Whatever hair I haven’t pulled out of my head from dealing with the domain business will be shaved off in a charity fundraiser for the WaterSchool. Please click this link to read about the wonderful things that they do. If you have the ability to donate, please do. Any amount, whether small or large can make a huge difference.
I have been involved in many high end domain transactions in the last 17 years. From time to time I am offered alternative investments such as gold, art, bitcoins, etc. One of the the most peculiar investments I have come seen is currently up for Auction in New York tomorrow at Sotheby’s. The investment – The worlds largest white truffle. Sotheby’s happens to be one of the largest auction houses in the world. The current owners have already turned down a million dollar offer for the truffle. The truffle was found last week in the Umbrian region of Italy weighing 4.16 pounds or 1.89 kilos. This massive size is nearly twice that of the existing record holder, which was sold for $417,200 in 2010. Bidding for this extraordinary white truffle is expected to begin around $50,000 and the Balestra family plans to donate proceeds to a number of charitable organizations, including Citymeals-on-Wheels and the Children’s Glaucoma Foundation.
If you would like to bid on the item you should contact Sotheby’s quickly as I’m not sure how long this investment will last.
While this is not domain related, I found an email that I received by Facebook yesterday very interesting.
Hi Larry,
The phone number 1917xxxxxxx has been deactivated for Facebook text messages due to the following reason: the mobile service provider this number was registered with no longer recognizes this number as valid. If you changed your mobile number or switched mobile service providers, please visit Facebook to add your number again.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team
I understand that the number is needed for their messaging service, but I had not used the messaging service since I changed the number, so I assume that Facebook is monitoring all changes. It made me think what other things that Facebook or other services that I had given information to in the past is monitoring.
You have to be prepared for the day that your new baby comes into this world. When that water breaks you must have your bag packed with clothing, make sure someone is there to watch your other kids if you have any and most importantly, register your child’s domain name in .com.
Congratulations to Andrew Rosener from MediaOptions and his wife Anna, who were blessed with a new born child and for making sure that all important domain name was reserved. Best wishes to Mila Rosner (.com)
Back when I was in school, I remember sending many hours in the library studying for tests, doing homework and working on reports. One of the most valuable tools that I used was the encyclopedia. The encyclopedia was the most comprehensive and informed source we had. The most detailed, and sometimes harder to understand, was the Encyclopedia Britannica (EB).
Each year EB would update and sell a new set of books. Due to the internet, that model is no longer sustainable as information of the world is changed every second. Yesterday, EB announced that they will no longer sell a print edition. They will concentrate on their online edition along with other revenue outlets.
Here’s some more info:
“After 244 years, Encyclopedia Britannica will cease production of its iconic multi-volume book sets.
Britannica usually prints a new set of the tomes every two years, but 2010’s 32-volume set will be its last. Instead, the company will focus solely on its digital encyclopedia and education tools.”
Steve Jobs, one of the greatest visionaries of our time has passed away. He was just 56 years old.
Tomorrow morning in his obituary we will read about all of his amazing accomplishments. Founding Apple, founding Next, saving Apple, Pixar, the mac, the ipod, the ipad, the iphone. The list goes on. All I can say is that if it wasn’t for the Apple many of us, including myself, would never had become so interested in computing or the Internet. He made computers easy and fun to use.
I enjoy this industry. For me, Domainfest feels like attending my schools homecoming. You get to see old friends and catch up on whats going on with them. In addition, there’s great networking, amazing panels and workshops. Every year Domainfest seems to bring the bar higher for what is expected at an industry show. This year, as in the past, they not only meet my expectations, they surpassed them.
