One of our predictions for 2011 was that you would be seeing a lot of big names in the domain world moving Last week we wrote about Jeff Gabriel who resigned from Sedo, and today comes word that James Tuplin, Director Of Operations UK for NameDrive LLC is leaving the company. In a statement sent to customers James wrote: ""As some of you may know, this month will be my last working @ … [Read more...]
Guest Post: Ron Sheridan Heads Up Portland Domainer Meetup
This is a guest post is by Ron Sheridan, who as most of you know was a long time employee of Oversee and now is working on developing and launching RSS.com: "Back in October I had the good fortune of attending the domain cruise put on myChefPatrick.com (Patrick Rudell). Patrick did something at the event that for me made the event incredibly valuable: he asked each person in attendance to … [Read more...]
Sex.com Broker, Jeff Gabriel Is Leaving Sedo.com
Star broker Jeff Gabriel, who brokered the record setting sale of Sex.com for $13 Million has resigned from Sedo.com. Jeff told me that he is "really gratefully for the opportunity that Sedo gave me and I want to thank the whole team." and that he is looking for new opportunities in 2011. We wish Jeff the best of luck in his future endeavors. … [Read more...]
Sedo Increases Sales Commission 50%; From 10% to 15% : For “Domain Sales By Our Sales Team” Without Notice
Thanks to a reader who noticed that Sedo.com is raising their commission rate 50%, from 10%-15% effective TOMORROW. Changes to Sedo’s domain brokerage service prices on January 4, 2011 """Sedo is committed to helping individuals and businesses find their ideal domain name with the services they need to do so. '"" ""In reflection of investments in our tools and services and an … [Read more...]
Moniker: Issues Statement On “Unauthorized Data Release” By Moniker Employee
Moniker has just released the following statement acknowledging an "unauthorized release of customer data" by a Moniker Employee: ""Moniker has learned that one of its employees violated company policy by distributing customer data for a single domain name registration. The employee has been placed on administrative leave while the company further reviews the matter. ""Only one employee and … [Read more...]
CNN.com Names Demand Media “As One of The Top 10 Tech “Fails” In 2010
A new article published by CNN.com tonight entitled "The 10 Biggest Tech Fails Of 2010" lists Demand Media as number 8. CNN.com writes: ""Demand Media....operates on a ..."content farm" model: They choose topics people are searching for on the internet, pay a "journalist" a tiny amount to write something -- anything -- about it, then slap it on the Web so people will click on … [Read more...]
Post Time Media Announces Content Factory For Domains To Challenge Epik, WhyPark and RapidDomainBuilder: “It’s Going To Be A Whole New World”
A new entry has come into the alternative to parking space promising better content and highly targeted adverting for domain holders. The company Post Time Media was founded in 2005 and is based in Aspen Colorado. According to a press release issued today: "Post Time Media Inc. has spent five years developing a content platform that can deliver highly targeted information and … [Read more...]