Month: November 2010

Billionaire Calvin Ayre, who once graced the cover of Forbes magazine, as one of the richest people in the world, is continuing to build his Slots.com brand – a domain name that cost him over $5.5 million just for owernship of the web address. 

Despite the enormous price tag that would cause some businesses and individuals to say, ‘Why on Earth would anyone pay that much money for a domain name?’, Calvin’s ability to purchase the name could very well be one of his crowning achievements.

In case you weren’t aware, Calvin ‘sold everything he owned and with $10,000 to his name he assembled his team and launched the original Bodog.’

In September, Bodog announced Slots.com will be creating 100 new jobs.  ‘Slots.com will operate as an independent company, coupled with its existing dominance – by virtue of its domain – and the drive of the new company personnel the brand plans to become the largest player in, not only, online slots but also casino too. Beyond the launch stage, the site will also look to host a full featured casino, including live dealer options.’

In late October, in an article that appeared on CalvinAyre.com, news was announced that Lee Richardson, would be joining Slots.com as MD. 

What did Lee have to say about joining the Slots.com team?

“There is no strong brand in the slots area like there is in, say, poker yet any casino off or online will happily admit that slots are not only physically the biggest part of the casino but more crucially in profitability terms slots are equally dominant. The domain gives us a fantastic SEO edge and when coupled with the brand experience and marketing clout we will add this venture becomes a very powerful proposition,” Richardson commented.

Calvin Ayre has moved quickly to build the Slots.com brand, so expect a lot more news soon.

Aron Meystedt who owns the first domain name ever registered on the internet (Symbolics.com), has acquired the domain name Tablets.com, according to the XF.com web site.

Aron’s company XF.com Investments, a domain holding and development company, also acquired Deadstock.com in a recent deal.

Tablets.com already has a WordPress site online that provides news and reviews of tablet pcs.   While the sale price of the domain is undisclosed, Tablets.com last traded owners publicly in 2006, when the domain name sold at Moniker/Traffic for $50,500.

XF.com Investments Making Buzz

Aron’s company made quite a buzz in 2010 with the 25th birthday celebration of the internet.  Symbolics.com was the subject of dozens and dozens of articles from heavy hitting news sources like TechCrunch and BusinessWeek.

XF.com Investments is continuing to expand, and Tablets.com is the perfect name to grow its business with the tablet being the next hottest gadget to hit the market in years – made hugely popular earlier this year with the launch of Apple’s iPad.

Whether the acquisition is a name the company will be ‘holding’ or ‘developing’, the tablet market is getting ready to explode with more players entering the market and more consumers looking to make the switch from the traditional pc. 

According to PCWorld:

The iPad started shipping in April and became an instant hit, and Apple reported selling more than 7 million iPads by the end of September. But companies such as Samsung and Toshiba are knocking on the door, and will soon release Android tablets that include features the iPad doesn’t have.

About XF.com Investments

XF.com Investments is a domain holding and development company specializing in top-tier premium domain names. Our interests include the purchase and development of short, one-word .com domains as well as two-letter .com domains.

Our company owns Symbolics.com — the very first domain ever registered on the Internet. Symbolics.com was registered on March 15, 1985 and it is still in use by us today.

XF.com is interested in top “brand names” and we have amassed a great portfolio of top brands as listed at the right. We believe a top domain name brand is vital to your success online.