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TRAFFIC West 2007 Live Domain Auction Results

TRAFFIC West 2007About $4.3M in domains were sold at yesterday’s live domain auction in Las Vegas. HighEndWebNames.com had two domains in the live auction, too: Bourbon.com and Whiskey.com. Both domains received bids in the six figure range, but the reserve prices were not met.

Auction results (prices are in USD):

Families.com 650000
Greeting.com 350000
Blogster.com 275000
ET.com 225000
Settlement.com 200000
OL.com 150000
PX.com 120000
HomeForeclosures.com 90000
RealEstate.mobi 85000
Mozambique.com 82,500
Wind.com & Wind.net 80000
Boob.com 80000
QZ.com 76000
Lesbo.com 70000
Tournaments.com 55000
Blow.com 52500
Hebrew.com 52500
Casinos.mobi 52000
Model.net 50000
TelevisionShows.com 45000
Singles.mobi 41000
NoSmoking.com 40000
Godfather.com 40000
We.org 36500
FamilyPhotos.com 35000
WeightLossPills.com 35000
ChristianRock.com 31000
ComicStrip.com 30000
Judy.com 30000
Martinis.com 27500
TaxShelters.com 25000
PersonalCheck.com 25000
DiscountSoftware.com 23500
Pics.mobi 23000
Money.info 22000
NoveltyGifts.com 22000
Penthouses.com 21000
FlightInstruction.com 21000
Appliances.net 21000
Pizza.mobi 21000
BarFurniture.com 20000
Fox.net 19000
Directions.mobi 19000
Peddler.com 19000
Angie.com 18000
CallWaiting.com 17000
MusicVideos.mobi 16500
MM.net 16500
CollegeBookstore.com 15000
IQScore.com 14500
EyeSurgeon.com 14500
ToyStore.net 14500
FiberglassBoats.com 14000
EnergyTrading.com 14000
RecyclingCenter.com 13750
LeatherBoots.com 13500
Franchising.net 13500
LanguageCourse.com 13000
BeHappy.com 13000
ExecutiveSearches.com 13000
StockMarketReport.com 12500
FAQ.net 12500
ComputerSystem.com 12000
InlineSkating.com 12000
LP.net 12000
BillCollection.com 11800
Bathrooms.net 11500
HomeAlarmSystems.com 11000
Secretary.org 11000
Airfare.mobi 11000
SportingEquipment.com 11000
DrugOverdose.com 10500
Cam.mobi 10500
VeganDiet.com 10000
ArmyReserves.com 10000
KO.net 10000
WeddingCatering.com 10000
WesternApparel.com 9500
RussianCaviar.com 9500
Should.com 9000
CankerSores.com 9000
BluesGuitar.com 9000
FlatScreenTVs.com 9000
DiscountMedicine.com 8500
MedicalLaboratory.com 8500
Finished.com 8500
LiveQuotes.com 8250
Lubricate.com 8250
TranslationSoftware.com 8250
VO.net 8000
Models.mobi 7500
Mpegs.net 7000
WirelessMonitors.com 6750
Eat.mobi 6700
CreditScore.mobi 6500
Munich.Org 6250
Actress.net 6250
InsuranceLoans.com 6000
EngineOil.com 6000
HorseSaddle.com 6000
PregnancyTesting.com 6000
MBADegrees.com 6000
GhostStory.com 5500
PromQueen.com 5500
JewelCases.com 5500
ConsultingCompany.com 5500
LeasingAgency.com 5000
CheesePizza.com 5000
Cakes.net 5000
StockTradingOnline.com 5000
CookOff.com 5000
RealEstateAdvertising.com 4800
CardTrick.com 4500
AscorbicAcid.com 4500
JuneBrides.com 4250
JVU.com 4200
AutoLoanRefinance.com 3600
TargetPractice.com 3500
DiscountCruises.net 3250
TaxCounselor.com 3000
Hang.net 3000
MensFashionGuide.com 3000
A.gd 3000
Foreclosure.biz 3000
Beat.mobi 3000
HouseTrailers.com 3000
Europe.mobi 2900
CarRentalAgency.com 2750
CompressionSoftware.com 2750
AntiAgingProduct.com 2700
MediaRooms.com 2600
FreeCameras.com 2500
Elvis.us 2500
Infomercials.tv 2500
PaymentTerms.com 2500
DigitalCameraLens.com 2500
SUVTires.com 2500
ElectronicOrganizers.com 2500
CompanyExecutives.com 2250
LeatherKits.com 2250
PayrollDeductions.com 2250
VotersRegistration.com 2250
CurrencyFuture.com 2000
NorthernEurope.com 2000
ComputerRepair.us 2000
WoolOvercoats.com 1900
AutoClubs.info 1500
HolidaySchedule.com 1500
LoanCalculator.mobi 1500
CivilComplaint.com 1250
GPSTransmitters.com 1250
FlatPrice.com 1250
OrchestraPit.com 1000
GlassFountains.com 700
CashmereOvercoats.com 500

VeriSign: 120M Domains Registered

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN)

VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their 2007 Domain Name Industry Brief. According to the report, there were more than 120 million domain names registered at the end of 2006, which is a 32% jump over 2005. VeriSign says much of the fast growth of domain registrations comes from ccTLDs (country-code top level domains). For example, more than 500,000 domains were registered under the Chinese .cn TLD in the fourth quarter of 2006 alone. The most widely used gTLDs (generic top level domains) .com and .net have experienced great growth rates, too. There were more than 65 million .com/.net domains registered at the end of last year (up from 50 million at the end of 2005 and from 38 million at the end of 2004). The number of registered international character domain names (IDNs) increased even 89% compared to 2005.

