Archive for June, 2009
Chocolatier.com SOLD for $20,200 on NameJet.com today
Just when you thought domaining coujldn’t get any sweeter….especially after Candy.com selling for $3M.
Today, it is reported that Chocolatier.com SOLD for $20,200 on NameJet.com
Candy.com SOLD for $3M to MA-based Melville Candy…
This is tremendous news for the domain industry and will certainly put Candy.com under the spotlight and microscope as many others will watch and see if a premium generic domain name like Candy.com can take any business and launch it as a national/global player. Your thoughts? I think this is great!
BOSTON, MA — June 3, 2009 — G&J Holdings, LLC today announced the purchase and acquisition of the web domain Candy.Com and the development of a new internet based confections retailer d/b/a Candy.Com. A growing distribution channel that is here to stay, G&J Holdings, LLC has invested in Candy.com for the purchase price of $3,000,000. The new internet candy retailer will service the growing demand for consumers to find their favorite bulk, gourmet, and gift confectionary products with great service, a unique and social shopping experience, competitively priced products, and expedited shipping.
Read more at Rick Schwartz, the Domain King’s blog
Former US President Bill Clinton has lost a challenge for three domain names
Bill Clinton couldn’t persuade an arbitrator that he should have the rights to the domain names:
WilliamClinton.com
WilliamJClinton.com
PresidentBillClinton.com
The domains were regsitered to a group called “Web of Deception” and allegedly forwarded to the Republic National Committee’s website.
The arbitrator decided that the domain names were confusingly similar to Bill Clinton’s common law marks and were not used for a bona fide use, but that the domain names were not registered and used in bad faith. With regards to bona fide use, the arbitrator said that merely forwarding a domain name isn’t enough to show bona fide use.
Read the actual Decision of William J. Clinton v. Web of Deception
Advertisers Launch their Own Social Media Sites
USA Today reports that Advertisers have tried and many have failed to gain recognition for their brands through social media advertising. Analysts claim the next step may be creating their own social networking destinations. “Marketers are creating social networks that have lots of legs,” says eMarketer analyst Debra Aho Williamson. “They have one in Facebook, one in Twitter that links back to a corporate site. They don’t expect to do all their social networking in one site.”
MSN Reveals Bing earlier then scheduled
The long awaited, much maligned challenger to Google search is now in live.
While it was supposed to debut June 3, Bing apparently went live yesterday. The search engine is supposed to yield fewer but more-focused results, especially with the video. Scrolling over the video results, prompts the videos to start playing in their windows.
Learn more about Bing here