Not a very exciting week. Besides the highlights listed above other larger sales include enracha.es 20000 EUR, afreecodec.com 31750 USD and real-estate.asia 10500 EUR
I think some of the more interesting buys were savingsaccount.org 5560 USD, payperclick.org 2475 USD, petfriendly.net 2000 USD, usedvan.com 2500 USD
Domain name Price Currency
.COMs
webhostingcase.com 44000 USD
afreecodec.com 31750 USD
coulisse.com 20000 EUR
opinionaided.com 17500 USD
callpark.com 17000 USD
clickpost.com 10500 USD
survivalist.com 10000 USD
openproject.com 10000 USD
342.com 9999 USD
feedbox.com 9500 USD
kalev.com 9000 USD
katnisseverdeen.com 8500 USD
require.com 7200 USD
inspider.com 6000 USD
luren.com 5800 GBP
wheyproteinpowders.com 5500 USD
lawyerblogs.com 5500 USD
oceanline.com 5188 USD
hotlog.com 5000 USD
happytravel.com 5000 USD
kredits.com 5000 USD
cambridgeairport.com 5000 USD
serviceguru.com 5000 USD
hotelsydney.com 4800 USD
taoe.com 4140 USD
mindtalk.com 4000 USD
gunapp.com 4000 USD
swidget.com 3844 USD
agoodchoice.com 3750 USD
mobiledock.com 3750 USD
vrachi.com 3750 USD
biblepromises.com 3600 USD
zonasalud.com 3500 EUR
identity360.com 3500 USD
laufsteg.com 3386 EUR
tagcontainer.com 3250 EUR
wakeful.com 3250 USD
laq.com 3050 EUR
metalloplast.com 3000 USD
misisipi.com 3000 USD
costlessautoparts.com 3000 USD
plancul.com 3000 EUR
c2marketing.com 3000 USD
udou.com 3000 USD
smartring.com 2975 EUR
fairplaycasino.com 2875 EUR
wallskin.com 2850 USD
identitycare.com 2800 USD
creativeartsgallery.com 2750 USD
honored.com 2655 USD
dietaysalud.com 2500 EUR
bocode.com 2500 EUR
shoptwice.com 2500 USD
reagan100.com 2500 USD
usedvan.com 2500 USD
dragonhunter.com 2400 USD
slanka.com 2300 USD
buyos.com 2250 EUR
kidsdeal.com 2250 EUR
gamereplay.com 2200 USD
kimchimall.com 2200 USD
medicaref.com 2200 USD
travelogix.com 2000 USD
noguer.com 2000 EUR
starscom.com 2000 USD
topfruit.com 2000 EUR
clsglobal.com 2000 USD
lufin.com 2000 EUR
kords.com 1999 USD
cruise-ships.com 1960 USD
foresights.com 1850 USD
containertag.com 1850 USD
practicenetwork.com 1812 USD
lindesign.com 1800 USD
wesela.com 1800 USD
himal.com 1750 USD
exgfvideos.com 1750 USD
centertone.com 1675 EUR
lassotalk.com 1650 USD
hochzeitsfeier.com 1650 EUR
amarc.com 1600 USD
infodrink.com 1600 EUR
pet247.com 1600 EUR
event-organizer.com 1600 USD
webparcel.com 1550 USD
portalhacker.com 1550 USD
ff1.com 1550 USD
snaploc.com 1500 EUR
bitload.com 1500 EUR
playdollar.com 1500 EUR
drvita.com 1500 USD
schnapsladen.com 1500 EUR
yooby.com 1500 USD
referio.com 1500 USD
visualdigital.com 1500 EUR
ionbio.com 1500 USD
sysmag.com 1423 USD
huzzle.com 1400 USD
mobilingo.com 1400 USD
addyourlogo.com 1350 EUR
xotox.com 1300 USD
golfloop.com 1250 USD
viptrainers.com 1250 USD
fitnesscrunch.com 1250 USD
stopon.com 1200 USD
schuhoutlet.com 1200 EUR
eurolub.com 1200 EUR
pickuponly.com 1200 USD
onlinepromocodes.com 1150 USD
invitepeople.com 1112 USD
safecomm.com 1100 USD
securefolder.com 1100 USD
screengenie.com 1050 USD
free-domain-name.com 1042 USD
treecareservices.com 1000 USD
boastr.com 1000 USD
diabeticmeter.com 1000 USD
