KF.com leads Sedo’s weekly sales at $123,504

KF.com leads Sedo’s weekly sales at $123,504. Getting just above six figures for a good 2 letter .com is low as I have seen some go privately for much higher recently. I think visitstockholm.com was also a good buy. Here’s the complete list.

Domain name Date Price Currency

.COMs
kf.com 2010-12-13 123504 USD
whreviews.com 2010-12-08 70000 USD
visitstockholm.com 2010-11-30 70000 USD
helpful.com 2010-12-10 50000 USD
younews.com 2010-12-09 40000 USD
mph.com 2010-12-10 27000 USD
suntana.com 2010-12-09 19500 USD
spectrumanalyzer.com 2010-12-08 15000 USD
americanproperty.com 2010-12-08 13500 USD
cuisiner.com 2010-12-07 13000 EUR
homefarming.com 2010-12-09 12000 USD
izip.com 2010-12-10 12000 USD
onetwotrip.com 2010-12-09 8000 USD
baseballpins.com 2010-12-13 8000 USD
illo.com 2010-12-10 7500 EUR
engineeringschool.com 2010-12-07 6500 USD
futuremakers.com 2010-12-07 6500 USD
toyssale.com 2010-12-07 6000 USD
epilierer.com 2010-12-13 5900 EUR
hairvitamins.com 2010-12-07 5600 USD
vncl.com 2010-12-09 5350 USD
octopod.com 2010-12-07 5001 USD
jeux-de-voiture.com 2010-12-07 5000 EUR
ialbums.com 2010-12-06 5000 USD
moviant.com 2010-12-06 5000 USD
raceonusa.com 2010-12-10 5000 USD
classical-music.com 2010-12-07 5000 USD
brokery.com 2010-12-07 5000 USD
findum.com 2010-12-07 5000 USD
skyliving.com 2010-12-10 5000 USD
holidayscheap.com 2010-12-10 4995 USD
flightalert.com 2010-12-07 4000 EUR
travelpixel.com 2010-12-09 4000 GBP
4stocks.com 2010-12-06 3995 USD
wickey.com 2010-12-09 3750 USD
hycan.com 2010-12-07 3600 USD
resolutioncenter.com 2010-12-10 3500 EUR
phuket-hotel.com 2010-12-06 3500 USD
buddying.com 2010-12-13 3500 USD
noparkingsign.com 2010-12-06 3500 USD
pansionat.com 2010-12-07 3500 USD
azeb.com 2010-12-13 3488 EUR
weathertotravel.com 2010-12-09 3230 USD
flda.com 2010-12-06 3000 USD
skril.com 2010-12-08 3000 USD
elconcurso.com 2010-12-06 3000 USD
decorativesigns.com 2010-12-13 3000 USD
beautyberater.com 2010-12-10 2900 USD
autoversicherung-vergleich.com 2010-12-09 2600 EUR
avalliance.com 2010-12-08 2588 USD
coasterama.com 2010-12-09 2500 USD
shoppingfox.com 2010-12-06 2500 GBP
smartborders.com 2010-12-07 2500 USD
star-m.com 2010-12-10 2500 USD
viande.com 2010-12-08 2500 EUR
banque-en-ligne.com 2010-12-09 2500 EUR
shopradar.com 2010-12-08 2225 EUR
scoreinfo.com 2010-12-13 2222 USD
onlinepharmacyreviews.com 2010-12-10 2200 EUR
hwmt.com 2010-12-09 2140 USD
makemoneyforum.com 2010-12-10 2100 USD
powerec.com 2010-12-10 2100 USD
krankenversicherungprivate.com 2010-12-07 2050 EUR
wechsel.com 2010-12-08 2000 EUR
üb.com 2010-12-08 2000 EUR
e-tao.com 2010-12-07 2000 USD
best-online-casinos.com 2010-12-06 2000 USD
quotix.com 2010-12-06 2000 USD
bidtrips.com 2010-12-07 2000 USD
4software.com 2010-12-07 2000 USD
stjohnthebaptist.com 2010-12-13 2000 USD
ulash.com 2010-12-06 1995 USD
lifesupply.com 2010-12-07 1960 USD
biony.com 2010-12-13 1888 USD
