Domain Sales

Sedo Sells Nearly $700k in .com Domain Names Last Week

SedoSedo sold nearly $700,000 worth of .com domain names last week (public sales over $1,000 only included in this report). Leading the way was a Spanish domain name which sold for $90,000 – JuegosDeCocina.com, which means “cooking games.” Another nice sale was ESE.com, which sold for $85,000.

All in all, it was a pretty strong week, especially since there weren’t any public blockbuster sales to report. As always, there are certainly some head scratching sales results, but it shows that it pays to list your names for sale on sites like Sedo.

juegosdecocina.com 2011-05-09 90000 USD
ese.com 2011-05-11 85000 USD
cleanergy.com 2011-05-12 50000 USD
sava.com 2011-05-11 21275 USD
automatch.com 2011-05-13 15000 USD
delegates.com 2011-05-10 15000 USD
businessfinancing.com 2011-05-12 14600 USD
nukeshare.com 2011-05-16 12500 USD
vanillaextract.com 2011-05-09 12000 USD
domainbox.com 2011-05-11 11500 USD
asklive.com 2011-05-09 10500 USD
prescriptionsunglasses.com 2011-05-10 10099 USD
timebook.com 2011-05-10 10000 USD
sett.com 2011-05-10 6750 USD
360pr.com 2011-05-12 6600 USD
gamehead.com 2011-05-10 6500 USD
go-on.com 2011-05-11 6200 USD
bmz.com 2011-05-09 6200 USD
unionbet.com 2011-05-09 6000 EUR
lisablue.com 2011-05-10 6000 USD
travo.com 2011-05-12 6000 USD
investcafe.com 2011-05-16 6000 USD
cloudmeter.com 2011-05-10 5000 USD
onlinespoker.com 2011-05-12 5000 USD
financeplus.com 2011-05-16 5000 USD
insures.com 2011-05-10 4999 USD
ok8.com 2011-05-13 4800 USD
mellowpages.com 2011-05-11 4750 USD
agx.com 2011-05-13 4700 EUR
iserve.com 2011-05-16 4500 USD
buypatiofurniture.com 2011-05-12 4400 USD
i186.com 2011-05-16 4250 USD
globalhood.com 2011-05-12 4200 USD
mroth.com 2011-05-11 4200 USD
epicc.com 2011-05-12 4050 EUR
romanempire.com 2011-05-10 4000 USD
flanco.com 2011-05-11 3900 EUR
travelgreece.com 2011-05-12 3750 USD
bet80.com 2011-05-12 3750 USD
adshare.com 2011-05-11 3650 USD
socifarma.com 2011-05-16 3500 EUR
solteck.com 2011-05-13 3500 USD
travelviewer.com 2011-05-09 3388 USD
bjertnes.com 2011-05-11 3000 USD
thebedrockfund.com 2011-05-10 3000 USD
socash.com 2011-05-12 3000 USD
teretbantine.com 2011-05-16 3000 EUR
coretransform.com 2011-05-12 3000 EUR
mksd.com 2011-05-16 2950 USD
arball.com 2011-05-09 2750 USD
extrachat.com 2011-05-16 2500 EUR
medienanwalt.com 2011-05-12 2500 USD
piefactory.com 2011-05-13 2500 USD
mercerie.com 2011-05-10 2500 EUR
enfra.com 2011-05-10 2500 USD
32vegas.com 2011-05-16 2500 USD
quicar.com 2011-05-12 2500 EUR
disponibile.com 2011-05-11 2500 USD
certifiedcare.com 2011-05-11 2475 USD
pityparty.com 2011-05-13 2400 USD
iliev.com 2011-05-12 2390 EUR
saleorlease.com 2011-05-09 2250 USD
greenpals.com 2011-05-11 2250 USD
factmob.com 2011-05-13 2250 USD
paydio.com 2011-05-10 2200 GBP
webbadges.com 2011-05-16 2162 USD
lhgw.com 2011-05-10 2140 USD
tecosa.com 2011-05-12 2000 USD
propertycloud.com 2011-05-10 2000 USD
dxrx.com 2011-05-12 2000 USD
seenic.com 2011-05-10 2000 USD
teamtootoo.com 2011-05-10 2000 USD
perfax.com 2011-05-09 2000 USD
securityinstaller.com 2011-05-10 2000 USD
melanz.com 2011-05-12 2000 EUR
padigital.com 2011-05-16 2000 USD
promotevideo.com 2011-05-16 1995 USD
english-school.com 2011-05-16 1988 USD
primetrust.com 2011-05-16 1975 USD
lxry.com 2011-05-12 1950 USD
readinessnetwork.com 2011-05-12 1899 USD
lmarket.com 2011-05-12 1888 USD
bunkerbuster.com 2011-05-16 1888 USD
freewp.com 2011-05-13 1875 USD
planningmatters.com 2011-05-13 1800 USD
coldlasertherapy.com 2011-05-12 1800 USD
sunda.com 2011-05-11 1750 USD
uplog.com 2011-05-12 1605 USD
americasparks.com 2011-05-09 1600 USD
coretools.com 2011-05-10 1600 USD
safercigarette.com 2011-05-12 1600 USD
philadelphiaelectricians.com 2011-05-13 1599 USD
casatecnica.com 2011-05-11 1500 EUR
onatousuncotefoot.com 2011-05-10 1500 EUR
bananapoker.com 2011-05-12 1500 EUR
entermobile.com 2011-05-11 1500 USD
rewardster.com 2011-05-09 1500 USD
oneopinion.com 2011-05-09 1500 USD
ninetyplus.com 2011-05-12 1400 EUR
starfrost.com 2011-05-12 1390 USD
btbt.com 2011-05-10 1350 USD
womanis.com 2011-05-16 1250 USD
designinsurance.com 2011-05-11 1250 USD
spirica.com 2011-05-13 1250 USD
getsatellite.com 2011-05-12 1250 USD
clouduk.com 2011-05-13 1250 GBP
xxxxisland.com 2011-05-09 1201 USD
giocasubito.com 2011-05-11 1200 EUR
brandango.com 2011-05-10 1200 USD
mrtop10.com 2011-05-09 1150 USD
doju.com 2011-05-13 1111 USD
e-case.com 2011-05-12 1100 GBP
snapic.com 2011-05-10 1001 USD
exercisetolosebellyfat.com 2011-05-11 1000 USD
sharpreflections.com 2011-05-10 1000 GBP
hammersleys.com 2011-05-13 1000 USD
online-casino.eu.com 2011-05-13 1000 EUR
laserled.com 2011-05-13 1000 USD
nexpad.com 2011-05-13 1000 USD
marcella.com 2011-05-12 1000 GBP
contractorclicks.com 2011-05-10 1000 USD
bookoslo.com 2011-05-12 1000 USD
buystats.com 2011-05-11 1000 USD
iceking.com 2011-05-11 1000 USD
checksight.com 2011-05-09 1000 EUR
800cabletv.com 2011-05-09 1000 USD
texasemploymentlawyer.com 2011-05-12 1000 USD
magicproperty.com 2011-05-12 1000 USD
xpack.com 2011-05-16 1000 EUR

