Flippa.com just announced on Twitter that the domain name Mega.co is at auction on its site and can be yours for the Buy It Now price (BIN) of just $1,000,000. The reserve price seems to be set at $500,000, if you are willing to chance the domain going to auction. This of course comes on the heals of the huge launch over the weekend of Kim DotCom Mega storage service which claimed got … [Read more...]
You’re Not Going To Believe This One: Buy.com To Change Its Name to Rakuten.com
On Jan. 31 Buy.com is changing its name to Rakuten.com No its not April's fools day. In May 2010 a Japanese company Rakuten bought Buy.com for $250 million. Now that company is going to rebrand Buy.com as Rakuten.com Shopping. If you go to Buy.com today you will see the name "Rakuten" right above Buy.com The Buy.com URL will remain, but consumers who go to the site … [Read more...]
Sean Sullivan Rolls Out Monetization Solutions For: Auto insurance, Mortgage and Incorporation On BankAds.com
According to his Facebook page Sean Sullivan has rolled out a domain monetization solution for auto insurance, mortgage and incorporation services at BankAds.com Here is what Sean had to say on Facebook: ""Domain Investors & Web Publishers: BankAds is pleased to announce that we are expanding our domain monetization solution significantly and we now offer domain owners high paying CPC … [Read more...]
Forbes: Spend a Few Thousand Dollars On A Domain, Not A Fortune
Forbes.com just published a piece entitled "Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup" which basically tells its readers its Ok to spend a few thousand of dollars on a domain but there isn't a need to spend a fortune buying one from Kevin Ham or Frank Schilling: "I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once by not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your … [Read more...]
Thanks To The TM Lobby Even The Tiny Island Of Vanuatu (.Vu) Is Worried About Cybersquatters
I just read a story about the tiny pacific island nation of Vanuatu which is discussing what shall become of its Top Level Domain name (ccTLD) .vu It was pretty shocking to me how the trademark lobby message of "cybersqautting" has reached to the point where the issue of a .Vu domain name being used to abused trademarks of brands and famous people. Anyone who reads thedomains.com with any … [Read more...]
Pro Gun Adocate Goes On Buying Spree Of Sentor Domains Starting W/ SenatorFeinstein.com
TheDailyCaller.com published a story on how a Dimitrios Karras, the owner of a firearm parts store in California has registered the domain names of certain Democratic Senators who are supporters of gun control laws starting with Senator Dianne Feinstein. Yes Mr. Karras registered SenatorFeinstein.com just a week ago on January 4th 2013. “COMING SOON! Senator Feinstein’s Biggest Fan Page,” … [Read more...]
Major League Baseball Denies It Paid Seven Figures For Rockies.com
Acccording to baseballamerica.com Major League Baseball is now denying that it paid seven figures for the domain name Rockies.com "A previous version of this story stated that MLB had paid a seven-figure sum for the rights to the Rockies.com domain name. " "Matthew Gould said the figure was inaccurate, though he said he could not release the correct amount due to confidentiality … [Read more...]