Monthly Archives: August 2011

Fri 12th August 2011
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AllThingsD: A Shareholder Of Demand Cleans Up On Its Purchase of RSS Graffiti For $16 Million: Meet Michael Blend - AllthingsD.com just posted a story on how one shareholder of DemandMedia, Michael Blend who already received 2 million shares of Demand as part of the compensation for the sale of his former company Hot Keys to Demand,  just sold another company to Demand. AllthingsD writes: “Demand Media’s recent purchase of technology company RSS Graffiti is good news for Michael Blend, who owned 40% of the start-up” which Demand just purchased for $16.4 million, “primarily in cash”. Michael is not just ... read more ...
 
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HealthCare.Net Sells For $50K & GiftCards.org Sells For $45,700 On NameJet.com - Two more big sales on some killer non-.com domain names on NameJet.com today. The Category killer HealthCare.net sold for an even $50K right at the reserve price. There were 4 bidders for the domain over $10K including the bidder with the ID of Beach1 which won the auction for Copy.com yesterday. HealthCare.net winning bidder was “guamia” GiftCards.Org another really nice domain, sold for $45,700, in an auction that had 3 bidders over $44k including Beach1, however the auction winner was “pertevniyal”. A ... read more ...
 
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Marchex Wins a Domain Lottery With TheHelp.com - The Help Its the number 1 seller on Amazon.com and this week the movie based off the best seller is opening nationwide The movie is already getting some Oscar buzz. Marchex (Nasdaq: MCHX)  is the lucky owner of the domain name TheHelp.com, which according to Compete.com as of June had already experienced a 8X jump in traffic and should get plenty of traffic for the next few months. Of course beyond the book and movie its a nice domain name, which is why from time to time if you own a lot of brandable ... read more ...
 
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Education Vertical May Take A Huge Hit As The US & 5 States Sue Education Management Corp For BILLIONS - From July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006, Department of Education calculations reflect that EDMC received at least $893,170,978.00 in Title IV funding for students enrolled in EDMC institutions. From July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, Department of Education calculations reflect that EDMC received at least $919,187,428.00 in Title IV funding for students enrolled in EDMC institutions. From July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008, Department of Education calculations reflect that EDMC received at least $1,205,247,718.00 ... read more ...
Thu 11th August 2011
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Copy Sells For Just $101K On NameJet.com - The auction for the domain name Copy.com just closed on Namejet.com at just $101,300. The price IMHO is quite low considering the auction had a record number of bidders for a NameJet.com auction ever at 615 and there were 4 bidders at over $100K. Its highly unusual for 3 bidders to drop out between $100K and $101,300. There were 8 bidders of $50K or more in the auction. In the poll that we just concluded only 5 people of out 66 said the domain would sell for $100K or under.   Google+Michael ... read more ...
 
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Godaddy Sets Prices For .XXX Domain Names - Godaddy.com the world’s largest registrar has announced it pricing for the .XXX Sunrise period, Land Rush and General Availability for .XXX domain names. Pricing for .XXX is as follows: Sunrise AT — $209.99 for the non-refundablе application feе and first year of domain name registration (renewals are $99.99 per year) Sunrise AD — $209.99 for the non-refundablе application feе and first year of domain name registration (renewals are $99.99 per year) Sunrise B — $199.99 for the one-timе, ... read more ...
 
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Tucows Reports: Revenue Up 11%; Sells $1.3 Million In Domains & Swings To A Profit - Tucows.com (AMEX:TCX) reported earnings after the market closed today. Here are some of the highlights from the earnings report and the Earnings Call from this afternoon: “Revenue grew by almost 11% year-over-year to a record $23 million.” “Net revenue for the second quarter of 2011 increased 10.6% to $23.0 million from $20.8 million for the second quarter of 2010.” “Net income for the second quarter of 2011 was $0.6 million, or $0.01 per share, compared with a loss of $0.8 million, or ... read more ...
 
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DOMAINfest Sets Dates for 2012 Show - The big show returns, but I bet the final party will have a new location. Mark your calendars, folks. Next year’s DOMAINfest Global conference will take place January 31 to February 2. The event will again take place at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California. Registration begins in September for a discounted rate of $995. Rates jump October 1. If you think you might go, I recommend reserving a hotel room soon as they always sell out early. DOMAINfest ... read more ...
 
