JB and friends, I have replied to all the posts regarding Tucows' Parked Pages Program and its implementation.
The other posts, be they negative or positive, seem to me to be debating the overall *concept* of domain parking, a business tactic that Tucows (and many other companies) embraced some time ago but did not invent. Along with 'Mac vs. PC' and 'Superman vs. Spiderman', that's a debate that has gone on for a while and certainly long before Tucows switched to a new ad provider this week. It is also a debate that will never be resolved on this discussion list alone. Since we have offered this service for about 19 months, I think it is pretty obvious that Tucows believes domain parking is a legitimate and valuable service of benefit to both our resellers and their customers. The feedback I've gotten (off-list) from resellers has been very positive. Some folks on this list apparently disagree. :+) That is, of course, their right, and I have made note of this valuable feedback and will take it into account as we continue to evolve our Parked Pages Program. Thanks. Bill Sweetman -- Bill Sweetman General Manager, Domain Portfolio Tucows tel 416-538-5429 mobile 416-317-0826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://about.tucows.com Read my blog. Somebody's got to... http://www.Sweetmantra.com -----Original Message----- From: JB Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:37:49 To:Bill Sweetman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc:Tucows Domain General Mailing List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [domains-gen] New Parked Pages :( Quoth Bill Sweetman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi, great question. > > Our new ad provider and parking system has been on the 'job' for less > than 48 hours. Since the domains are 'new' to the provider and system > it will take a while for the system to adjust and fully optimize for > each domain. > > Please be patient. If your domain gets traffic, it *will* automatically > be optimized over time, and those links will become more relevant. If not, > let me know. > > Thanks for asking, and Happy Halloween! > > Bill Sweetman > General Manager, Tucows Domain Portfolio > Tucows Bill, While I'm glad you're trying to participate here, all I've really noticed so far has been that you're replying only to the people who seem to like the idea of typo-squatter homepages, and not to the (at least more vocal, and perhaps actual majority of) ones who don't. Perhaps tucows has decided to not engage these people? Honestly, you need to at least state that. Maybe you're working on a reply? You need to say that, too. Really. It looks bad. I'm one of your smaller resellers, but I've been one (via various employers and on my own) for something like 6-7 years now and have been a vocal proponent of what you once were. I'm really about ready to leave. I know I'm not alone. Talk to US, please. JB _______________________________________________ domains-gen mailing list [email protected] http://discuss.tucows.com/mailman/listinfo/domains-gen
