Tag Archives: Marchex

Fri 19th July 2013
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Marchex sells TheRack.com, substantially to Nordstrom - Mark Monitor group acquires retail domain name. Based on whois records, it appears that Marchex has sold the domain name TheRack.com. My money is on Nordstrom buying it for its Nordstrom Rack outlet stores, sometimes called “The Rack”. Although the whois information for the domain shows Name Advisers Inc. as the owner, Name Advisers is affiliated with brand protection registrar Mark Monitor. Nordstrom uses Mark Monitor for its domain names. So why is this interesting? ... read more ...
Wed 12th June 2013
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Marchex releases some-more sum about Archeo spinoff - SEC filing details plans for spin-off of domain business. Later this year, Marchex hopes to spin off its pay-per-click and domain name business into a new publicly traded business called Archeo. It will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker ACHX. It released more information about Archeo in a June 7 SEC filing. On the domain name side of the business, Archeo will work to sell domains from its portfolio of 200,000+ domains, “opportunistically” acquire new domains, ... read more ...
Mon 3rd June 2013
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Marchex co-founder John Keister resigns from board - Keister has held a number of executive positions with the company. John Keister, a founder of Marchex, resigned from the company’s board today. (Photo: Marchex.com)John Keister, a founder of Marchex, resigned his board position today. Keister was executive vice chairman since May 2010 and was a member of Marchex’ board of directors since its inception in January 2003. He also served in a number of executive positions for the company, including as president from ... read more ...
Mon 29th April 2013
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Marchex sells 50 domains for $1.4 million – here are a tip 20 - Company reports improved domain name sales compared to previous quarter. Marchex’s Archeo, Inc. sold 50 domains in the first quarter of this year for a total of $1.4 million. Archeo, Inc. is the domain name division of Marchex, which the company hopes to soon spin off into its own publicly traded company. The results were much better than in Q4 2012, when the company sold 31 domains for $863,000. The average price per sale was about the same in both quarters, at ... read more ...
 
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After being found guilty of RDNH, Procter & Gamble pays adult for Swash.com - PG buys Swash.com after embarrassing legal approach. Last month Procter Gamble became one of the largest companies to be found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after losing a domain dispute for Swash.com. Among the company’s many sins in its UDRP filing was that it provided incorrect sales numbers for its ‘swash’ brand. As it turns out, the company was looking to launch a brand new brand called Swash and wanted to get the domain name. It went about ... read more ...
 
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7 finish users who bought domains from Marchex final quarter - PG, TomTom among companies that sprung for big ticket domains last quarter. Earlier today Marchex posted its top 20 domain sales for last quarter (sans price tags). As with the company’s prior list of top 500 all time domain sales, the sales were to a mix of end users and domainers/lead gen types. Here are some of the end user purchases last quarter: Procter Gamble bought Swash.com after being found guilty of trying reverse domain name hijacking to steal the domain. Sunripe ... read more ...
Wed 27th February 2013
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Marchex domain sales dump in Q4, $6.3 million for a year - A look at Archeo’s revenue numbers. Marchex just reported earnings for Q4 2012 and the full year. It sold just $863,000 worth of domain names last quarter, which gave it $6.3 million in domain sales for the year. Had it already been spun out, its Archeo domain name and directory business would have generated $5.5 million in revenue last quarter without domain sales, which was about the same as the prior quarter. With domain sales it would have generated $6.4 million ... read more ...
Thu 3rd January 2013
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You’ve got to review this one: Marchex wins Reverse Domain Hijacking charge - UDRP panel finds pet transportation company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Marchex, with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill, has won a charge of reverse domain name hijacking. The case was brought by Airpet Animal Transport, Inc for the domain name PetExpress.com. What makes this case particularly interesting to the public is the volume of the two parties’ pleadings that are included in the decision. The complainant clearly left out important ... read more ...
