The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the head of Microsoft's online business, who led the company's bid to buy Yahoo, is leaving the Microsoft for Juniper Networks. Kevin Johnson, is president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division, which includes both the online services business and Windows software for personal computers. The Journal also reported that Johnson's departure … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
The Domain King Strikes Gold Again: Property.com sold to Foreclosure.com
Rick Schwartz just announced that he has sold Property.com to Foreclosure.com Although price and terms we not disclosed we would expect that it was a very lucrative deal for Rick and I'm sure that he is going to retain a interest in the new venture. Rick continues to lead the industry with ground breaking deals. This is really a great story because property.com, is a domain that Rick … [Read more...]
Daily Domain Drop Annnouces Weekly Auctions
Beginning next Wednesday, August 30th DailyDomainDrop.com is launching Weekly, Members only Auctions. Bidding is restricted to Members only and will begin at $10.00 with $2.00 minimum bid increments and NO RESERVE. Here is a summary of the August auctions: FriendlyCities.com 7/30 to 8/6 FeistyChick.com 8/6 to 8/13 GenderBlog.com 8/13 to 8/20 LaughSearch.com 8/20 to 8/27 Future … [Read more...]
Google Launches its Answer to Wikipedia
Wikipedia, which receives it material largely from unpaid, anonymous contributors has a new competitor. Google is taking the wraps off its own internet encyclopedia called "Knol". Knol says Google, is designed to give people a chance to show off and profit from their expertise on any topic. For the past seven months Knol, had been limited to an invitation-only audience of contributors … [Read more...]
.ME Auction Updates
Here are the highest bids at the moment for the .ME auction for all auctions which have high bids over $500 Some of the domains start closing tomorrow. Domain Bidder Time Left High Bid insure.me 94 22H 9M $13,010 why.me 87 1D 0H $4,501 ski.me 30 21H 17M $3,505 hug.me 43 2D 0H $3,005 secure.me 57 2D 0H … [Read more...]
FUSU.com The Newest Player for Domain Auctions
FUSU.com, announced today that it was entering the ever growing community of sites hold domain auctions. Their auctions will have only a 1% sales fee. Here is the full press release: Dear Fusu users, we are happy to announce the introduction of domain auctions to Fusu. Fusu Auctions allow you to list your domains for sale and gain exposure to the Fusu community of domain investors. … [Read more...]
Child Online Protection Act Declared Unconstitutional, Again
Yesterday a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia struck down as unconstitutional the "Child Online Protection Act:, a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet. This law has been fought in the courts for over a decade. The fight has already reached the Supreme Court and could be headed back there. The law, which … [Read more...]