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DomainSponsor, the organizer of DOMAINfest Global, has published the official agenda for 2009 event which will take place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California, from January 28-30, as well as the pre-event Boot Camp on January 27.
The Boot Camp is intended for beginner or intermediate domainers who want to take their investment strategies […]

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On November 17 I was surprised to see only one Sedo sale above $15,000 - this week there was only one above $10,000! Aside from GiftIdeas.co.uk selling for $37,950 USD and ten .mobi domains selling for over $1,000, nothing really stood out. It got me wondering, with so many things going on last week - […]

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Last week there was only one Sedo sale beyond 15,000 EUR - this week there were seven with EverestBets.com, Internet.eu, Glow.co.uk, haarverlaengerung.de, mijn.nl, ggg.fr, and FlashPlayer.de all reaching the mark. Check out the full list after the jump.

Domain name
Price
Currency
Type
Translation

.COMs

everestbets.com
18,500
EUR

cortexa.com
7,000
USD

allbodysurgery.com
5,700
USD
website

turbobet.com
5,500
USD

girlsgonestyled.com
5,000
USD

qbz.com
4,625
USD

proc.com
4,400
USD

onlineprofits.com
3,500
USD

buypro.com
3,100
USD

luxurytimes.com
3,000
USD

marketstation.com
3,000
USD

kodacgallery.com
2,500
USD

mimip2p.com
2,400
USD
[…]

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After news hit that they were running low on cash, Live Current Media (OTCBB:LIVC), a developer of numerous high-profile e-commerce websites, was able to raise $1.06 million by selling 1.63 million units through private placement at $0.65/each.
Investors - including Live Current CEO and chairman, Geoffrey Hampson; President and COO, Jonathan Ehrlich; Chief Corporate Development Officer, […]

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Here is this week’s sales list from Sedo. There are a few repeats from what was reported last week, but still some very impressive results. Three letter domains led the way with abl.com selling for 50,000 USD and giw.com selling for 13,500 EUR, a couple rarely reported ccTLDs made the list with lekarze.pl at 14,000 […]

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The Court of Appeals in Kentucky has granted a motion to stay on the forfeiture hearing for the 141 gambling domains that were seized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The hearing, originally scheduled for December 3, will now take place on December 12.
The motion to stay was filed by the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming […]

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Tucows has announced that it is laying off roughly 15% of its staff in a restructuring move to deal with the macro economic environment and unexpected changes in the industry.
Elliot Noss, the President and CEO of Tucows, explains more on the company’s website:
“We decided to take this step because of the uncertainty of overall economic […]

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This week Sedo was home to several impressive non-English domain sales including Pisos.com for 150,000 EUR (”floors” in Spanish), Rencontre.org for 25,000 EUR (”to meet” in French), Voyance.net for 25,000 EUR (”clairvoyance” in French), telefonbuch-deutschland.de for 19,500 EUR (”German telephone book”), and sonnerie.fr for 18,500 EUR (”ringing” in French).
Check out the full list after the […]

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Tucows (AMEX:TCX,TSX:TC), one of the first software download sites on the internet (and also a wholesale registrar), has announced the launch of Butterscotch.com, a new online video network offering instructional shows and technology tutorials for the average consumer.
The Fall lineup includes a wide variety of shows that will help make technology fun and easy to […]

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Tucows (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) has sold its 7.38% stake in Afilias, a domain name registry, back to the company for $7.4 million.
The $7.4 million will be paid to Tucows in three cash installments over the next 13 months: $3.2 million today, $2.1 million in June 2009, and $2.1 million in December 2009. The sale puts Afilias’ […]

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