Domain name sells for US$2.75 million

Jeez. The sale of the domain name creditcards.com for US$2.75million has just been announced. Could this spark another round of domain name speculation? I think not. But I am inpressed that the sale wasn't announced until the new web site was up and running. Readers of news sites and blogs around the world will be signing on to creditcards.com over the next few days just to check out what all the fuss is all about. PR - it's all about getting other people to pay for your advertising.

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Domestic Airline Price Wars - Part 2

== July update - 2 months until the AFL Grand Final =

The challenge: flying Sydney to Melbourne and return for the AFL Grand Final on Sat Sept 25th (first flight out, last flight home), two months in advance, no major sales/promotions in progress

Qantas: Outbound $98 @ 8:05am, Inbound $79 @ 8:30pm

Cost to book in March: $178

Cost to book in July: $177

Jetstar: Outbound $75 @ 6:00am (+$2 credit card surchage), Inbound $65 @ 9:05pm (+$2 credit card surcharge)

Cost to book in March: $122

Cost to book in July: $144

Virgin Blue: Outbound $85 @ 7:00am (+$2 credit card surchage), Inbound $65 @ 9:15pm (+$2 credit card surchage)

Cost to book in March: $188

Cost to book in July: $165

The verdict:

Jetstar to Avalon still the cheapest overall. I haven't flown JetStar yet, but from what I've heard, it's nothing special. Interesting for Qantas and Virgin Blue - even though they've both introduced credit card surcharges since March (Qantas' credit card surcharge is built into the Internet fare), the fares on offer for AFL Grand Final day are actually cheaper if booked two months out than if booked six months out. So much for the concept of saving money by planning things in advance.

Tour #2 arrived in Sydney yesterday

(I'm no longer involved, but I wish them well ;-)

Paying for Graduate School without Going Broke

Wish I'd bought this before I underwent the whole MBA experience ;-)