The Baltimore Sun just published an interview with Bob Parsons, CEO of Godaddy.com. The most interesting news from the interview: Godaddy.com now has 41 million domain names under management. The best question and answer from the Interview: """Q: How important do you expect domain names will become? ""A: I would say everything in our life in the next 25 years is going to be tied … [Read more...]
Oversee Files Suit Against Nelson Brady (Halvarez) For $33 Million Dollars
In a statement just released buy Oversee.net, they have filed suit against after Nelson Brady, otherwise known as Hank Alvarez, seeking damages in excess of $33 million dollars. Here is the official statement from Oversee: "SnapNames, and its parent company, Oversee.net, have filed suit against Nelson Brady in federal court in Oregon." "Brady is a former employee who, under the false name … [Read more...]
You Want To Buy Shares In Oversee.Net? Is It A $1 Billion Company?
According to Sharespost.com, there are currently one or more shareholders of Oversee.net, which are offering up block(s) of shares for sale. Several months ago we wrote about another site, SecondMarket.com where shares of privately held company's can be traded. Sharespost.com describes itself as a site which: "Makes private equity liquid by connecting companies, buyers and sellers, either … [Read more...]
Jeftovic On Circle ID: Domain Names Are Not Investments, They Are “Just Speculation”
In a scathing post on domain names as an investment written by Mark Jeftovic on Circle Id, said: "This is the reality that domainers have to face: Most of the activity in the space that is considered "investing" isn't." ""In the domainer space, it's all about speculation. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But let's call it for what it is."" ""I can't bear to see the word … [Read more...]
Our Picks From The RickLatona TRAFFIC Milan Premier Auction
The RickLatona.com Live Premier auction from TRAFFIC Milan kicks off at 10 am EST on April 28th with remote bidding on proxibid.com. One of the problems that I had picking out domains for this auction are that some of the price ranges are quite wide such as the 20,000- 100,000 range. For example a domain like thick.com is listed as having a reserve range starting between 20,000 and 100,000 … [Read more...]
.Info Registrations Hit 88 Cents At WebFusion For A Week
Webfusion.com announced today it was lowering the price of .info domain names to $0.88 but only until April 29, 2010. The price they charge is normally $9.99, so customers can now save over $9 on every .info that they register. To take advantage of this offer you can click here. (this is NOT an affiliate code, nor have we been paid in any way to promote) … [Read more...]
SFGate.com: “Demand Media Will Be The First $1 Billion Tech IPO Since Google”
In a post today in SFgate.com, authored by Lou Kerner, of the Business Insider, he predicts that Demand Media will be the 1st $1 Billion dollar Tech IPO since Google. Here are Mr. Kerner's arguments for Demand: Demand's. ehow.com is the 44th most trafficked site according to Alexa (I show it being #141).... which gets most of its content from over 10,000 "qualified" contributors that … [Read more...]