April 2010 Archives

Gifted.com sells for $94,000

By Brooke Hunter on April 30, 2010 4:22 PM | No Comments
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Sedo has recently announced the sale of Gifted.com for $94,000. Gifted.com was purchased by The Hut Group, a company based in the United Kingdom. The Hut Group was founded in 2004 and own online shopping platforms, which offer free delivery as a standard with every order.

Gifted.com was first registered in April of 1995.

Gifted.com was the number one sale on Sedo for the week; the second was Species.com which sold for $37,500.

The Hut Group also recently purchased Zavvi.com, an online store selling games, music and movies.

Software.de Sells for 235,025 EUR (USD $315k)

By Andrew McGrath on April 30, 2010 9:19 AM | No Comments

Software.de recently sold through Sedo for 235,025 EUR, or about $315k USD. The new owner has not yet been disclosed, as the domain is still in transfer.

Other notable sales this week include several .tv domains:
Business.tv for $100,999 USD
Learn.tv for $41,000 USD
Christmas.tv for $32,000 USD
Home.tv for $31,000 USD

CreditScore.com - Top Selling Domain for 2010

By Brooke Hunter on April 29, 2010 1:32 PM | No Comments
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CreditScore.com was purchased by Mighty Net, Inc. owners of CreditReport.com for an undisclosed amount, although it was stated that the price surpassed the amount that Toys.com sold for in 2009.

Toys.com was sold through Bankruptcy Auction for $5.1 million dollars in March, 2009.

If CreditScore.com was sold for more than $5.1 million dollars, it places the domain at the number one spot for domain sales in 2010 and makes it one of the highest domain sales, ever.

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New Logo for WIPO

By Brooke Hunter on April 29, 2010 9:53 AM | No Comments
wipo-new-logo.jpgThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) unveiled a new logo for their organization on the 26th April to correspond with a new direction they are taking for the 21st century.

The new logo is said to represent the iconic WIPO headquarters building in Geneva.

The color blue represents WIPO and the relationship they have with the United Nations.

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Flying.com sells for $1.1 Million

By Brooke Hunter on April 29, 2010 9:46 AM | No Comments
flying.jpgUsedAirplanes.com has purchased Flying.com for $1.1 Million.

The new owners of Flying.com are currently developing the site to be launched on June 1st, 2010. The website will be used to display used airplanes and aircraft from UsedAirplanes.com. Flying.com currently states that it is "in the process of developing the first community and social media based portal for flying." 
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Is UDRP really fair and unbiased ?

By Maxime Grandchamp on April 28, 2010 5:05 AM | No Comments
The UDRP is the procedure that is used when someone wants to complain about the rights to a domain.
While it was established by ICANN, there are several companies that share the disputes.
Each of those companies select a panel to study each case and make a decision.
However it seems that at least one of these companies may not be totally fair.
Continue reading Is UDRP really fair and unbiased ?.


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