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Are Domain Names Less Important? - Domain names are now competing for space. I received a catalog from Bissinger’s last week and thoroughly inspected the mailer (it’s great chocolate). What caught my attention was the back of the catalog. Take a look: What do you notice? 15 years ago this catalog would have probably just had a phone number. A few years later it would have a phone number and domain name. Now both of these are relegated to the side. In fact, I didn’t even notice them at first. Instead ... read more ...
Wed 10th August 2011
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Future Trend Domain Name Auction Lineup Is Announced On SnapNames.com - @LS Morgan, who hasn’t ever revealed himself to be anyone… beyond his gamertag on blog posts — is making a lot of people wonder why he keeps coming to make comments about a subject he doesn’t “believe” in, Future Trend domains, here at the blog site of one of the most powerful domainers in the world, Michael Berkens, So you ask, what’s LS Morgan’s goal? FYI: I started the Future Trend Domain Auction™ this year purely based on Michael Berken’s success with his “3D domains” ... read more ...
 
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BJP.com A 14 Year Old Domain Is Taken in a UDRP Without A Registered Trademark - A one person panel just awarded a golden three letter domain to the complainant. The domain name BJP.com and it was awarded to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of New Delhi, India The complainant did not have a registered trademark on the domain name and the domain holder has held the domain since 1997. Here are the relevant facts: “The Complainant, Bharatiya Janata Party, is a leading political party in India, popularly referred to as BJP. The Complainant in alliance with other parties was in ... read more ...
 
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DNForum.com and ParkLogic.com Partner Up To Offer All DNForum Members The Park Logic Domain Management & Monetization Platform - In a press release this morning, DNForum and ParkLogic announced they have entered into a Strategic Partnership. “Through the partnership, DNForum will now be offering members its own branded domain management and monetization platform which takes advantage of the highly advanced ParkLogic systems.” “The ParkLogic platform is the result of many years of development and will provide DNForum members with increased traffic revenues and tools to manage their portfolios more effectively.” “This ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Passes a Baton on New TLDs during Master of Your Domain: Report From iBreakfast Conference in NYC - After a touching keynote address by ICANN’s Kurt Pritz, industry leaders shared viewpoints and predictions at Master of Your Domain? New TLD Conference for the first time since historic ICANN Singapore. Verisign predicted 1,500+ New TLD applications for the first window. Herrick Feinstein LLP. announced New York City is ready to apply for .NYC. “The horse is out of the barn. The race is on,” declared Jeffrey Hayzlett, of The Hayzlett Group. Mr. Hayzlett echoed other speakers’ contentions ... read more ...
 
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Demand Beat Expectations & Is Up Over 17% To $10.51 In After Hours Trading - Share of Demand Media rockets up over 17% in after hours trading to $10.51 after reporting earnings that beat street expectations. Revenue rose 32 percent to $79.5 million in the quarter ending June 30th. Less advertising commissions, Demand Media’s revenue for the second quarter totaled $76.6 million; analysts were expecting $73.9 million. The company reported a net loss of $2.4 million, or 3 cents per share, compares with a loss of $1.9 million in the year-ago quarter, or 75 cents per share. Excluding ... read more ...
 
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Someone Really Paid To Renew This Domain For 10 Years? 0————————————————————-5.com - I found this domain name, 0————————————————————-5.com on a expired domain list and found it was registered in 2001. That means someone has been paying the renewal fees on this domain for 10 years. a zero followed by too may hyphens to count (without an eye exam) and then the number 5. Really? 10 years? Yikes No wonder some people can’t make any money in the domain business. BTW if you want this beauty you have to act quick the backorder deadline on NameJet ... read more ...
 
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DONE! Ventures Reaches Settlement with NBC and Sedo Over Women.com - Settlement reached over failed seven figure domain name sale. DONE! Ventures has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit it brought against NBC Universal and Sedo. The lawsuit was over a failed purchase for Women.com and Women.net. DONE! says that NBC accepted its offer of $1 million for the two domain names. But then-NBC Universal Chairman and CEO Jeff Zucker allegedly quashed the deal. DONE! originally sued just NBC Universal to get it to go through with the ... read more ...
 
