Just a quick note to thank all of you our readers; the commentators; and all of you that voted TheDomains.com as the Best Domain Blog at TRAFFIC yesterday. Both Judi and I are quite touched to receive the honor. Special thanks to the organizers of the TRAFFIC show Rick, Howard and to Barbara and Alina, Ray and Kim without whose very hard work the TRAFFIC show would not be possible. Also … [Read more...]
Sedo Partners With Moniker & Afternic.com’s DLS Expands To Include Godaddy.com
Two press releases out this morning announcing partnerships in the domain industry. Sedo.com and Moniker.com announced: ""Sedo, the online domain marketplace, and Moniker(R), a leading domain name registrar, auction house and brokerage, today announced an expansion of their partnership that will enable users to search for both new and previously registered domains in one convenient … [Read more...]
Who is RiversideDomain.com & Why Do They Keep Trying To Sell Domains We Own?
If you're a domainer you probably have gotten an email from RiversideDomain.com telling you about a domain that is soon to drop promising you that they can obtain it for you Here is how the emails typically read: My name is ___________ (name changes a lot) I came across your website while looking for potential interested parties for the domain name _____________ that will be placed sale in … [Read more...]
So What Happens If Alibaba Buys Yahoo?
According to several report the China Internet giant Alibaba Group is very interested in buying Yahoo. The Chairman and CEO of Alibaba Jack Ma, told reporters last week when he was speaking at at a forum at Stanford University in Silicon Valley that “We are very, very interested" in Yahoo. Alibaba dominates ecommerce in China with its C2C domestic Taobao auction site, B2B global Alibaba … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Loses Another Top Broker As Frank Aiello Quits
Sedo.com has lost another top broker out of its Boston Office. Frank Aiello announced on this Facebook page that has left his job at Sedo.com Frank like Jeff Gabriel before him was my broker at Sedo.com and will be missed. In July another top broker, Ryan Colby announced he left Sedo Jeff Gabriel left Sedo in Janauary Tessa Holcomb who was Sedo's top broker at the time left in 2010 … [Read more...]
RealEstate.com Purchased For $8.25 Million
According to TechCrunch.com in what may well be the buy of the century in the domain name world, Market Leader, (NASDAQ: LEDR) a provider of online marketing and technology solutions for real estate professionals, this morning announced the acquisition of RealEstate.com. A Market Leader spokesperson informed TechCrunch.com that the purchase price was $8.25 million. At that price, IMHO it … [Read more...]
BusinessWeek/Bloomberg Interview’s Jeremiah Johnston Of Sedo Called: The Domain Name Business
Businessweek/Bloomberg published an interview with the Chief Operating Officer of Sedo.com Jeremiah Johnston entitled simply: "The Domain Name Business" Here are some of the highlights: Is the buying and selling of Web site domain names a viable business? The days of the Internet pioneers who grabbed one-word, fantastic domains are largely over. The buying and selling of domain names … [Read more...]