This morning TechCrunch covered the acquisition and launch of the domain name ScienceFiction.com by "Domain name investor and blogger Patrick Ruddell (aka Chef Patrick)" In an article entitled "ScienceFiction.com Aims To Become The “TechCrunch Of Sci-Fi”" According to the story Chef Patrick bought the domain name off of Domain Capital for $175K after someone defaulted in their … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2010
Mashable.com 6 Predictions For Digital Advertising in 2011
Mashable.com just published its "6 Predictions For Digital Adverting in 2011 and is well worth a read. I'm can't go into details (you will have to read the story for that) but here are the six predictions: Local Advertising Becomes Relevant Again With Location Silicon Valley Will Be the Next Madison Avenue Influencers Will Be the Celebrities of the Social Web Small Will Be the New … [Read more...]
TechDirt.com: “Homeland Security Affidavit To Seize Domains Riddled With Technical & Legal Errors”
TechDirt.com spent some time reviewing the Homeland Security Affidavit they used to get the judge to sign off on to seize the 80+ domain names as few weeks ago and concludes: "It's is "riddled With Technical & Legal Errors" Ouch. This comes after TechDirt.com reviewed a partial affidavit of Homeland Security, a few days ago in an article entitled "Homeland Security Knows Little About … [Read more...]
Foreclosures.com Owner Is Going Through A Foreclosure of Her Own: Her Own House
According to the SacramentoBee, the owner of the domain name Foreclosures.com is going through a foreclosure of her own. Her own House. According to the Sacbee.com the "co-founder and face of Foreclosures.com, is herself going through foreclosure on her Fair Oaks home". "Records show McGee went into default on her $1.6 million loan in June and a notice of Trustee's sale filed earlier … [Read more...]
MarketShare.com Sells for $150K and Leads Afternic.com on A $700K Week
MarketShare.com lead the way with a $148,500 domain sale at Afternic.com this week. In all Afternic.com sold almost $700K in domain names in a the week before the big holiday. Other notiable sales off the list include LandingPages.com at $20K, eWindows.com at $4K (I hope the buyer is careful) and sportsfans.org for $2K Here are all the reportable .com sales $2k and over and all reportable … [Read more...]
FCC To Vote On Net Neutrality Today Protects Land Lines But Puts Wireless in The Hands of The Carriers
The FCC is voting today on passage of Net Neutrality rules and like anything in Washington the proposal is getting both support and some opposition. The basic premise behind net neutrality is that all sites should have equal and open access to the net. The flip side is a situation where sites could pay to get better access so for example they would load faster for users to the detriment of … [Read more...]
Google.TV Hits The Pause Button
According to several reports out today, Google.TV is not ready for prime. Google has asked some manufactures that were getting ready to unveil new Internet-ready TVs at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month to delay the rollout. It appears according to those reports that Google is having software issues. There is also the issue of programming, with all the major … [Read more...]