Due to a split between the Amelia Island Tourism Development Council and the Amelia Island-Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber of Commerce,the domain name AmeliaIsland.com is going to be sold for $50,000 The Amelia Island…
Author: Michael Berkens
Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.
WSJ: Looks at Domains Used for “Gripe” Sites
The Wall Street Journal discussed gripe sites, sites set up by consumers to complain about big companies, using the name of the company in their domain name. WSJ cited starbucked.com, ihatestarbucks.com, boycottwalmart.org…
Happy Birthday Google
On Sunday Google will be 10 years old. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, with four computers and $100,000 that they received from an investor. Today…
6 Weeks Later, The .ME Auctions Are Finally Over
The .ME Auctions, which have been going on since late July, finally ended today, with projects.me selling for $1,410. By my count 2,140 domains were sold between $75 to $90,025. The registry…
Online TV Viewership Doubles
According to a recent survey by the Conference Board and TNS Global, online viewership of television broadcasts has almost doubled since 2006 to nearly 20% of Internet families, of which on average …
Google-Yahoo Deal: Time For Your Voice To Be Heard
The Department of Justice has been looking at the proposed Google-Yahoo deal for a couple of months. There have been congressional hearings, testimony and lobbying on the issue. Now its your turn….
J.P. Morgan Lowers Online Advertising Estimate for 2008/2009
A JP Morgan analyst lowered his online advertising forecast today citing broad economic weakness impacting the Internet sector. “In the first half of 2008, we have noticed macroeconomic weakness spilling into the…