Use a “Domain for Sale” Landing Page

One of the reasons I like to use Parked.com for almost all of my undeveloped domain names is that I can have a nice “domain for sale” message at the top of the page. On BoracayHotels.com alone, I’ve received 4 offers in the last 3 weeks, and for that reason alone, having the link is beneficial.

On some of my domain names that make very little revenue but receive traffic, I have been thinking about not parking them, and instead, I would put a domain for sale landing page. This would require hosting, but if you get an inexpensive VPS that costs under $50 a month, you can host all of your domain names you want to sell. Heck, you can probably get even cheaper hosting on a per domain basis at some hosting companies. Some registrars like Go Daddy offer a free hosting option, but you will have a hosting company banner on the site.

I was checking out ThemeForest yesterday, and I found a few landing page templates you may consider using (affiliate links affiliate links have been removed):

I believe the key elements on a good landing page are the domain name, a contact form or your phone number, perhaps some sales points, and possibly the price (I don’t like listing a price). People who don’t know about the Whois database (many end users) may search to see if a domain name is available simply by visiting it.  If you make it clear that your domain name is available, you may receive additional inquiries.

Using a landing page template may help you close more deals than you’re currently closing. It’s a bit of a process to set up, but once you get going it’s fairly easy. You may forego some revenue, but it’s a short term cost for hopefully a greater gain.

Sedo Gets Quotes.com Under Exclusive Contract

I received an email from Sedo broker Dave Evanson this afternoon announcing that Quotes.com has been placed under an exclusive brokerage agreement with Sedo. Although a purchase price is not being publicized (if one has even been set), the owner is asking for seven figure offers.

Quotes.com is a great name, and although it could possibly be used by someone wanting to post famous quotes, I think the more obvious usage would be for stock quotes.  According to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool, there are 83 million broad match monthly searches for the term “quotes,” and there are 2.24 million exact match global searches a month for the term.

Quotes.com had been previously listed as sold in the DomainFest New York auction for $1,100,000, according to DNN. Apparently the sale never materialized as there did not seem to be a change in registrant before and after the auction.

Congrats to Sedo on locking up this great domain name, and I wish them luck selling it.

Gambling.com Leads the Way as Sedo Closes Nearly $3.5m in Sales

SedoSedo closed well over $3 million in publicly reported sales last week, with Gambling.com leading the way at $2,500,000. POW.com was the second highest reported sale at $75,000. Interestingly, the domain hack T.AG sold for $60,000.

Although Boston.net didn’t meet it’s reserve (under $25,000) despite local publicity in the Boston Herald, SanFrancisco.net was sold on Sedo for $20,000. Given a choice of the two names, I would have chosen Boston, but San Francisco is a great city.

Here’s the weekly sales report.

