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Elliot's Blog
Will GoDaddy Be Sold?
Last week, we heard that a Go Daddy sale seemed imminent, with private equity companies KKR and Silver Lake being the most likely suiters. In fact, the Associated Press reported that “a deal is expected by Tuesday,” which is today. I&rsqu...
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Will GoDaddy Be Sold?
Last week, we heard that a Go Daddy sale seemed imminent, with private equity companies KKR and Silver Lake being the most likely suiters. In fact, the Associated Press reported that “a deal is expected by Tuesday,” which is today. I&rsqu...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 7:21 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Sells Over $1m in Domain Names Led by WellnessFinder.com at 300,000 Euro
Last week, Sedo sold over $750,000 worth of domain names that could be revealed publicly. The sales report was led by WellnessFinder.com, which sold for 300,000 Euro, and that was followed by DJE.com, which sold for 32,000 Euro. BackupPlan.co.uk was ...
Discussion
Sedo Sells Over $1m in Domain Names Led by WellnessFinder.com at 300,000 Euro
Last week, Sedo sold over $750,000 worth of domain names that could be revealed publicly. The sales report was led by WellnessFinder.com, which sold for 300,000 Euro, and that was followed by DJE.com, which sold for 32,000 Euro. BackupPlan.co.uk was ...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
School Equipment Company Buys MarkerBoards.com and Other Sedo Sales
A review of this week’s domain sales at Sedo. Apparently my review of Afternic sales earlier today in which I showed who the buyers were struck a chord. I’d like to do the same thing with Sedo’s results, except that most of the doma...
Discussion
School Equipment Company Buys MarkerBoards.com and Other Sedo Sales
A review of this week’s domain sales at Sedo. Apparently my review of Afternic sales earlier today in which I showed who the buyers were struck a chord. I’d like to do the same thing with Sedo’s results, except that most of the doma...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 6:04 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $695k In Domains Led By SellCar.com For $26k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday June 26th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $695,523. The top seller of the week was SellCar.com at $26,056 followed by MonarchMortgage.com and Yearbook.org – each...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $695k In Domains Led By SellCar.com For $26k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday June 26th. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totalled $695,523. The top seller of the week was SellCar.com at $26,056 followed by MonarchMortgage.com and Yearbook.org – each...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Domain Names Bain and Other End Users Bought from Afternic This Week
A look at end user domain buyers from the past week. Afternic‘s extended network of domain name sales sites brings in end users. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the company’s $600,000+ in domain sales for the p...
Discussion
What Domain Names Bain and Other End Users Bought from Afternic This Week
A look at end user domain buyers from the past week. Afternic‘s extended network of domain name sales sites brings in end users. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the company’s $600,000+ in domain sales for the p...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 4:19 pm
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Closes $700k in Sales
Following a strong showing last week, Afternic sold just a hair under $700,000 worth of domain names last week. Leading the way was SellCar.com for $26,056 and MonarchMortgage.com for $15,000. Both of these names were owned by private investors and w...
Discussion
Afternic Closes $700k in Sales
Following a strong showing last week, Afternic sold just a hair under $700,000 worth of domain names last week. Leading the way was SellCar.com for $26,056 and MonarchMortgage.com for $15,000. Both of these names were owned by private investors and w...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 3:28 pm
The Domains
CNBC: Zynga To File For IPO As Early As Tomorrow
According to a Tweet by Kate Kelly of CNBC the gaming company Zynga will file to go public as soon as tomorrow. The company who has also been active in the domain name market and makers of Cityville Farmville and Hotelville according to the report wi...
Discussion
CNBC: Zynga To File For IPO As Early As Tomorrow
According to a Tweet by Kate Kelly of CNBC the gaming company Zynga will file to go public as soon as tomorrow. The company who has also been active in the domain name market and makers of Cityville Farmville and Hotelville according to the report wi...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Video Explains New TLDs to the Masses
New top level domain names in just six minutes. Last week ICANN published a video explaining what new top level domain names are and what they mean to companies and businesses that might want to apply for one. I think it does a good job of describing...
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ICANN Video Explains New TLDs to the Masses
New top level domain names in just six minutes. Last week ICANN published a video explaining what new top level domain names are and what they mean to companies and businesses that might want to apply for one. I think it does a good job of describing...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 10:47 am
Elliot's Blog
Watch Out for Conference “Freebies”
For those of you that use the freebie USB memory sticks and other computer peripherals given away at conferences, you should read an interesting article in The Register yesterday. I write this as I look at a few used memory drives I have laying aroun...
Discussion
Watch Out for Conference “Freebies”
For those of you that use the freebie USB memory sticks and other computer peripherals given away at conferences, you should read an interesting article in The Register yesterday. I write this as I look at a few used memory drives I have laying aroun...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 10:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain Brand Mangement Company Says It Will Sue Over IVX.com
After losing UDRP, IVX says it will go to court for domain name. Last week I wrote about Dutch company Besloten Vennootschap IVX Networks Europe B.V. The brand management and global domain name registration company uses the domain name IVX.eu. It fil...
Discussion
Domain Brand Mangement Company Says It Will Sue Over IVX.com
After losing UDRP, IVX says it will go to court for domain name. Last week I wrote about Dutch company Besloten Vennootschap IVX Networks Europe B.V. The brand management and global domain name registration company uses the domain name IVX.eu. It fil...
Discussion
June 28, 2011, 9:58 am
