About 2 1/2 years ago we wrote about Offers.com which at that time had just launched by a domainer in the coupon/Deals space, after buying the domain for $180,000. Fast forward and today the company behind Offers.com have acquired the domain name CouponCodes.com which launched just today. I spoke to the Steve Schaffer CEO of Vertive, Inc, late yesterday afternoon. The purchase price for … [Read more...]
MikeVick.com & MichaelVick.com Expires & Is Dropping Sunday, The Same Day Vick Returns To Atlanta
The domain names MichaelVick.com and MikeVick.com are both dropping tomorrow, Sunday September 18th, the same day Michael Vick is returning to Atlanta as the starting quarterback of the Eagles. Both domain names were registered on the same day in 1999. In 1999 Michael Vick finished 3rd in the Heisman Trophy voting and also won the Archie Griffin Award. MichaelVick.com was most recently … [Read more...]
Google Names Its News Reader To Compete With Flipboard & AOL “Propeller”: Problem is AOL Owns Propeller.com & Has its Own NewsReader Called Editions.com
According to various reports yesterday here and here, Google is working on launching a social and news reader app to compete with the very popular Flipboard App as well as Facebook, and is going to call it Propeller. AOL is the owner of Propeller.com AOL also has its own similar App already that competes with the leader Flipboard. The name of AOL apps is Editions by AOL Editions.com is … [Read more...]
Why Does General Electric Own The Domain Name UpYourButt.net?
The domain name UpYourButt.net is owned by GE. Yes the General Electric Company. The domain was once registered to Universal Studios which is owned by NBC, which in turn is owned by GE. The domain name does not resolve. The domain's registrar is the corporate brand consultant cscglobal.com Its a pretty strange name to see under the control of a company in the Dow Jones average and … [Read more...]
We Welcome Back College Football To Find Out Which School Has The Best Domain & Come To Some Shocking Findings
With the college football season starting this weekend and we are looking to find which of the "top" football programs own the best domain name. Of course most schools own their .edu domain for the official site of the university, yet most of the major college sports programs have their own site for just the athletic programs and that's what were looking at here. I'm going to start with my … [Read more...]
Guy Who Registered AmywinehouseFoundation.com: “I’m Not A Dick Head”
Yesterday we wrote about Mitch Winehouse who announced plans for the Amy Winehouse Foundation before securing domain name. Mitch called those who registered the domain a "dick head" for doing so Today Martin McCann, the man who allegedly registered the domain name, Amywinehousefoundation.com told a newspaper that: “I’m not exploiting anything yet. I’ve just bought some domain names. … [Read more...]
HideMyMugShot.com For $1,750 Promises To Keep Your Pic Out of The Limelight, But For $30 They Could Have Protected Their Brand
A new site HideMyMugShot.com promises to keep your mug shot out of the public eye if you happen to get arrested. Apparently the site charges $1,750 to keep your mug shot off of Google and sites dedicated to publishing Mugshots I guess that's a small price to pay to escape facing ridicule by family and friends a possible divorce from your spouse and firing from your job. However the owners … [Read more...]