IAC reported earnings this morning. IAC is one of the stocks we track in the Domain Stock Index since it owns some major Internet properties including Match.com, Dictionary.com Chemistry.com and Ask.com to name a few. IAC said that: Q2 revenue reflects strong performance with double-digit growth across all segments. Operating Income Before Amortization saw very strong double-digit growth, … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Sedo Releases its Domain Market Study for Q2 2011: $25M In Sales up 13%; 10,600 Domain Sales
Sedo just released its Q2 2011 Domain Market Study, which reveals domain name industry trends based on its marketplace transactions. In Q2, Sedo’s Domain Marketplace saw close to $25,000,000 in global sales, revealing 13 percent growth compared to Q1 2011 and 4 percent year-over-year growth. Domain sales priced at $5,000 and below accounted for 48% market share The average sale prices of … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $628K In Domain Names Led By FatChance.com at $26K
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday July 24th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $628,195. The top seller of the week was FatChance.com at $26,000 followed by JustGames.com at $15,000. FatChance.com is a sale Mike Mann originally reported for $40,000 on Facebook. We covered it in a previous post here. Here is the complete list: .com Sales … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Sells $1.5M In Domains Led By Aktien.de For $726K
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday July 25th. All reportable domain sales totalled $1,535,707. The top seller of the week was Aktien.de at $725,565 followed by OnlineDegree.com at $120,000. "Aktien" is a German word translating to 'shares' (stock). The exact sale price was 500,000€ which is substantially higher than this years previous highest selling .de domain - … [Read more...]
GEOPUBLISHERS.COM Announces The 2011 EXPO for The GeoDomain Industry
GeoPublishers.com the new trade association for the geodomain industry will be holding its inaugural Expo in Chicago, from September 30- October 1, 2011. The Expo starts with the President's reception on Friday September 30th, followed by a day-and-a-half program of keynotes and panels, and a sponsored dinner on Saturday 1 October. The line up of Speakers is impressive. These are the … [Read more...]
Aftermarket.com Lands Exclusive To Broker The Domain Name: WorldTradeCenter.com
According to a press release out today by Aftermarket.com, they are the exclusive broker for the domain name, WorldTradeCenter.com which is now for sale. No reserve or purchase price was mentioned in the Press Release which reads as follows: Aftermarket.com, a leading Internet domain marketplace, has been exclusively commissioned to broker the high-profile web address. While the domain is … [Read more...]
Study Of 7.5M Searches : What People Type In The Address Bar
A new blog post entitled "What Do People Type In The Address Bar" was published today by Chris Finke. Its a study using the information Mr. Finke collected on 7.5 million searches. You really should check out the full post but here are some of the results I found most interesting: "(Note that this data does not include bookmarked links or links that users click on in websites. It is … [Read more...]