diabetesmeter.com 1000 EUR
videoscape.com 1000 USD
onlineinvoices.com 1000 USD
famestop.com 1000 USD
joota.com 1000 USD
loveorbit.com 1000 USD
sleepreview.com 1000 USD
fancybaths.com 999 USD
hopz.com 999 USD
norwegianshipping.com 980 USD
mymood.com 970 USD
eggnest.com 925 EUR
tuantivirus.com 900 EUR
bankofenergy.com 900 USD
textface.com 888 USD
hoacommunity.com 850 USD
eventsupervisor.com 850 USD
placebusiness.com 800 USD
mokoo.com 800 USD
b-invest.com 800 EUR
bricos.com 800 USD
storagemarketing.com 800 USD
localspecial.com 799 USD
tip2.com 750 USD
snrs.com 750 USD
booklisbon.com 750 USD
veteransfuneralspecialist.com 750 USD
baudienstleistungen.com 700 EUR
ccTLDs
tuttoauto.it 33600 EUR
enracha.es 20000 EUR
카지노.kr 11500 USD
horizon.fr 10000 EUR
kunstrasen.de 8999 EUR
promotions.ch 7000 EUR
laserworld.de 6750 EUR
redtube.es 6500 USD
lifetimetraining.co.uk 5000 GBP
emails.es 4200 EUR
rentalcar.in 4099 EUR
snappy.tv 4000 USD
onebet.se 3500 USD
greatcontent.nl 3500 EUR
hochzeiteinladung.de 3300 EUR
torque.eu 3000 GBP
berufundfamilie.de 3000 EUR
yousend.it 2643 USD
prana.in 2500 USD
flirtfair.nl 2500 EUR
myposter.at 2500 EUR
projectorlamps.eu 2299 USD
spielezone.de 2222 EUR
booking.ee 2200 EUR
cinemablog.it 2160 EUR
domeinnaammakelaar.nl 2100 EUR
bubbleshooter.at 2000 EUR
horse-racing.co.uk 2000 GBP
geburtstagsgeschenk.at 2000 EUR
creative.de 2000 EUR
fechten.de 2000 EUR
envirolink.co.uk 2000 GBP
cloudvision.de 2000 EUR
hafele.it 1975 EUR
essexconservatories.co.uk 1900 GBP
handy-recycling.de 1799 EUR
hcd.dk 1600 EUR
irisceramica.cn 1500 EUR
mzs.ch 1500 EUR
jeuxdesport.fr 1500 EUR
rottweilers.co.uk 1500 GBP
hoerbuch-direkt.de 1500 EUR
lol.be 1500 EUR
mailchimp.be 1500 USD
bsm.eu 1500 EUR
slipstream.co.nz 1400 USD
laserworld.eu 1400 EUR
fave.it 1400 USD
the99.co 1300 USD
travelcard.co.uk 1250 GBP
ireport.me 1200 USD
bisg.de 1190 EUR
adamcarpets.co.uk 1077 GBP
advocaat.co 1000 EUR
primavista.at 1000 EUR
stickers.be 1000 EUR
exen.de 1000 EUR
b2p.fr 1000 EUR
duesseldorfer.de 1000 EUR
t2.co.za 1000 USD
corset.eu 1000 EUR
schappe.ch 985 EUR
bahnundhotel.de 950 USD
cupones.co 900 USD
big-sport.de 900 EUR
mbd.us 900 USD
telescopic-ladder.co.uk 880 EUR
areyouready.de 850 EUR
geotech.de 810 EUR
erotik-store.de 750 EUR
debuyer.in 750 EUR
debuyer.co.in 750 EUR
abfallrechner.de 750 EUR
homeandgardens.co.uk 700 GBP
Other TLDs
real-estate.asia 10500 EUR
stress.net 9000 EUR
cygnus.net 7250 USD
savingsaccount.org 5560 USD
medicus.info 5000 EUR
file.info 4000 USD
psicologos.net 4000 EUR
payperclick.org 2475 USD
wlan.net 2161 USD
petfriendly.net 2000 USD
happyhour.mobi 2000 USD
moveis.org 2000 EUR
cloudcentral.net 1979 USD
justenergy.net 1650 USD
kamine.info 1564 EUR
brico.net 1550 EUR
commercialcleaning.net 1500 USD
mainstream.info 1500 EUR
ehra.net 1490 EUR
confcall.net 1462 USD
birthcontrolsideeffects.org 1275 USD
schuett.net 1200 EUR
personeelsfeest.net 1190 EUR
petinsurance.info 1000 USD
psychicreadings.org 1000 USD
talk.biz 999 USD
cooks.info 999 EUR
mwi.info 997 USD
jobboard.org 900 USD
hochzeitstag.net 850 EUR
inflammation.org 850 USD
