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Archive for May, 2008
Inside the mind of a Domain Seller
May 30th
Rick Latona has written a great series of articles on his site entitled “What makes a domain name sellable“. Its a very interesting, straightforward insight into the mind of one of the most successful domain sellers out there. His approach is hard core business minded which is perfect for this trade, which can lead people astray at times.
It’s a four part article that lays it out -
Part 1 -
I have one question that I ask myself that is more important to me than any other question. What sort of website would be put on the name? When buyers buy a name More >
The World’s Biggest Domain Name Deal
May 20th
Unknown to me, since I was somewhere between San Francisco and Icheon at the time, a deal went down on the 15th of May that will shape the future of the web considerably.
CBS acquired C|Net for $1.6 Billion. This deal is totally sweet if you ask a domainer, it includes domains such as TV.COM, News.com, Radio.com, Upload.com, Future.com, Chat.com, Com.com, Computers.com, Browser.com, Auctions.com, Builder.com, Events.com, Marketplace.com, Store.com, Tunes.com, Online.com, Gaming.com, Buying.com, Search.Com, Help.com, Downloads.com, MP3.Com and valuable web properties such as ZDNet.com, GameSpot.com, Chow.com among a few hundred others.
CBS already has an online distribution network that reaches 82% of all More >
