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No to Hillary for President domain to be auctioned

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hillary.jpgNew Dimensions Media Group (NDMG) announced today that it will sell the Internet domain No to Hillary for President.com via eBay auction at 2pm (PST) on August 15, 2007.

“The domain name speaks for itself,” says John Nuccio, President of New Dimensions Media Group. “We are not trying to may a political statement here. We’ve chosen the auction method to sell our domains because of the worldwide success of this proven sales method. The Internet has become the information superhighway for the buying public. Most persons prefer the hassle free transactions that Internet auctions can offer. As a result, the Internet has become our most powerful selling tool.”

The domain has a “Buy It Now” price placed at $50,000.

Originally posted on August 10, 2007 @ 2:30 pm

ItsYourDomain.com acquired for $10.35 million

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iyd.jpgTucows Inc., the largest Internet services provider for hosting companies and ISPs, has acquired ItsYourDomain.com (IYD), a
privately held, profitable ICANN-accredited registrar offering domain services through a worldwide wholesale network of over 2,500 affiliates for US$10.35 million in cash plus the opportunity to realize a further US$1.05 million based on specific targets.

“From our perspective IYD was perhaps the only substantial wholesale domain registration base that might be available over the next few years, and it’s a compatible business that we’ll be able to fold in to our existing operations,” said Elliot Noss, President and CEO, Tucows Inc. “Additionally, this acquisition gives us some very interesting underlying technology that we were favorably impressed with that will allow us to more completely service our customer base.”

Originally posted on July 29, 2007 @ 3:46 am

£.com domain up for sale

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pound-domain1.jpgFor sale: a domain name representing one of the most well known currencies in the world. If you’ve got the cash lying around to burn and desire a potentially lucrative domain to own then bust out your checkbooks and get ready to bid for £.com.

£.com, representing the British pound, is a symbol-based domain. The sale of this domain, part of a two domain deal (the other being poundsymbol.com), is being offered by Moneyedge, a small British Internet investments firm. £.com makes use of IDN (International Domain Name) technology and to access the domain visitors need to use a recent Web browser like Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 2 and be in one of the 18 countries that have the £ symbol on their keyboards. IDN-enabled browsers are estimated now at around 45% market share world-wide.

Bids on the £.com two domain package are being taken through August 30. Moneyedge provided no estimation on how much it might fetch in the auction.

Originally posted on July 20, 2007 @ 1:59 pm

Business.com for sale, bidding starts at $300M

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Business.comBusiness.com, currently a search engine used to find business-related information, is now in auction block and is expected to be sold between $300-400 million.

Among the big companies who are expected to bid are media giants Dow Jones & Co. (publisher of The Wall Street Journal), and New York Times. As of the present, both companies are not giving comments. Entrepreneurs Jake Winebaum and Sky Dayton were known to have bought business.com in 1999 for $7.5 million, making the record for being the highest priced domain at the time.

With over 6 million unique visits per month, Business.com runs a search engine, web directory and pay-per-click advertising network.

Originally posted on June 22, 2007 @ 11:18 am

TalentAgent.com up for auction

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The iconic domain name TalentAgent.com is being auctioned. Moniker, LLC will host a live domain auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C., NYC 2007 Thursday, June 21 at 3:00 p.m. EDT at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. TalentAgent.com is among the top domain names being offered.

“The premium domain name market is flourishing. Strategic use of domain names offers businesses the chance to own their respective markets with the most targeted direct navigation traffic and by branding themselves online as an industry leader,” Monte Cahn, co-founder and CEO of Moniker said.

A recent article in Business Week magazine cites booming domain name sales exceeding $700 million last year.

Originally posted on June 19, 2007 @ 6:13 am