Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
Jackson.
Companies
in the News: Sedo.com, DomainConsultant.com,
SocialDomainers.com and Domainbie.com
Sedo's
parent company, Adlink Group
has changed its name and will now be officially
known as Sedo Holding. The company's two
big brands, Sedo and Affilinet
will continue to function independently under
Sedo Holding. The move away from they Adlink
name comes in the wake of the company selling
its AdlinkMedia display ad business to Hi
Media.
Sedo
Holding will also trade under the new stock
symbol SEDO on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange starting in late May after a former
stockholders meeting scheduled for May 19. Sedo
officials believe this exposure on the
stock exchange will give both Sedo and the
entire domain industry much greater awareness
among both the general public and potential
investors.
Elsewhere,
the second annual Domain Madness
auction ended with a live webcast from The
Palms Hotel in Las Vegas
Tuesday. The event organized by DomainConsultant.com
generated over $209,000 in sales
with the blockbuster $151,000
sale of CamRoulette.com
accounting for the lion's share of that
total.
Two others
hit the five-figure mark; SecurityGuards.com
at $20,000 and PalmSpringsHomes.com
at $14,000. A total of 21 domains
were sold during the event with an
average sales price of over $9,900.
Apple
Computer will make their latest
product, the Ipad tablet
computer, available next month. If
you would like a chance to win a free
one, SocialDomainers.com
is inviting you to sign
upfor a drawing that
will be
shown
on the weekly video podcast at ChefPatrick.comon Friday, April 2nd. You
have to sign up by April 1 to be
eligible.SocialDomainers.com is a Facebook-style
network geared towards the domaining
community. Founder Tony Kanakaris
said, "Members can create groups,
events, etc. to help them network with
local domainers."
A new ebook
available from Domainbie.com
is another resource that beginning
domainers might like to check out. The
author of this A to Z beginners guide, Neaz
Mh, is so confident that you will
like the book he has taken a unique
marketing approach. You can download the
entire book and read before you
decide whether or not it is worth the $29.95
Mh is asking for it. If you find the
information valuable, only then
do you send him the money for
it.
I read the
book myself and it is obvious that Neaz
put a lot of work into the project. If
you are just starting out I think a lot
of the information in this book will
help you get a better grasp on how the
domain business works.
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