If this is your first time seeing a Domain Movers series, I highly suggest you checkout past articles. This series is all about detecting domain names on the move for one reason or another by large corporations. These companies often purchase already owned domain names by others for new brands, products or services and for many more reasons. These are early findings and the following is often … [Read more...]
After Setting Records On Kickstarter, Smartwatch Company Pebble Secures Pebble.com
Smartwatch company Pebble Technology first made headlines 3 years ago when it raised $10 Million dollars for the e-paper watch on Kickstarter. In early 2015, Pebble broke Kickstarter records when it crowdfunded Pebble Time raising $1 Million in 49 minutes and then set a record for raising the most money on Kickstarter, over $20 Million dollars for its smartwatch Pebble Time. The company … [Read more...]
Amazon Turns On AmazonRegistry.com To Sell New gTLD Domain Names
Amazon applied for 76 new generic top-level domain names (gTLD's). When Amazon applied for their new gTLD's they applied to operate them on a closed basis meaning the public would not be able to register any domain names without Amazon allocating them, but the Governmental Advisory Council (GAC) to ICANN nixed the plan for the most part, while still allowing .Brand Applications. Amazon won … [Read more...]
Adidas Announces “Sport Infinity” Project, Didn’t Secure The Domain & It’s For Sale & Cheap
Adidas announced a new zero-waste sporting project, made of a "inexhaustible 3-D super-material" that would prevent the products from ever being thrown away. The name of it is Sport Infinity. Interestingly, Adidas has yet to secure the matching domain name: SportInfinity.com, is listed for sale on a buy now basis for just $1,999 on GoDaddy.com According to the article: "Sport … [Read more...]
Publicly Traded Co. Registers 44 Domains Calling Donald Trump a Bully Among Other Things
Symform, Inc. which was acquired by Quantum Corporation for $500,000 in 2014, registered 44 domain names at corporate domain name registrar MarkMonitor according to whois records yesterday, all relating to US presidential candidate Donald Trump in less than a flattering fashion. Quantum Corporation is a publicly traded company on NYSE: QTM Qauntum has a market cap of $207 Million. Both … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Doers.com, Store.com, ColorSnap.com & More Domains
This is Domain Movers! This exclusive series focuses on domain names that are on the move for one reason or another and most of the time this is because of a domain name sale. Domain Movers focuses on corporate transactions, startups and simply valuable domain names. These are often early detection's and can lead to new advertising campaigns, new brands, products, services and much more. Here … [Read more...]
JC.com, KC.com and MW.com 2 Letter Domain Names All Sell
It seems I have been reporting A LOT lately on 2 letter .com domain name sales and today is no different with 3 more changing ownership. A couple of things to keep in mind: There are only 676, 2 letter .com domain names Minimum wholesale IMO is riding about $600,000 USD based on a couple recent sales around that price point BrokerageFirm.com who I personally do not know much about … [Read more...]