NameJet.com sent out an e-mail tonight reminding everyone that the .cm Landrush ends next week on July 30 at 5pm EST. In the e-mail it lists the "Most Popular .cm Pre-orders" and for me there are quite a few surprises on the list. While some of the domains I expected like: … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2009
DigiCam.com Sells For $10K On NameJet.com
The domain Digicam.com sold for $10,200 on NameJet.com Digicam is sometimes used to refer to to digital cameras. There is one trademark on the term. Other notable sales over the last few days at NameJet.com … [Read more...]
Online Porn Covered By Search Engine Journal: “Porn Pushes The Boundaries On Technology”
A pretty interesting post this morning on the online porn industry, searches and user behaviors appeared in the Search Engine Journal. Anyone in the industry or any one owing adult domains should check it out. Some of the more interesting points is although more people are searching using the term "porn", there are only 4 adult sites in the alexa.org top 100. "The proportion of people … [Read more...]
Amazon.com Buys Zappos.com For $847 Million
Amazon.com announced today that they bought online retailer Zappos.com for $847 Million, in a stock and cash transaction. According to the press release, Amazon will assume all outstanding options and warrants of Zappos in exchange for approximately 10 million shares of Amazon common stock, equal to approximately $807 million based on the average closing price for the 45 … [Read more...]
Jets.com For Sale On Sedo After Sale Of The Company That Owns It.
Jets.com, a truly premium domain for the travel industry is now listed on Sedo.com with a "make offer" page. Jets.com was formerly used by a company brokering private jet charters. OneSky Jets recently acquired "the business interests of Jets.com" (price and terms were not disclosed) Included in the sale were: "Jets.com technology platform including its servers and all the data … [Read more...]
Here’s A Company That “Gets” Domains: Style.com; Concierge.com; Gourmet.com; Brides.com & More
Add Conde Nast, the huge publisher, to the list of companies that "get" the value and importance of domains. They own some tremendous brands and in most cases the online and offline magazines to go with it. Some of Conde Nast's domain holdings are GQ.com, Style.com, Details.com, Concierge.com, Gourmet.com, Brides.com, Epicurious.com, Wired.com, Portfolio.com, Flip.com, NewYorker.com and of … [Read more...]
Moniker.com Adult Auction List Posted For Internext Show
Moniker.com published it preliminary list of over 1,400 domains that will be auctioned off in conjunction with the Internext Adult Show. The auction will be online only at SnapNames.com The auction starts on August 5th and will conclude on August 11, at 3:15PM EST To see the entire list, which contains mostly adult domains, you can click here. (be warned that many of the terms are … [Read more...]