Wed 2nd January 2013
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Go Daddy Auctions sole 32,767 domains in December, led by $50k Marchex deal - Travel domain sells for $50,000 to lead Go Daddy sales last month. Go Daddy Auctions is reporting 32,767 domain names sold in December. The top sale was VisitSanFrancisco.com, a domain sold by Marchex. The $50,000 purchase was made by San Francisco Travel Association, which owns SanFrancisco.travel. Other top sales include: league.com $40,005 zodia.com $35,421 silvergate.com $22,000 – purchased by Silvergate Bank in Southern California. The bank’s site is SilvergateBank.com. beats.us ... read more ...
Thu 27th December 2012
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Marchex defends EuroBaby.com opposite Irish company - Company can keep domain acquired with UltSearch portfolio, panel rules. Marchex has successfully defended the domain name EuroBaby.com in a URDP proceeding brought by an Irish company. Eurocycles Eurobaby and Eurotrek Group Limited of Dublin, Ireland sell bikes and strollers. One of its brands, EuroBaby, sells strollers, car seats, baby furniture, and other baby goods. Its site for EuroBaby is EuroBabyNursery.com, so it’s no wonder it wants the better EuroBaby.com ... read more ...
Thu 13th December 2012
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Marchex finish user sales report, partial 3 - A belated look at more of Marchex’ end user domain sales. Last month I created a three part series about Marchex’ end user domain sales. I was on the road in NYC and scheduled the third part to publish on November 7. But, as WordPress often does, it “missed schedule” and I didn’t notice it until now. Call it delayed gratification. Here’s my final list of end user domain buys from Marchex’ top 500 list. You can see see other sales here. I did the best ... read more ...
Tue 20th November 2012
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Marchex posts domain jobs: domain sales, register analyst - Marchex is hiring domain people. Marchex is spinning off its domain name business into Archeo and is looking for a few good domain name experts to help it grow the business. Currently I see two domain name-specific positions listed on Marchex’ job openings page. Senior Domain Sales Executive Responsible for successfully selling domain names from our world-renowned portfolio of top-tiered generic domains; most efforts will be responding to inbound inquiries. Domain ... read more ...
Mon 5th November 2012
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Marchex finish user sales, partial one - 20 big end user domain sales courtesy of Marchex. Marchex’ release of a list of its top 500 domain names sales of all time last week gave data junkies like me fresh data to sort through. I do a weekly end user sales report, and I thought it would be interesting to check which of Marchex’ sales were to end users. I checked all 500 domains and found close to 70 with end users. I suspect the total number of end user purchases was much higher, but I ignored ones I ... read more ...
Fri 2nd November 2012
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Interview: Marchex CEO Russell Horowitz on Archeo - Marchex will finally focus on its domain name business. Yesterday Marchex announced it was splitting the company in two, forming a new domain-centric business called Archeo. Archeo will manage a portfolio of over 200,000 domain names, many of which were acquired when Marchex bought Yun Ye’s domain portfolio for $164 million back in 2005. Despite its big domain purchase, the company has largely neglected its domain business until now. Yesterday I talked with Marchex ... read more ...
Thu 1st November 2012
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So like we was saying…Marchex splits in two, forms Archeo - Finally, Marchex is getting serious about its vast domain name portfolio. On Tuesday I wrote about how Marchex had filed a trademark application for Archeo, and wondered if it was a rebranding. It is…sort of. Marchex announced today that it is splitting in two: 1. Marchex will be focused purely on mobile and call advertising. 2. Archeo will hold the company’s domain portfolio of 200,000+ domains and handle pay-per-click advertising. With the split, the company ... read more ...
 
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Marchex’ tip 500 domain sales of all time - Marchex releases a sales data treasure trove. With Marchex’ announcement today that it is spinning off its domain business into Archeo, the company released a treasure trove of data about its domain operations. The biggie: a list of its top 500 domain sales of all time. Many of this (most?) have never been reported. Which means Ron Jackson might be very busy, should he decide to go back and figure out when these domains were sold so he can add them to the charts. Here’s ... read more ...
