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Kentucky Man Who Sold City Site Network for $2.3M In 2014 Selling for Second Time

July 20, 2020 By John Colascione 6 Comments

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PROSPECT, KY – It’s not often that a seller gets the opportunity to off-load the same portfolio twice, especially when the sales price is north of $2M, but that’s exactly what is happening with Clark Scott’s “Hello Earth” city site network and its computer software system as well as a U.S. federal trademark for “HELLO EARTH” – all assets of “Hello Earth LLC.” I recently connected with Clark where we discussed the long and interesting history of his unique network of city … [Read more...]

Two Letter ngTLD “My.Life” Said To Be Sold for Whopping $175k, Buyer Unconfirmed

April 18, 2020 By John Colascione 1 Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – According to several reports, the 2 letter gTLD “My.Life” has been sold in a transaction valued at $175,000.00 (according to the registry), with $100,000.00 paid up front in cash, and $75,000.00 to be paid by the end of the year. The sale was confirmed by a tweet from the Donuts Twitter account  and by Elliot Silver who reached out to Matt Overman, Senior VP of Sales at Donuts. The buyer of the unusually short domain asset is believed to be Meredith … [Read more...]

Sources Say “Money.com” Sold for $20M; Net’s Seller Double Without Print Product

October 24, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – The Internet domain name “Money.com” and its live website was all that was left when failed Money Magazine ceased printing its tangible physical copies last July. The entire business was for sale including its 400,000 or so monthly subscribers for $10 million by it’s owners Meredith Corp, publishers of newspapers, magazines, television stations and websites; with no buyer in sight, they ceased print and planned to focus only on its digital edition; lo and … [Read more...]

Say What? $60,000 Per Week Redirecting Traffic with “Domain King” Rick Schwartz

September 25, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, NY – It was another good show from Domainer.com.au run by Robert Kaay and Ed Keay-Smith, whom previously interviewed industry visionary Michael Castello from CCIN.com and Ron Jackson from Domain Journal. This latest show, another with lots of great advice and lots to learn was with Rick Schwartz, widely known as the “Domain King” for his immense experience and success in the domain business; Schwartz has … [Read more...]

Long Island Media Inc., with New Subsidiary Cars Digital Inc., Announce Acquisition, Development of ConnecticutUsedCars.com

November 10, 2017 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

EDITORS NOTE: THIS IS A REPUBLICATION OF A NEWS RELEASE BY LONG ISLAND MEDIA INC. AND CARS DIGITAL INC. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TODAY, 11/10/2017. NEW YORK, NY - Today, Long Island Media Inc., with its new subsidiary Cars Digital Inc., has announced the acquisition, development and launch of ConnecticutUsedCars.com, a localized vehicle shopping portal which will build a foundation for the company in its neighboring state, Connecticut. The company owns and operates Long … [Read more...]

US Fortune 500 Businesses, Their Domain Name Characteristics, and Secure Status

September 4, 2017 By John Colascione 4 Comments

NEW YORK, NY - Each year Fortune Magazine publishes a list of the largest companies in the United States by revenue. Below is the list for 2016. Also below, are some interesting characteristics of their domain name choices including whether or not these companies are prepared for SSLs on their corporate websites. 494 are using .com domain names, 4 use .nets, 1 .org, and 1 .xyz. 494 (98.8%) have chosen the ".com" extension for their domain name. 235 (47%) are running … [Read more...]

Verisign Still Pushing Hard on .Net Domains; Sales Remain Active; New IDN for Korea

February 13, 2017 By John Colascione 2 Comments

NEW YORK, NY - While at NamesCon, I noticed a television commercial for the .net domain extension pushing it as a leading “trusted extension” and touting its long standing history in the domain space; the .net domain name was created on the same day as the .com in January 1985. (I’m pretty sure the video was part of Verisign’s “Uncommonly Timeless” collection of .net marketing pieces - it looked like one of these on YouTube [one is below].) According to Verisign, the … [Read more...]

31 Automotive Shopping Sites; The Ultimate List of New and Used Car Website Portals

August 7, 2016 By John Colascione

Here is a list of the top 31 (most popular national) as well as the best and easiest automotive shopping portals where users can shop for cars for sale. The following list was gathered taking into consideration that the sites are not just aggregators or classifieds but have their own searchable inventory on site and users can inquire directly on site either by calling the seller directly or filling out an email lead form.  2016 Cadillac CTS, 2.0T Premium Edition; Copyright … [Read more...]

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL - I’ve been in this industry for nearly 25 years. When I first started, most people hadn’t even heard of Google. Today, Google is the single most influential factor in whether a … [Read More...]

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