How much would you pay to own Toys.com?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by brooke

We all know that a domain name is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it, but what if they are willing to pay over $5 million?

Toys.com was sold through Bankruptcy Auction for $5.1 million dollars in March this year. This places Toys.com at the number one spot in dnjournal.com’s highest reported domain sales, so far, for 2009.

The toys store Toy ‘R’ Us purchased the domain name knowing that it had a constant flow of traffic, perfect for their brands. The domain now provides links to Toy ‘R’ Us brands: Babies ‘R’ Us, eToys.com, Baby Universe.com and Toy ‘R’ Us.

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Sedo Reports Strong Q3 Domain Sales – 5.5% Increase

Posted on November 6, 2009 by nancy

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales, Domain Parking Services

According to Sedo’s newly released Domain Market Study, Q3 domain sales increase 5.5% over Q2. Respectfully, Sedo represented 75% of the top 20 public domain sales in Q3, with a total sales value at $23 million. Top five domains include: … Read More →

Yahoo Gives Out SYNDICATION Rights to DDC!

Posted on November 5, 2009 by David Warmuz

Posted in Search Engines & Feeds

Just received an email from Yahoo effectively advising that they have given Syndication of their Search Feeds the GREEN light. Yahoo BOSS (Build Your Own Service) is a great Open Search API, where the goal of BOSS is simple: “to … Read More →

The Future of Domains

Posted on November 5, 2009 by nicholas

Posted in Domains in General

As dot com domains become more scarce, the value of generic domain names rapidly climbs; many shorter generic domains selling for several million US dollars. I often wonder if this value increase will continue at this rate, or if, as … Read More →

SnapNames Employee was also bidding on many auctions!!!

Posted on November 5, 2009 by David Warmuz

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales

Just received an email from SnapNames that they discovered an Employee under a fake alias was BETWEEN 2005 and 2007 bidding on many of the SnapNames domain drops and using internal system to see the max bids and win good domains, and … Read More →

How much is a domain worth ?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by maxime

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales

“How much is it worth ?” This is a recurrent question from people new to the domain aftermarket and the answer is not very straightforward. There are some basic rules such as the shorter the better or a .com is … Read More →

Above.com receives “Best New Monetizing Solution” award at T.R.A.F.F.I.C Global Conference in NYC

Posted on November 3, 2009 by nancy

Posted in Domain Tools

We are proud and honored to be the recipient of the “Best New Monetizing Solution” award presented October 28, 2009 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C in NYC. Why this is so special is that the award is nominated and voted for by domainers. Thanks … Read More →

3 Letter Domains

Posted on November 2, 2009 by maxime

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales

As a short name is worth a lot more than a longer one, it may be tempting to buy any very short name available. However, this does not mean any short combination of letters is worth millions of dollars.

Evicting Domain Cybersquaters

Posted on November 2, 2009 by nicholas

Posted in TradeMarks and Legal

Do you run a business that holds a trademark? Have you gone to yourbusiness.com, only to find someone else has registered the domain? If the domain is parked or is for sale, this may be what is known as ‘cybersquatting’. … Read More →

TRAFFIC New York 2009 Awards

Posted on October 29, 2009 by David Warmuz

Posted in Domain Aftermarket & Sales, Domain Events, Domain Optimization, Domain Parking Services, Domain Registrar, Domain Tools

The TRAFFIC Awards were present to the winners last night. Voting for the nominated parties started 2 months ago and as these are votes by domainers, well done to all that won the praise of their fellow domainers. And the … Read More →