to 330 days from date of purchase.

Originally posted on July 10, 2007 @ 9:39 am