Tuesday, March 13

Social.com Tops Weekly, And Year-To-Date, Sales Chart


The year’s second seven-figure sale, and the year’s biggest to date, topped the weekly sales chart to 7 August. Social.com sold for $2.6 million through Moniker/NameQuiver, easily surpassing the year’s second-biggest sale, DomainName.com, which sold for an even $1 million back in May.
In a sales chart covering two weeks due to Domain Name Journal holidays, there was one other sale over $100,000, that of UcakBileti.com (“flight ticket” in Turkish) that sold for $250,000 through NoktaDomains.
Jewel.com was the third biggest sale of the week, selling for $74,333, and also the first Sedo sale on the chart.
Overall there were 27 .COM domains in the top 40 chart and Sedo sold 24 of the domains with one other being a collaboration between Sedo, Moniker and SnapNames. There were also 11 sales through AfternicDLS.
There were ten ccTLD sales, with the top seller being fr.cc, selling for $50,000 and three non-.COM gTLD sales.

Domain industry veteran Frank Michlick joins Sedo to work on SedoMLS


Today, leading domain name marketplace and monetization provider Sedo announced that Frank Michlick has joined their SedoMLS team. Frank, best known within the domain name industry as one of the founders of and lead contributors to Domain Name News, began working with internet technology in 1993 and registered his first domain in 1995. Frank’s entrepreneurial pursuits led him to found DomainCocoon, which continues to provide services in the areas of development, domain management, custom registrar creation, and ICANN and ccTLD accreditation consulting.

“I am thrilled to be joining Sedo, and to having the chance to work closely on the SedoMLS Promotion Network,” said Michlick. “Given my experience working with some of the world’s leading registrars, and with domain management and consultation, it seemed a natural fit to join Sedo’s team. I look forward to the exciting opportunity to help the largest global domain distribution network grow.”
Ulrich Essmann, Sedo’s President, said: “It is wonderful news that we have Frank on board and working with our SedoMLS team. His years of experience in the domain name industry are perfectly suited to his new role, and we look forward to seeing the SedoMLS Network continue to expand.”
About SedoMLS
The SedoMLS Promotion Network is the largest domain distribution network, with nearly 60 partners worldwide, including a number of the world’s top registrars. It supports more TLDs than any other domain distribution network, has the only truly global reach, and provides its registrar partners with a new revenue stream: Sedo’s domain marketplace. SedoMLS Premium partners offer their customers direct access to any domain name listed for sale at Sedo, and the ability to purchase a domain from its current owner directly at that partner’s site.
About Sedo 
Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the leading domain marketplace and monetization provider. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany and with offices in London, England and Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world’s largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 15 million listings. The success of Sedo’s model has attracted a global membership base of more than 1 million domain professionals.

Sedo Launches New Domain Marketplace – More Efficiency, Connectivity & Visibility


Sedo have released their new domain marketplace with their claim of “more efficiency, connectivity and visibility.
For more details, check out the Sedo announcement below:
Sedo’s New Domain Marketplace - More Efficiency, Connectivity & Visibility
We’ve been working hard on features you’ve requested and want to empower you with the platform and tools you need. We’re proud to announce the next generation of Sedo’s Domain Marketplace, designed to give you more efficiency, connectivity, and visibility. While you may have already noticed some recent improvements to our site, major changes will be launched on August 1, 2011. You can look forward to:
More Efficiency
- Streamlined purchasing is now quicker and easier for buyers.
- Integrated WhoIs verification helps sellers respond to offers faster and buyers bid with confidence.
- New certification options give members instant access while protecting marketplace security.
More Connectivity
- Smart email notifications inform previous bidders when sellers set a domain as fixed price – making it available as a Buy Now listing – or lower the price of a Buy Now domain by 5% or more.
- With Facebook®, anyone in the world can share the domains they “like” right from Sedo offer pages.
- In-browser search for Firefox® makes it even easier to find the perfect domain.
More Visibility
- All listings automatically enjoy exposure across Sedo’s Domain Marketplace, including our growing SedoMLS Promotion Network. Premium SedoMLS Promotion is available for domains at select registrars, with activation.
- Syndication, instant purchase through partner websites, and referrals bring more targeted leads and boost sales.
- Buy Now domains get added exposure in Sedo’s marketing and promotion channels.

