Defendants are due in Los Angeles courtroom on June 29 for arraignment. The defendants in a criminal case against Mugshots.com's owners face arraignment on June 29, according to the Superior Court of California website. Domain investor Sahar Sarid ... Continue Reading35 Comments
Sahar Sarid arrested on charges related to Mugshots.com
· Policy & LawCalifornia AG files criminal charges against Sarid and three other people it says were behind extortion scheme. The alleged owners of Mugshots.com might find their own mugshots on the site soon. This includes domain name investor Sahar ... Continue Reading62 Comments
Changes in Store for Bido Auction Platform
· ServicesI predict three major changes at domain auction house Bido. A week ago I wrote about the lack of high quality domain names for sale at Bido. Others agreed, and Bido co-founder Sahar Sarid chimed in. While Sarid was somewhat coy about planned changes ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Bido.com Crashes Again
· Domain SalesBido crashes during second auction for FixedLoans.com. Sahar Sarid's blog posts tell it all. Yesterday his post was titled "Bido is Down, But Not For Long!". Today's post: "Bido Auctions No More (For Now)". For the second straight day, Bido ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Bido: FixedLoans.com Auction and New Chat Feature
· Domain SalesDomain sold at previous TRAFFIC auction on the block at Bido, Bido Chat in the works. Bido's auction on Wednesday will be for FixedLoans.com. This will be an interesting auction to watch because the domain was sold at a TRAFFIC conference in 2006 for ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Watch: Entrepreneur Magazine, .Mobi Research
· UncategorizedHere's a look at some interesting domain news around the web. When a news story falls through the cracks, we don't call on Lewis Black. We do it ourselves. Here's a look at some domain stories from around the web... Entrepreneur Magazine publishes ... Continue Reading2 Comments
New Domain Name Auction Platform Bido Launches
· Domain SalesAfter long delay, Bido has launched. Newcomer Bido has entered the domain name auction scene. The platform, launched in part by Sahar Sarid, features only one domain name auction per day, bids start at $1, domain names have no reserve, and Bido ... Continue Reading4 Comments
July Issue of Modern Domainer Ships Soon
· UncategorizedLatest issue of Modern Domainer features domain blogs. The July issue of Modern Domainer magazine will be shipping soon, and Domain Name Wire got a sneak peek. The issue tips the scales at well over 100 pages and is Modern Domainer's biggest issue ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bido.com Unleashed…sort of.
· ServicesWhat is Bido.com? We now have part of the answer. Bido, a new domain company founded by DNJournal editor Ron Jackson, Recall Media founder Sahar Sarid, and a couple other Recall Media employees had its official launch party in Las Vegas last night. ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Survey Focus: Most Influential Person in Domains
· ServicesHere's a focus on a new question on the 3rd Annual Domain Name Wire survey. Over 300 people have already completed the 3rd annual Domain Name Wire survey. If you haven't done so yet, please take 3 minutes to complete the survey. You will be eligible ... Continue Reading5 Comments