Business association for domain name registrants and investors broadens representation; future board seats to be filled by direct elections WASHINGTON, DC (April 28, 2008) – The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), the business association for domain name registrants and investors, said today Philip Reynolds has been elected to the organizations Board of Directors. Reynolds is general manager of … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2008
Buried Jersey Nets $175k
A few months ago we wrote how domains, like commodities and collectibles continue to increase in value in poor economic times. Why because they are rare. If there is only one of something, there will be a market for it. Today there is further evidence of this. The infamous David Ortiz Red Sox jersey that was buried and then dug up at the site of the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx was … [Read more...]
New Home Sales Hit 16 Year Low
A couple of days ago we published a post about Yale University economist Robert Shiller predictions for the housing market, and today the government released new report showing that new home sales fell in March to the lowest level in more than 16 years. March sales came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 526,000, the Census Bureau report showed, down 8.5% from a revised 575,000 in … [Read more...]
Villas.com and Chicken.org: At Auction
Villas.com at auction at TDNAM.com is at $111K with 11 hours to go and reserve has not been meet Chicken.org is at auction on ebay.com with a $15K starting bid, and a $25K buy it now. … [Read more...]
Domain Deals
Here are 3 domains that are being offered with financing by the owner. We generally don't do this but we know the owner personally. As far as I know this is exclusive to our site. SaintKittsAndNevis.com $18,000 $300/month for 60 months TreatmentProgram.com $3600 $100/month for 36 months TelevisionRepair.com $6000 $100/month for 60 months If you have interest, in … [Read more...]
Microsoft: Not raising bid for Yahoo
Microsoft's Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Wednesday that his company's $44 billion offer for Yahoo reflects Yahoo's worth and Microsoft has no plan to raise it. "We know what Yahoo's worth. $44 billion is a lot of money," Ballmer said at a conference in Milan. Ballmer said Microsoft is "prepared to move forward alone without Yahoo" if the bid doesn't succeed. The cash and stock bid, … [Read more...]
Department of Justice Looking at Yahoo-Google Test
According to a report in Reuters, the Justice Department is reportedly looking into antitrust implications of Yahoo's decision to outsource some of its online ads to Google. As we reported a couple of weeks ago, Yahoo tested about 3% of its traffic by having Google serve up ads, instead of its own system. According to the report The Justice Department is concerned that a two-week test run … [Read more...]