mudanzasramos.com 2010-12-13 1798 USD
otcco.com 2010-12-09 1750 USD
jokercasino.com 2010-12-09 1600 USD
evix.com 2010-12-07 1600 USD
falconlink.com 2010-12-09 1595 USD
pennypro.com 2010-12-06 1500 USD
nurugel.com 2010-12-10 1500 EUR
dreamfab.com 2010-12-07 1500 USD
excopine.com 2010-12-07 1500 EUR
npulse.com 2010-12-07 1500 USD
vanillawheyprotein.com 2010-12-09 1500 USD
nontron.com 2010-12-11 1500 EUR
4keno.com 2010-12-07 1500 USD
sixclicks.com 2010-12-08 1500 USD
fitnessregime.com 2010-12-09 1500 USD
geolix.com 2010-12-08 1500 USD
practicepermittest.com 2010-12-13 1500 USD
futureglow.com 2010-12-06 1495 USD
scpac.com 2010-12-13 1495 USD
carrosserie.com 2010-12-08 1450 EUR
4hybrid.com 2010-12-06 1420 USD
4soccer.com 2010-12-09 1400 USD
myautoblog.com 2010-12-07 1390 USD
ausy.com 2010-12-10 1380 EUR
retoy.com 2010-12-07 1375 USD
7911.com 2010-12-13 1320 USD
24rental.com 2010-12-10 1250 EUR
festivalue.com 2010-12-13 1237 EUR
treathemorrhoids.com 2010-12-08 1200 USD
rentberlin.com 2010-12-08 1200 USD
bhari.com 2010-12-07 1200 USD
styleby.com 2010-12-08 1150 USD
misterdomain.com 2010-12-13 1135 EUR
pocketgems.com 2010-12-08 1100 USD
sendinvoice.com 2010-12-08 1100 EUR
6979.com 2010-12-07 1100 USD
soloinformatica.com 2010-12-10 1000 EUR
edgex.com 2010-12-09 1000 USD
calandscape.com 2010-12-06 1000 USD
spotcity.com 2010-12-08 1000 USD
pubref.com 2010-12-08 1000 USD
businessobjective.com 2010-12-09 1000 USD
security20.com 2010-12-07 1000 USD
solar365.com 2010-12-10 1000 USD
streetprojects.com 2010-12-10 1000 USD
christian-bookstore.com 2010-12-08 1000 GBP
4petsupplies.com 2010-12-07 1000 USD
fiscube.com 2010-12-08 1000 USD
mightyfruit.com 2010-12-06 1000 USD
labpass.com 2010-12-08 1000 USD
adbots.com 2010-12-06 1000 USD
safehq.com 2010-12-07 1000 USD
tankerman.com 2010-12-10 1000 EUR
staffing.us.com 2010-12-08 1000 USD
gpsshop.com 2010-12-10 999 USD
doodleme.com 2010-12-07 995 USD
americastacoshop.com 2010-12-08 995 USD
laredovet.com 2010-12-08 975 USD
easy-calendar.com 2010-12-10 950 EUR
eye-fi.com 2010-12-06 940 USD
rodeocollection.com 2010-12-07 900 USD
7uc.com 2010-12-13 900 USD
mydefenselawyer.com 2010-12-06 899 USD
mailbuilder.com 2010-12-06 890 USD
goedkopehotels.com 2010-12-06 856 USD
sushee.com 2010-12-13 850 USD
zen-cart-power.com 2010-12-07 840 USD
valuablesavings.com 2010-12-09 833 USD
operated.com 2010-12-13 801 USD
rosta.com 2010-12-07 800 EUR
goodos.com 2010-12-13 800 USD
allmymedia.com 2010-12-10 800 EUR
fensterbank.com 2010-12-13 800 EUR
banskoroyaltowers.com 2010-12-10 798 USD
bankovsk.com 2010-12-07 750 EUR
pleaseyourself.com 2010-12-09 750 GBP
savvypenny.com 2010-12-09 750 USD
lipidclinic.com 2010-12-07 750 USD
vegascourt.com 2010-12-06 750 USD
vegascourts.com 2010-12-08 750 USD
optimhealth.com 2010-12-06 739 USD
algarvegolfclub.com 2010-12-08 720 EUR
piptv.com 2010-12-09 700 GBP
autoscatti.com 2010-12-08 700 EUR
logcabinholidays.com 2010-12-13 700 USD