persianas.biz 850 USD
fileextension.net 850 USD
grandstream.net 832 USD
borreliose.net 800 EUR
hope.asia 800 USD
led-shop.net 750 EUR
metasonic.info 750 USD
languageschools.org 750 USD
aluminumextrusions.org 750 USD
afvallen.org 750 EUR
taillight.net 700 USD
fliese.org 700 EUR
2010 is coming to a close. For me this year flew by. Some parts of the year were positive and some were negative, but luckily there were a lot more positives. I feel blessed to be in this industry.
For me, this time of the year is meant to be with spent with friends and family. To all my friends, I wish you a happy holiday and a prosperous New Year.
Domainfest should be one of the to top industry shows in 2011. They continue to raise the bar. I highly recommend attendance at the show (Please note this is a personal unpaid endorsement.)
Additionally, I will be part of a domain panel entitled Tips and Strategies for Buying and Selling Domains. Joining me will be Michael Berkens and Kathy Nielson. I look forward to seeing old friends and making some new ones.
Here is the the full press release:
DOMAINfest Global Shaping Up As An Unprecedented Conference Experience
Industry Leading Speakers and Panelists to Provide Insights on Internet Trends and Strategic Issues
LOS ANGELES, Calif.(December 21) — DomainSponsor®, the domain monetization division of Oversee.net® and organizer of the DOMAINfest® series of conferences, has announced agenda details and a preliminary list of expert speakers for DOMAINfest Global. The event is scheduled for Feb 1-3, 2011 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. More than 600 professionals from nearly 30 countries are expected to attend.
DOMAINfest Agenda
The agenda for DOMAINfest Global is designed to provide attendees with insights on the Internet trends that are driving innovation and online investment, both in domain names and new technologies.
Agenda highlights include:
• A keynote presentation by Bob Parsons, visionary Founder & CEO of Go Daddy.
• A fireside chat with Ben Mezrich, author of “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook.”
• Panel discussions and interactive workshops with leading experts.
• The annual PITCHfest contest that gives Internet entrepreneurs a chance to get discovered.
• Two live domain name auctions, offering simultaneous online real-time bidding, hosted by Moniker.com and SnapNames.com.
• Evening networking parties that will carry on the DOMAINfest tradition of providing unique, fun entertainment.
. Panels and panelists
1. Acquiring and Monetizing Traffic Using Local, Mobile, Social and Video – Expert panelists will discuss the latest advertiser and publisher trends and techniques in acquiring and monetizing local, mobile, social and video traffic.
• Massimo Burgio is an expert on international search/social media marketing. He is an active member of SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization) as a member of the Board of Directors, and SEMPO Global Committee Co-Chair. Sergio is a frequent panelist, keynote speaker and moderator at worldwide conferences.
