Tag Archives: NameMedia

Tue 4th November 2014
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Endurance continues to hurl up, acquires BuyDomains - NameMedia sells off domain name portfolio. Publicly traded Endurance International Group continued its roll up of the webhosting and domain name business last quarter with the acquisition of BuyDomains, the company announced today. In his prepared statements for its quarterly earnings call, Endurance CEO Hari Ravichandran said: Second, we closed the acquisition of BuyDomains, a Waltham, MA based provider of premium domain products and services, in the second half ... read more ...
Mon 27th January 2014
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BuyDomains defends UDRP brought by Academy Sports - BuyDomains said it registered AcademyOnline.net as a generic domain name, not because of the sports retailer. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has successfully defended a UDRP brought by Academy Sports + Outdoors against the domain name AcademyOnline.net. The company successfully argued that the domain name is made up of two generic words and that the parking page for the domain, which includes links such as “Art Academy” and “Police Academy Online,” was used ... read more ...
Thu 19th September 2013
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Breaking: GoDaddy acquires Afternic from NameMedia - Acquisition will make it easier for customers to buy domain names that are already registered. GoDaddy has acquired domain name sales platform Afternic from NameMedia in a move that will make it easier for people to buy domain names that are already registered. The acquisition also includes NameMedia’s domain name parking platform SmartName. The BuyDomains.com site and NameMedia’s domain name portfolio are not part of the acquisition. A simpler domain name purchase ... read more ...
Wed 15th May 2013
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BuyDomains relaunches site - NameMedia refreshes end user sales web site. BuyDomains, the end user domain name sales site owned by NameMedia, relaunched with a completely new look and feel today. The site places a greater focus than the previous one on explaining why a business should spend money on a domain name. It also emphasizes the ease and safety of buying a domain through BuyDomains and includes a number of testimonials. Domain searching and filtering has also been improved. You may recall ... read more ...
Fri 12th April 2013
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After losing UDRP, association pays NameMedia $34,910 for TribalWars.com - I bet legal fees were included in this sales price. The top sale on this week’s Afternic domain sales report is TribalWars.com at $34,910, and it’s an interesting one. The buyer, Innogames, has an MMORPG called TribalWars. In 2011 Innogames filed a UDRP against NameMedia (technically against BuyDomains) for the domain. It lost. Now, two years later, Innogames has finally realized that if it wants a good domain is simply needs to pay for it. Innogames has gone ... read more ...
Wed 26th September 2012
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NameMedia launches NameFind.com to assistance businesses find a name - NameFind makes finding a company or product identity much easier. NameMedia, the company behind Afternic and BuyDomains, today launched a new name finding service called NameFind. There are a bunch of sites out there that help entrepreneurs find available domain names based on topics or keywords. NameFind goes several steps further and has a key component that makes if valuable to domain name investors. In addition to finding unregistered and for sale domain names, ... read more ...
Mon 7th May 2012
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Why BuyDomains’ lawsuit over FACI.com creates sense - Lawsuit over FACI.com is about more than just a single domain name. In April I wrote about how a WIPO panel “stole” FACI.com from BuyDomains (NameMedia) in a faulty UDRP decision. I also mentioned that I hoped BuyDomains would turn to the courts to over the issue. On Friday George Kirikos noticed that the company did indeed turn to the courts, filing a lawsuit in Massachusetts. The suit is fairly bread-and-butter for declaratory and injunctive relief. NameMedia ... read more ...
Wed 5th October 2011
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NameMedia Pulls Listings from Sedo - Company removes listings from Sedo but it may be only temporary. Notice anything missing from Sedo lately? NameMedia, which operates BuyDomains and Afternic, has yanked all of its domains from Sedo. The company previously listed its owned and operated domain names on Sedo’s marketplace. Sedo changed its commission rate and terms and conditions a few months ago, although Sedo says this wasn’t the reason for the removal. Sedo Marketing Team Manager Heather DelCarpini ... read more ...