.com
gambling.com 2011-05-04 2500000 USD
pow.com 2011-05-05 75000 USD
tiempo.com 2011-05-04 41900 USD
isu.com 2011-05-03 23000 USD
personalica.com 2011-05-09 20000 USD
playaresorts.com 2011-05-03 12500 USD
prfirm.com 2011-05-09 12111 EUR
absbelt.com 2011-05-05 10000 USD
svenska.com 2011-05-06 10000 EUR
cloudstack.com 2011-05-03 10000 USD
weico.com 2011-05-06 10000 USD
asztalos.com 2011-05-03 9500 EUR
inmold.com 2011-05-05 7000 USD
mutou.com 2011-05-04 7000 USD
mobile360.com 2011-05-02 7000 EUR
gamutnews.com 2011-05-05 7000 USD
kuza.com 2011-05-05 6300 USD
technosat.com 2011-05-04 6000 USD
teamtop.com 2011-05-06 6000 USD
artpix.com 2011-05-04 5940 USD
renewableelectricity.com 2011-05-02 5500 USD
safeoffsite.com 2011-05-04 5250 USD
machiavelli.com 2011-05-06 5226 USD
aism.com 2011-05-05 5000 USD
interracialpicture.com 2011-05-06 5000 USD
cieloazul.com 2011-05-04 5000 USD
brica.com 2011-05-02 5000 USD
berufsunfähigkeitsversicherungvergleich.com 2011-05-05 4800 EUR
cncarena.com 2011-05-06 4750 USD
add2cart.com 2011-05-06 4500 USD
gvx.com 2011-05-06 4400 USD
perlo.com 2011-05-04 4300 USD
marketingfish.com 2011-05-08 4095 USD
pulu.com 2011-05-03 4000 USD
ideame.com 2011-05-03 4000 USD
fursa.com 2011-05-06 3900 USD
meeton.com 2011-05-04 3800 USD
wqe.com 2011-05-02 3700 USD
guninfo.com 2011-05-03 3500 USD
alternativenews.com 2011-05-03 3500 USD
wowmodels.com 2011-05-03 3500 USD
eticket24.com 2011-05-05 3390 EUR
holzkisten.com 2011-05-06 3300 EUR
kerida.com 2011-05-09 3300 USD
openpeer.com 2011-05-04 3100 USD
aerotec.com 2011-05-02 3000 USD
targetinsights.com 2011-05-05 3000 EUR
riskwire.com 2011-05-03 3000 USD
gettingsmart.com 2011-05-05 2990 USD
homepac.com 2011-05-02 2800 USD
theportrait.com 2011-05-04 2799 USD
gardentoday.com 2011-05-04 2700 USD
globalmacro.com 2011-05-04 2550 USD
seegames.com 2011-05-03 2500 USD
spilleautomaten.com 2011-05-03 2500 USD
aerospacedesign.com 2011-05-03 2500 USD
higi.com 2011-05-09 2500 USD
yourlove.com 2011-05-09 2450 USD
arthritic.com 2011-05-03 2350 USD
gezin.com 2011-05-05 2310 EUR
humanguide.com 2011-05-05 2100 USD
rojoazafran.com 2011-05-03 2000 EUR
cool-zone.com 2011-05-03 2000 EUR
highspeed-internet.com 2011-05-05 2000 USD
coinpal.com 2011-05-04 2000 EUR
dailysciencenews.com 2011-05-04 2000 USD
usrei.com 2011-05-05 2000 USD
splitsell.com 2011-05-02 2000 USD
ribeyes.com 2011-05-03 2000 USD
naturalavenue.com 2011-05-09 2000 USD
instatrim.com 2011-05-05 1999 EUR
machinesearch.com 2011-05-05 1900 GBP
superlista.com 2011-05-04 1890 EUR
kokaine.com 2011-05-04 1750 USD
healthieru.com 2011-05-04 1700 USD
siamair.com 2011-05-03 1675 USD
politely.com 2011-05-05 1650 USD