• Richard Jalichandra is a veteran Internet executive whose media experience includes leadership roles across the media spectrum as a client, agency, publisher, and within an advertising network. Currently, he is the President and CEO of Technorati Media, the largest blog and social media ad network.
• Bruce Crair is President and Chief Operating Officer of Local.com. He has over 20 years of senior management experience leading high technology companies.
• Branden Claisse is Vice President, ¬ Business Development, Mojiva, Inc., a mobile advertising firm that runs the Mojiva mobile ad network and mOcean Mobile ad platform. Based in Los Angeles, Branden works to expand the company’s Premium Mobile Ad Network with new publishers, as well as introduce Mojiva to key brands and digital agencies.
2. Opportunities in ccTLDs, IDNs and gTLDs — This session will help both new and advanced domain investors learn how to weigh the opportunities versus risks related to ccTLD, IDN and gTLD domains.
• Ken Hansen is Senior Director, Business Development for Neustar Inc. He has over 20 years of Internet and telecom, sales, marketing and business development experience, and has been in the domain name industry for more than a decade.
• Dr.Jörg Schweiger is a full-time member of the Executive Board and CTO of DENIC eG, the central registry for .de domains. He is responsible for all technical matters and Human Resources. His expertise drives the development of DENIC’s technical services.
• Daniel Dryzeck is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ddfund.eu, a domain development fund. He is co-organizer of MeetDomainers, a successful event organized in Poland for domain investors and Internet entrepreneurs.
• Daniel Eisenhut is responsible for International Business Development at InterNetX. He works with international key accounts and key business partners and clients, finding customized solutions for registrars and other international B2B partners.
3. The Latest/Greatest SEO and SEM Tips – These highly respected panelists will offer the latest tips and case studies for maximizing the results from SEO and SEM efforts.
• Bruce Clay is President of Bruce Clay, Inc. Since 1996, he has been a recognized leader in the Internet business consulting arena and is a popular speaker at conferences, including Search Engine Strategies, PubCon, adtech, and Search Marketing Expo.
• Danny Sullivan is Editor-In-Chief of Search Engine Land, a publication that covers search marketing and search engine news. He is considered a leading search engine expert and journalist and has written about search for nearly 15 years.
• Andy Atkins-Krueger is the CEO of WebCertain Group, an international web marketing agency which brings together native speakers from countries around the world to provide a centralized hub for clients. It is one of the only agencies to focus solely on international projects and covers over 36 languages in-house.
Speakers:
1. Keynote Speaker
Bob Parsons, CEO of Go Daddy, the world’s largest Web hosting provider and top domain name registrar. Acknowledged as a marketing genius, he will discuss “Luck & Perspective” where he will share his story to inspire others to improve their businesses and their lives.
2. Fireside Chat
Ben Mezrich, author of “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal,” will join Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky for a fireside chat that will reveal incredible real-life stories, chronicling young geniuses who became wealthy against tremendous odds. His discussion is even more topical after Mark Zuckerberg was named Time magazine’s 2010 Person of the Year.
3. Internet Vital Signs Presentations
Eli Goodman, Search Evangelist for comScore, will share statistical insights on user, keyword and advertising category trends gathered from comScore’s Media Metrix suite of products. He is a 12-year veteran of the technology and market research industry with experience in search, online media, public relations, and marketing.
A new feature added to this year’s agenda involves interactive workshops that offer concrete, tactical advice that can be taken home and applied immediately to improve the monetization and value of Internet real estate properties. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions. Workshops and panelists include:
1. Domain Monetization Basics from Parking to CPL to CPA — While this session is targeted to beginners and intermediates, advanced domain investors may also learn from the expert panelists. Monetization options will be discussed, including parking, affiliate, lead generation, and content/development models.
• Frank Schilling is one of the world’s most respected domainers. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Name Administration, a Caribbean-based company that owns hundreds of thousands of high-quality, generic .com domains.