ccTLDS
albumphoto.fr 2010-12-10 28106 EUR
friend.me 2010-12-07 10099 USD
rentalcars.nl 2010-12-13 9000 EUR
phonesystem.co.uk 2010-12-13 8500 GBP
puro.it 2010-12-07 5400 EUR
law.me 2010-12-07 5000 USD
rentalcar.mx 2010-12-08 5000 USD
autoline.de 2010-12-13 4490 EUR
playpokeronline.co.uk 2010-12-08 4101 USD
business.me 2010-12-07 4010 USD
bf2-inside.de 2010-12-13 4000 EUR
bank.me 2010-12-09 3600 USD
klx.de 2010-12-08 3500 EUR
satellitephones.co.uk 2010-12-09 3500 USD
maje.eu 2010-12-08 3200 EUR
tag.in 2010-12-09 3025 EUR
spalding.eu 2010-12-10 3000 EUR
virtual.me 2010-12-09 2875 USD
safer.co 2010-12-09 2700 USD
jobanzeigen.de 2010-12-09 2380 EUR
neusoft.de 2010-12-13 2300 EUR
one.me 2010-12-09 2050 USD
softwarefabrik.de 2010-12-08 2000 EUR
vitamin-shop.de 2010-12-08 1904 EUR
vende.es 2010-12-10 1900 EUR
rental-cars.pl 2010-12-07 1900 EUR
blackjackonline.de 2010-12-09 1800 USD
jobe.be 2010-12-09 1750 EUR
domains4less.co.uk 2010-12-09 1503 USD
alopecia.co.uk 2010-12-07 1500 GBP
travel-video.de 2010-12-13 1500 EUR
tempex.ch 2010-12-13 1500 EUR
hochzeiteinladungskarten.de 2010-12-09 1435 EUR
marktplaatsen.nl 2010-12-09 1408 EUR
paintball-shop.de 2010-12-10 1400 EUR
pff.eu 2010-12-13 1399 USD
eby.es 2010-12-10 1350 EUR
vitaminshop.de 2010-12-10 1298 EUR
baratas.es 2010-12-10 1290 EUR
8bit.de 2010-12-08 1250 EUR
4proxy.de 2010-12-09 1200 EUR
bellavista.es 2010-12-09 1200 EUR
gummischlauch.de 2010-12-10 1190 EUR
epilierer.eu 2010-12-06 1190 EUR
einladunghochzeit.de 2010-12-13 1135 EUR
richardsonsholidays.co.uk 2010-12-08 1100 USD
bulgarienimmobilien.de 2010-12-08 1100 EUR
techblog.de 2010-12-13 1100 EUR
steelmaster.de 2010-12-08 1100 EUR
renovare.nl 2010-12-07 1071 EUR
checken.nl 2010-12-13 1050 EUR
score.pl 2010-12-07 1050 EUR
vat69.co.in 2010-12-08 1000 USD
directcinema.fr 2010-12-10 1000 EUR
trunk.se 2010-12-07 1000 USD
lensonline.co.uk 2010-12-13 1000 GBP
bld.eu 2010-12-07 1000 USD
airarabia.de 2010-12-09 1000 EUR
webcenter.de 2010-12-08 1000 EUR
youplay.fr 2010-12-07 1000 EUR
beispieldomain.de 2010-12-08 1000 EUR
femmefatale.be 2010-12-08 1000 EUR
replace.me 2010-12-10 999 USD
bollardsdirect.co.uk 2010-12-13 995 GBP
textalert.me 2010-12-06 995 USD
adwords-training.de 2010-12-09 990 EUR
mrdomain.de 2010-12-07 950 EUR
homebook.de 2010-12-13 950 EUR
tauschportal.de 2010-12-08 900 EUR
gratisweb.es 2010-12-10 900 EUR
lavasteingrill.de 2010-12-09 900 EUR
umstandsmoden-babymoden.de 2010-12-10 850 EUR
amts.de 2010-12-08 850 EUR
quora.co.uk 2010-12-09 850 USD
copy.me 2010-12-07 812 EUR
webhostcheck.de 2010-12-09 800 EUR
ffs.be 2010-12-07 800 EUR
cadshop.de 2010-12-07 800 EUR
myfreecams.eu 2010-12-08 800 USD
spy.co 2010-12-10 798 USD
rink.eu 2010-12-09 760 EUR
kayaks.tv 2010-12-06 755 USD
schluesselnotdienst.de 2010-12-06 750 EUR
businessterminal.de 2010-12-08 750 EUR
ceva.co.uk 2010-12-10 750 EUR
congress.eu 2010-12-07 728 EUR
blood.ch 2010-12-06 710 EUR
energyconnect.co.uk 2010-12-08 709 EUR
pixelpoint.co.uk 2010-12-08 700 EUR
games.cx 2010-12-13 700 EUR

