Network Solutions In Another Controversy
Parks Paid Links On Unused Subdomains
Network Solutions really didn’t need any more public relations disasters after the controversy of automatically registering searched-for domains and “protecting” them for a $35 fee. Though this new controversy may not be quite the hyperbole it’s made out to be in some places, it does come with some potentially serious issues
Domain Name Sells For $2.6m
A US man has sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m (£1.3m) - after maintaining the site for just $20 a year since 1994.
Chris Clark, 43, accepted the offer from an anonymous bidder after a week-long online auction. Mr Clark registered the domain name in 1994, when the world wide web was just starting. He had hoped that pizza.com would help to get a contract with a pizza firm for his consulting company.
Domain Name Fetches Record Price
The letter “s” proves expensive
A British cruise operator has paid a record $1.1 million for the domain name cruises.co.uk.
Seamus Conlon company already owned the address cruise.co.uk so the letter “s” proved to be an expensive acquisition. The price breaks the earlier record for a .co.uk domain of $300,000 paid in October last year.
Conlon’s company purchased the address from a German travel company, said it had to be done to rank well in search results and stay competitive in the industry. ‘Cruises’ is consistently ranked first on Google, with ‘cruise’ just behind,” he said. “We wanted the top positions so that when Internet users are searching for deals…we are the first port of call.”
Top five highest prices for .co.uk domain names
1. Cruises.co.uk, 560,000 - purchased January 2008
2. Recycle.co.uk, 150,000 - purchased October 2007
3. Ink.co.uk, 130,425 - purchased in 2007
4. Mobile.co.uk, 120,000 - purchased in 2007
5. Taste.co.uk, 110,000 - purchased in 1997
World’s most expensive domain names
1. Sex.com, $12m - purchased in 2005
2. Porn.com, $9.5m - purchased in 2007
3. Business.com, $7.5m - purchased in 1999
4. Diamond.com, $7.5m - purchased in 2006
5. Beer.com, $7m - purchased in 1999