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Amazon Secures Three One Letter.CO Domain Names + Cloud.CO

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This evening, I learned that Amazon secured A.CO K.CO and Z.CO from the .CO Registry. It’s very likely that Amazon will use A.CO for something related to the Amazon brand, K.CO for something related to the Kindle, and Z.CO for something related to Zappos. It also acquired Cloud.CO, which will likely be used for its hosting solution.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed to me, and I wouldn’t speculate on them either. Overstock paid over $300,000 for O.CO, while Twitter was awarded T.CO and Go Daddy was awarded X.CO (both of which are being used as url shorteners). It’s possible that the three one letter domain names will also be used as url shorteners, for the respective Amazon brands/products.

Regardless of any speculation, it’s very likely that these short domain names will actually be used, which is likely why Amazon was able to come to terms with the .CO Registry for these valuable domain names. From what I understand, the Registry is happy to work out deals for its most sought after domain names as long as they will be actually be used and be visible to a very large audience. This is important for the expansion of brand recognition and usage.

Congrats to the .CO Registry team for striking a deal, and I look forward to see what Amazon’s plans are for these names. If I was a betting person, I would anticipate they will be used and marketed in a visible manner.

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

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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

Earn Extra WhyPark Revenue Rewards

Elliot Silver
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I just noticed a new WhyPark “Revenue Rewards” program and wanted to share the information with you. I am not sure how long it’s been around, but I just noticed it.

According to the company, “WhyPark Revenue Rewards are bonus payments made each month to users that earned over $30 in the previous month. Reward payments are based on a bonus pool which is shared based on your performance relative to other WhyPark users.”

Although WhyPark doesn’t reveal how much money is in the bonus pool or what percentage of the pot is earned by each user, it’s a pretty cool way to earn a bit of extra money each month. To see  your total Revenue Rewards earned, you can log into your WhyPark account, click on the “My Account” tab and then choose the”Revenue Rewards” link from the menu on the left. The bonus will also show up in your Payments Received tab.

Payments are  paid out on the next scheduled payment.

Hipster Gets $1M in Funding: Should They Buy Hipster.com?

Elliot Silver
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UseHipster.com

I was reading Techcrunch last night, and I learned that the cool startup called Hipster received $1,000,000 in funding. There were several companies involved in this round of funding, including Google Ventures, Mitch Kapor, Dave McClure, Charles River Ventures, and others.

Since the company currently uses the domain name UseHipster.com but is known simply as Hipster, I think they should do what they can to buy Hipster.com, a domain name that seems under-utilized at the moment. One thing in Hipster’s favor is that the owner of Hipster.com also appears to own Hipster.net, so perhaps they’d be interested in a nice payday and could revert to Hipster.net.

As you can see from the Compete stats (posted below), it appears that a significant percentage of traffic that appears intended for Hipster ends up on Hipster.com in error. Of course, they aren’t likely to be confused, but why chance losing any traffic when they now have some funding to purchase the name.

January 2011: UseHipster.com – 43,097 Hipster.com – 9,643
February 2011: UseHipster.com – 12,193 Hipster.com – 4,481
March 2011: UseHipster.com – 12,595 Hipster.com – 5,378
April 2011: UseHipster.com – 1,375 Hipster.com – 2,559

My opinion is that Hipster should use some of its funding and purchase Hipster.com. What do you think?

It’s Not Just Domain Investors That Own Trademark Domain Names

Elliot Silver
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Domain investors often bear the brunt of trademark interests when it comes to typosquatting and cybersquatting. In my opinion, domain investors are blamed for far more than their fair share of cybersquatting. There are plenty of companies that own trademark domain names, and they would not be considered domain investors.

When I got up to have some breakfast, my refrigerator didn’t seem to work. The freezer was functioning perfectly, but the light was out in the refrigerator and it was warm. Not only was I frustrated with the fact that I would have to throw out all of the spoiled food, but I know refrigerator parts and repairs are expensive.

The first thing I did was hit up Google and search for “sub zero repair nyc.” I found a few promising repair companies, several of which were advertising via Adwords. There are sites like speedysubzerorepair.com, subzerotechs.com, subzerorepair.biz, and even subzerorepair.CO.

Not sure about who to trust and call, I contacted Sub Zero. They told me “there are only two Factory Certified Service companies in the New York City area.”  I imagine the other companies that are advertising are capable of doing repairs and are probably licensed by someone, but the company rep told me only two companies in NYC were certified by Sub Zero.

I have no idea if those companies that use SZ marks are related in any way to the two certified repair companies, but based on the price difference between the companies, I don’t believe they are related. However, they are still using the Sub Zero trademark in domain names, which makes them look more “official.”

Domain investors often bear the brunt of TM-related cybersquatting, but in reality, this isn’t limited to domain investors.

Google Secures Ro.ME as Part of a “Chrome Experiment”

Elliot Silver
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The .ME domain registry issued a press release this morning announcing that they had assigned (sounds like given) Google a two letter domain name for a new project called “3 Dreams of Black.” The RO.ME website is dubbed “ROME 3 Dreams of Black An Interactive Film By Chris Milk.”

On the tech page of the website there is more information about the RO.ME website:

“3 Dreams of Black” is an interactive film by Chris Milk and some friends at Google that showcases the creative potential of WebGL. WebGL is a context of the HTML5 canvas element that enables hardware-accelerated 3D graphics in the web browser without a plug-in. In other words, it enables your browser to show some really beautiful visuals. On this page, you’ll find a WebGL model viewer featuring several of the “3 Dreams of Black” creatures. You’ll also find 8 demos created by our development team, a link to the code base, and some links to resources on the web that will be useful for getting started in WebGL programming.

From my perspective, it illustrates how companies are likely going to adopt various gTLD extensions once they are introduced. I don’t think any will ever even come close to .com, but I believe they will be used for projects/startups like this one, and some consumers will adopt. It will likely be sort of like an actress wearing a pair of shoes from a shoemaker and some others will spot the trend and do the same.

Aside from the .ME publicity Google is certainly providing, RO.ME is a pretty cool site you should check out. The technical side of things is well beyond my knowledge, but I am sure it will interest some of you, too.

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