Moniker.com is sending out emails to customer promoting .Biz domain name registrations. Fair enough. The ad is promoting a 35% savings off the list price of $10.59 and selling registrations for $6.79. Of course the extension .Biz is meant to represent "Business" so as we always talk about, the words to the left of the dot, should be ones that matches the extension and this one is about … [Read more...]
Sold For $2,500 On Afternic, FundAnything.com Co-Owner Is Trump & Offers $1M To to Break The Crowdfunding Record
If your the guy who sold the domain name FundAnything.com on Afternic.com for $2,500 year ago in October 2012, you might not to read any further. The domain name FundAnything.com, is now the centerpiece of Co-owners Donald Trumps new "kicker starter like" funding project. According to a press release out today, "In less than three months, the billionaire's FundAnything.com has … [Read more...]
SLY.com Gets $50,000 Bid At SnapNames.com & Yes It Hits Reserve
The domain name Sly.com is part of the SnapNames.com Premium End of Year Showcase Auction and has gotten a $50,000 bid The auction which just started yesterday has 29 days to go. The domain auction closes on November 14th 2013 at 3:15PM in accordance with Snapnames.com normal closing rules. The domain name Sly.com has a reserve range of $25,000-$50,000 so it has hit reserve and will … [Read more...]
Unintended Consequences As Aus Registry Study Turns Into Story “Domain Names Fading Out of Fashion”
Yesterday Aus Registry release a study showing only 25% of all Australians own a domain name. Aus registry which runs the .Au registry and also is the back end provider for many new gTLD's commissioned the study of 10,000 Australians and used the results to encourage Australians to pay more attension to the domain name spac. “What we as an industry need to focus on now is raising greater … [Read more...]
Godaddy/Afternic.com Sells $1,780,000 in Domain Names Led By Likers.com For $28K
Godaddy.com/Afternic.com just released its weekly sales report for the week of 10/7/13 – 10/13/13 Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1,000, summed to $1,779,357. Sales were led by Likers.com for $28,0000 and Rah.com for $20K. Non .com sales were led by Fn.net which sold for $15,050 Here are all the reportable sales: … [Read more...]
Last Sold In 2005 For $1.4 Million, VIP.com Is Sold To Publicly Held VipShop.com
Publicly traded VipShop.com (NYSE: VIPS) whose site is VipShop.com has quietly acquired the domain name VIP.com. The company has a market cap of $3.77 billion dollars. It appears according to DomainTools.com the company acquired the domain just a few weeks ago at or around September 24th, 2013. I haven't seen any announcement on the sale and VipShop.com has not issued a press … [Read more...]
Demand Media Shares Hit 52 Week Low After Rosenblatt Resigns
Shares of Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) hit a 52 week low today closing at $5.34 down almost 9% in the first day of trading since Richard Rosenblatt resigned as CEO and Chairman Share hit inter-day low of $5.31. Demand Media, Inc. is now over almost 50% off its 52 week high of $10.34 Volume today was over double of its 90 day average. Demand Media, Inc. now has a market cap of $466 … [Read more...]