New iREIT Acquisitions

Houston-based Internet REIT (iREIT) announced the acquisition of several premium generic domain portfolios today. According to the press release, iREIT did more than 60 transactions in 2006 and has already acquired some domains in 2007. In the last couple of months, iREIT added several high-end domains to their portfolio. For example, English.com, BeachResorts.com, ChatRoom.com and others. Moreover, they got themselves their own registrar, which is an important step for a company managing such a valuable traffic domain portfolio.

Official press release:

With a Growing Portfolio of High-Quality Domain Names, iREIT is Poised to Capitalize on Online Advertising Momentum in 2007; Large Domain Owners Such as iREIT, Demand Media and NameMedia are Transforming Underutilized Domains into Media Properties

Houston, TX (PRWeb) March 7, 2007 — Internet REIT (iREIT), a leader in direct search and Internet advertising, today announced that it has acquired a substantial number of premium domains over the past several months, following a year of tremendous growth and market leadership for the company.

Having completed 64 transactions in 2006 and several large transactions in 2007, the company’s domain portfolio now generates traffic of more than 40 million unique users per month and includes a fast-growing roster of premium sites within key verticals. Along with other large domain owners such as Demand Media and NameMedia, iREIT is continuing to focus on turning its portfolio of domains into a high-value network of media properties in 2007.

Recent company milestones include:

- Continued Success in Portfolio Acquisitions: Since October of 2006, the company has acquired nine large domain portfolios, adding more than 10 million unique users to the iREIT network.

- Verticalization of Domain Portfolio: As part of the company’s strategy to offer highly targeted advertising opportunities to partners, iREIT has completed categorization of its portfolio into ten major verticals: Business & Finance; Dating & Entertainment; Food; General Search; Health & Medicine; News & Education; Real Estate; Shopping & Retail; Sports; and Travel & Transportation.

- Addition of Many Premium Names to Portfolio: Over the past few months, iREIT has acquired a significant number of premium names in its key verticals, adding domains such as freemovies.com, chatroom.com, musicdownloads.com, english.com, gocarts.com, livescores.com, mythology.com, haircare.com, racingcars.com, replays.com, investorsguide.com, comedyclubs.com, operas.com, erecipes.com, multivitamins.com, theology.com, teamsports.com and beachresorts.com.

- Investments in Domain Management Infrastructure: iREIT has spent significant time and resources over the past few quarters laying the technology foundation to scale its operations and serve advertisers directly. To this end, the company has developed proprietary domain management technology and has acquired in-house domain registration capabilities. These two achievements are critical milestones in the company’s evolution.

“In 2006, iREIT laid a solid foundation for growth by investing in our technology infrastructure, acquiring quality domains with growing, recurring traffic, building a world-class team and partnering with industry leaders,” said Craig Snyder, president and chief operating officer of iREIT. “iREIT is now focused on turning our portfolio into a tightly integrated network of premier content destinations that give advertisers a highly effective way to reach millions of engaged consumers. We are also developing several new, scalable advertising models that combine the power of our high-volume network with targeted advertising techniques to deliver high-quality results to advertisers.”

About Internet REIT

Internet REIT (iREIT) is a next-generation Internet media company that acquires, develops and monetizes high-quality domain names and web properties. iREIT’s domain portfolio includes such premier properties as the Netster.com portal, Bands.com, CreditReports.com, Shows.com, eBuy.com, Recipe.com, GoCarts.com, VietnamWar.com, OfficeSupply.com, and many others. A leading supplier of high-value Internet traffic to advertisers, iREIT receives more than 40 million visitors per month through its growing network of media properties. iREIT is a privately held company based in Houston, Texas. For more information about iREIT, please visit http://www.ireit.com/.

SmartName.com acquired by Name Media

Name MediaSmartName

Large domain company Name Media has made another major acquisition. They purchased the domain parking site SmartName.com, a monetization service for owners of quality domain names. Name Media already owns the PPC services GoldKey.com and ActiveAudience.com. They decided to switch SmartName’s feed provider from Yahoo to Google. In addition to these domain monetization services, Name Media operates the domain aftermarkets BuyDomains and Afternic.

The SmartName acquisition is just another example of the consolidation going on in the domain market. Other big players like Marchex and iREIT are buying companies too, but they seem to be looking for content providers at the moment in order to better monetize their own domain portfolio through nice-looking parking pages with quality content.




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