dermopro.com 2011-05-06 1649 USD
waterballoons.com 2011-05-05 1605 USD
floralwonders.com 2011-05-06 1600 USD
todayi.com 2011-05-04 1600 USD
domainsdotcom.com 2011-05-06 1600 USD
tjcny.com 2011-05-04 1560 USD
1416.com 2011-05-04 1556 USD
educationhub.com 2011-05-04 1550 USD
cebria.com 2011-05-04 1540 USD
wedriveyou.com 2011-05-03 1525 EUR
plusdownloads.com 2011-05-05 1500 EUR
shahbaz.com 2011-05-03 1500 USD
circal.com 2011-05-06 1500 EUR
modularstorage.com 2011-05-02 1500 USD
lyonesscard.com 2011-05-06 1500 EUR
supergaz.com 2011-05-04 1500 EUR
efflux.com 2011-05-03 1500 USD
i-exceed.com 5/4/11 1500 USD
collegecountdown.com 2011-05-06 1500 USD
endpoints.com 2011-05-06 1500 USD
corrective.com 2011-05-05 1499 USD
boxxer.com 2011-05-05 1499 USD
sanfranciscohoteles.com 2011-05-09 1400 USD
ryecreek.com 2011-05-03 1400 USD
africaweather.com 2011-05-09 1400 USD
bakerysoft.com 2011-05-06 1295 USD
brooklynfire.com 2011-05-04 1295 USD
pianoaccessories.com 2011-05-03 1280 USD
chatchoice.com 2011-05-09 1252 USD
fitmeup.com 2011-05-05 1200 USD
overlandcarwash.com 2011-05-03 1200 USD
goev.com 2011-05-09 1200 USD
zitra.com 2011-05-04 1200 USD
yufen.com 2011-05-04 1200 USD
yydd.com 2011-05-04 1200 USD
yanu.com 2011-05-04 1200 USD
pixian.com 2011-05-04 1200 USD
tunian.com 2011-05-04 1200 USD
total-e.com 2011-05-03 1150 EUR
verhuurders.com 2011-05-09 1100 EUR
pvtools.com 2011-05-09 1099 USD
alves.com 2011-05-06 1050 USD
contentforge.com 2011-05-09 1020 GBP
whosintheroom.com 2011-05-06 1000 USD
evacuator.com 2011-05-05 1000 USD
unibr.com 2011-05-06 1000 USD
diving-centers.com 2011-05-06 1000 EUR
talito.com 2011-05-03 1000 EUR
youmoto.com 2011-05-03 1000 EUR
thegiftfactory.com 2011-05-03 1000 USD
investiere.com 2011-05-03 1000 EUR
proefrit.com 2011-05-04 1000 USD
beerweek.com 2011-05-05 1000 USD
swivelrings.com 2011-05-04 999 USD
eprognosis.com 2011-05-05 998 EUR
fouls.com 2011-05-04 995 USD
capriclear.com 2011-05-03 995 USD
cupcakeboxes.com 2011-05-09 979 USD
dictators.com 2011-05-05 955 EUR
artcards.com 2011-05-06 925 USD
jingwen.com 2011-05-03 925 USD
barutti.com 2011-05-04 900 EUR
bobcometals.com 2011-05-04 888 USD
protectmychild.com 2011-05-06 888 USD
meet-one.com 2011-05-03 875 USD
playavacations.com 2011-05-04 875 USD
88sj.com 2011-05-06 875 USD
xearn.com 2011-05-03 850 USD
ceju.com 2011-05-05 850 USD
realmoneyonlinecasinos.com 2011-05-09 850 USD
budspencer.com 2011-05-09 830 EUR
theinvolved.com 2011-05-04 800 USD
sallt.com 2011-05-09 800 USD
ventree.com 2011-05-05 800 USD
goeuro.com 2011-05-03 790 USD
beaubra.com 2011-05-06 773 USD
stagepoint.com 2011-05-06 769 USD
naruget.com 2011-05-05 750 USD

