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Domain Brokers Team Up to Sell Premium Name Pair: Client.com and Clients.com

July 6, 2020 By John Colascione 1 Comment

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - According to a press release, Domain brokerage firms Prime Loyalty run by Jeff Garbutt and Michael Law's Grit Brokerage have teamed up to bring the 'super-premium digital assets' Client.com and Clients.com to the market. Client.com and Clients.com are 25 and 23 year-old domain names and were originally registered back in 1994 and 1996 respectfully. These category defining domain assets will take command of any digital space surrounding a B2B or B2C … [Read more...]

SEARCHEN NETWORKS® Wins Regional Best in Digital Marketing Agencies Award

May 14, 2020 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, - PRESS RELEASE - Internet Marketing Services Inc., a part of SEARCHEN NETWORKS®, has announced it has been awarded “Best in Digital Marketing Agencies” for 2020 in “West Palm Beach, Florida” according to Expertise.com, a national yet locally focused business services ratings site. Chief Executive Officer of Internet Marketing Services Inc., John Colascione, commented on the recent award saying: I’m excited to accept this award which which … [Read more...]

Sales Venue “Sedo” Selects “DN Academy” For Domain Name Broker Training Program

April 21, 2020 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL - “DN Academy”, one of the only online domain name educational platforms created by domain investor Michael Cyger, has been chosen by Sedo to act as its official training program for its domain name brokers. According to a press release issued by Sedo today, Sedo has entered into an agreement to train domain name brokers using a customized training program provided by the service. Sedo (an acronym for Search Engine for Domain Offers), is a domain name and … [Read more...]

ROOTS: Frank Schilling, Uniregistry, Join ICA; Group Sees Busy Year With Slew of Issues

December 15, 2019 By John Colascione 1 Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – According to an internal membership notification, this past week, Frank Schilling, known for amassing one of the world's most valuable domain name portfolios as well as building one of the most robust domain name platforms in the industry, “Uniregistry,” has returned to the Internet Commerce Association as a “Gold” member; there are currently five (5) membership levels (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Individual). The ICA has been especially busy this … [Read more...]

First Google (GOOGL), Now Facebook (FB) Under Attack by 47 Attorney Generals

October 23, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – In September, word started circulating across major media that Google (GOOGL) was expected to face scrutiny by 50 U.S attorney generals regarding alleged bias and antitrust violations from the tech giants advertising and search businesses. The probe, which would be the first of its kind since Microsoft was sued in 1998, was expected to potentially expand into other areas of the business later in the investigation. It's an investigation to determine … [Read more...]

FTC Settles with Two Marketing Firms Over Fraudulent Reviews and Social Media Likes

October 22, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled two lawsuits against two separate marketing firms, Devumi, LLC and Sunday Riley, both of which were accused of deceptive online marketing tactics designed to dupe consumers into making false assumptions based on user generated content and activity. In the first case, Devumi, LLC agreed to settle the FTC’s complaint challenging the sale of fake indicators of social media influence. In the second case, … [Read more...]

Generic Domain Name “Cola.com” For Sale

October 9, 2019 By John Colascione 8 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – Most people who hear the generic dictionary word “Cola” more than likely associate it with the Coca-Cola beverage manufacturer, mostly known from its flagship carbonated soft-drink “Coca-Cola”, invented well over a hundred years ago in 1886. However, the 4-letter generic word represents a slew of Cola manufacturers and carbonated soft-drink brands - over 100 of them, including some which are considered “Cola-like” brands. It seems safe to assume … [Read more...]

VPN.com Releases Promotional Sales Video for GEO Domain “SouthernCalifornia.com”

September 22, 2019 By John Colascione 5 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL - Michael Gargiulo, best known for his acquisition of three-letter blockbuster domain VPN.com in which he is an “end-user” for his “VPN” business looks to have something else “pretty big” on the horizon; a domain name brokerage business. Although Gargiulo and I had talked before, I first learned of his brokerage business when I had the pleasure of meeting him “in-person” in Ashville at Rick Schwartz’s domain name gathering at The Omni Grove Park Inn (an … [Read more...]

NamesCon 2019 Domain Auction Returns from Explosive Year of $2.4 Million is Sales

May 3, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH – What do you do when a live and online auction produces lackluster results? Why, you re-run it again a couple of months later (Just kidding - As soon as I saw the title of the email, Back by “Popular Demand”, I thought, yea right – but NUMBERS my friends, do not lie, and those numbers show that Domaining, is indeed very much alive and well; at least at NamesCon it is.) Yesterday, NameJet.com and RightOfTheDot.com announced via email and a formal press release … [Read more...]

