A bankruptcy court judge has approved the $13 million sale of Sex.com. Once the domain has been transferred to its new owner – Clover Holdings – it will officially become the highest all cash sale ever reported publicly. Also today, has Google gigged Epik.com? and, just in time for Halloween, Bido.com rises from the...
Year’s 6th Seven-Figure Sale Takes Top Spot on This Week’s DNJ Domain Sales Chart
The aftermarket produced another 7-figure sale this week – one that ranks as the 5th highest sale reported so far in 2010 and is the year’s 6th sale to crack the million dollar mark. The country codes had big week too, taking 8 places on the all extension leader board. One was a 6-figure...
Sad Saga of Bogus Bidder Nelson Brady Ends With SnapNames Settling Two Lawsuits
Former SnapNames VP Nelson Brady created a world of trouble for his company and himself when he was caught shill bidding in company auctions one year ago. Two lawsuits resulted – one pitting SnapNames against Brady and the other affected customers against SnapNames in a class action suit. Both have now been settled.
Events & Companies in the News: BlueGlass FL Conference 2010, TollFreeMarket.com & AfternicDLS
Are your ready for another Florida conference?! Yes, DNCruise and T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Miami just ended, but another event, featuring some familiar names in the domain industry, is coming up next week in Hollywood, Florida! Plus, how to reserve one of the new toll free 855 phone numbers at no charge & changes at the AfternicDLS.
A Quintet of 6-Figure Sales Highlight Domain Aftermarket Action Over the Past Two Weeks
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. I was away for a 10-day stretch covering the DNCruise and T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Miami conferences so the latest column actually cover TWO weeks worth of data to bring you completely up to date on all sales reported to us since our last column. Five 6-figure...
Frank Schilling’s NAI Wins Settlement over ChiliBeans.com UDRP
While the loss of the UDRP over ChiliBeans.com at the end of 2008 was certainly bad news for Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Inc. (NAI), Schilling did not sit still, but fought back. Now, after the suit made its way through the court of the Cayman Islands the result is a significant (but non-disclosed) settlement...
Oversee Settles “Halvarez” Class Action and Nelson Brady Suit
The class action case Resmer vs. SnapNames.com has been settled. Under the terms of the settlement, the class members will be given the same rebates that were issued by Oversee last November. The rebate offer has been extended to all class members until December 17, 2010. More details can be found at the website...
GoDaddy Business Auction Cancelled
As WSJ reports, the private auction for domain registrar and hosting company GoDaddy was broken off last week while some potential buyers were performing due diligence. Potential bidders, including private-equity firms General Atlantic and TPG, were called last week and told the auction was off, the people said, leaving the interested parties hanging in...
3 Social Media Marketing Tips from Howard Stern
Howard Stern anointed himself as the “King of All Media” for his successes outside radio. His television career includes several late night shows, pay-per-views and home video releases. Stern is the author of several books and made a movie from his book Private Parts, a self deprecating comedy starring Stern and his radio show...
Tips on How To Better Visualize Effective PPC Strategies
Have you ever realized that it can sometimes be a difficult task to communicate and demonstrate to a client or C-level executive what your PPC strategy actually looks like? Have you ever felt they just do not fully understand the complexity no matter how many times you try and explain it? Well, after many...
