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Top 10 Strange Incoming Google Referrals

Elliot Silver
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It’s the final Saturday of the Summer of 2011, and I hope you are enjoying yourself. I want to share what I think are the top ten strangest incoming  referral  keywords to my blog this past week. Here they are in no particular order:

  • How much does it cost to kill an elephant in Africa?
  • Rick Latona’s secret
  • first sexual encounter india
  • Lisa bloom fiance **(Sorry, Braden!)
  • Guinness world records sex
  • h t t p : / /w w w. e u r o d n s . c om
  • WWW.dont.com.xxx
  • “fb ads” pregnancy
  • What should i prefer .co cctld or .net gtld
  • NameCheap offers 4.99$ for a Domain because GoDaddy’s CEO Bob Parson Killed an Elephant

 

Report: Barnes & Noble Buys Borders.com

Elliot Silver
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Crain’s Detroit Business is reporting that Barnes & Noble was the winning bidder for the domain names of the now shuttered and bankrupt Borders, which I assume includes Borders.com . In addition, it was reported that B&N also bought Waldenbooks domain names as well, another book store that had been owned by Borders.

The auctions for Borders’ assets sold for a total of $15.8 million, although the totals weren’t broken down by individual units. Barnes & Noble was not the only buyer though, according to Crain’s. The sale was handled by Hilco Trading LLC.

According to the article, “Hilco said Barnes & Noble was one buyer of the assets, which included “a global portfolio of trademarks; the Borders, Waldenbooks and Brentano’s trade names; Internet domain names; and the Borders.com e-commerce website.””

Barnes & Noble also owns Books.com, which forwards to the company’s primary website.

“King Gavin” .XXX Advertisement (Video)

Elliot Silver
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A friend sent me this video that I want to share with you called “King Gavin Makes it Rain.” It’s an advertisement for the .XXX domain extension that I believe was created by the ICM Registry, to encourage people to learn more about .XXX domain names at About.XXX. The video was uploaded to YouTube just a few days ago, but it already has over 700,000 views. Pretty good viral marketing.

What is TeaParty.com Worth & Should The Band Sell The Domain Name?

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I had a post written discussing the Business Week article about the TeaParty.com domain name that is owned by a Canadian band of the same name. The band has owned it since the early 1990s, which is pretty cool considering that there are many great domain names that haven’t been registered for that long.

Anyway, Mike Berkens wrote a post pretty much covering what I wrote, so I am going to change the direction up a bit. Instead, I want to know what you think TeaParty.com is worth in light of the Tea Party movement, and I created a poll to find out.

I’d be interested in knowing your thoughts on whether the band should sell the domain name. If the Tea Party is a short lived “movement,” it could turn out to be a KerryEdwards.com situation, where the domain owner turned down a large offer and the domain name returned to its minimal value after the Kerry Edwards campaign ended. Should the Tea Party pick up more steam and become more mainstream, the domain name could have more value.

The band could move to something like TeaPartyBand.com or TeaPartyMusic.com or something they could hand register. What are your thoughts?


Report: InvestmentProperty.com.au Sold for $125,000

Elliot Silver
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According to an article today in the Sydney Morning Herald, the domain name InvestmentProperty.com.au was sold in an expired domain name auction for $125,000 (around $129,000USD). The auction was held on NetFleet, a domain name aftermarket and sales venue.

The report states that the buyer is an Australian property developer, and apparently the previous registrant did not realize the domain name had expired.

The sale of InvestmentProperty.com.au is reportedly the highest publicly reported .com.au price achieved, significantly higher than the previous high of $33,000 for Hardware.com.au. The article does cite other private sales that may have been higher, including Poker.com.au, Flowers.com.au, and CreditCards.com.au.

Oversee Lays Off 13% of Staff

Elliot Silver
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I just received an email from Oversee.net announcing “a staff reduction of 13 percent.” I am not sure if this number reflects those who have left the company in recent months or if this is a new round of layoffs, but I’ve reach out to ask. The company also stated that there are pending new hires.

It’s a bummer to see any company in the domain space letting go of staff, and I wish those people all the best.

Here are the details in an email I just received from the company:

“As part of its plan to address new growth opportunities, Oversee.net has realigned its work force resulting in a staff reduction of 13 percent. These moves, along with pending new hires, will allow the company to leverage core assets to innovate more effectively, improve competitive positioning and achieve growth

If you have questions or would like to talk with Scott Morrow, Co-President of Oversee, please let me know.”

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