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Quick Poll: Will Gambling.com Sell For More Than Sex.com?
The news today that Gambling.com is being brokered by Sedo.com with a reserve price of $9 Million, raises the obvious question. Will Gambling.com which sold last time for $20 Million sell for More or Less than Sex.com just sold for at $13 million? Yo...
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Quick Poll: Will Gambling.com Sell For More Than Sex.com?
The news today that Gambling.com is being brokered by Sedo.com with a reserve price of $9 Million, raises the obvious question. Will Gambling.com which sold last time for $20 Million sell for More or Less than Sex.com just sold for at $13 million? Yo...
Discussion
January 4, 2011, 9:28 pm
The Domains
If Gambling.com Sells For Reserve, It Will be Less Than 1/2 of What It Sold For Last Time: $20 Million In 2006
A bunch of stories are out today about Gambling.com hitting the auction market with a reserve price of $9 Million. What I find especially interesting about the story is that the domain appearently sold for more than twice the current reserve price in...
Discussion
If Gambling.com Sells For Reserve, It Will be Less Than 1/2 of What It Sold For Last Time: $20 Million In 2006
A bunch of stories are out today about Gambling.com hitting the auction market with a reserve price of $9 Million. What I find especially interesting about the story is that the domain appearently sold for more than twice the current reserve price in...
Discussion
January 4, 2011, 11:49 am
The Domains
MediaPost: ?Long Tail? Advertisers Are Back
MediaPost.com just published a post entitled Long Tail Advertisers Are Back”. The blog post which cited a report by Kantar Media said: “”While much of the 2010 ad expansion has been coming from the biggest advertising categories ...
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MediaPost: ?Long Tail? Advertisers Are Back
MediaPost.com just published a post entitled Long Tail Advertisers Are Back”. The blog post which cited a report by Kantar Media said: “”While much of the 2010 ad expansion has been coming from the biggest advertising categories ...
Discussion
January 4, 2011, 11:14 am
The Domains
Sedo Increases Sale Commission From 10% to 15% : For ?Domain Sales By Our Sales Team? Without Notice
Thanks to a reader who noticed that Sedo.com is raising their commission rate 50%, from $10-$15 effective TOMORROW. Changes to Sedo?s domain brokerage service prices on January 4, 2011 “”"Sedo is committed to helping individuals and busin...
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Sedo Increases Sale Commission From 10% to 15% : For ?Domain Sales By Our Sales Team? Without Notice
Thanks to a reader who noticed that Sedo.com is raising their commission rate 50%, from $10-$15 effective TOMORROW. Changes to Sedo?s domain brokerage service prices on January 4, 2011 “”"Sedo is committed to helping individuals and busin...
Discussion
January 3, 2011, 8:35 pm
The Domains
AfterMarket.com To Hold A Live Domain Auction In The Bahamas
I just got this notice from Though Convergence who just announced that there will be live domain auction at the DomainRoundtable on March 3rd 2011. The conference runs from March 1-March 4th: “The Aftermarket.com live auction platform has been ...
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AfterMarket.com To Hold A Live Domain Auction In The Bahamas
I just got this notice from Though Convergence who just announced that there will be live domain auction at the DomainRoundtable on March 3rd 2011. The conference runs from March 1-March 4th: “The Aftermarket.com live auction platform has been ...
Discussion
January 3, 2011, 7:41 pm
The Domains
Goldman Sachs Invests $450 Million Into Facebook Making Its Valuation $50 Billion
On the 1st business day of 2011, Facebook has a $50 Billion dollar Valuation thanks to an investment of $450 Million dollars by Goldman Sachs. According to mulitple reports, Goldman’s investment of $450 Million was paired with another $50 Milli...
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Goldman Sachs Invests $450 Million Into Facebook Making Its Valuation $50 Billion
On the 1st business day of 2011, Facebook has a $50 Billion dollar Valuation thanks to an investment of $450 Million dollars by Goldman Sachs. According to mulitple reports, Goldman’s investment of $450 Million was paired with another $50 Milli...
Discussion
January 3, 2011, 10:46 am
The Domains
In 2010: China Shuts Down 60,000 Sites, 4,500 Criminal Investigations & Sends 1,332 To Jail
China was busy this year combating porn. According to a CNN.com story, China closed 60,000 websites related to porn, opened up almost 2,200 criminal cases against almost 5,000 people for “who violated Chinese law by disseminating pornography vi...
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In 2010: China Shuts Down 60,000 Sites, 4,500 Criminal Investigations & Sends 1,332 To Jail
China was busy this year combating porn. According to a CNN.com story, China closed 60,000 websites related to porn, opened up almost 2,200 criminal cases against almost 5,000 people for “who violated Chinese law by disseminating pornography vi...
Discussion
January 2, 2011, 8:15 pm
The Domains
Verizon Acquires iPhone Domains Ahead of Early 2011 Launch: Did Verizon Actually Buy The Domains?
According to the blog, 9to5mac.com, Verizon just bought or had transferred to it the domain names iPhoneonVerizon.com and iPhoneforVerizon.com. Verizon has long been rumored to be getting its own version of the iPhone in early 2011, which since launc...
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Verizon Acquires iPhone Domains Ahead of Early 2011 Launch: Did Verizon Actually Buy The Domains?
According to the blog, 9to5mac.com, Verizon just bought or had transferred to it the domain names iPhoneonVerizon.com and iPhoneforVerizon.com. Verizon has long been rumored to be getting its own version of the iPhone in early 2011, which since launc...
Discussion
January 2, 2011, 10:51 am
The Domains
Its January 1 & We Are $750,000 In The Hole
We wish you a Happy New Year and now that the clock has hit 1.1.11 its another year and we start it out $750,000 in the hole. We own around 75,000 domains and with a carrying cost of lets just call it an average of $10 a year meaning that we will owe...
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Its January 1 & We Are $750,000 In The Hole
We wish you a Happy New Year and now that the clock has hit 1.1.11 its another year and we start it out $750,000 in the hole. We own around 75,000 domains and with a carrying cost of lets just call it an average of $10 a year meaning that we will owe...
Discussion
January 1, 2011, 7:42 pm
