ad.com – Internetblog.org.uk https://www.internetblog.org.uk Web hosting, Domain names, Dedicated servers Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:05:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 https://www.internetblog.org.uk/files/2016/01/cropped-favico-32x32.png ad.com – Internetblog.org.uk https://www.internetblog.org.uk 32 32 Watch a live domain auction https://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/367/watch-a-live-domain-auction/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/367/watch-a-live-domain-auction/ We hear about domain auctions on a daily basis, but rarely does one get the chance to see such an event live. The video above shows the sale of Ad.com during T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley in April.

The winning bidder was Divyank Turakhia, who paid £946,137 ($1.4 million USD) for the name. Turakhia is a technology entrepreneur who own a number of premium domains and start-ups.

As you can see, domain auctions are serious business. Most are done online, but it’s not uncommon to see the most valuable names sold at events like T.R.A.F.F.I.C.

]]> Candy.com Sells for £1.8 Million https://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/132/candycom-sells-for-18-million/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:29:42 +0000 http://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/132/candycom-sells-for-18-million/
Candy.com has been sold by domainer Rick Schwartz to Melville Candy Company for £1.8 million ($3 million USD), an announcement on the seller’s blog stated yesterday.

Melville Candy Company, a small Massachusetts confectioner, will use the domain to as a retail outlet for candy owned by a new company, G&J Holdings. When the site launched on July 1, more than 5,000 types of candy will be available.

Candy.com marks the second-highest domain sale of 2009. Earlier this year, Toys.com (also owned by Rick Schwartz) was bought by Toys R Us for £3.1 million ($5.1 million USD).

Schwartz was also the seller in several other notable domain sales recently, including Ad.com for £946,137 and Auction.com for £1 million.

]]> TRAFFIC Silent Auction Ends https://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/32/traffic-silent-auction-results/ Fri, 08 May 2009 03:49:46 +0000 http://hostinguk.blogo.it/post/32/traffic-silent-auction-results/
A ten-day silent auction at Moniker ended yesterday afternoon at SnapNames.com. The online event, which started in late April at TRAFFIC 2009, saw the sale of 1718 domains, bringing in £1.7 million ($2.6 million USD) worth of revenue to the owners. This is the same silent auction where Ad.com sold for £946,137 several days ago.

On the event’s last day, 201 domains were sold, netting £306,769 ($460,000 USD). Some notable sales include:
SteakKnives.com- £12,004
OnlineTelevision.com- £13,337
GreatFalls.com- £11,700
SiameseCats.com- £8,003

Source: The Domains

]]> Ad.com Sells for £946,137 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. https://www.internetblog.org.uk/post/4/adcom-sells-for-946137-at-traffic/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:44:45 +0000 http://hostinguk.blogo.it/post/4/adcom-sells-for-946137-at-traffic/ Auction Gavel
Yesterday, domain purveyor Moniker held an auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley, a domain name convention held April 27-30 in Santa Clara, California.

More than 1200 domains were sold during the three-hour live event. Most notably, the two-letter domain Ad.com was sold for £946,137 ($1.4 million USD). The buyer, Divyank Turakhia, has not announced his plans for the name. Turakhia owns a number of web start-ups, and has been rated one of Asia’s Top Young Entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek.

Considering the domain is only two letters and so highly brandable, it was a surprise to see it to go for such a low price. Other names sold include BottledWater.com for £30,412, Athletic.com for £27,033, and Shutter.com for £16,895. Perhaps these below average figures are simply indications of the poor economy. A full list of domains sold is available here.

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