MLB secures Twins.com and now only two teams don't have their matching .com domain. Several top-flight sports leagues in the US have made domain names a priority for their teams, often at great expense. These domain names, often single-word .coms, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
3 domains still elude Major League Baseball
· UncategorizedOnly three teams don't have their matching domain name. It's April and that means Major League Baseball is in full swing. Of all the major sports leagues, MLB has been the most aggressive acquirer of domain names that match team names. In fact, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
In the .Clouds w/ Francesco Cetraro DNW Podcast #126
· Podcasts, UncategorizedWhy the thick Thai menu of domain names doesn't work. Are we selling domain names to customers the right way? On today's show, Francesco Cetraro of .Cloud discusses the process of getting a domain name from the end user's perspective, comparing it to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Texas Rangers get Rangers.com for $375k, MLB now missing just 3 team names
· Domain SalesMajor League Baseball adds one domain name to its collection, but three still elude it. DNJournal's weekly domain name sales list includes Major League Baseball's $375,000 purchase of Rangers.com, making it the 28th team name the league has acquired in ... Continue Reading9 Comments
It’s opening day and MLB is batting .867 with domains
· UncategorizedMajor League Baseball owns 26 of 30 team names in .com. It's a sure sign of spring as Major League Baseball opens up the 2013 season with 12 games today. MLB made a good acquisition over the summer, buying the domain name Rockies.com for an ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Why $1.2 million for Rockies.com didn’t pass my sniff test
· Domain SalesMajor League Baseball is denying that it paid $1.2 million when it bought Rockies.com. That doesn't surprise me. This week you may have wondered why I didn't cover the purchase of Rockies.com by Major League Baseball. After all, I've chronicled ... Continue Reading24 Comments
Major League Baseball and Miami Heat make domain purchases — and you won’t believe the prices
· Domain SalesNBA team with team salary of $88 million buys a domain for $1,358. Last week's end user domain sales report is a week late because I was traveling this week. Two sports domains traded hands this week at stunningly low prices given who the buyers ... Continue Reading3 Comments
MLB buys Athletics.com domain name
· Domain SalesMajor League Baseball makes another big domain acquisition. Just a couple days ago I was revisiting a post I wrote in 2010 about Major League Baseball's domain names. The only change to the list since I posted was MLB picking up Angels.com. But this ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Angels.com Sells for $200,000
· Domain SalesBroker sells Angels.com domain name. Sedo has sold the domain name Angels.com for $200,000 according to the company's updated sales feed. The domain name is currently pending transfer. Earlier this month I pointed out that the domain being listed ... Continue Reading7 Comments
MLB Has Another Chance to Get Angels.com
· Domain SalesAngels.com is up for sale at a reasonable price. Yesterday Major League Baseball passed on buying Athletics.com, one of seven team names it does not own the domain for , at the DOMAINfest auction. But next week it's getting another chance at ... Continue Reading17 Comments