Another single word .Com is off the market probably forever as EdibleArrangements.com just acquired the domain name Edible.com. The domain transferred over according to DomainTools.com in late June of this year. The domain name Edible.com is being forwarded to their site so they are not re-branding to the shorter domain which I think is a good idea in this case. The previous owner was … [Read more...]
FastCompany: If you Own More Than 300 Domain Names You Suffer From Domain Name Addiction
In what seems like an Article published by Domaingang.com, FastCompany.com, just published an article asking "Have You Registered 300 Domain Names?" "If so, you may be suffering from “domain name addiction”--the tendency to register many URLs without following through on one strong idea, says recovering addict Lea Woodward." Yep Ms. Woodward went on to say: "At one stage I had about … [Read more...]
Lish.com Bought For $45k on Sedo in June By Payvment Launches & Gets Covered By TechCrunch.com
The domain name Lish.com sold on Sedo.com in June for $45,000. Today according to a press release, the buyer of the domain is Payvment, which calls itself "the number one Facebook ecommerce platform", launched a site on the domain. Payvment has raised $7.75 Million in funding. Lish.com also got some love from TechCrunch.com which ran a story on it today. Back to the press … [Read more...]
Did A Internet Company Without A Domain Name Just Raise $3.5 Million?
This week, AwesomenessTV, a media company that operates a YouTube channel with programming closed a $3.5 million Series A investment round led by MK Capital. Greycroft Ventures Partners, New World Ventures, Machinima CEO Allen DeBevoise, UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer and MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan are among the other investors. The company's YouTube channel, which launched in June, boasts more than … [Read more...]
With An Original Registration Date Of 2007 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.com Can Soon Be Yours
As I go through the drop lists every day once in a while a name catches my eye. In this case I'm highlighting the domain name mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.com Yes the letter M repeated 24 times. The letter M repeated 23x .com is available but the letter m repeated 22x is taken since 2006 and the letter M repeated 25x is taken as well. So in the next couple of days you will have your chance … [Read more...]
Over 200 New Domain Registrations Point To A Las Vegas Sands Owned Casino In Canada
Over 200 new domain name registrations yesterday certainly indicate that Las Vegas Sands Corporation is looking to place a casino in Canada and it looks like Toronto is the target. Not only did Sands register domains for a casino with alternative names such as the sands, the Venetian and the Palazzo but they registered some corporate names and some charitable domain such as … [Read more...]
YouTube’s Investigative News Channel Named iFiles; The Matching .Com Is A Huge Torrent Search Engine: iFiles.com
TechCrunch.com broke the news today that Google owned YouTube.com is helping to launch a new channel with the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR). The name they picked out for the project is “I Files”. Like CNN's ireport, ifiles looks like its going to be driven by consumer reporting. The domain name ifiles.com is a huge Torrent search engine site where people search for and find … [Read more...]