Category: News

Elliot Silver has been talking up the re-launch of one of his premium internet properties: Burbank.com. 

The new website was developed by Scottsdale.com’s and their “City in the Box” platform. 

Scottsdale.com has been responsible for designing, developing other geo domain names including Sunnyvale.com and GreatFalls.com.

So, what do you think of the new web site?

According to Scottsdale.com, development packages start at $12,500. 

Here’s a look at their product pitch, which is linked to a portfolio of other websites built on geo domains that are operational.

Do you own a geo domain, but have never built it out? Or, worse yet, just have the name parked? If so, you are wasting an incredible opportunity.

The times where you could purchase a domain name and sell it a few months later for a profit are over. To truly profit from a valuable geo domain name you now need to build out a website and populate it with content, advertisers and partners.

Don’t start from scratch by trying to learn how to build a geo domain on your own. We take the hassle and stress out of building a new site – not to mention the expense and years of hit or miss learning and tweaking that goes in to developing a successful geo domain.

Take advantage of our experience in the geo domain space and let us build out your geo domain for you!

What does ScottsDale.com have to say about Burbank.com?
 
Here’s what Fred Mercaldo of Scottsdale.com had to say in the comments about our coverage of the newly designed web site:

This site is actually 2-3 days away from being ready for announcement, however it is 99% complete.  Although this is our CityInTheBox.com platform, this build out took additional time and manpower, as we normally build from scratch, but needed to keep all of the page rankings and links Elliot established previously.  We have been getting an unusual amount of advertiser inquiries that started about 2 weeks ago, a tribute to what Elliot had built previously.

We are looking forward to the next 3-6 months, as now we will soon begin our marketing initiatives, and our goal of building an excellent revenue stream begins. 

Thank you for including the news about us and Burbank.com in your site. 
Fred Mercaldo, Scottsdale.com.

In the Hot world of “Group Buying” there have been a number of developments since my last blog.  There are a lot of news stories both in the Group Buying industry and Group Buying domain names.

GroupOn buys GroupOn.se Name for $12K

On June 16, the domain name GroupOn.se sold through Sedo. The name was acquired by one of the more successful group buying websites, GroupOn.com – who announced in May that it had acquired Groupon, one of Europe’s leading companies built after Groupon’s model. Groupon is available in 80 local markets in 16 countries, including Sweden, and quickly demonstrated the strength of Groupon model in Europe.

GoodNews partners with Vancouver.com

Ever since Kevin Ham launched GoodNews.com, his own business venture into the group buying market, the site has been flip flopping back and forth between Beta and a Lead capture page. The Coming Soon landing page now has a new look and feel and brand, and if you pay a visit to Kevin Ham’s Vancouver.com you’ll be met with a sign up page for GoodNews.com. Building on the strength of Vancouver.com, the site runs a banner at the top saying, “Vancouver.com has partnered with GoodNews.com to bring you amazing deals and discounts”

HomeRun.com Delivers on $130K Domain Investment

The domain name HomeRun.com which sold for $130,000 in 2010 was somewhat of a gamble for HomeRun Delivers, another group buying website launched this year. But according to Compete traffic statistics, it was a good gamble. The site enjoyed over 100,000 visitors last month alone, after reporting less than 100 visitors in December 2009.

Aftermarket for Group Buying Domains

Group Buying is an interesting market when it comes to domain names, as many investors and developers don’t necessarily target keyword relevant names, so it makes more difficult for anyone to know what the potential buyers have in mind. Unlike a name like MassBuy.com, group buying sites don’t follow the same model. A catchy brand name is what seems to be what many are aiming for. That being said, on aftermarket sites like NameJet – domain names like Copadeal.com and TucsonCoupon.com have bids. The local group buying market is heating up too, with companies focusing on one city at time before expanding their business model.

Taggle.com launches group buying website

Taggle.com received $8.75 million from Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. The website promises to provide both the consumers and merchants a win-win platform. Right now the site offers deals only in Bengaluru, India.

DailyBargains.com under construction

An Under Construction page has appeared on the home page of DailyBargains.com, the domain name which sold to a mystery buyer for $10,500 in May.

Hand register Group Buying Domain Names

Every time I write a story, especially for a popular trend or industry, I try and research any available domain names. We’ve picked up a few hand registered names here at Fusible like LocalGroupbuying.com and today we purchased GroupBuyingonline.com.

Although Bryan Pendleton (the grad student, tinkerer and hacker) registered the vanity URL twitter.com/bp with Twitter early on, he’s been the target of mistaken identity by people upset about the BP oil spill which continues to take a toll on the environment and economy.

The official Twitter page for BP is @BP_America, but that hasn’t stopped people from inadvertently sending angry messages to Bryan Pendleton. Bryan Pendleton, who even set up a Twitter list called @bp/i-m-bp-not-bp-america, has been retweeting messages received by angry Twitter users.

Here are some of the messages Bryan has retweeted in recent days:

“RT @CollardGreen: Dear @bp u f*d my life up. Now give me my $. I can’t fish or nothing. Must admit. Don’t need hair grease no more”

“RT @janraposa: @BP. You screwed up royally here, and you’re making me want to drop all my pounds… “

According to Bryan’s friends on twitter, the irony of the whole situation is that Bryan Pendleton is apparently one of the greenest people they know.