ccTLDS
albumphoto.fr 2010-12-10 28106 EUR
friend.me 2010-12-07 10099 USD
rentalcars.nl 2010-12-13 9000 EUR
phonesystem.co.uk 2010-12-13 8500 GBP
puro.it 2010-12-07 5400 EUR
law.me 2010-12-07 5000 USD
rentalcar.mx 2010-12-08 5000 USD
autoline.de 2010-12-13 4490 EUR
playpokeronline.co.uk 2010-12-08 4101 USD
business.me 2010-12-07 4010 USD
bf2-inside.de 2010-12-13 4000 EUR
bank.me 2010-12-09 3600 USD
klx.de 2010-12-08 3500 EUR
satellitephones.co.uk 2010-12-09 3500 USD
maje.eu 2010-12-08 3200 EUR
tag.in 2010-12-09 3025 EUR
spalding.eu 2010-12-10 3000 EUR
virtual.me 2010-12-09 2875 USD
safer.co 2010-12-09 2700 USD
jobanzeigen.de 2010-12-09 2380 EUR
neusoft.de 2010-12-13 2300 EUR
one.me 2010-12-09 2050 USD
softwarefabrik.de 2010-12-08 2000 EUR
vitamin-shop.de 2010-12-08 1904 EUR
vende.es 2010-12-10 1900 EUR
rental-cars.pl 2010-12-07 1900 EUR
blackjackonline.de 2010-12-09 1800 USD
jobe.be 2010-12-09 1750 EUR
domains4less.co.uk 2010-12-09 1503 USD
alopecia.co.uk 2010-12-07 1500 GBP
travel-video.de 2010-12-13 1500 EUR
tempex.ch 2010-12-13 1500 EUR
hochzeiteinladungskarten.de 2010-12-09 1435 EUR
marktplaatsen.nl 2010-12-09 1408 EUR
paintball-shop.de 2010-12-10 1400 EUR
pff.eu 2010-12-13 1399 USD
eby.es 2010-12-10 1350 EUR
vitaminshop.de 2010-12-10 1298 EUR
baratas.es 2010-12-10 1290 EUR
8bit.de 2010-12-08 1250 EUR
4proxy.de 2010-12-09 1200 EUR
bellavista.es 2010-12-09 1200 EUR
gummischlauch.de 2010-12-10 1190 EUR
epilierer.eu 2010-12-06 1190 EUR
einladunghochzeit.de 2010-12-13 1135 EUR
richardsonsholidays.co.uk 2010-12-08 1100 USD
bulgarienimmobilien.de 2010-12-08 1100 EUR
techblog.de 2010-12-13 1100 EUR
steelmaster.de 2010-12-08 1100 EUR
renovare.nl 2010-12-07 1071 EUR
checken.nl 2010-12-13 1050 EUR
score.pl 2010-12-07 1050 EUR
vat69.co.in 2010-12-08 1000 USD
directcinema.fr 2010-12-10 1000 EUR
trunk.se 2010-12-07 1000 USD
lensonline.co.uk 2010-12-13 1000 GBP
bld.eu 2010-12-07 1000 USD
airarabia.de 2010-12-09 1000 EUR
webcenter.de 2010-12-08 1000 EUR
youplay.fr 2010-12-07 1000 EUR
beispieldomain.de 2010-12-08 1000 EUR
femmefatale.be 2010-12-08 1000 EUR
replace.me 2010-12-10 999 USD
bollardsdirect.co.uk 2010-12-13 995 GBP
textalert.me 2010-12-06 995 USD
adwords-training.de 2010-12-09 990 EUR
mrdomain.de 2010-12-07 950 EUR
homebook.de 2010-12-13 950 EUR
tauschportal.de 2010-12-08 900 EUR
gratisweb.es 2010-12-10 900 EUR
lavasteingrill.de 2010-12-09 900 EUR
umstandsmoden-babymoden.de 2010-12-10 850 EUR
amts.de 2010-12-08 850 EUR
quora.co.uk 2010-12-09 850 USD
copy.me 2010-12-07 812 EUR
webhostcheck.de 2010-12-09 800 EUR
ffs.be 2010-12-07 800 EUR
cadshop.de 2010-12-07 800 EUR
myfreecams.eu 2010-12-08 800 USD
spy.co 2010-12-10 798 USD
rink.eu 2010-12-09 760 EUR
kayaks.tv 2010-12-06 755 USD
schluesselnotdienst.de 2010-12-06 750 EUR
businessterminal.de 2010-12-08 750 EUR
ceva.co.uk 2010-12-10 750 EUR
congress.eu 2010-12-07 728 EUR
blood.ch 2010-12-06 710 EUR
energyconnect.co.uk 2010-12-08 709 EUR
pixelpoint.co.uk 2010-12-08 700 EUR
games.cx 2010-12-13 700 EUR

