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After yesterday's reported sale of Avatar.io for $89,999 comes another high five-figure .IO sale. The name in question is Ruby.io, which sold for $88,000, according to NameBio. Ruby.io was sold by... Read the full report on my blog

After yesterday's reported sale of Avatar.io for $89,999 comes another high five-figure .IO sale. The name in question is Ruby.io, which sold for $88,000, according to NameBio. Ruby.io was sold by... Read the full report on my blog

Brent Oxley, founder of hosting companies HostGator and more recently Create.com, has sold one of his valuable four-letter .COM domain names. Among a portfolio of a couple of hundred elite domain names is a core of four-letter .COM domains including Bath.com, Draw.com, Firm.com, Item.com...

Brent Oxley, founder of hosting companies HostGator and more recently Create.com, has sold one of his valuable four-letter .COM domain names. Among a portfolio of a couple of hundred elite domain names is a core of four-letter .COM domains including Bath.com, Draw.com, Firm.com, Item.com...

On April 12, I speculated that audio-based social network Clubhouse had acquired Clubhouse.com from Reflex Publishing Inc., a company that maintains a highly valuable portfolio of .COM domain names including High.com, Plant.com, and Tea.com. It seems that Clubhouse has, indeed, acquired...

On April 12, I speculated that audio-based social network Clubhouse had acquired Clubhouse.com from Reflex Publishing Inc., a company that maintains a highly valuable portfolio of .COM domain names including High.com, Plant.com, and Tea.com. It seems that Clubhouse has, indeed, acquired...

In December 2020, DomainInvesting.com confirmed that premium portfolio holder Anything.com sold Teams.com to a then-unknown MarkMonitor client. There was some speculation that the domain name had been acquired by Microsoft since Microsoft’s domain portfolio is managed by MarkMonitor, and...

In December 2020, DomainInvesting.com confirmed that premium portfolio holder Anything.com sold Teams.com to a then-unknown MarkMonitor client. There was some speculation that the domain name had been acquired by Microsoft since Microsoft’s domain portfolio is managed by MarkMonitor, and...

Sedo’s Dave Evanson has announced the sale of Angel.com for $2 million. The domain was owned by Genesys. Interestingly, Genesys acquired the Angel.com domain and associated business from MicroStrategy in 2013 for $110 million. All the details here...

Sedo’s Dave Evanson has announced the sale of Angel.com for $2 million. The domain was owned by Genesys. Interestingly, Genesys acquired the Angel.com domain and associated business from MicroStrategy in 2013 for $110 million. All the details here...

At the end of March 2021, the eShop.com domain name expired. Why was this significant news? The name was previously owned by Microsoft, who used the name as part of the MSN Shopping brand. eShop.com did enter the pendingdelete phase and subsequently dropped. The name was caught by Web.com and...

At the end of March 2021, the eShop.com domain name expired. Why was this significant news? The name was previously owned by Microsoft, who used the name as part of the MSN Shopping brand. eShop.com did enter the pendingdelete phase and subsequently dropped. The name was caught by Web.com and...

MarkMonitor brokered the sale of Bridge•com in what’s likely to be a 7 figure deal. Interestingly, the buyer of Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet for $2.9 million is the CEO of Bridge Oracle. They didn’t buy Bridge.com, they use Bridge.link instead. Read the report on my blog

MarkMonitor brokered the sale of Bridge•com in what’s likely to be a 7 figure deal. Interestingly, the buyer of Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet for $2.9 million is the CEO of Bridge Oracle. They didn’t buy Bridge.com, they use Bridge.link instead. Read the report on my blog

After entering the industry in mid-2014, Ali Zandi (@Ali) quickly made a name for himself in the domain name industry thanks to several high-profile sales. One of Zandi’s most notable deals was his $2 million brokered sale of Freedom.com, which was profiled in a DomainSherpa show. Zandi also...

After entering the industry in mid-2014, Ali Zandi (@Ali) quickly made a name for himself in the domain name industry thanks to several high-profile sales. One of Zandi’s most notable deals was his $2 million brokered sale of Freedom.com, which was profiled in a DomainSherpa show. Zandi also...

The Uber of the air, Blade, has had a sharp rise to the top. Founded just seven years ago, Blade has attracted $50 million in funding and recently filed to go public in a deal that values the company at $825 million. The announcement of Blade’s forthcoming NASDAQ listing coincided with the...

The Uber of the air, Blade, has had a sharp rise to the top. Founded just seven years ago, Blade has attracted $50 million in funding and recently filed to go public in a deal that values the company at $825 million. The announcement of Blade’s forthcoming NASDAQ listing coincided with the...

Brent Oxley, the founder of HostGator, has been accruing a portfolio of ultra-premium domain names since he sold his hosting company for close to $300 million in 2013. With purchases such as Give.com for $500,000, Broker.com for $375,000, and Texas.com for $1,007,500, Oxley has spent millions...

Brent Oxley, the founder of HostGator, has been accruing a portfolio of ultra-premium domain names since he sold his hosting company for close to $300 million in 2013. With purchases such as Give.com for $500,000, Broker.com for $375,000, and Texas.com for $1,007,500, Oxley has spent millions...