With Godaddy taking paid preregistrations on four new gTLD's today, .Luxury, .Build, .Menu and .Uno, your chances of selling your premium domain name may increase if its listed in Godaddy resale channel. As people search to preregister a new gTLD domain, if that domain isn't available because its already preregistered or reserved by the registry (Godaddy doesn't distinguish) they are showing … [Read more...]
How Much Is A Category Killer Domain Worth? CarLoans.com.au Generates $40 Million in 6 Months
Smartcompany.com.au, just published a success story that all domainers can use as the poster child for potential buyers of great domain names. It makes the best case for buying a great domain name and building your business around as I have ever read. The owner of CarLoans.com.au says he purchased the domain name in June and has increased the company's business by $40 million dollars. "In … [Read more...]
RockLive.com Purchase For $40K: New Social Network Shots Of Me Backed By Beiber To Launch Without Matching Domains
According to the Fortune's Term Sheet, a "new teen-focused social network called Shots Of Me will launch later this week, under the RockLive brand." The company Rock Live bought its domain name RockLive.com from Marchex for $40,000 and was part of the 500 domain name sales Marchex announced back in November 2012. The social network Shots of Me is making news because its "new lead investor … [Read more...]
Runnable.com Raises $2 Million After Buying It’s Domain For $2,500 On Sedo
According to Term Sheet, Runnable, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based “centralized location for finding code,” raised $2 million in seed funding. Sierra Ventures led the round, and was joined by Resolute.VC and individual angels. The domain name Runnable.com was acquired for a whopping 2,000 Euros, a year ago through Sedo.com which equates to less than $2,500. I have said it before but do NOT … [Read more...]
ABC/Univision Launch New TV Network Tonight & Goes With a Net: Fusion.net Instead of Fusion.tv For Its Site
A new television network is launching tonight in the United States, Fusion Network, a joint venture between ABC/Disney and Univision. According to Wilkipedia.org Fusion is an 24-hour news, lifestyle and entertainment channel aimed at English-speaking Millenial's and combines the resources of ABC News and Univision. "Fusion is based in a converted studio facility outside Miami." On the … [Read more...]
Manwin Operator of YouPorn.com Renames Itself To MindGeek & Buys MindGeeks On Sedo For $3,500
According to xBiz.com, Manwin which operates some of the most visited adult websites in the world including YouPorn.com, RedTube.com, Pornhub.com and Tube8.com to name a few has been re-named to MindGeek. "Manwin.com now links to MindGeek.com, a site that calls the company an international information technology firm, specializing in highly trafficked websites." The company which is said to … [Read more...]
Funny: Company Sends Out PR Announcing It Renewed Its Domain For 5 Years As a “Bold Move”
I saw this press release today and thought it was pretty funny: "Hmeet.com has renewed its domain name to 2018 as a bold move to let members know that the organization is here to stay to continue to provide the services on which thousands of them rely. " "“Hmeet.com wants the world to know that we will continue our business and all people with a sexually transmitted disease are welcome to … [Read more...]