Other TLDS
sixpack.net 2010-12-08 12000 USD
credit.asia 2010-12-10 7500 EUR
gratis.info 2010-12-13 7500 USD
mydot.org 2010-12-07 6000 USD
bookings.biz 2010-12-07 4000 USD
lists.net 2010-12-07 3250 USD
vas.net 2010-12-09 3000 USD
kdz.net 2010-12-13 2800 USD
coen.org 2010-12-13 2092 USD
oddset.net 2010-12-07 2050 EUR
wintergarten.biz 2010-12-13 1800 EUR
medicalbillingandcodingschools.net 2010-12-08 1699 USD
lauftraining.net 2010-12-10 1550 EUR
pferdeversicherung.org 2010-12-07 1550 EUR
udi.biz 2010-12-08 1500 EUR
manufacturingjobs.org 2010-12-09 1500 USD
airplanetickets.net 2010-12-13 1400 USD
yosoy.net 2010-12-07 1250 USD
inmobiliarios.org 2010-12-07 1250 USD
refinanced.net 2010-12-13 1250 EUR
bois.pro 2010-12-10 1150 EUR
spectrumanalyzers.net 2010-12-07 1120 USD
pferdehaftpflichtversicherung.net 2010-12-08 1100 EUR
cnil.org 2010-12-09 1000 USD
immosphere.net 2010-12-07 1000 EUR
xcde.net 2010-12-08 1000 USD
attorneymarketing.info 2010-12-06 997 USD
size.info 2010-12-09 997 USD
stress.info 2010-12-07 950 EUR
cattree.org 2010-12-10 949 USD
boyfriend.info 2010-12-07 930 USD
invertir.org 2010-12-09 880 EUR
pcsd.org 2010-12-08 877 USD
marbellavillas.net 2010-12-10 850 USD
spectrumanalyzer.net 2010-12-07 826 USD
bueroservice.org 2010-12-10 750 EUR
656.net 2010-12-13 750 EUR
spectrumanalyzers.org 2010-12-09 749 USD

