According to a press release today, a company called Next Jump, which operates an employee rewards and loyalty programs, launched OO.com today. ""OO.com is a one-stop shopping destination that gives valuable, proprietary WOWPoints™ for every transaction" "The site delivers best-price offers on everything from travel to dining to household items. " "With deep … [Read more...]
MTV/Sony Launch HypeMusic.com, On A Domain It Bought From BuyDomains.com For $2,688
Today MTV announced the launch of a new music sitecalled HypeMusic.com The domain name HypeMusic.com was purchased last November for $2,688 from BuyDomains.com and was part of our weekly Afternic report. Here is how the whois record read prior to the sale: Administrative Contact: Buydomains.com Inventory Management (brokerage@buydomains.com) +1.7818397993 Fax: … [Read more...]
SEOBook.Com: How Google Killed Category Killer Domains
Well its certainly an interesting read over at SEObook.com a site dedicated as you would guess to SEO topics Today's story is on how Google has killed, or at least deeply devalued Category Killer Domain Names The post is by Aaron Wall Mr. Wall's ultimate theory that domain names relevance are being killed off by Google's new products and algorithm changes. His post highlights a recent … [Read more...]
Strangest Sale Of The Year? 143iloveyou.TV Sells For $1,750 on Sedo.com
Just noticed a sale come across Sedo ticker and it certain can qualify as the strangest domain sale of the year. The domain name 143iloveyou.TV just sold for $1,750 Maybe stranger is that the domain name 143ILOVEYOU.COM has been registered since 2003 (goes to a Godaddy placeholder) If you rush right now I can tell you that as of time of publication the gems 142ILOVEYOU.tv AND … [Read more...]
What The Settlement Of The CFIT Case Means To The Cost Of Your .Com Registrations & Renewals
Now that VeriSign settled the CFIT case, I thought we should take a look at what that means in dollars and cents to domain holders. Verisign contract to run the .Com registry (.Net too) calls for presumptive renewals and the ability to increase the wholesale cost of domain name registrations and renewals, 7% in 4 of every 6 years. Currently the wholesale price of domain name registrations … [Read more...]
A Venture Capitalist Take On Finding And Buying A Domain Name
Fred Wilson a self described Venture Capitalist and principal of Union Square Ventures published a post on this blog, AVC.com the other day about "Finding and Buying A Domain Name". It's an interesting take from a non-domainer perceptive. Here are a few points he made I especially like: "" - Be prepared to pay up for a good domain. It is very unlikely that you'll find a great domain … [Read more...]
A Day After Getting The Most Wanted Man In The World, NavySeals.com Goes Up For Sale
A day after the most wanted man in the world was killed by the Navy Seals, the domain name NavySeals.com went up for sale. "NavySeals.com just went on the market for sale with Internet Venture Holdings, Inc. (IVH) a domain name investment and online advertising management company in Arlington, Virginia, just a stone throw from the Pentagon." "The NavySeals.com domain name has a seven figure … [Read more...]