Tag Archives: domainsponsor

Mon 30th June 2014
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Igloo to marketplace 300k+ DomainSponsor domain names - Domain name portfolio acquired by Rook Media will be marketed by Igloo. When Rook Media acquired DomainSponsor earlier this year, it also acquired Oversee.net’s large portfolio of domain names. Domain brokerage Igloo will begin marketing many of these domain names shortly, Igloo and Rook announced today. While not all domain names will be offered for sale, over 300,000 will be offered through Igloo’s brokers and a new online marketplace. Oversee.net once owned ... read more ...
Mon 21st April 2014
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Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor - Oversee.net has sold DomainSponsor and its domain name portfolio to Rook Media. One of the largest domain name parking companies has been acquired. Rook Media has acquired domain name parking company DomainSponsor from Oversee.net, the companies confirmed today. DomainSponsor is one of the oldest domain parking companies, serving customers since 2002. Rook, on the other hand, just launched in 2011. Rook was founded by former employees of NameDrive, a parking company ... read more ...
Wed 5th March 2014
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DomainFest is reduction than a month away. Here’s because I’m going. - DomainSponsor’s annual domain name conference is just a few weeks away. This year’s date-shifted DomainFest conference is less than a month away, kicking off on March 31. I just booked my travel for the event, which is one of many domain conferences I plan to go to this year. With a very busy conference circuit, I’m being selective about which events I attend. Ultimately I included DomainFest as one of them for five reasons: 1. The show has a long history of ... read more ...
Fri 14th February 2014
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Stone Temple Pilots to play DomainFest - STP on the bill for DomainFest 2014. DomainSponsor’s DomainFest conference is always known for legendary entertainment. The Playboy Mansion comes to mind. Renting our Universal Studios. In other words, over-the-top events when compared to other domain conferences. This year the conference has another great event, but in an entirely different category: Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington will play Tuesday, April 2 at a private event. The location will be ... read more ...
Thu 23rd January 2014
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DomainFest earnings to Hollywood, skeleton discussion for finish of March - Oversee.net’s DomainSponsor announces plans for 2014 conference. DomainSponsor’s annual DomainFest conference is changing its branding back to DomainFest and has set its dates for 2014. The nine year old conference changed its name last year to WebFest Global because the agenda had expanded beyond domain names into search, mobile, and web development. Although it appears this year’s event will also focus on these expanded topics, the company is reverting its ... read more ...
Mon 29th July 2013
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Oversee.net launches TrafficMatch to representation domain trade to advertisers - TrafficMatch promotes domain name traffic to advertisers. Oversee.net, the parent company of DomainSponsor, somewhat quietly launched TrafficMatch last month. TrafficMatch pitches the company’s 300 million monthly visitors direct to advertisers – and a big part of that 300 million is domain name traffic. Here’s how the TrafficMatch website explains it: TrafficMatch is a leading provider of high value online traffic. With nearly 300 million visitors passing ... read more ...
Tue 5th February 2013
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DomainSponsor releases new iPhone and Android Apps - Updated app includes notifications of domains for sale. DomainSponsor today announced the release of its updated apps on both Apple and Android. The app has a number of features, as explained by Oversee.net VP GM Internet Monetization Dwayne Walker this morning. Some of the features are exactly what you’d expect on a domain parking app: Account summaries Domain level statistics Portfolio level statistics Quick view of top 100 domains Data by country But one feature ... read more ...
Thu 13th December 2012
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DomainSponsor’s Webfest to revisit Endeavour space convey and Magic Castle - A space shuttle and the Magic Castle come to Webfest. DomainSponsor’s Webfest (formerly known as DomainFest) is known for its glitzy parties. It looks like February’s event will keep the reputation going. The event is holding two big parties. The first is (forgive me) “out of this world”. It will take place at the Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion, where you’ll drink cocktails and eat dinner underneath the shuttle. Astronaut Garrett Reisman will make a special ... read more ...
