The Mysteries and Stories behind Poker Domains: Was Poker.com the Biggest .com Sale Ever at $27M?

Poker Girl

The landmark sale of Poker.org by National A-1 this week that fetched a record $1 million for a .org is all over the news.  Poker domains, one of the most sought after categories of domains in the world, have been the holy grail for many organizations and individuals since the beginning of the … [Read more...]

Never-Before Released .ME Domains at Auction: Wipe.me, Defy.me, Readto.me, Preview.me (more)

show.me

The .ME registry held back several premium .ME names and every once in awhile, dozens of the premium names go up for auction.  .ME domains are not for everyone, but they definitely have social appeal and make easy domain hacks since the character extensions can be used to create a phrase like: … [Read more...]

Who bought the Domain Name HomeRun.com for $130,000 and is resurrecting Group Buying?

HomeRun

HomeRun plans to be an exciting, fun website.  The concept of the website is Group Buying, which apparently many have tried and failed since the nineties.  But the owners of HomeRun have invested in their web site and in their brand, shelling out $131,200 for the domain nameHomeRun.com at … [Read more...]

AllHotGirls.com Sells for $15,000 at Sedo, Seller Reaps $7,000 Profit in less than 3 years

Hot Girls

AllHotGirls.com which expired in 2007, was snapped up on SnapNames for $8,260.  Less than 3 years later, the name has sold at Sedo for $15,000.  This is a great sale for the previous owner who took in almost $7,000 in profit before fees.  The original sale was reported by Ron Jackson in July 2007 … [Read more...]

Coincidence? Shortly After our Story on Glitch.com, Flickr Founders Launch Site, TechCrunch Runs Story

glitch teaser

The massively-multiplayer game "Glitch", which is playable in the browser and built in the spirit of the web according to the website has launched their official website announcing the soon-to-launch game which will be in Private alpha shortly.   Though it's most likely one heck of a … [Read more...]

Minisites using WordPress by the BIGGEST in the Industry: Domain Development Corp; Boys & Girls.com

Girls.com

Most everyone in the Domain Industry has heard of Domain Development Corp. The secretive Domain Development company that struck a Partnership with Yahoo Sponsored Search ads for BOSS.  Despite their skyrocketing popularity and their work with Yahoo!, they're still making web sites for their … [Read more...]

Who Paid $19,000 for the Domain: Glitch.com? The Founders of Flickr who resigned. Interesting site (Sorta)

glitch

Back in June 2008, the co-founders of Flickr, husband and wife team Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, resigned from the company.  And by the looks of things, they've been staying busy ever since, working on several projects like Hunch.com and a secretive project called: Tiny Speck.  … [Read more...]

Your Sold Domains. Where are they now? Check out the Stats of Eric Borgos, InsuranceQuotes.com, More

Insurance Quotes

Many of us hope to develop our best domains, but when an irresistible deal comes along, the odds are you might just sell the name you had big plans for.  Have you ever wondered what really happens to these domains?  In the case of Eric Borgos, one of our favorite domainers we enjoy covering who … [Read more...]

National A-1 Relaunches Category-Killer Domain Name Pizza.com, with Fresh New Look

Pizza.com

National A-1, owners of some of the best domain names in the world, have given Pizza.com a fresh new look.  The site now offers pizza news, pizza games, pizza coupons, supplies, and listings.  There are even pizza fun facts like, "Domino's Pizza is the world leader in delivery." If you remember … [Read more...]

Cash in on Dating: PageRank, Traffic, SEO, Expired Names will help; AdultDating.org LoveNow.com MORE

Adult Dating

Online dating sites are on the rise and so are opportunities for domainers and internet marketers looking to cash in.  If you've been looking to get in on the action and use some great domains that already come with traffic, page rank, huge amounts of search volume and more - here are some … [Read more...]