TrumpTV.com is on auction at Ebay with a buy it now price of $450,000. Back in October of 2016 we did an article on TrumpTV.com and the owner wanted $3 million. Even with the price reduction it seems like an unrealistic price. In my opinion the Trump organization could have interest in acquiring but not at that price. From the story last October: TheWrap.com has an exclusive interview with … [Read more...]
.Store turns 1 an illustrated look back
.Store has reached it's one year anniversay, Radix (a sponsor here) published an infographic taking a look back. STORE already boasts of 25+ leading brands that are using their .STORE domain name actively. From global players like www.emirates.store to known brands in the sports & entertainment industry like www.f1.store, www.dudeperfect.store, www.backtothefuture.store and … [Read more...]
Condé Nast sells Style.com
It's hard to run a successful ecommerce site, if you are a one person shop or even for a company with significant resources. NYPost.com reported that Style.com is being sold by it's current owner Condé Nast International. The buyer is Farfetch. From the article: Condé Nast International CEO Jonathan Newhouse, in a note to 75 staffers announcing the sale, said the e-commerce venture “had … [Read more...]
Rightside to be acquired for $10.60 a share
Rightside (Nasdaq: NAME) to be acquired by Donuts for $10.60 a share. 52 week range on the stock $7.17 - $12.85. It really is a deal that makes sense for everybody, well accept for those that paid in the teens for NAME stock. Three years ago stock was at 17.00. One question is what happens to Name.com the registrar? From StreetInsider.com Rightside Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ: NAME) and … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by CannabisMedicinal.com
Sedo reported weekly sales and Cannabismedicinal.com topped the list at 26,000 Euros. ($29,139). VALENCIA WEB TECHNOLOGY, S.L. out of Spain sold the domain that was registered back in 2004. Currently the domain is under privacy. Alexandre Rehbinder sold Russia.org for 9,500 GBP ($12,116). There were no reported new gtld sales this week. Only 3 non .com gtld sales in total. The funny … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Namepros
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One of the goals of the column is that company representatives will see … [Read more...]
The History of money
With all the talk about cryptocurrency lately, I thought this was an interesting look at the history of money. When looking at Bitcoin here is an interesting fact not in the infographic. 2010: 1 bitcoin = 0.004 usd 2016: 1 usd = 0.001 bitcoin Source: … [Read more...]
