Afternic.com has just released sales for the week ending November 28th totalling just over $610k. Leading the way was Hobbies.com which sold for $297,500. Below is the entire reportable list of .com sales over $2,000 & reportable non .com sales over $1,000. .COM … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
The EU Opens Investigation Into Google’s Operations: “This Is A Game Changer”
According to the Financial Times, the European commission, which is headquartered in Brussels, has opened a full investigation into the business operations of Google. Included in the investigation according to the story are the following issues: Did Google lower the ranking of unpaid search results from competing services and gave preferential placement to the results of its own … [Read more...]
HomeOwnersInsurance.com Sold for $570K
According to a press report the domain name HomeownersInsurance.com was just purchased fro $570,000 by HomeInsurance.com. "HomeownersInsurance.com is our most recent step towards owning the top home insurance properties out there", said Lagomarsino. "In addition to the two top home insurance domains in the industry, we have also attained almost all of the state-specific home insurance … [Read more...]
Godaddy Is Getting The Benefit Of A Ton Of Typo Traffic Going To WikiLeaks.com
There aren't too many bigger stories right now than the publication of top secret documents on the site WikiLeaks. Do a Google search and you will find thousands of stories about WikiLeaks from news organizations from all around the world. The one thing you will hardly ever see in any news story is the URL of the site that is publishing this formerly top secret info. The domain that is … [Read more...]
Greg McNair Launches DomainAdvisors.com To “Consult On Acquisitions, Monetization and Sales”
Gregg McNair chairman of PPX group, announced today the soft launch of its newest project and site; DomainAdvisors.com "DomainAdvisors offers resources with the knowledge and understanding necessary to provide invaluable guidance during the entire lifecycle of a domain" "Services range from consultancy to acquisitions, to all elements of monetization and sales." Mr. McNair called the … [Read more...]
Belly.com Hits $50K in NameJet Bidding But It May Not Be Enough
Although the auction doesn't close until later today, bidding on the domain name Belly.com has already hit $50K. However the domain has not hit reserve. So far there are 3 different bidders on the domain since $34K. Personally I think $50k its a pretty high number for the domain not to have hit reserve in an auction which appeals to mostly a wholesale industry It will be interesting … [Read more...]
Why Frank’s DealBook.com Win is A Big Deal For All Domainers As UDRP Panel Finds “Laches” Applies
A UDRP decided this past week between the New York Times and Frank Schilling's Name administration regarding the domain name DealBook.com may have been one of the most important decisions for domain holders, as the panel finally fund that the legal doctrine of latches can apply to domain disputes. The doctrine of laches basically means that someone has to file a timely complaint if they want to … [Read more...]