So there is an article out today on Forbes written by Dan Pontefract Mr. Pontefract is the CEO of The Pontefract Group, a company that helps people become better at leadership. A best-selling author of OPEN TO THINK, THE PURPOSE EFFECT & FLAT ARMY. So he starts off talking about how he went out on his own in late 2018 to start his own firm. He was happy to find he could get his name in … [Read more...]
U.S. digital advertising surpasses $100 billion for the first time ever
Digital advertising in the U.S. surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever. This report comes from IAB, the Internet Advertising Revenue Report was Conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Mobile took the lion's share of ad revenue for the third year in a row. Anthony Ha over at TechCrunch wrote: One of the recurring concerns about the digital ad industry is its dominance by … [Read more...]
Toni.com actually sold for $22,472
A commenter here stated that Toni.com did not sell for $42,500, the first bidder reneged and Deepak Ramani acquired the name for a lower price. I posted about this on Namepros and Michael Sumner from Namebio posted he has a way to see the updated price and it was $22,472. Thanks to everyone who helped get to the actual real price for Toni.com. … [Read more...]
No more $90 minimum bid at Sedo, starting tomorrow
Starting tomorrow and running through the end of 2019, Sedo will be doing away with the Minimum Fee for all Category I domains* sold through Sedo! Additionally, the minimum bid of $90 previously required by the buyer when bidding at Sedo, will be lowered to $20. Sedo gave an example below: Benefits for both Domain sellers and buyers: Sellers: Earn more net profits from domain sales … [Read more...]
Toni.com buyer revealed
A couple weeks ago Toni.com sold at GoDaddy for $42,500, the name previously sold back in 2013 for $12,800. Commenters here speculated who the buyer was. Everything from a hair care company, to a yogurt company, to Toni Braxton. The buyer was a domain investor Deepak Ramani and his Cyber Capital Technology purchased the name. The name is parked at Undeveloped.com. Another gem owned by Deepak … [Read more...]
ChrisMatthews.com closes at $2,401 did the talk show host finally get his name?
Chris Matthews the host of MSNBC's Hardball, has never owned his name in .com. Now of course this is not an uncommon name, but with the amount of money Mr.Matthews makes and being in the rough and tumble world of politics, he might want to have his name just to keep it from those who oppose him. ChrisMatthews.com was originally registered in 1999 and passed between a few different registrants … [Read more...]
Brev.com sells for the fifth time in 9 years
Brev.com exchanged hands on Friday for the 5th time in 9 years according to Namebio. The domain was once regged back in the 1990's and was owned by a company called HelpMail. They dropped it and it was registered by World Online Denmark A/S. The name moved all around the world registrant wise, to Arizona, India, England. It looks like the name means either mail or letter in Swedish, I … [Read more...]
