Tag: branding

Facebook Inc. has officially acquired the domain name NewsFeed.com from BuyDomains.

The transaction actually dates back to July 26-28, 2015 when the domain name transferred registrars to registrar  “HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP” . “lovellsnames” is pretty common when it relates to Facebook domain names and is a law firm used by the company.

I wasn’t able to find a reported sales price for the recent domain name purchase.

It appears that BuyDomains gave NewsFeed.com a run on NameJet around June … Read the rest

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The extended domain name auction from the NamesCon 2016 domain name conference ends today, January 21, 2016 on NameJet.com. You can view the full inventory here. Auctions start ending at 3 PM EST (2 PM Central) and will continue in a staggered fashion until about 5 PM EST (4 PM Central). Bidding is open to the public!

The live auction portion sold about $1.5 Million in domain name sales and about 30% did not reach reserve price, so those … Read the rest

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I have been in the domain name industry since 2005/2006 time frame and I often hear people compare domain names to physical real estate, with an expression of “Location, Location, Location”.

So is that really true?

This weekend I watched a TV series on Netflix called “High Profits” which was about a company that is in the cannabis industry. They were forward thinking and secured a location in 2009 on Main St. in Breckenridge, Colorado. When recreational marijuana sales became … Read the rest

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A newer startup founded in 2014 simply called Enjoy, founded by former Apple Inc. retail head Ron Johnson launched with the so/so domain name GoEnjoy.com, has acquired the premium, exact match domain name Enjoy.com!

Enjoy.com

I was talking with the past owner of Enjoy.com, Steven Katz since around May 2015 and today doing a little follow-up I had noticed that GoEnjoy.com now redirects to Enjoy.com. Doing a whois history check and it appears the transaction took place around September 11, 2015 … Read the rest

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