Domain Movers is a series where Jamie Zoch monitors domain names on the move that are being registered, acquired or simply moving mostly all by large corporations. These domain names can lead to being used for new products, advertising campaigns, services, brands and much more. These are often very early detections and can lead into the first time something is seen publicly relating to it. Here … [Read more...]
After spending $30MM for Sometrics, Amex allows its most popular site Gamecoins.com TO Drop
I noticed the domain name GameCoins.com was in an expired domain name auction over at GoDaddy Auctions after it expired on May 5, 2015. The domain name has a very interesting history. For starters, GameCoins.com sold at Sedo.com for $10,500 on September 3, 2009 and the buyer was Ian Swanson of the company Sometrics. According to an article on AdWeek.com published October 12, … [Read more...]
Breaking: We.com Domain Name Sells at Sedo
Two letter .com domain names are pretty rare with only 676 of them, but two letter words are even more rare when it comes to domain names and We.com is one of them! It has just been SOLD according to whois records. The domain has went into transfer service at Sedo, so it either sold at Sedo or is using Sedo escrow. The domain name was owed by Alf Temme of North Hollywood, CA and has been owned … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Strawberry.com, XboxMusic.com and More Domains
Domain Movers monitors large corporations and what domain names they are registering and acquiring. These often lead into new advertising campaigns, products, services, brands and much more! Often times, these are very early detections and may be the first time this "new" thing is heard about. Here we go: Briggs & Stratton Corporation has registered the domain names GasCleanup.com and … [Read more...]
How Whoosh Inc. Bought Whoosh.com from Directv
The following is an interview I did with Whoosh! Inc’s Jason Greenspan who I had noticed recent acquired the generic exact match .com domain name they have been attempting to acquire for the past 2.5 years. I tried to ask questions to give you insight into how, why and when. This is how it happened and a bit more about the company, its product and the domain names they own. When was Whoosh Inc. … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: LeapButton.com, Bra.com and More Domains
If this is your first time seeing Domain Movers, you are in for a treat! Domain movers is an exclusive series where domain detective Jamie Zoch scours the web and finds recently registered domain names, recently acquired and domains moving for one reason or another. These domain names often lead into new products, brands, advertising campaigns, services, tv shows and much more. These are often … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Acquires 170 iCloud Domains From Xcerion
In April 2011 Apple Inc. reportedly paid $4.5 Million dollars for the one domain name iCloud.com from a company named Xcerion. Fast forward some 4 years later and now 170 iCloud related domains have transferred ownership from Xcerion to Apple Inc according to whois records. Some Facts 167 of the domain names "start with" the term iCloud 2 start with My 1 starts with OS … [Read more...]