CEO tells the Voice.com story. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is both domain famous and bitcoin famous. The company acquired lots of great domain names early on, such as Alert.com, Courage.com, Mike.com and Usher.com. Then, last year, the ... Continue Reading39 Comments
Top stories: a record-smashing domain sale
· Domain SalesThis is the first in a series of posts covering top stories in the domain industry from 2019. In 2010, the domain name Sex.com sold for $13 million. It was a record for a cash transaction. I've heard whispers of other, bigger domain sales since ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Voice.com sale helps MicroStrategy turn a profit
· Domain SalesBy booking proceeds of Voice.com sale, Microstrategy earned a nice profit last quarter. MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) turned a profit in the second quarter of this year, but only because it sold Voice.com for $30 million. The company ... Continue Reading1 Comment
June’s top DNW stories
· UncategorizedHere's a look back at June in the domain name industry. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, as ranked by pageviews. 1. Gail.com, the Gmail “typo” - This domain name gets a lot of traffic and even more misdirected ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Adam Strong, Voice.com – DNW Podcast #241
· PodcastsAnalyzing the $30 million deal + thoughts on one-word .com domains. It’s a record-breaker: Voice.com sold for $30 million cash! On today’s show, domain investor Adam Strong helps me break down the deal. We also talk about the market for one-word .com ... Continue Reading27 Comments
Yes, Voice.com is the most expensive (publicly announced) domain ever sold
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedSome domain sales lists include domains that shouldn't be on them. When MicroStrategy announced this week that it sold Voice.com for $30 million, I noted: "This is a record–by a large margin–for a public domain-only sale." Some people took issue ... Continue Reading39 Comments
Record breaker: Voice.com domain name sells for staggering $30 million
· Domain SalesMicrostrategy cashes in on one of its premium domain names, sets a high water mark. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) sold the domain name Voice.com for $30 million, the company announced today. This is a record--by a large margin--for a public ... Continue Reading11 Comments