Ron Sheridan just informed TheDomains.com that he has sold the domain name RSS.com for $135,000. Ron acquired the domain from Sedo.com in 2009 for $125,000. The lead for the sale came through DomainNameSales.com although Ron negotiated the deal privately. Mr Sheridan believes the buyer is an end user who plans on launching a site on RSS.com The domain has an Estibot Appraised value of … [Read more...]
2 Weeks After Seizing 46 Domains, Feds Allow Domains To Expire & Can They Can Go Back To The Previous Owner
On July 5th we told you that some agency of the federal government seized 46 domain names. We noted at the time all 46 were very close to expiration. Today the servers on all 46 domain names that were seized on July 4th have been switched back to DomainControl.com, which are the default servers for domain names registered at Godaddy.com and all domain names currently display the … [Read more...]
After Losing UDRP For WIIU.com, Nintendo Allows Domain Like Wiisport.com GamesforWii.com To Drop
After losing a well publicized UDRP decision on WiiU.com, Nintendo allowed other bang on Wii domain names to drop this week only to sit by and watch them be re-registered by companies other than Nintendo. We have pointed this corporate mentality many times before, one in which company's are willing to spend thousands of dollars in costs and fees to file UDRP's to attempt to gain control of … [Read more...]
HuntingMoon Updates Its Site To Allows Domains To Be Listed For Sale For Free & Opens Marketplace For Apps
With over ten million dollars of domains and developed sites sales since 2006, HuntingMoon.com has made a dramatic update to its selling policies, enabling domain owners to list their domain names for sale and auction for free. Unlike other domain marketplaces, the commission to HuntingMoon on successful transactions is only 10%. Evan Horowitz, HuntingMoon.com CEO said, "The HuntingMoon … [Read more...]
BXSP.com Sold By BuyDomains Days Ago On Afternic For $2K Winds Up WIth Blackstone Who Has Over 28 Billion In Assets
The domain name BXSP.com which sold just a few days ago and was listed on Afternic weekly report we published on Tuesday, wound up in the hands of one of the largest investment firms in the world, The Blackstone Group of Park Ave New York. In 2012, The Blackstone Group had revenues of Over 3.6 Billion and had assets of over $28 Billion. I guess it would not be an understatement to say the … [Read more...]
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry Withdraws Two More New gTLD Applications: .Media & .Country
Frank Schilling's Uniregistry withdrew applications for two new gTLD's today reflected on ICANN's site. The application were for .Media and .Country Both of these application were due to have Initial Evaluation by ICANN released tomorrow as they had prioritization numbers 1,242 and 1,232 respectively so by withdrawing tonight Uniregistry picks up a 70% refund instead of the 35% it would have … [Read more...]
Google Reports & Miss On Revenue & Earnings: Paid Clicks Up 23%; Cost Per Click Down 6% Stock Sinks Over 5%
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 after the market closed but missed expectations for both revenue and earnings per share, sending shares down more than 5% or $50 a share in after hours trading. Google reported consolidated revenues of $14.11 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, an increase of 19% compared to the second … [Read more...]