I just saw a press release announcing a new web site for the sale of sex toys and its another example of a failed branding attempt. Keep in mind that is costs several hundred of dollars to send out a press release and in this case they are adverising the roll out of their new site, SextasyToyCircus.com Its a horrible domain name worth less than it cost to send out a press release through … [Read more...]
Site Goes From Longer .Com To Shorter. Net: ShareMyPlaylists.com Goes To Playlists.net
According to TechCrunch, ShareMyPlaylists.com which allows Spotify users to upload and share their Spotify playlists with other users has changed their domain name to Playlists.net. ShareMyPlaylists.com was launched in March 2009. While many believe its a .com world, others see that its all about branding and truncation which Mr. Frager chats about daily on his blog. "The main … [Read more...]
Brit.Co Bought For $4,750, Gets $6.3 Million In Funding Including Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer
Another .Co domain name is in the news today as Brit + Co., a San Francisco-based media company focused on DIY ideas for “creative living in the digital age,” has raised $6.3 million in Series A funding according to The Term Sheet. Oak Investment Partners led the round, and was joined by Index Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Cowboy Ventures and returning angel investors like Marissa Mayer who is the … [Read more...]
Biba.com Purchased for 57,400 Euros, Launches With $15 Million More In Funding
TechCrunch.com this morning covered "Biba, a new company coming out of stealth, has spent more than a year and $5 million in a Series A investment to quietly build a service that offers a lightweight way to use your iPhone, iPad or Android device to participate in conference calls or message people in your network." "Today the service is launching with $15 million in a Series B round led by … [Read more...]
AtFirstSight.com Purchased For $5,400 Is New App Of Bachelor Host & Demand Co-Founder
"The Bachelor" host Chris Harrison, together with the show's creator Mike Fleiss and Perceptual Networks, announced the launch of At First Sight, a new dating app that uses video profiles to help members make genuine connections. The domain name AtFirstSight.com which is now the URL for the App, was purchased just a month ago on Afternic.com for $5,400 and is currently under privacy at … [Read more...]
XM.com Purchased By XEMarkets, A Brand of Trading Point
Trading Point of Financial Instruments Ltd of London, has acquired the two-letter domain name XM.COM as the short name for XEMarkets for an undisclosed amount. This marks the two letter .com to have sold in the past month as IG.com traded hand to another UK based financial services company. Although the terms of that deal were no announced the buyer said it was the second highest amount ever … [Read more...]
Boston.com; Globe.com .Boston May Soon Be For Sale As Boston Globe Is On The Market
According to post on Boston.com, the domain names/sites Boston.com, BostonGlobe.com and Globe.com may soon be available for sale. The domain names are owned by the Boston Globe newspaper which is for sale and has a June 27th deadline for submitting bids. Today Robert Kraft the owner of the Patriots dropped out of the bidding. "Even without daily traffic Boston.com gets, the URL alone would … [Read more...]