A post by Wired.com, pretty much blasts Demand Media over their S-1 they filed to go public, and previous statements made by co-founder Richard Rosenblatt regarding the profitability of the company: ""Several commentators noted the absence of profits, (in the S-1) which sat oddly with co-founder Richard Rosenblatt’s public pronouncements over the years" "Rosenblatt has been describing … [Read more...]
What A Goddady Sale Could Mean For The Domain Industry
Love him or hate him you have to admit that Bob Parsons has bought attention to domain names to mainstream America like no one before him. That's why the story by the Wall Street Journal yesterday saying that Godaddy was going to place itself in an auction to sell the company, is one all domainers should follow. Godaddy is not just a company in the domain space it is a company responsible … [Read more...]
.Co Land Rush Auctions Ring Up Another $500K In Sales
The .Co registry just released another round of results from the Land Rush domain name auctions totaling $480K in sales. The top sale as we reported yesterday was mesothelioma.co which set a Land Rush Auction record of $76,000. Despite most domainers believing that Slots.co would easily sell for more money than Denver.co (see the poll results on the right), Denver.co in fact fetched $50K … [Read more...]
WSJ says Godaddy is up for Sale for $1 Billion Dollars; Seems like they left off a zero
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that GoDaddy.com, has put itself up for sale in an auction that could fetch more than $1 billion according to the journal Qatalyst Partners has been hired to shop The Go Daddy Group. Private-equity firms are expected to bid for the company, which currently has more than 43 million domains under management. If anything $1 Billion seems a low figure for a … [Read more...]
New Record For A .Co Domain $76,000
There is a new record for a .Co domain. The domain name Mesothelioma.co just sold at the Land Rush Auction for $76,000. Mesothelioma is one of the highest paying PPC keyword in the world. Legal domains continue to shine on .Co … [Read more...]
Google Instant Doesn’t Like Adult
One of the early observations many have made about Google Instant is that is doesn't seem to like adult terms. Unlike non adult terms that start showing search results as you type as well as offering your suggested search terms, when you type in an "adult" term Google Instant doesn't make suggestions or show results. Try typing in the "f" word , no suggested results or suggested … [Read more...]
The Stories Your Missing If Your Not Following Us On FaceBook
Just to let you know we post other stories and news on our Facebook page that we don't publish on the blog. In the last few days here are some of the stories we have shared on Facebook: There's even a App for placing your bets (only if you live in Nevada for now). The New York Times Says It will Go Out Of Print Godaddy Is Still Handing Out Big Bonuses Bob Says In TV Interview The … [Read more...]