From Vodka.com to Rum.com, end users understand the value of generic domain names for competitive advantage. When Russian Standard Vodka purchased Vodka.com for $3M last year, lay people gasped at such an outrageous sum. But domainers simply thought, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain Names as a Competitive Advantage
· UncategorizedMarchex Stock Tumbles on Downgrade
· ServicesDirect navigation company Marchex has been downgraded by JMP Securities analyst William Morrison. Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) is the largest publicly traded direct navigation firm. The company's stock was downgraded by JMP Securities analyst William ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Back Up Your Computer
· UncategorizedThere's a reason advertisers pay a lot for data recovery clicks -- losing your data is a pain. There's a reason domains like BackupandRecovery.com, MailBackup.com, and SafeBackup.com all sold for a couple thousand dollars over the past few months. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Name Steals of 2006
· Domain SalesSavvy buyers found bargains in 2006. I just reviewed all of the publicly disclosed sales from domain aftermarket Afternic in 2006. Domain values are in the eye of the beholder, but I found some domains that seem like bargains. I would have gladly put ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Dell Sues Cybersquatters
· Policy & Lawd3ell.com, de3LL.com, d4ell.com, among the domains allegedly cybersquatted. Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL), the computer maker, has filed a lawsuit against three individuals for allegedly cybersquatting typos of Dell.com. The three people named in the suit, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Sedo Adds Traffic Graphics to Domain Auctions
· ServicesSedo has added graphics next to auction domains to indicate levels of traffic. The new graphics show a relative level of traffic for each domain by showing one to three bars in a column graph. A mouseover of the graphic shows the actual traffic level ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Name Index Tracks Domain Stocks
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedRealMoney.com writes about domain names and StockPickr's domain name index. An article by RealMoney.com writer James Altucher, recently published on TheStreet.com, talks about the growth of domain name stocks. The article is well written and verifies ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name Sales Database Gets Bigger
· Domain SalesDNSalePrice gets a big update, now containing about $250M in domain name sales. DNSalePrice.com, a searchable database of publicly available domain name sales data, just updated its database to include all known domain name sales since 2003. The total ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Sedo to Auction Premium .Mobi Domain Names
· Domain SalesSedo, the domain name aftermarket and parking service, will auction 58 premium .mobi domain names. .Mobi is off to a roaring start thanks to the future of internet-enabled mobile devices. Sedo has announced an agreement to auction 58 premium .mobi ... Continue Reading3 Comments
The Death of Overture
· ServicesYahoo's new search marketing platform will eliminate Overture as a domainer's tool. "Overture" is a well-known term to domainers. Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) purchased Overture, a pay-per-click search marketing company, and renamed it Yahoo! Search ... Continue Reading10 Comments