.Inc Domain Set to Be Next New gTLD ‘Flop’ Accompanied by Ridiculous Price Tag

March 28, 2019 By John Colascione 5 Comments

NEW YORK, NY – If you have been waiting to get your hands on a new .inc domain name, you might as well just keep waiting; that is, until the price comes down somewhere between ‘reason-ability’ and ‘reality’. I’ve been interested in one of these domain names for quite some time now, however, checking the availability of a specific name, I’ve noticed that it will cost a whopping $3,500.00 to secure it during the early registration period. When the name becomes available for … [Read more...]

Domain Name ‘Bill of Rights’ Proposed by Global Domain Name Registrar Uniregistry

November 11, 2018 By John Colascione 1 Comment

NEW YORK, NY – This past week, the man who virtually created the Internet, Tim Berners-Lee, spoke about his “Contract for the Web” initiative; something he believes is fundamental to ensure a protected, free and open Internet for all of society. Early backers of the initiative, which can be viewed at ContractForTheWeb.org, include notable support from some of the webs largest innovators such as Google.com, Facebook.com, Craig Newmark (Founder of Craigslist.org), the W3C … [Read more...]

California.com Puts GEO Domains Back on the Map with “Mid-Seven Figure” Sale

August 30, 2018 By John Colascione 2 Comments

NEW YORK, NY – According to Industry news site DNW.com, and a press release, the Iconic US State Name, California.com has been acquired, along with a group of related domain names, in the mid seven figure range. Not bad for a parked domain name. What is truly amazing about this sale, and near-every business broker will spin their head around about, is that the sale is for an asset by itself, a possible business at a great address, with NO BUILT IN REVENUE OR … [Read more...]

Three Letter Blockbuster Domain Sale, ICE.com Trades Hands for $3.5 Million

July 19, 2018 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, NY - According to a press release, the three letter Internet domain name ICE.com has been sold via a private, confidential transaction in the amount of $3.5 million. The sale is expected to be the largest publicly disclosed domain name sold in 2018. The sale was handled by two domain and Internet business brokerage firms Brannan’s and Grit Brokerage and the purchase price and value was defined in a statement as a long-term benefit at the cost of a single … [Read more...]

Donuts Acquisition of BudURL Makes Good Use of New Top Level Domain Names

June 20, 2018 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, NY – Donuts Inc, the company behind hundreds of new domain name extensions has acquired a link shortening service formally known as BudURL, and rebranded it as BL.INK. The service had been around for ten years and was founded by Andy Meadows. The acquisition took place sometime in 2017 according to a company press release, yet Donuts had been operating it in “stealth mode” quietly building in key features which will enhance the services ability to customize URLs … [Read more...]

Is Dominion Registries Having Trouble Selling Their New Alternative Dots?

April 8, 2018 By John Colascione 1 Comment

NEW YORK - According to a press release by Dominion Registries, a division of Dominion Enterprises, the company is removing a long list of previously implemented registrant eligibility verification restrictions for its new gTLD industry-specific domain extensions which consist of .AUTOS, .BOATS, .HOMES, .MOTORCYCLES and .YACHTS. The changes will be made this year, beginning first with .BOATS, which is now available to anyone at all, for just about any reason, defined … [Read more...]

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quote icon The domain name is equivalent to Gold. It is the only packaged item which is globally tax-free, portable, with value that is universal across different cultures. quote icon – Frank Schilling

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Recent SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes “LLL.org” Domain Name Sale for $35,000

PALM BEACH, FL – According to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report, the three letter “LLL” web address "FTP.org" just sold for $35,000.00. Other recent sales of “LLL.org” … [Read More...]

GOOG To Follow FB With Restrictions On Housing, Employment, and Credit Ads

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Usually Google is a leader in all things advertising, however, a recent update to policy by GOOG (NASDAQ) will have it following Facebook (FB) where the ad giant will implement … [Read More...]

Data Breach: Unauthorized Party Accessed DoorDash Customer Information

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - According to recent reports, a new data security incident has surfaced. DoorDash, a popular food delivery app, detected suspicious activity from the computer network of a … [Read More...]

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