Homeownersinsurance.com Sells For 570K

Last week I received an email telling me about Homeownersinsurance.com selling to Homeinsurance.com. Today the press release came out. Was it a good buy? I think so. Insurance is one of the hottest lead gen areas and shows no sign of stopping.

Domainfest Announces Featured Speaker

For those of us heading to Domainfest, it comes as no surprise that their feature speaker will be amazing. Ben Mezrich, the author of “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook” will be be talking with Oversee President Jeff Kupietzky regarding the book that was turned into the movie about the rise of Facebook. Full prease release follows:

Fireside Chat to Include Remarkable Stories and Insights into the Minds of Young Geniuses

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (November 18, 2010) – DomainSponsor®, the domain monetization division of Oversee.net®, announced today that Ben Mezrich will be interviewed by Jeff Kupietzky, CEO and President of Oversee.net at the fifth annual DOMAINfest Global® (DFG) event, scheduled for February 1-3, 2011 in Santa Monica, Calif. Mezrich has created his own highly addictive genre of nonfiction, chronicling the amazing stories of young geniuses who become wealthy against tremendous odds while skirting the edges of morality.

Ben Mezrich latest book, “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal,” was released in 2009 and was optioned by Sony Pictures. Aaron Sorkin adapted the screenplay into the critically acclaimed and globally successful movie, “The Social Network,” directed by David Fincher.

“It is a great pleasure to have Ben Mezrich join us,” said Kupietzky. “Ben’s ability to tell a story will captivate our entrepreneurial audience by offering a first-hand look at the incredible accomplishments of very smart people willing to take risks. Our audience will also hear his unique insights into the development and evolution of social media and why this medium is one of the most critical channels for businesses today.”

Mezrich is the author of eleven books, including the wildly successful “Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions.” This best seller was on The New York Times Best Seller List for 63 weeks and sold over two million copies in twelve languages.

In the span of his career, the author has brought readers into new and startling worlds, sometimes by surprising methods. During his research for “Bringing Down the House,” he taped $250,000 to his body and smuggled it with some of the most notorious card-counters in the world through airport security. While writing Ugly Americans, he visited exclusive “Japanese Only” underground sex clubs in Tokyo and juggled roadblocks and run-ins with the Japanese mafia.

Mezrich joins a roster of incredible minds who have participated as featured speakers in past DFG events. Last year, Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh provided perspective on consumer behaviors, the value of employee motivation and the development of a unique culture that promotes the brand. The year prior, Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak was featured at the conference in a fireside chat that included a discussion about the future of the internet, and how geniuses work to create revolutionary products.

DOMAINfest Registration and Sponsorships
The discounted registration rate of $1,195 for DOMAINfest Global (Feb 1-3, 2011) is available until December 31, 2010. Last year, more than 600 Internet professionals from 26 countries attended DOMAINfest Global.

Sponsorships for the upcoming February event are again expected to hit record levels thanks to the quality and quantity of attendees. To create a customized sponsorship package, contact sales@domainfest.com or visit http://www.domainfest.com/sponsor .

To learn more about DOMAINfest and to review sponsorship opportunities, visit www.domainfest.com.

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® and LowFaresTM. To learn more, please visit www.oversee.net.

