According to an article in the New York Times, the city of New York is on the verge of making a deal with a "Virgina based company" that would apply for and operate the gTLD .NYC. According to the story the city would be guaranteed a to received $3.6 Million over the first 5 years. "The Virgina based company would pay all costs of the application and the operation of the registry." The … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Zynga Acquires OMGPOP Developer of Draw Something
Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), just announced that it acquired the developer of the hottest gaming app Draw Something. We wrote about Draw Something last week and the domain name DrawSomething.com According to a Press release issued minutes ago, Zynga just acquired "New York-based social game developer OMGPOP, makers of the popular cultural hit mobile game, Draw Something, and over 35 additional … [Read more...]
Ari Goldberger Beats Back UDRP On UTV.com
Ari Goldberger beat back a UDRP on the domain name UTV.com brought by UTV Limited of Belfast Here are the relevant facts and findings of the three member panel: The Complainant was formed in November 1958 as Programme Contractor for Northern Ireland and was incorporated as Ulster Television in 1959. It has been broadcasting television and radio in Northern Ireland since October … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Sells $1.5MM In Domains Led By Channel.com At $125K
Sedo.com just announced its sales data for the week ending March 19th. In all $1.5MM of domains were sold. The top reportable sale was Channel.com at $125,000. Other domains topping the list of public sales were sportbekleidung.de at €25,000 followed by onlinepoker.co for $22,000. In all 1,015 domains were sold. Below is the entire list of publicly reportable sales in their respective … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $1.09MM In Domains Led By OnTime.com At $25K
Afternic.com just published its weekly report of domain name sales totalling $1,087,415 for the week ending March 18th. The publically reportable sales were led by OnTime.com at $25,000 followed by CostumesForHalloween.com at $16,500. Below is the complete list released of publicly reportable sales: .com … [Read more...]
The Hottest Gaming App In The World W/ 20M Users & BuyDomains Just Sold DrawSomething.com For $3K
Seems like one of the hottest games in the world is Draw Something. It seems some 20 million people have already downloaded the App. Yes 20 Million in only 5 weeks. BusinessInsider.com has published two stories on the game today alone. One highlighting that over 4.5 million people played the game in the same hour the previous night, and one showing the growth of the popularity of the … [Read more...]
Gamechanger? Marketpage Allows Anyone To Set Up A Store on Their Facebook Page & Snoop Dog Is The 1st
There was an interesting press release from MarketPage a system that "allows anyone to have a shop on their Facebook Page and invite others to sell there." Its seems like a natural. You have a fanbase that wants to connect with you and you allow people to sell merchandise on your page your fans would be interested in. The first one out of the block is none other than Snoop Dog. Melvin … [Read more...]