After 7 years SumoMe.com acquired the domain name Sumo.com. Zain Din director of marketing, gave us details: We started to pursue the name on 4/3/2010 to improve brand value, recruiting, and to be the de facto Sumo brand. Noah was one of the first employees at Facebook (experienced TheFacebook.com > Facebook.com transition) and Mint (experienced the MyMint.com > Mint.com transition), so … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
The Top 5 for 2-7-17 Convenience.org sells for $55,000
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. A .org sale took the top spot on Tuesday as Convenience.org sold for $55,000 on Sedo. The domain was purchased by Nacs, The Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing. 2. SiteGuard.com closed at $9,500 on Flippa, the domain sold before on Afternic for $1,890 in 2008. I like it, … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by OCS.com at $115,000
Sedo reported their weekly sales and OCS.com topped the chart at $115,000. G.Rich sold for $13,750 first time I ever saw a .rich sale. Robo.io sold for $12,500 VXE.com sold for $15,000 lowest reported LLL.com we have seen recently. Nrg4.com sells for $4,400 in one of those what the heck sales. Domain … [Read more...]
Rightside lowered to a sell rating by Zacks Research shares below $8
Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) shares are down 4% today and Zacks Research has lowered it's rating on the stock to a sell. The shares are trading below $8 for the first time since December 22. The stock had a pretty nice run up to $12.85 over the summer but have since come back down. The company recently agreed to sell Enom to Tucows (TCX) … [Read more...]
FF.com sold for $1.4 million and the broker is suing for their commission
There is a very interesting story about FF.com on Jalopnik.com. The article deals with the broker of FF.com not getting paid their 15% commission. Hat tip to George Kirikos. Looking at Domain Tools the seller was Bank of America. In November, a 10-page complaint was filed against Faraday in San Francisco County Superior Court by a company that essentially acts as a broker for acquiring domain … [Read more...]
PIR Releases 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report: 92% of NGO’s Have a Website
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org, .ngo and .ong domains and Nonprofit Tech for Good today revealed the results of the “2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report.” The second annual report uncovers how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use web, email and mobile communications, online fundraising tools, and social media. The report details the key … [Read more...]
The Top 5 for 2-4-17
The Top 5 is a daily look at the top 5 sales from the previous day. These are sales recorded by Namebio. GoDaddy took 4 out of the top 5 spots on Saturday. CheapSoftware.com closed at $12,250 on GoDaddy auctions to lead all other sales. The domain was registered in 1997 and screenshots show it pointing to BuyCheapSoftware.com. 2. Licaitong.com closed at $6,700 on DropCatch, the domain was … [Read more...]