Electron Interactive Acquires Storage.com and 1-866-STORAGE From the Electron Blog:
“Electron Interactive, Inc. is announcing today that it has completed the acquisition of the Internet domain name Storage.com in the first of a series of major domains acquisitions the Internet firm is planning to make. The exact terms of the transaction are not being disclosed, however, it is reported t...
4 Companies to Watch 1. Skype
2. Salesforce.com / Force.com
3. oDesk
4. 37 Signals
See what these companies enable over the next 5 to 10 years. Guess what it means for the value of domain names?
Name Strategy - 4/4/2008 7:34:01 PM
Swiss Domain Security - SwitchGuard Domains “A SWITCHguard domain name gives the holder of a domain name not only the same functions as for SWITCHbasic domain names but also maximum security and protection against unintended changes. The new product offers you the following security elements:
Increased security through the allocation of up to five trusted third parties
A...
Name Strategy - 4/4/2008 12:02:49 PM
From Concept to Design: Top50.com Preview Unveiled When setting out to design Top50.com, my requirements were simple: to create a world-class design fitting for a domain whose purpose is to display the “best of the best”. So from the outset, I knew I would be working with a best-of-breed design team.
Having developed many web properties over the past 10 years, I’ve ...
Name Strategy - 1/18/2008 8:39:10 PM
Electron Announces Upcoming Launch of Top50.com In October, 2007, my company acquired the domain name Top50.com, securing financing from Domain Capital to complete the purchase.
For the past several months, we’ve been developing the domain and it is now nearing completion. We are gearing up for an early February launch. It’s a lot of work to take a prime, generic doma...
Name Strategy - 1/18/2008 8:32:30 PM
From Concept to Design: Top50.com Preview Unveiled When setting out to design Top50.com, my requirements were simple: to create a world-class design fitting for a domain whose purpose is to display the “best of the best”. So from the outset, I knew I would be working with a best-of-breed design team.
Having developed many web properties over the past 10 years, I’ve ...
Name Strategy - 1/17/2008 7:49:48 PM
Electron Announces Upcoming Launch of Top50.com In October, 2007, my company acquired the domain name Top50.com, securing financing from Domain Capital to complete the purchase.
For the past several months, we’ve been developing the domain and it is now nearing completion. We are gearing up for an early February launch. It’s a lot of work to take a prime, generic doma...
Name Strategy - 1/15/2008 4:17:48 PM
Oversee.net Acquires Moniker Just received this notice from Oversee.net
“To SnapNames Customers:
We’re contacting you with an update about Oversee.net, the parent company of SnapNames. Moniker and its TrafficClub program, well-known service providers in the domain name industry, have been acquired by Oversee.net.
This will not directly affect your par...
Name Strategy - 1/3/2008 1:45:52 PM
Bubble 2.0 Video Talks About Domain Names I came across this very funny video today:
My favorite part is in the middle when they talk about domain names. They jokingly make a reference to “telephone without the t” (elephone.com) as a domain that a web 2.0 company might adopt.
Of course, I had to type it in to see what was there. I
Name Strategy - 12/4/2007 4:06:17 PM
Jupiter Research Media Analyst Barry Parr on WallStreet.com - Clueless? Jupiter Research Media Analyst Barry Parr, on the subject of WallStreet.com not getting any bids higher than $3 million:
“There’s not a lot of inherent value in either the name or the existing business.” (Source)
I’m sorry, but this quote is just idiotic and is representative of the cluelessness that pervades ...
Name Strategy - 10/16/2007 5:50:53 PM
TRAFFIC Auction Names - A Name Strategy Analysis These were the names I was tracking for the upcoming TRAFFIC auction.
ComicBookStore.com $5,001 - $10,000 (Update: Sold for $13,000)
I like this one for a number of reasons. Usually I would stay away from names with “store” on the end, but in this case it actually makes sense.
Strategically, this domain obviously has to ...
Name Strategy - 10/12/2007 1:54:41 PM
Top 5 Reasons Building on the Facebook Platform is Foolish As I listened to many of the presentations at the Community Next conference today, where the Facebook Platform is heavily being touted as the next big thing, a number of questions continued to plague me.
In an attempt to find some answers to the issues that worried me, I decided to delve into Facebook’s legalese —
Name Strategy - 10/5/2007 6:59:37 PM
What Is Name Strategy? Name strategy answers the question, “What is the best way to leverage a domain name asset?”
This is a question that is extremely important in determining the value of a domain. Accordingly, name strategy is an integral component of the decision process that takes place as a company acquires domain names or simply wishes ...
Name Strategy - 10/5/2007 2:10:10 PM
What is Name Strategy? Name strategy answers the question, “What is the best way to leverage a domain name asset?”
This is a question that is extremely important in determining the value of a domain. Accordingly, name strategy is an integral component of the decision process that takes place as a company acquires domain names or simply wishes ...
Name Strategy - 10/4/2007 8:50:08 PM
TechAnalyst.com is now NameStrategy.com Readers may notice that today I re-branded my blog from “TechAnalyst.com” to “NameStrategy.com”.
Why?
The reason for the change is simple — “name strategy” aptly describes what I have been spending most of my time focusing on in recent months. As my company expands, I am finding that name s...
Name Strategy - 10/3/2007 10:32:23 PM
Slides From My Presentation at Domain Roundtable After my talk on domain portfolio revenue optimization at the Domain Roundtable earlier this week, several people asked me for a copy of my slides — especially the slide in the middle with the value chain model.
Well, here you go:
Slide 6 is the one that should be eye-opening for a lot of domainers.
For those
Name Strategy - 8/18/2007 6:29:15 PM
Come See Me Speak at the Domain Roundtable I’m happy to announce that I have agreed to speak at the Domain Roundtable conference taking place next month in Seattle. For those of you who don’t know, Domain Roundtable is the premier domain name industry event put on by Jay Westerdal, founder of Name Intelligence.
I’ll be presenting on two panels: “Web 2.0” and “Monetization
Name Strategy - 7/19/2007 5:21:50 PM
Beyond the Google/Yahoo Hegemony - The Future of Domain Parking I’ll go ahead and say it — most domain parking companies are utterly failing to capitalize on one of the biggest opportunities of this decade.
This post is intended to be a helpful wake up call — a not-so-gentle prod — to make these companies realize the huge value that’s being thrown by the wayside
Name Strategy - 7/3/2007 7:47:57 AM
Forbes Article, “The Most Expensive Web Addresses” This morning, Forbes.com featured an article on domain names as the lead story. The article does a pretty good job of explaining the burgeoning domain industry to a wider audience. We’re going to be seeing a lot more mainstream coverage of domains in the coming months and years as domain investing moves from a cottage
Name Strategy - 6/29/2007 12:50:53 PM
Beyond the Google/Yahoo Hegemony - The Future of Domain Parking I’ll go ahead and say it — most domain parking companies are utterly failing to capitalize on one of the biggest opportunities of this decade.
This post is intended to be a helpful wake up call — a not-so-gentle prod — to make these companies realize the huge value that’s being thrown by the wayside