Thu 8th September 2011
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NameMedia Sends “School Webmasters” Back to School - Arizona company loses domain name dispute over SchoolWebmaster.com. NameMedia, which runs domain name marketplaces Afternic and BuyDomains, has taught the owner of SchoolWebmasters.com a lesson. ScribeWrite, LLC operates as School Webmasters (schoolwebmasters.com), which provides web site services to schools and teachers. It filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum in July, asking for it to award the domain name SchoolWebmaster.com (singular) to it. NameMedia ... read more ...
Mon 11th July 2011
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NameMedia Expands With London Office - Company expands European footprint. NameMedia is expanding its European footprint with a new office in London. The company will announce the expansion today. The domain seller, which operates Afternic and BuyDomains, has hired Nadya Morozova as its European Business Development Manager. Morozova was previously Director of Community Outreach for the .tel registry. Afternic is well known for its sales prowess through the U.S. registrar channel. But earlier this year ... read more ...
Tue 28th September 2010
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NameMedia sells VSAT.com for $61,600 - Four character domain name appears to go from end user to end user. NameMedia, which operates Afternic and BuyDomains, has brokered the sale of VSAT.com for $61,600. Historical whois records show the seller is Metro Communications Company, Inc of Illinois. The buyer is using whois privacy, but VSAT.com is now forwarding to VSAT.eu, the site of Elektrikom Satellite Services. Other notable .com sales include: lakegeorgehotels.com $18,000.00 collectionsagency.com ... read more ...
Wed 15th September 2010
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NameMedia: List Once. Sell Everywhere. - NameMedia files trademark application for new slogan. I suppose a company has marketed itself well when you see a trademark application, haven’t yet seen who filed it, yet can guess who filed it. That’s the case with a new service mark application from NameMedia, the company behind BuyDomains and Afternic. Last week the company filed for “List Once. Sell Everywhere.” After seeing the trademark yet before seeing who filed it I thought “I bet this is NameMedia.” ... read more ...
Thu 2nd September 2010
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The Truth About NameMedia, Afternic, and BuyDomains - Here’s why NameMedia sells more of its own domains than clients’ domains. Every once in a while I feel like going on a rant. So here goes. There’s been a lot of talk on both my blog and others about NameMedia, which operates BuyDomains and AfternicDLS. NameMedia owns its own portfolio of domains which it sells through its platform. It also allows other domain owners (i.e., you) to sell domains via its AfternicDLS system, which then syndicates through its ... read more ...
Wed 4th August 2010
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CDRate.com Domain Sells for $42,500 - Rates are low, but domain prices are high. If you’ve shopped for a certificate of deposit rate recently, you were probably disappointed by the results. Bankrate reports the typical 6-month CD is returning just 0.85%. Perhaps you should invest in domain names instead? One of NameMedia’s (runs Afternic and BuyDomains) top reported sales this week was for CDRate.com at $42,500. The domain gets some traffic according to Compete.com. NameMedia releases only a small ... read more ...
Tue 29th June 2010
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UDRP Panelist Rules NameMedia Can Keep Generic Pantaloons.com - NameMedia wins UDRP case brought by Indian retailer. NameMedia has successfully staved off an attack by Indian clothing retailer Pantaloon Retail for the domain name Pantaloons.com. The retailer is part of Future Group, and owns Pantaloon.com, but not the pural version. Pantaloons is a generic, albeit somewhat antiquated, clothing term. But it’s still a generic word, the panelist noted. NameMedia put up a SmartName shop on the domain name, which shows numerous ... read more ...
Tue 15th June 2010
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Pig.com Domain Name Sells for $125,000 - NameMedia scores six figure domain name sale. DNForum owner Adam Dicker has sold the domain name Pig.com for $125,000 with the help of NameMedia. Dicker purchased the domain name for $50,000 in 2006. In 2007 he was hit with a UDRP case brought by New Pig Corporation, but of course he prevailed in the case. The company also sold one of its own domain names, Tortillas.net, for $9,300. If that looks familiar, it’s because the domain name sold through its listing ... read more ...
Tue 6th April 2010
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In Battle Over Retail Distribution, NameMedia Leaving Sedo in a Dust - Register.com agreement latest win for NameMedia. Today NameMedia — which operates Afternic and BuyDomains — announced that it has signed Register.com as a premium promotion partner. That means that visitors to Register.com can purchase any of the domains at the “premium” promotion level listed on AfternicDLS in a simple purchase with instant fulfillment. It also means domains registered at Register.com are eligible to be listed at the premium level on the ... read more ...