ccTLDs
t.ag 2011-05-03 60000 USD
want.it 2011-05-04 26500 USD
poker.org.uk 2011-05-03 25000 GBP
walk.co.uk 2011-05-03 9999 GBP
properties.co.nz 2011-05-06 8000 USD
apostas.pt 2011-05-04 6000 EUR
gowrings.co.uk 2011-05-03 6000 GBP
anz.kr 2011-05-03 6000 USD
recipes.co 2011-05-06 5600 USD
af.ro 2011-05-09 5000 USD
employment.de 2011-05-09 4750 EUR
melrose.co.uk 2011-05-09 4450 GBP
haier.nl 2011-05-03 4425 EUR
christmastrees.co.uk 2011-05-03 4000 USD
bazaar.me 2011-05-03 4000 USD
bgf.co.uk 2011-05-04 3890 GBP
scn.co.uk 2011-05-03 3500 GBP
edutour.co.kr 2011-05-09 3500 USD
jetravaille.fr 2011-05-04 3500 EUR
uhrenstore.de 2011-05-03 3000 EUR
workfromhomejobs.co.uk 2011-05-09 3000 EUR
designsofas.de 2011-05-03 2975 EUR
imd.cc 2011-05-03 2750 USD
privatebanker.de 2011-05-03 2600 EUR
marantz.it 2011-05-04 2500 EUR
glow.co 2011-05-05 2500 USD
blankert.nl 2011-05-03 2250 EUR
12volt.de 2011-05-04 2053 EUR
obituari.es 2011-05-03 2000 USD
mailinglist.it 2011-05-04 2000 EUR
dealster.in 2011-05-04 2000 USD
musicstore.es 2011-05-06 1900 EUR
durdledoor.co.uk 2011-05-06 1895 GBP
pflege-profi.de 2011-05-03 1850 EUR
143iloveyou.tv 2011-05-05 1750 USD
lds.me 2011-05-05 1655 USD
acseine.cn 2011-05-07 1600 EUR
webcast.be 2011-05-06 1600 EUR
tell-us.dk 2011-05-05 1500 EUR
chiep.de 2011-05-04 1500 EUR
tgd.co.uk 2011-05-05 1500 GBP
waterskis.co 2011-05-04 1500 USD
cheapestinternationalcalls.co.uk 2011-05-06 1500 USD
vertical-blinds.co.uk 2011-05-05 1300 GBP
meinstar.de 2011-05-04 1300 EUR
vucciria.it 2011-05-09 1300 USD
wiso-steuer.de 2011-05-06 1250 EUR
million.gr 2011-05-06 1200 EUR
dolmar.it 2011-05-04 1200 EUR
autoversicherung.cc 2011-05-03 1200 EUR
melissa.co 2011-05-06 1100 USD
erneuerbare-energie.at 2011-05-04 1100 EUR
families.co.nz 2011-05-06 1100 USD
tc.tv 2011-05-03 1001 USD
mueller.co 2011-05-06 1000 EUR
autoweek.ca 2011-05-02 1000 USD
anwaltsbüro.ch 2011-05-05 1000 EUR
employment.it 2011-05-04 1000 EUR
ndm.at 2011-05-04 1000 EUR
eurodis.be 2011-05-05 1000 EUR
nfc.es 2011-05-03 1000 EUR
kinotipp.de 2011-05-05 1000 EUR
brutaal.be 2011-05-06 1000 USD
koopzondagen.nl 2011-05-06 1000 EUR
cdb.fr 2011-05-03 1000 EUR
ardnamurchan.co.uk 2011-05-05 1000 GBP
78.eu 2011-05-04 1000 EUR
blitzer.at 2011-05-06 1000 EUR
limousinenservice.ch 2011-05-06 1000 EUR
pokertime.es 2011-05-09 1000 EUR
healthinsurance.eu 2011-05-06 998 EUR
unser-gas.de 2011-05-09 990 EUR
masciarelli.eu 2011-05-09 990 EUR
howtomakemoneyonline.co.uk 2011-05-06 980 USD
documentaire.tv 2011-05-04 950 EUR
webschutz.de 2011-05-05 950 EUR
sunglasshut.de 2011-05-06 950 EUR
kran.eu 2011-05-09 930 EUR
clubaffaire.fr 2011-05-03 900 EUR
kinglouie.be 2011-05-04 900 USD
mietgutachten.de 2011-05-05 900 EUR
verzakking.nl 2011-05-03 900 EUR
ftu.eu 2011-05-04 900 USD
teich-folie.de 2011-05-06 880 EUR
dimamaroc.de 2011-05-09 850 EUR
salisbury.us 2011-05-04 850 USD
spectrum.eu 2011-05-06 850 EUR
gesundheit-ernaehrung.de 2011-05-06 773 EUR
ticketdienst.de 2011-05-09 750 EUR
westside.fr 2011-05-06 750 EUR
schnellkochen.at 2011-05-06 750 EUR
managementconsulting.nl 2011-05-04 700 EUR
souschef.co.uk 2011-05-04 700 GBP
attorneys.me 2011-05-05 700 USD