Six-Figure Domain Sales Top Weekly Chart


Two six figure sales topped Domain Name Journal’s list of top reported sales for the week to 3 April with AutoInsurance.org selling for $440,000 through MediaOptions to top the weekly list while mind.com sold for €120,000 ($171,600) through Sedo.
A couple of interesting ccTLD sales came a tie for fifth, with CoffeeTables.co.uk and DiningTables.co.uk selling for $37,500 each through NoktaDomains, or $75,000 for the package.


Quartet Of 6-Figure Sales Top Weekly Sales Chart


Driven.com, shield.com, bluejeans.com and mariage.com made up a quartet of six-figure sales for the week to 27 March according to Domain Name Journal’s weekly listing of top reported sales.
The domains sold for $225,000 (through Castello Brothers), $190,000 (Sedo), $150,000 (private sale) and €92,000 ($129,720 – Sedo) respectively).
Overall Sedo accounted for nine of the top 20 sales, a lower than usual number of the top 20 while .COM names made up the top eight sales and 19 of the top 20 sales. The only exception was sportsbetting.in selling for €30,000.
To see Domain Name Journal’s list of top reported sales to 27 March, go to


Triple-Whammy of Six-Figure Sales Topped By DataCenter.com


A good week for big domain name sales with a triple-whammy of six-figure sales in the week to 19 June. Top of the charts was datacenter.com, selling for $352,000 through Sedo, while billionaire.com was the second biggest seller, going for $215,000, also through Sedo.
Rounding out the six-figure sales was cars.net, selling for $170,000 through UpMarketDNS. The remaining 17 of the top 20 sales all made it into the five-figure mark.
It was a good week for Sedo with 15 of the top 20 sales while .COM sales made up 13 of the top 20.
Of the ccTLD sales, the biggest was finance.co, selling for $45,000 while bitcoin.de and bitcoins.de sold in a package deal for €14,875 each, or $21,420. There were also four .NET sales.

Quiet On The Domain Sales Front


A quiet week for domain name sales in the week to 25 December according to Domain Name Journal’s list of reported sales. My.net was the top seller for a comparatively small £49,000 ($75,950) through Sedo followed by vintageporn.com for $60,000 through HuntingMoon.
Third biggest seller for the week also pipped the $50,000 mark, with viia.com selling for €45,000 ($58,050) in another Sedo sale, another of 16 in the top 21 (a four-way tie for 18th place).

Sedo.com Sells $1.9 Million Dollars In Domain Names


Sedo just released its sale report for the week and in all sold  917 domain names through their marketplace, totaling over $1.9 million.
32% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings.
Highlights of public sales include:
7t.com at 17,000 EUR
k.to at 40,000 USD  
lotto.net at 32,500 EUR
Here is a list of the reportable sales


