Microsoft has switched gears again in its naming of it's search engine. From Live.com to Kumo.com (which never officially launched) they have appearently settled on Bing.com According to Ad Age, Microsoft plans on spending $80 million to $100 million on its ad campaign for Bing. Ad Age points out that Google only spent about $25 million on all its advertising last year, while Microsoft, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2009
StripClubs.com: Back On The Auction Block After The Rick Latona Auction For $101K Fails To Close
The domain stripclubs.com which sold at the Rick Latona auction at the Phoenix Forum Adult show On March 5, for $101K, is back on the auction block. The domain is being offered for sale on ebay.com with a starting bid and reserve of only $75K. According to the owner of the domain, the sale with Rick Latona did not close as the "winning bidder was unable to get the financing he thought was a … [Read more...]
iTrust.com Sells On NameJet.com For $13K
The domain itrust.com sold today for $13,100 on NameJet.com to the bidder known as "eglobal". itrust.com is certainly an end user type of domain and for me a bit overpriced. Here are some other notable sales over the last few days at NameJet: audios.com $6,600 nextera.com $3,300 thanking.com $2,988 hydrogenvehicle.com … [Read more...]
Why Didn’t Microsoft Buy LiveSearch.com For $800K?
A story in paidcontent.org today tells the tale of the domain LiveSearch.com. According to the story, Microsoft's failure to acquire the domain, may have lead it to abandon its live.com search for Kumo.com. Apparently the owner of the domain LiveSearch.com turned down a $200K offer and demanded $800K. Although no one will confirm that the $200K offer came from Microsoft, if they could have … [Read more...]
HitWise: Paid Search Down 26%
The research firm, HitWise is reporting a record drop in Paid search advertising over the last few weeks. HitWise reports that the share of search traffic to websites generated from paid listings has dropped to about 7.25% over the four weeks ending May 9th, down from 9.8% during the same period a year ago, representing a decline of 26%. """This trend is apparent across 16 of the 17 Hitwise … [Read more...]
FixedMortgage.com Nets $10K At NameJet.com
The domain FixedMortgage.com sold today on Namejet.com for $10,211. Other notable domain sales at NameJet.com over the past few days include: espanola.com $7,106 audios.com $6,600 crazyass.com $6,400 nextera.com $3,300 totalpower.com $3,050 baze.com $2,088 mypayroll.com … [Read more...]
Yahoo: We Are Going To Buy Companies
Yahoo's Chief Technology Officer, Ari Balogh who is also the Vice President of products at Yahoo, told Reuters yesterday, that Yahoo is looking to buy companies that will allow it to become a bigger player in social networking and revamp its family of products, . "It's a good time to be buying now," pointing to valuations that have come down from levels six to nine months ago. Balogh , said … [Read more...]