Thu 18th October 2012
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DOMAINfest rebrands as Webfest Global - DOMAINfest gets a new name as it branches out from domains. It was only a matter of time. Oversee.net’s DOMAINfest has new name beginning with next year’s show: Webfest Global. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. Although the conference is run by Oversee.net’s DomainSponsor division, the subject matter has shifted in recent years. It’s not all about domains any more; it’s about lead gen, search engine optimization, affiliate marketing, mobile and web ... read more ...
Wed 30th May 2012
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Oversee.net’s fifth worker earnings to DomainSponsor role - Mike Song, an early Oversee.net employee, has returned to the company as an account manager. Song was hired by the company in 2003 after it launched the DomainSponsor domain parking service. He was the fifth employee of the company. He later held positions in operations and portfolio acquisitions with DomainSponsor. Song left Oversee.net in 2008 to join MediaTrust, according to his LinkedIn profile. At MediaTrust he was a manager of business development. He will report ... read more ...
Fri 2nd September 2011
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A Warning if You Use TrafficClub NameServers - Legacy nameservers no longer generating revenue for parking customers. Oversee.net shut down Moniker’s traffic monetization solution TrafficClub shortly after buying the company. TrafficClub accounts were transitioned to DomainSponsor and the trafficclub.com nameservers continued to work. But that changed back in March, apparently without notice as far as I can tell. Although the trafficclub.com nameservers continue to function and resolve to DomainSponsor parked ... read more ...
Fri 19th November 2010
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DOMAINfest Announces Keynote and Improves on Winning Formula - Biggest domain name conference tweaks formula and adds famous author to agenda. The biggest annual conference geared to domain name investors is less than three months away. DOMAINfest Global 2011 will take place February 1-4 in Santa Monica, California. Last year’s event brought together over 600 internet and domain name professionals. Yesterday DOMAINfest organizer DomainSponsor announced a fireside chat/keynote with Ben Mezrich, Author of “The Accidental Billionaires: ... read more ...
Tue 21st September 2010
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DOMAINfest Announces Prague Party Locations - Networking and partying gets underway in a couple weeks in Czech Republic. DOMAINfest has announced that it will hold networking events and parties at two exclusive locations during October’s event in Prague. On October 6, Moniker and SnapNames have obtained exclusive use of the National Museum in Prague’s Vaclavske Square for a dinner party. It’s the oldest and largest museum in the Czech Republic. On October 7, DomainSponsor will host a dinner and party at ... read more ...
Tue 3rd August 2010
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DomainSponsor Doubles Revenue in Europe, Plans Two European Roundtables - Parking company sees results from new European operations. The two largest Google domain name parking partners have long known their turf — DomainSponsor was strongest in the U.S. while Sedo was strongest in Europe. Many years after Sedo set up an office in the U.S., DomainSponsor finally decided it needed a home base in Europe, opening an office last year. DomainSponsor said today that it’s getting results, doubling its revenues and customers since May 2010. ... read more ...
Thu 27th May 2010
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DOMAINfest Europe to Mix Business and Fun - DOMAINfest sets preliminary agenda for Prague show and opens registration. DOMAINfest has opened registration for its European show taking place Wednesday and Thursday, October 6 and 7, 2010, at the Hotel InterContinental in Prague, Czech Republic. The agenda looks very different from most of the company’s previous events, as the second day is dedicated to fun networking and social events. Wednesday will include a number of session geared to the European audience ... read more ...
Sun 9th May 2010
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My 12 Picks for Thursday’s DOMAINfest Auction - Here are a dozen domains worth watching at Thursday’s domain auction. DomainSponsor’s first DOMAINfest Power Networking day is this Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. The day concludes with a live domain name auction featuring 120 domain names. Several of the domains in the auction are tied to Rob Monster’s Domain Strategies. Karate.com, a partnership between Domain Strategies and Live Current Media, is on the block for $500,000-$750,000. Wifi.com, an early partnership ... read more ...
Thu 25th March 2010
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DOMAINfest Announces Two Single Day Events in U.S. - Oversee announces two “mini shows” for 2010. DOMAINfest, a conference organized by Oversee.net and DomainSponsor, has announced two one day events taking place in the U.S. this year. The first will be May 13, 2010 at the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale and the second on August 18, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt in midtown Manhattan, immediately following the Affiliate Summit East conference. Each event will including networking and programming and a Moniker live domain name ... read more ...
