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Photo.com sells for $1,250,000

By Brooke Hunter on May 7, 2010 10:44 AM | No Comments

Photo.com sold for $1,250,000 through Moniker on the 5th of May. Photo.com now tops the highest reported domain sales list for 2010.

The generic domain name is currently registered under the care of Network Solutions.

It is reported that the new owner of Photo.com will build a website for the domain, to be launched in the next couple of months.

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Moniker down

By Maxime Grandchamp on May 5, 2010 10:52 PM | No Comments

We have just been informed that the domain name registrar and auction house Moniker has been down for the past 15 hours.

It seems to be due to a hardware failure in their LA office.

Bido.com Shutting Down, Effective May 5

By Nancy Bianchi on May 5, 2010 1:11 PM | No Comments

Domain Auction Service Bido.com will cease business operations effective Wednesday May 5, 2010.

The company was originally founded in 2008. Four of the original founders include Ron Jackson (who left before launch), Sahar Sarid, Darren Cleveland and Jeff Bhavnanie.

Sahar Sarid eventually teamed up with Jarred Cohen.

Q1 Domain Sale Prices Increase-Total Dollar Volume Down

By Nancy Bianchi on May 5, 2010 1:53 AM | No Comments

According to DNJournal first quarter 2010 sales report, total dollar volume was down 18% from same quarter 2009. While overall volume was down, the median sales price show a slight improvement over both 1Q-2009 and last 4Q-2009.

The median sales price reported in 1Q 2010 was $2,643 as compared to 4Q-2009 that number was $2,610 and 1Q-2009 it was $2,600. This suggest that the overall domain values have held up with slight improvement over the past 12 months.

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COO Doug Brent leaving ICANN

By Brooke Hunter on May 3, 2010 11:11 AM | No Comments

ICANN has announced this week that COO (Chief Operating Officer) Doug Brent will leave ICANN at the end of July 2010; he has worked with the organization since January of 2007.

Doug is stepping down due to family reasons and has described the resignation as 'difficult'. Doug and his family moved to Los Angeles to be closer to the ICANN headquarters, his family has decided the new location is not for them.

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Gifted.com sells for $94,000

By Brooke Hunter on April 30, 2010 4:22 PM | No Comments

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

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

The 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

UsedAirplanes.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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