Other
sanfrancisco.net 2011-05-09 20000 USD
cloudstack.org 2011-05-04 7500 USD
snakes.net 2011-05-06 4999 USD
diabetes.pro 2011-05-02 4500 USD
kfz-versicherungen.net 2011-05-05 4500 EUR
spanje.net 2011-05-09 3335 EUR
stud.net 2011-05-04 3000 USD
cheapinsurancequotes.net 2011-05-09 2700 USD
windenergy.net 2011-05-02 2555 USD
touchofclass.net 2011-05-03 2484 USD
swissexpress.net 2011-05-06 1988 USD
webhoster.asia 2011-05-03 1650 EUR
ringer.org 2011-05-03 1500 USD
musik-forum.net 2011-05-03 1450 EUR
disorders.net 2011-05-06 1325 USD
weico.net 2011-05-04 1300 USD
mydomains.net 2011-05-04 1200 USD
humble.net 2011-05-02 1200 USD
berufsunfaehigkeitsversicherungen.net 2011-05-05 1150 EUR
jewel.org 2011-05-04 1060 USD
mgs.net 2011-05-05 1021 USD
theo.net 2011-05-05 1015 USD
1031.net 2011-05-03 1000 USD
storelocator.org 2011-05-04 1000 USD
dyn.mobi 2011-05-09 1000 USD
delta.biz 2011-05-09 999 USD
shb.net 2011-05-04 950 USD
ipva.net 2011-05-09 900 USD
hump.net 2011-05-02 900 USD
ota.info 2011-05-03 850 USD
kunstdrucke.net 2011-05-03 845 EUR
diabetesmellitus.info 2011-05-04 800 EUR
glori.org 2011-05-04 750 EUR
podroze.net 2011-05-03 737 EUR
suretybonds.info 2011-05-02 700 USD