• Joerg Schnermann is General Manager, DomainSponsor Europe. He previously was Chief Operating Officer of KeywordDomains.com.
• Howard Hoffman is founder and President of PPC Income, Inc. To share his experience in generating income from his domain traffic, Howard developed the website, PPCIncome.com, the first site to provide evaluations of the major pay-per-click domain parking services for domain owners. Howard owns over 10,000 domain names.
2. Top Ten Steps to Building a Winning Website – This workshop offers advice on a handful of critical steps related to landing page design, optimizing content, meta tags, on-site offers and forms, user-generated content, and leveraging social media.
• Jay Berkowitz is the CEO of domain monetization company RevenueEvolution.com, Founder/CEO of TenGoldenRules.com, a strategic online marketing consulting business and Founder of networking site InternetMarketingClub.com. Jay is the author of The Ten Golden Rules of Online Marketing Workbook.
3. Tips and Strategies for Buying and Selling Domains — For buyers, expert panelists will offer advice on where to buy, how to do keyword research, and what factors to consider when deciding on a fair purchase price. For sellers, the panelists will talk about pricing strategies, distribution options, and the escrow and transfer process.
• Kathy Nielson is Director of Sales for Sedo and is responsible for overall sales for Sedo in the North American market including all product lines. She works closely with Registry and Registrar clients on special auctions and sales projects.
• Michael H. Berkens is the founder and CEO of Worldwide Media, Inc., a domain asset investment company holding a world-class portfolio of over 75,000 premium domain names. He operates one of the most successful retail domain sales sites — www.MostWantedDomains.com
• Larry Fischer is a domain expert who specializes in top-level generic domains. He has participated in some of the largest domain purchases to date, including Home.com, Autoparts.com, Stocks.com, Gadgets.com, and Nursing.com.
Full agenda and speaker information is available at http://domainfest.com/DOMAINFESTGlobal2011/agenda
Moniker Live and Extended Domain Auctions
This year’s live domain auctions at DOMAINfest will include the Moniker Low & No Reserve Domain Auction on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. US Pacific time and the Moniker Premium Domain Auction on Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. US Pacific. Both auctions offer simultaneous live in-person as well as online remote real-time bidding.
The Moniker Extended Premium Domain Auction involving online bidding only will be held from Thursday, February 3, 2011 to Thursday, February 10, 2010 at 12:15 p.m. PST. For details on all auctions, including how to bid remotely, please visit: http://www.moniker.com/dfauctions.
DOMAINfest Registration
The discounted registration rate of $1,195 for DOMAINfest Global (Feb 1-3, 2011) is available until December 31, 2010. To register, visit http://www.domainfest.com/DOMAINFESTGlobal2011/register. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are still available. Contact sales@domainfest.com for sponsorship opportunities.
About DOMAINfest
Founded and hosted by DomainSponsor, the domain monetization division of Oversee.net, DOMAINfest® brings domain industry and Internet marketing professionals together to learn, network, and do business. Guests include online advertising experts, domain publishers, domain monetization experts, SEO/SEM specialists, website developers, online marketers, ad or affiliate network suppliers, search advertising providers, venture capitalists, bankers and trademark/legal advisors. Visit http://www.domainfest.com to review the latest information regarding upcoming DOMAINfest events.
About Oversee.net
Oversee.net® is the leader in Internet real estate, specializing in monetizing, registering, selling and developing domain names. The company provides an array of managed services to domain investors, corporations, and individuals across more than ten million web sites. Oversee owns one of the largest portfolios of domain names in the world—more than 1 million names. The company’s unique optimized technology connects consumers and advertisers with highly relevant advertisements. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Portland, Oregon, Pompano Beach, Florida and Frankfurt, Germany, the company’s core brands include DomainSponsor®, SnapNames®, Moniker®, DOMAINfest®, LowFaresTM and AboutAirportParking.com®. To learn more, please visit www.oversee.net.
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