Internet S.A.S., the company which is operating the registry for the .Co ccTLD announced today that Overstock.com, a member of the USA Today Internet 50 Index, purchased the domain name O.CO from it for $350,000 We told you a big announcement of a record setting sale for a .CO was coming this week, and it didn't take long. I can give you a little background on the sale. I had a … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
NexusOne Is Dead & Gone & I Guess So Are The Domains
Google announced through its blog that it's Nexus One phone has stopped production and Google will stop selling the Nexus One, saying that the next shipment of the phones will be the last. "This week we received our last shipment of Nexus One phones. Once we sell these devices, the Nexus One will no longer be available online from Google. Customer support will still be available for current … [Read more...]
A Record Breaking, Six Figure .CO Domain Sale Will Be Announced This Week
You will be reading about a six figure sale of a .Co domain this week. The current record price paid for a .Co domain, is E.CO which sold for $81K with the proceeds going to charity. This sale will blow that one away. Although I can't reveal the domain, or the buyer, I can tell you its going to be a record setting sale for a .CO domain and the Buyer is not only a public company, but a … [Read more...]
A Look Inside The 100,000+ Domain Portfolio That Mike Mann Lists For Sale At DomainMarket.com
It looks like after selling off BuyDomains.com to NameMedia, Mike Mann has built another portfolio in excess of 100,000 domain names, which are registered under the name "Domain Admin" or Domain Asset Holdings both showing a Potomac, Maryland Address. These domains are listed on the site, DomainMarket.com which is registered to "Domain Admin" in Rockville, Maryland. Mike Mann wrote on his … [Read more...]
Mike Mann Puts Up Some Top .CO For Sale: Health.Co For $175K, Advertising.co $150K; Gold.Co $100K
On the heals of the close of the Landrush application period for .CO which closed on Friday, Mike Mann has put up for sale some of the top .CO domains on his Facebook page. Some of the domains he is offering for sale include Health.co for $175K, Advertising.co for $150K and Gold.co for $100K. His Facebook posts says ".Co works exact same as .co but the domain is its your forever and you are … [Read more...]
After 22,500 Comments, It Looks Like We Need To Revisit Some Rules For Conduct & Commenting On TheDomains.com
In December we will be celebrating our 3rd anniversary of TheDomains.com. To date we have generated over 2,200 posts which have drawn over 22,500 published comments. Up until a few weeks ago I had deleted less than 20 comments (not counting spam). As an attorney I'm a huge believer in free speech and I hate censoring people's expressions no matter how much I may disagree with them or how … [Read more...]
Trefis.com: CFIT Case Will “Pummel Verisign’s Stock Value” as Domain Names Prices Go Down
In an article by stock analysis site, Trefis, which bills itself as a site that "helps you understand how company's products impact its stock price", said today that VeriSign "is on the verge of losing an antitrust lawsuit filed by Coalition For ICANN Transparency (CFIT), a non-profit organization that represents website owners." "A CFIT victory would attract new players to the market, … [Read more...]