Close Old Sales Threads

I’ve never been a fan of pricing the domain names I plan to sell. Usually when I publicly list domain names I am selling on forums, aftermarket sites, or my blog, the price is lower than it would be for an end user sale. Domain investors typically won’t pay as much as an end user, but for the most part, domain investors won’t back out of a deal and will pay promptly. For my business model, I prefer quicker sales even if I don’t maximize profit.

Moving on to the point of this post is that when I list domain names for sale with prices, I sometimes forget about the sale listings or neglect to monitor them after time has passed. As a result, the “sale” price remains

After FacebookOfSex.com Lawsuit, Did FriendFinder Acquire BookOfSex.com?

Friend Finder LogoHere’s an interesting story with a couple of twists and turns, and I think you’ll find it interesting.

In the middle of April, Mike Berkens reported that “Facebook filed suit against FriendFinder and its subsidiaries over it’s site FacebookOfSex.com, claiming it’s too similar to its own trademarked name.” Obviously, Facebook was opposed to the usage of the “Facebook” branding in a non-Facebook owned or endorsed website. At the present time, that site appears to be deactivated.

FriendFinder also apparently has issues with Facebook’s usage of the term “friend finder.” They believe this infringes on their own brand. This is going to be an interesting legal fight.

Now here’s where things become more interesting to me. From my research, it appears that FriendFinder has acquired BookOFSex.com. The domain name is currently registered to someone with an @FFN.com email address, and FFN.com is owned by  FriendFinder Networks. IMO, this is a pretty strong domain name.

Coincidentally, the domain name was sold by Mike Berkens’ Most Wanted Domains.

Recent Posts

Negotiating Too Hard on a Domain Name Sale

1
We've all been there before. Your asking price out of the gate is much higher than a buyer is willing to spend. Maybe you're...

Bid to Be Lead Sponsor of our PMC Jersey

0
John Berryhill and I are riding in this year's Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds and awareness for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Each year we ride,...

Domain Finance Calculator Offered by Catchy.com

0
Francois Carrillo is best known for his Domaining.com industry news aggregator. He also owns Catchy.com, a platform for selling domain names. Francois emailed me to...

GoDaddy Verification an Unnecessary Speed Bump

1
I won a domain name at GoDaddy Auctions on April 18, and it was delivered to my GoDaddy account this morning at around 4am....

Ask Platforms to Reconnect on Failed Deals

1
I've had many agreed upon deals die at the finish line. The buyer agreed to purchase a domain name - sometimes after a lengthy...