Before the blockbuster Home.com deal closed in January 2021, there was another mammoth property-related domain sale as CoStar Group acquired Houses.com at the end of 2020.
The news of the acquisition seems to have been largely missed by the domain name industry in the run-up to Christmas 2020, but Jamie Zoch of DotWeekly recently shone some light on the deal.… Read more →
COVID-19 has blighted the World. With severe long-term economic, health, and cultural damage, the past year has been tough. The most difficult of circumstances can, however, bring about innovation and positive change.
Detect is one of those innovating companies, now focusing on its latest creation — a fast, accurate COVID-19 test.… Read more →
Yesterday, I wrote an article entitled “Candy.com Buyer Revealed,” sharing details of the identity of the new registrant of the valuable Candy.com domain name off the back of the domain’s recent sale.
The new registrant is Candy Digital Inc., a New York-based company formed in mid-March 2021.… Read more →
In 2009, Rick Schwartz announced his sale of Candy.com for $3 million. The buyer, G&J Holdings, built Candy.com into a premier distributor of candy products, with SimilarWeb estimating that Candy.com receives around 72,500 visitors per month.
Throughout Candy.com’s development, Schwartz reportedly received royalties and kept a 10% ownership stake.… Read more →
If you haven’t heard of Hearst, you’ve likely heard of some of the company’s brands. Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and Men’s Health are 3 of dozens of brands under the Hearst umbrella.
Hearst, through those brands, maintains a healthy portfolio of premium domains such as Teen.com,… Read more →
Last year, GoDaddy started to share its domain name sales data for domain name sales facilitated by GoDaddy, either through its brokerage business or via its auction platform.
GoDaddy has now released its November 2020 domain sales. There’s always a delay in GoDaddy publishing these numbers, but it’s helpful to the domain industry to have a glimpse into what kind of sales GoDaddy does close.… Read more →