Moniker has just released the following statement acknowledging an "unauthorized release of customer data" by a Moniker Employee: ""Moniker has learned that one of its employees violated company policy by distributing customer data for a single domain name registration. The employee has been placed on administrative leave while the company further reviews the matter. ""Only one employee and … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2010
Tech Blog Domain Expires At Godaddy Auction With A $12K Bid & A PR 7 With 3 Days to Go
The domain name Riapedia.com expired on November 29, 2010 and is currently at Godaddy.com auctions. With over 3 days to go the high bid sits at $12,505. What makes this an interesting one, is that the site on the domain was a popular tech blog which was covered by Technorati.com which had to say about it: """Rich Internet Applications are all the rage these days - Ajax, Silverlight, … [Read more...]
Groupon Raises $500 Million
Ft.com is reporting that Groupon has raised $500 million in sale of preferred stock just weeks after Groupon reportedly rejected at $6 Billion dollar buyout offer. Ft.com is reporting that Groupon is trying to raise an additional $450 Million or $950 Million total. ""At $500m, Groupon’s latest round of fundraising is already among the largest by an internet company. Were the … [Read more...]
Domain RoundTable Conference Opens Up With Special Offer For 1st 100 Signups & Early Bird Pricing
The Domain Roundtable which will be held at Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas from March 1-4th just opened up for registration. The early bird registration rate which is in effect until 1.11.11 is $695. Rates will increase incrementally along the way, hitting $995 for on site registrations. As an extra added incentive, the 1st 100 people signing up to attend will have a choice … [Read more...]
Our First Monthly Domain Calendar Finds January Jam Packed With Shows & Auctions
With the new year we thought we would start publishing a blog post on the 30th of every month of a calender highlighting some of the events in the upcoming month in the Domain and Internet world. January is sure jammed packed with shows and auctions. The largest convention in the US kicks the year off as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) rolls into Las Vegas. Always full of the latest … [Read more...]
SportsInjury.com Sells For $11K On Namejet.com: Push.net Sells For $10K + More
The domain name SportsInjury.com sold for $11,500 on NameJet.com today. Its a great domain for a reasonable price in our opinion. Congrats to the buyer The domain Push.net also sold today for $10,100. Its a nice name but I think its close to retailed priced at $10K. A few other sales from the last few days: MobileAlerts.com $6800. I liked this domain as well but hey no one can … [Read more...]
Our Fearless Predictions For 2011: For Domain Holders Its Going To Be A Very Good Year
We entered 2010 with much trepidation about what was awaiting us in this year. As it turned out the domain world made it through another year in a bad economy, once again proving that domains are like a commodities, which like gold and silver continued to rise in prices. While unemployment remained high in 2010 (still is) and the real estate market hasn't seen a real recovery yet, there were … [Read more...]