Reflection

It’s a lovely 60 degree day Sunday here in NY. I had the opportunity to walk in Prospect Park, grab some coffee and think about lot of things. My life has definitely changed in the last 10 years, both for good and bad. On the positive side, money is usually not an issue. However money can’t buy you everything.

On Friday, I attended a preview of Saturday’s US Marshalls Auction of Ruth and Bernie Madoff items. I walked around the warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. My first impression was excess. There were more clothes than any human being could wear in a life time. Hundreds each of shirts, shoes and other items, many that have never been worn. There were Rolex’s and Patek’s watches, which was the reason I came down there in the first place. However, looking around at this place, I started to get a strange feeling, one of which brought me back to earth. I thought why would anyone need so much. What benefit did his greed have. He was a wealthy man before his Ponzi scheme. I remember hearing once, the more money, the more toys. I have to say it’s nice to treat yourself, but I seen people in the last few years become overwhelmed with “keeping up with the Jones” and others just keeping themselves afloat. I have to admit, at times I can get caught in the moment. It’s moments like this that keep me grounded.

Another encounter with a friend with also on my mind. He’s a regular guy, trying to keep the family afloat, working in his own business. He has hospital bills, kids college and other things many of us don’t think about that he has to pay. He came to me asking for help, which I did. It was hard for him to ask, but I’m glad he did. It felt better that any purchase I’ve ever made.

Yesterday when the auction ended. I decided not to but anything. I had one less toy, and but one big smile.

Mark Your Calendar for Domainfest

Domainfest in LA has been one of the the few must go to conferences of the ever growing lists of domain trade shows. You have to experience it to understand the magnitude. Besides the main show in LA, there will be 3 separate 1 day events later in the year scheduled for NY, Vegas and Barcelona. I look forward to seeing you there.

complete Press Release:

We are excited to announce that there will be four DOMAINfest events in 2011. There will be our landmark conference, DOMAINfest Global, in Santa Monica the first week in February. Then off to Barcelona in June for DOMAINfest Europe. Two power networking events in the states follow: one in New York in August and to complete the year, another in Las Vegas in November. See you soon I hope.

Please see the release below for more information.

Cheers,
Corinne

DOMAINFEST ANNOUNCES 2011 EVENT SCHEDULE
The domain name industry’s best-known and respected domain name conference series will host four shows in 2011: Santa Monica, Barcelona, New York and Las Vegas
LOS ANGELES, California and FRANKFURT, Germany. (October 6, 2010) — DomainSponsor®, the domain name monetization unit of Oversee.net® and organizer of the critically acclaimed DOMAINfest® series of conferences, announced its conference schedule for 2011.

Its flagship annual DOMAINfest Global® conference will be held from February 1-3, 2011 in Santa Monica, California. The entire Fairmont Hotel has been reserved exclusively for DOMAINfest Global in order to create an environment that maximizes networking opportunities.

Based on the success of its three regional events in 2010, DomainSponsor will continue with the regional event format in 2011, hosting conferences in the following cities:

• DOMAINfest Europe in Barcelona, which will be a two day conference in June 2011
• DOMAINfest New York in August, 2011, which will be a 1-day Power Networking event.
• DOMAINfest Las Vegas in November 2011, which will also be a 1-day Power Networking event.

All events will feature a valuable combination of learning and networking opportunities. Expert panelists from both inside and outside the domain industry will share insights about important topics impacting domain investors. Attendees will be able to meet 1-on-1 with these experts as well as with fellow attendees sharing common interests and objectives. Each event will also include a Moniker® domain name auction featuring domains that offer instant branding and traffic advantages. Specific dates and venue locations for the three regional events will be announced soon.

“We received excellent feedback after each of our DOMAINfest events in 2010,” said Peter Celeste, Senior Vice President and General Manager of DomainSponsor. “Everyone praised the quality of the experts, topics, and networking.”

