Boston Media Domain

It is remarkable to see what a great domain can do for someone. Former real estate investor Patrick Ruddell is a relative newcomer to this space, having jumped head first into the domain industry when the real estate market collapsed in 2008. Now here he is, less than two years later, at the helm...

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As a kid my family opened presents on Christmas Eve but my wife’s family opened theirs, like most, on Christmas Day. So, when Diana and I started our own family we worked out a compromise that became a new family tradition. A 2nd tradition that began when our daughter was a child will keep...

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The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Sedo tops our latest chart with a $233,000 sale and it looks like they are about to complete one that will be much bigger. This week’s Top 20 is made up of 13 .coms, 4 country code domains and 3 non .com gTLDs.

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Last Christmas Rob Grant got a lot of press with his timely Recession Wreaths website. The tongue in cheek site offered wreaths decorated with cut up credit cards and pink slips! Well, this Christmas Grant is at it again with a new faux ecommerce platform at RecessionGiftBaskets.com!

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DOMAINfest Global 2011 has released an update on what is in store for the big event in Santa Monica, California Feb. 1-3, 2011. Over 600 domain professionals from approximately 30 countries are expected to attend. Details on the agenda & a preliminary list of expert speakers highlighted today’s announcement.

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The best news I have heard this week has to be word that a convicted domain thief is going to jail for his crime. Daniel Goncalves will not be doing his time in some minimum security lock up either. Instead he can look forward to spending five years in state prison and paying hundreds...

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As I write this, Christmas Day is still 10 days away but it seems Santa paid an early visit to the domain industry this week. Four lucky domain sellers found shiny six-figure financial packages under their tree. When you add them all up over $1 million changed hands in those four deals that lead...

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I’ve always advised developing one or more of your domain names on topics you are passionate about. If you do it well, the potential rewards can dwarf any other form of monetization. Two friends who are on that path, Elliot Silver and Jessica Bookstaff Doppelt, just added solid new developed sites to their growing...

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While I was away visiting family the past four days ICANN again decided to delay final approval of their plan to roll out an unlimited number of new gTLDS. While I see no need for new gTLDs, I am starting to feel a little sorry for people who have invested money in businesses that...

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As we had reported earlier this year, Demand Media, parent company of numerous registrars, websites and a domain parking company, was planning to file for an IPO in 2010. According to an article by CNNMoney, the IPO has now stalled due to the regulator’s questions regarding Demand Media’s accounting practices. The company’s CEO, Richard...

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