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Entries from May 2008

NameJet.com Sales Updates

May 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here are notable sales from Namejet.com for the week ending today.
ftn.com $15,100
floatplanes.com $13,533
azimut.com $11,969
cancersupport.com $10,600
silos.com $8,120
snq.com $7,001
kera.com $5,201
hometrainer.com $4,544
testingequipment.com $4,300
coloradoguide.com $4,100
telescopes.org $3,900
compactrefrigerator.com $3,400
jiyu.com $3,320
shopalot.com $3,201
gaycity.com $3,100
panamacitycondo.com $2,816
sittingroom.com $2,360
cheapprojectors.com $2,200
stickymedia.com $2,100
kaiyo.com $2,100
precisionmedia.com $1,799
trh.net $1,701
skinnyblonde.com $1,310
vegastaxi.com $1,300
galope.com $1,101
agoodlawyer.com $1,100

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Tags: Domain Auctions

Last Chance to Vote on Best Buy of TRAFFIC Live Auction

May 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Just to let everyone know I will be closing the poll that we have been running on the “best buy” for the live TRAFFIC auction that will be held on Friday.
As of now discounttravel.com is in the lead, followed closely by israel.com, babyfood.com and grass.com
Get your votes in and we will see how the voting […]

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Tags: Domain Auctions

News Corp to Launch online Latin Ad Network

May 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

News Corp. is pooling some of its Web sites, including the newly acquired Wall Street Journal properties, to better sell financial ads targeting Latin America.
The new “Worthnet.Fox” network, announced Monday, will be anchored by News Corp.’s Fox International Channels.
Participants include Web sites for The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch, all of which News Corp. […]

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Tags: Internet News

Communicate.com Has Record 1st Quarter

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Communicate.com, db/a Live Current Media,  one of the stocks in our Domain Parking Stock Index reported its 1st quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2008.
Total revenues for the 1st quarter totaled $1.9 million, an increase of approximately 10%, […]

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Tags: Domain Parking Stock Index

Domain Industry: It’s a Horse Race

May 18th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Watching Big Brown win the Preakness yesterday reminded me how many similarities there is between the horse industry and the domain industry.
Like the domain industry, where we acquire our portfolio’s basically within the industry, be it at domain auctions, the daily drop auctions, major domain auctions like TRAFFIC, and private sales and purchase with others […]

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Tags: Domain Industry

If we only knew then, 2006 TRAFFIC Auctions revisited

May 17th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Star Date: 2006, place: Hollywood Florida, Las Vegas Nevanda Event: Live Moniker auction.
Though it might be interesting with TRAFFIC east 2008 getting ready to start and take a look back at some of the domain that sold at the live TRAFFIC auctions in 2006.
Many of these seem like bargains now.
In two years no doubt we […]

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Tags: Domain Auctions

State of the Law of .in domains

May 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The inforum published an interview with Pravin Anand, a leading IP attorney in india.
In the interview he laid out the state of the law in india regarding .in domains and is an interesting read for anyone holding .in domains or considering entering that market:
Here is the reprint:
Pravin Anand is known as the leading IP lawyer […]

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Tags: Legal

TRAFFIC Auction makes headlines in JERUSALEM

May 15th, 2008 · 9 Comments

The moniker.com live TRAFFIC auction now has made news half way across the world in the THE JERUSALEM POST, whcih reported on the auciton of israel.com.
Its good to see that the domain market getting press overseas.
Here is a reprint of the article:
“””””””You would think Israel.com would be an exciting, detailed Web site on the Jewish […]

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Tags: Domain Auctions · Domain Industry

Gay Marriage Ban struck down in California: Good news if your gay or if you own GayMarriage.com

May 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage Thursday, saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, “does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.”
In a 4-3 ruling the justices wrote that “responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

CBS Acquires Online Network CNET & and Super Premium Domain Portfolio

May 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments

In the second major Internet acquisition of the day, CBS Corp. agreed to buy online technology news and entertainment company CNet Networks Inc. for about $1.75 billion or $11.50 per share.
The bid is a 45 percent premium above CNet’s closing price of $7.95 on Wednesday.
CNET’s sites include News.com, TV.com, Mp3.com, MySimon.com and GameSpot.cm
The acquisition, would […]

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