Tue 30th October 2012
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Marchex readies Archeo, though what is it? - Company files trademark application with broad description. Last week Marchex filed an intent-to-use trademark application for “Archeo”. The field of use is so broad that it’s hard to pin down exactly what it’s for. The company has shifted its business to focus on pay-per-call and mobile marketing over the past few years. Here’s how Marchex describes Archeo in its trademark application: IC 035. US 100 101 102. G S: Business services, namely providing computer ... read more ...
Thu 2nd August 2012
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Marchex sells record $3.3 million in domains on Q2 - Not much else to smile about in its quarterly report. Marchex just released earnings for its second quarter. Most notable to the domain name industry is that the company had a record quarter for domain name sales — $3.3 million. There’s no additional insight into the sales in the company press release, but perhaps we’ll get more from its conference call. Marchex typically sells $1M-2.5M in domain names each quarter from its portfolio. Last time I checked the ... read more ...
Fri 11th May 2012
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Marchex successfully defends geo domain name in UDRP - Panel rules company can keep Norcross.com domain name. Marchex has successfully defended the domain name Norcross.com in a UDRP with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill. Marchex acquired the domain when it bought Yun Ye’s Ultimate Search portfolio. Norcross is a suburb of Atlanta and the parked page at Norcross.com has shown links related to Georgia, hotels, etc. The complainant, Norcross Corporation, sells viscosity equipment. While I’ll applaud ... read more ...
Wed 25th January 2012
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Is Marchex deliberation offered the domain name portfolio? - Company considering what to do with its domain name portfolio. Marchex is often cited as starting a wave of acquisitions of domain portfolios when it announced the purchase of Ultimate Search from Yun Ye in 2004 for $164 million. Now it is looking at “strategic alternatives” for its domain name portfolio. From a press release issued today announcing preliminary earnings for Q4: Marchex is also announcing that it is evaluating potential strategic alternatives for ... read more ...
Tue 15th November 2011
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Marchex Shares Down 40% In 3 Months - Marchex gets smacked around in the stock market. The stock market isn’t showing any love to Marchex, one of the world’s largest holders of domain names. Shares closed today at just $6.38, down nearly 40% from their $10.57 opening price on August 15. This is despite the company topping both earnings and revenue estimates for the third quarter in earnings released November 2. The company is focusing heavily on its pay-per-call services. Here’s how some other ... read more ...
Sat 24th September 2011
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Is this Trademark Lawsuit Unethical or Something Worse? - Trying to get a domain name that existed before your trademark. I’m a big supporter of intellectual property rights. Unfortunately I’m stuck writing more often about lawyers and companies that overstep their bounds. The latest case: Smart Tax Holdings, LLC. The company filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) against Marchex for the domain name SmartTax.com. The plaintiff started using the name “Smart Tax” in 2006 and filed a trademark on it. The trademark was granted ... read more ...
Wed 22nd June 2011
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Marchex Wins UDRP for Walkaway.com - Panel points out the perils of descriptive marks. Marchex has successfully defended a UDRP case brought against its domain name Walkaway.com with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill. Complainant Walkaway Canada Incorporated is the company behind the Hyundai Assurance program. The program allowed new car buyers the opportunity to return their car and walk away from the loan in the event of a certain life event such as a job loss. It was offered during ... read more ...
Tue 15th February 2011
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Marchex Sold $2.1 Million of Domains Last Quarter - Marchex sells of more domain names. Marchex reported GAAP earnings of two cents per share after the bell today on $28 million revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010. It also announced that it sold $2.1 million of “non-strategic” domain names in the quarter. Marchex frequently reports seven figures worth of domain name sales in its earnings announcements. The company is famous for buying Yun Ye’s domain name portfolio for $164 million. A number of domain names ... read more ...
Thu 8th July 2010
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Marchex Defends Domain from New Debt Reduction Company - Chronology of registration “fatal” to complainant’s case. Marchex has successfully defended the domain name uFirst.com, which it acquired as part of the acquisition of Ultimate Search. The challenge was brought by a United First Financial, a company that claims it can help you “build wealth and eliminate debt simultaneously”. Some say the company is just a pyramid scheme. Regardless of the merits of United First Financial’s business, one thing’s for ... read more ...