DomainSponsor is currently holding its DOMAINfest Europe event in Prague, Czech Republic, with more than 200 domain name professionals from 24 countries gathering to discuss the industry’s expansion and growth in Europe.

To learn more about DOMAINfest, and to review sponsorship opportunities, visit www.domainfest.com.

About DOMAINfest
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Search Marketing Expo.com Starts Today in NYC

Search Marketing Expo opened today and runs through Wednesday. It’s an interesting show. I was there earlier today and ended up running into 3 people I knew. If you live in the NYC area, you might want to get an exhibit ticket, which I believe is just $50 and lets you attend some of the main talks. There are some good networking events/parties today and tomorrow. Their website is searchmarketingexpo.com.

Cookinggames.com – from no Traffic to almost 200k Visitors per month

A few months back, I noticed the domain Cookinggames.com sell for $350,000. I questioned the sale. I then spoke with the purchaser Bill kara, a developer with online game websites. He said that the term was a popular games term. Well, Bill is doing something right. According to compete, the site has gone from 12k unique visitors per month to over 183k unique visitors per month. Bill, great job !!

Google Instant Predicts What Your Thinking. Whats So Special – So Does My wife.

Have you ever been to a party with your wife/husband/significant other and start telling a story. As your speaking, that person cuts in and finishes your sentence. Google Instant is like that person only they interupt you on every word you type. In Google Instant, each time you type a letter, Google predicts what your typing and shows search results that change with each letter you type.
either your going to like Google Instant, or you are going to hate it. There is no in between. How will Google Instant affect domains? I have heard thoughts on each side, however I think we have to wait and see. One thing is for sure, if it lowers Google’s revenue, it will be stopped. Unfortunately, I cant say that about people finishing your sentences.

Domainers, The Word For Today Is MOTIVATION

Many of us work out of their home. Most of us do so alone. I have worked for over 15 years out of an office in my house. While my “commute” is only 2 minutes, there are more times that I am late for work than you can imagine. The problem working out of you home is that it is very easy to get sidetracked. In addition, anyone in sales can tell you, some days your on and some days you don’t want to pick up the phone or turn on the computer. Most of us don’t have a choice, If you don’t work, you don’t have the potential to make money.

Summer is one of the things that gets in my way. While I do work, it’s at a much more leisurely pace than the rest of the year. Well, Summer is over. The time is now to get back to a 110% of productivity. Over the next day, I will be putting my game plan together. It will list business projects that I am currently involved in and new projects that I am considering. I will set goals and rewards if I make those goals. The rewards are my motivation. They could be money, accomplishment, or even some time to have fun. Either way, I am ready to go and I hope you are too.

Twitter to expand usage of T.co

Changes at Twitter is another good sign for the .co tld.

Per twitter’s email that I received:
“t.co URL wrapping

In the coming weeks, we will be expanding the roll-out of our link wrapping service t.co, which wraps links in Tweets with a new, simplified link. Wrapped links are displayed in a way that is easier to read, with the actual domain and part of the URL showing, so that you know what you are clicking on. When you click on a wrapped link, your request will pass through the Twitter service to check if the destination site is known to contain malware, and we then will forward you on to the destination URL. All of that should happen in an instant.

You will start seeing these links on certain accounts that have opted-in to the service; we expect to roll this out to all users by the end of the year. When this happens, all links shared on Twitter.com or third-party apps will be wrapped with a t.co URL.

What does this mean for me?

A really long link such as http://www.amazon.com/Delivering-Happiness-Profits-Passion-Purpose/dp/0446563048 might be wrapped as http://t.co/DRo0trj for display on SMS, but it could be displayed to web or application users as amazon.com/Delivering- or as the whole URL or page title.
You will start seeing links in a way that removes the obscurity of shortened links and lets you know where each link will take you.
When you click on these links from Twitter.com or a Twitter application, Twitter will log that click. We hope to use this data to provide better and more relevant content to you over time.”