Thu 25th February 2010
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Survey: Innovation Coming to Domain Sales - Companies provide innovative twists on domain selling. Which company is most innovative when it comes to selling domain names in the aftermarket? The results show a handful of newer companies are innovating in the selling process — and attracting attention from domainers. The top response in this year’s Domain Name Wire survey (by a long shot) this year was Sedo. After that are three companies, two of which are smaller upstarts: Rick Latona and Bido. Rick ... read more ...
Tue 16th February 2010
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Sedo and GoDaddy Tops for Domain Sales - Where’s the best place to sell domain names online? Sedo and GoDaddy have been selected as the two best online domain name sales venues in the 2010 Domain Name Wire Survey. Sedo’s position at the top of the charts is nothing new — it took 40% of the vote. But this is down from 48% last year. Where did those 8% go? Well, more people are flocking to GoDaddy. Here are the top five: 1. Sedo 40% 2. GoDaddy 13% 3. NameMedia (Afternic, BuyDomains) 10% 4. Forums ... read more ...
Tue 9th February 2010
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Biking.com Domain Name Sells for $250,000 - Two weeks, two great recreational domain sales. Domain name brokerage NameMedia has sold the domain name Biking.com for $250,000. This comes just a week after selling Boating.com for the same amount. As you might have guessed, the buyer of both names is the same, Stein Holdings. That’s a half million bucks in a couple weeks, instantly putting the buyer on the map for recreational domains. Thanks to the Biking.com sale, NameMedia sold about $800,000 worth of ... read more ...
Wed 3rd February 2010
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GoldKey Domain Sold, Customers Need to Change DNS - NameMedia sells domain name from legacy domain parking service. NameMedia has been merging its domain parking platforms for a couple months, but a number of domain owners have yet to make necessary changes to their domains on the NameMedia platform. In particular, GoldKey and ActiveAudience accounts have been upgraded to SmartName. NameMedia sold the Goldkey.com domain name at the beginning of the year, meaning that domains parked on ns1.goldkey.com are no longer ... read more ...
Sun 24th January 2010
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SmartName Launches Content Site System, Upgrades Accounts - NameMedia launches SEO-friendly content system and upgrades domain name parking accounts. Domain name parking company SmartName has launched a new content parking system, and has upgraded GoldKey and ActiveAudience accounts to take advantage of the new system. The new content system enables domain owners to create content-filled web sites on their domain names with the click of a few buttons. The content web sites pull in external news and blog feeds and create a ... read more ...
Tue 12th January 2010
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NameMedia Sells $600k Worth of Domains, Vivant.com for $30,000 - With help of $30k sale, NameMedia clocks another solid sales week. It’s another week and another $600,000 plus in domain name sales for powerhouse NameMedia, which operates BuyDomains and Afternic. The company sold 327 .com domain names at a median price of $1,000 and 78 other domain names for a median price of $794. The top sale for the week was Vivant.com for $30,000. Although the domain hasn’t transferred to the new owner yet, a search for “Vivant” on ... read more ...
Tue 22nd December 2009
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BestPennyStocks.com Sells for 2 Million Pennies - Investment domain name sells for a whole lotta pennies. NameMedia, which sells domain names through its BuyDomains web site and Afternic DLS platform, has sold the domain name BestPennyStocks.com for 2 million pennies. That’s $20,000. The domain name was one of 394 domain names the company sold this past week for a grand total of $606,000. The median .com sale price was $1,185.50 and the median .org/.net price was $750. Another interesting sale is VGmail.com ... read more ...
Mon 12th October 2009
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NameMedia Scores with Ticket.com, Luck.com, and WV.com - NameMedia turning in some blockbuster sales. What’s going on at NameMedia, which runs BuyDomains and Afternic? They usually sell domains for under $5,000. Sure, they sell some more expensive ones, but we rarely hear about them. The first bombshell was the sale of Ticket.com for $1.525 million. Personally, I don’t understand why this domain is worth so much, but my hats off to the sale. (Tickets.com is worth a lot, but Ticket.com is worth much less). Then the ... read more ...