Domain namePriceCurrency
.COMs
7t.com17,000EUR
petstory.com15,000USD
123win.com11,500USD
myseat.com10,000USD
balletshoes.com8,500USD
arysta.com7,000EUR
missmaid.com7,000USD
makemoneyforum.com5,600USD
trashyourex.com5,500USD
fussballwetten4you.com5,000EUR
logopaedie.com4,750EUR
h2b.com4,500USD
zonebond.com3,800EUR
kaobei.com3,545EUR
pocketdocs.com3,000USD
rightside.com3,000USD
adphones.com3,000EUR
fastwebhosting.com3,000USD
servian.com3,000USD
rencontreserieuse.com2,800EUR
fiscaliste.com2,750EUR
geoqr.com2,575USD
phynes.com2,500EUR
modaya.com2,500EUR
artbidder.com2,500USD
3dgo.com2,500EUR
mondesign.com2,500EUR
plyr.com2,500USD
powest.com2,389USD
openmindproject.com2,200EUR
handweights.com2,199USD
kamerun.com2,000EUR
barlowbuilders.com2,000USD
feeup.com2,000USD
7ideas.com2,000EUR
clubmessenger.com2,000EUR
faveme.com2,000USD
petrodvorets.com2,000USD
777shop.com2,000EUR
bullchat.com2,000USD
advimage.com2,000USD
apihub.com1,887USD
therica.com1,850USD
phonesonline.com1,800USD
dailyconnect.com1,800USD
budgerigar.com1,650USD
newborndresses.com1,649USD
birthdaydresses.com1,649USD
glittershoes.com1,649USD
wasserzeichen.com1,600EUR
bladeblog.com1,600USD
footballaccessories.com1,599USD
sobico.com1,500USD
eurolook.com1,500EUR
howtogetridofstinkbugs.com1,500USD
torqdesign.com1,500USD
biotix.com1,500GBP
sybarix.com1,500USD
teamio.com1,500USD
trackia.com1,500USD
singalongs.com1,500USD
rgear.com1,500USD
sportsent.com1,500USD
agilum.com1,500USD
dormaccessories.com1,499USD
skipdate.com1,495USD
hoekbank.com1,481USD
emcard.com1,400EUR
buttonworld.com1,400USD
buymeridiaonline.com1,400USD
policearrests.com1,349USD
employeepress.com1,250USD
teakmoebel.com1,250EUR
remediesfordepression.com1,250USD
virtualcheck.com1,250USD
plannerpro.com1,249USD
mipsolutions.com1,200USD
fliptrips.com1,200USD
planesailing.com1,200USD
yourecovered.com1,195USD
printersite.com1,111EUR
clareamento.com1,100USD
calcolaratamutuo.com1,100USD
airail.com1,100USD
tubide.com1,100USD
cloudspinner.com1,095USD
osseo.com1,050USD
discountcanadianpharmacy.com1,050USD
wdwf.com1,050USD
desguacesbarcelona.com1,000EUR
desguacesmadrid.com1,000EUR
adventure4you.com1,000GBP
printmonster.com1,000USD
buyreplicas.com1,000USD
gagnerdelargentfacilement.com1,000EUR
horse360.com1,000USD
a1games.com1,000USD
caribbeanpackages.com1,000USD
fastrescue.com1,000EUR
flexex.com1,000USD
affiliwiki.com1,000USD

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DOT CO, Internet Selects Sedo for Exclusive Partnership to Broker Select .CO Domain Names


Brokerage Deal to Focus on Helping Entrepreneurs and SMBs to Acquire Short, Memorable Digital Brands to Build and Develop their Businesses Online
[news release] Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced that it has signed a two-year exclusive partnership with .CO Internet S.A.S. to provide brokerage of a select set of previously unreleased .CO domain names, including:
  • clothes.co
  • software.co
  • hardware.co
  • body.co
  • france.co
  • profit.co
  • onlinemusic.co
  • internetmarketing.co
  • onlinedating.co
  • jobsonline.co
To see the complete portfolio of .CO domains available via Sedo, go to Sedo.co.
.CO is increasingly becoming the top level domain (TLD) of choice for start-ups and small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) searching for meaningful, memorable, and affordable domain names to brand their web presence. Since .CO was first introduced in 2010, Sedo has generated well over $1 million in .CO sales revenue, and the .CO domain extension has become one of the top selling domain extensions in Sedo’s marketplace.
“Sedo has done a fabulous job helping to establish and develop the secondary market for premium .CO domain names,” said Lori Anne Wardi, vice president of .CO Internet S.A.S. “Given their expertise and global reach, we are confident that Sedo is the perfect partner to help us bring these valuable digital assets to end-users worldwide.”
With more than one million .CO domain names registered by individuals and businesses in more than 200 countries around the world, CO has become a truly global TLD. The .CO domain is treated equally with legacy domain extensions like .com and .net by the search engines, making the domain particularly appealing from a search engine optimization perspective for businesses of every size.
Many of the world’s most recognizable brands are already using the .CO domain to build or expand their online presence, including Internet behemoths like Twitter, Google and Amazon (which have acquired the single letter .CO domains t.co, g.co and a.co, respectively); the Aspen Group insurance company (aspen.co); and the well-known Silicon Valley incubator 500 Startups (which has rebranded to 500.co).