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.Facebook? It’s Highly Likely. - Facebook will likely apply for .facebook. Will Facebook apply for the new top level domain name Facebook? Most likely. This popped up on my radar today when Facebook changed the nameservers for the domain name dotFacebook.com to its main servers. I researched the domain and found that Facebook acquired it after it expired in 2010. Now, given that this domain was previously owned by someone else, I wouldn’t assume that it is an indication of the company’s plans ... read more ...
 
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Aftermarket.com Offers Private Domain Name Brokerage - Company officially moves into domain brokerage services. Aftermarket.com is now officially offering private domain name brokerage services. The company has recently sent solicitations about domains including WorldTradeCenter.com. But today the group sent out an email announcing its private brokerage services. It includes a list of some of the domains it has recently gotten under exclusive contract to sell. Some of the domains include UrgentCare.com, Proposition.com, ... read more ...
 
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ICANN CEO Snaps Back during ANA Over New TLDs - Beckstrom responds to advertising group with strongly worded letter. ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom has responded (pdf) to a letter (pdf) from Association of National Advertisers (ANA) that had demanded ICANN suspend its plans for the new top level domain name program. Beckstrom informs IANA that “The assertions in your letter are either incorrect or problematic in several respects.” He stresses that the program is the culmination of work with every stakeholder in the ... read more ...
 
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What Domains Starwood Hotels and Other End Users Bought This Week - Hotel chain among end user domain name buyers this week. As I do every week, here’s a look at end user domain purchases from Afternic for the past week. First let’s start with the big name: Starwood Hotels and Resorts. The company paid $1,188 for OnlyInHawaii.com. Specifically, it looks like the buyer was the Sheraton Waikiki. Electronic Cigarettes, Inc. bought eLiquids.com for $2,588. Electronic cigarettes are filled with liquid nicotine. The rest of the purchases ... read more ...
Tue 9th August 2011
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Sedo.com Sells $860K In Domains Led By iCinema.com & Koudai.com For $50K - Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday August 8th. All reportable domain sales totalled $860,641. The top sellers of the week were iCinema.com Koudai.com, both at $50,000. The complete list of sales in US dollars is below: Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Afternic.com Has The Slowest Week Of The Year With $428K In Sales - Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday August 7th. All reportable domain sales this week $1k and over was the lowest reported of the year totalling $428,356. This figure isn’t surprising considering the stock meltdown last week. The top seller of the week was HotStops.com at $9,000 followed by PunchCards.com at $7,640. Here is the full list: Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Copy.com Hits $80K With 2 Days To Go On NameJet.com: Quick Poll How High Will It Go - The domain name Copy.com is on auction at NameJet.com and the current high bid as of time of publication is $80K. Reserve HAS been met and the domain will be sold. There are 613 bidders in the PUBLIC auction. That is a lot of people, may even be a record for NJ. Namejet.com has been leaving these high profile domains as public auctions meaning that anyone can bid on the auction not just those that “back order” it by a certain day. So we are opening the poll to ask what you think this domain is ... read more ...
 
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Court Say Sig Solares Of Directnic WAS Served Properly On Verizon Suit: A Good Law Lesson For All Of Us - A Federal Court in Tampa just rejected the argument of Sig Solare that he was not served properly In the case that was filed by Verizon against Directnic and a several officers and directors including Sig. The case was filed by Verizon against Directnic, Sig, Michael Gardner and other parties in March 2010. Its an interesting case about what it takes to be considered SERVED in a federal lawsuit. Most people think you have to have the lawsuit handed to you to be served. In this case the court found ... read more ...
 
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Neiman Marcus Acquires BG.com For Its Bergdorf Goodman Store But Did They Buy It? - The domain name BG.com has been acquired by the Neiman Marcus Group which owns the Bergdorf Goodman store located on 5th Avenue in New York. BG.com has an original registration date of March 1992. The previous registrant was Domein Bulgaria Ltd. and before that The Bristol Group, Ltd. BG is also the country code for Bulgaria. The whois record was updated on July 24, 2011 The domain BG.com is currently forwarding to bergdorfgoodman.com Now the question becomes how much did Neiman Marcus pay for the ... read more ...