Wed 11th November 2009
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DomainSponsor Sues Publisher for Parking Domains It Didn’t Own - Parking company says publisher committed fraud by parking domains it didn’t own. Oversee.net, parent company of domain parking company DomainSponsor, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against one of its former customers. The lawsuit alleges that Simple Solutions, LLC, parked domains with DomainSponsor and represented that it owned the domain names. However, Oversee.net alleges that Simple Solutions didn’t actually own the domains, and their ownership was in dispute. DomainSponsor’s ... read more ...
Wed 23rd September 2009
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Zappos CEO to Keynote DOMAINfest Global - Keynote speaker announced for DOMAINfest Global. Tony Hsieh, CEO and Co-Founder of Zappos.com, will be the keynote speaker for DOMAINfest Global 2010. The event will take place January 26-28, 2010 in Santa Monica, California. This is a good choice for the show, given Hsieh’s background in internet marketing and domain names. Hsieh founded the popular banner exchange network LinkExchange, which he sold to Microsoft for $265 million. He also understands the value ... read more ...
Sun 22nd March 2009
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Typo FAIL - An unwise typo domain purchase. This domain name auction, which concluded earlier today, begs two questions: 1. Do domain parkers click on ads when they accidentally stumble across a parked page? 2. Who would be stupid enough to shell out $2,250 on a domain that they’ll lose through arbitration? Update 3/23: I received a note from Sedo today that the transaction was canceled. With regards to the comments below about allowing sales like this to happen, my experience ... read more ...
Mon 2nd February 2009
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Critiquing DOMAINfest Global 2009 - As the curtain comes down, here’s a look back at last week’s conference in Los Angeles. Oversee.net’s DOMAINfest Global 2009 was an excellent conference. Now that I’ve had time to relax and reflect on last week, I’d say the conference deserves five stars. Of course, there’s always room for improvement. The Good -Attendance was very strong at over 600 people. DomainSponsor handed out fewer “rebates” and free passes this year, so I suspect paid attendance ... read more ...
Mon 26th January 2009
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DNW’s Practical Guide to DOMAINfest 2009 - What to wear and what to see. DOMAINfest 2009 kicks off tomorrow evening in Hollywood, California. The lineup is solid and this looks to be a great event. Here’s my “practical” guide to attending the show. When to Arrive If you’re new to domaining, or even intermediate, you should try to arrive Tuesday at noon. Tuesday is “bootcamp” day, and includes several excellent sessions. I’ll be speaking at 1:30. Everyone else should arrive by Tuesday evening ... read more ...
Thu 15th January 2009
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The Google Squeeze: How Google’s Black Box Affects Partners’ Revenue - Google’s black box of ad pricing makes it impossible to understand if partners are getting a fair share. When Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) offered a “direct to consumer” domain parking option last month, many cheered. “Finally, we can cut out the middleman!” they exclaimed. But others worried about potential downsides. Specifically, domain owners realized that they have little bargaining power with Google compared to parking companies that aggregate significant ... read more ...
 
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[UPDATED] Oversee.net Lays Off 18% of Staff - Company lays off 18% of staff in preparation for “very difficult economic environment in 2009″. Domain Name Wire has confirmed that Los Angeles-based domain juggernaut Oversee.net is laying off employees today. From what we’ve been told it’s in the DomainSponsor division, but the layoffs may be more widespread. We are waiting on comment from the company regarding the number of effected employees. [See Update] The layoffs come just two weeks before the ... read more ...
Fri 9th January 2009
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DOMAINfest, Domainer Mardi Gras on Horizon - Two domain conferences on agenda for next 6 weeks. Domain industry professionals have two conferences on the agenda from now until the end of February. In less than two weeks, DOMAINfest kicks off in Hollywood, California. DOMAINfest, organized by DomainSponsor, is the largest industry conference by attendance. DomainSponsor will spend about $1 million organizing the show, including parties at Universal Studios and the Playboy Mansion. The conference starts January ... read more ...