(2011-09-10) Domain Name Reseller Reports Rapid Growth Exceeding Forecast

More than 8000 domain names of all sizes and in all categories have been added to the domain name inventory for sale list on KetMo.com since August

KetMo.com a domain name reseller startup with agressive marketing strategies and growth plans reports that company growth has exceeded forecast thus far.

According to Scott Alliy President of KetMo.com and a domain name and Internet marketing industry veteran growth in the number of domain names listed for sale on KetMo.com is an astonishing thirty percent ahead of forecast.

Pending domain name renewal price increases as well as a multitude of expected new domain name extensions are putting pressure on domain name owner to liquidate many of the unused or idle domain names in their portfolio.

This is great news for domain name buyers seeking to get a great price on the domain name or names they want to use for their startup or established internet business.

Using free tools provided at KetMo.com domain name buyers can quickly search over 8000 domain names by category and connect with domain name owners of names they are interested in buying.

The whole process of finding, connecting with owners, negotiating a great price, and completeing the domain name sales transaction can be done quickly and easily and securely using the expertly designed tools offered at http://www.KetMo.com.

Domain name owners who list their domain names for sale on KetMo.com also get a powerful suite of free tools that allow them to list one or thousands of domain names for sale in just minutes with no upfront cost and no impact on their other domain name marketing activities.

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GoDaddy Nears Sale to KKR

• JUNE 25, 2011

By ANUPREETA DAS

Private-equity firms KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Partners, along with a third investor, are nearing a deal to buy GoDaddy Group Inc., a closely-held company that registers Internet domain names, for between $2 billion and $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

An announcement of the sale could come as early as next week, although a deal hasn't been signed yet and the people cautioned that an agreement may not be reached.

Private equity and venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures is also a minority investor in the proposed deal for Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GoDaddy, one of the people familiar with the matter said.

The Wall Street Journal reported in September that the company had hired boutique investment bank Qatalyst Partners to shop the company to potential buyers.

GoDaddy.com, the company's flagship web property, is the world's largest registrar of domain names. The site also sells e-commerce, security and other services to people and businesses looking to manage their online presence. Customers pay GoDaddy monthly fees, which brings the company steady cash flow—an attraction for buyout firms.

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Web Addresses Enter New.Era

• JUNE 21, 2011

By SAM HOLMES And CHRISTOPHER RHOADS

The dot-com era is over. Welcome to the dot-anything age.

On Monday, the organization that regulates the world's Internet domain names—yes, there is central coordination—approved changes that could allow anyone to register any name they like in almost any language as a Web address.

The new rules affect what the industry calls top-level domain names, the familiar dot-coms and dot-nets that end every Web address. Now, instead of having to use one of those existing forms, users will be able to end their addresses with the name of their company, such as dot-Ford, or their city, like dot-Berlin.

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Greatest Domain Names for Sale: Online Casino Games Seek New Owner

Posted by Sanjay Rampal

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Media Corp. has decided to put up for sale world biggest gambling domain name. The company has received several offers from online casino groups, but the leadership prefers to finalise the selling through auction, which could rise to a rough figure of $10 million. The competition is harsh, as lots of online gambling companies struggle to purchase the biggest domain name of this kind in the world. Earning the rights for this domain name is supposed to bring massive revenue in owner’s account.

One of the biggest domain names for sale is correlated with Global Gaming Expo’s decision to discuss online casino games’ legal situation. The Congress will supposedly make a series of decisions regarding gambling licensing and regulations. The conference sessions were held last week. GGS’s decisions are very likely to influence the revenue of gambling domain names.

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US seizes domain names of 82 websites

By Joseph Menn in San Francisco

Published: November 30 2010 18:57 | Last updated: November 30 2010 18:57

US authorities invoked tough asset-forfeiture laws to seize the domain names of 82 websites accused of aiding the sale of counterfeit goods or assisting with digital piracy, the most sweeping use of the statutes thus far against illicit online activity.

All but five of the confiscated website addresses offered tangible products for sale, mostly made in or shipped from China, officials said Monday. The others were connected with the distribution of copyrighted movies, music or software.

Among the sites shuttered in recent days were louis-vuitton-outlet-store.com, burberryoutletshop.com and realtimberland.com, none of which were affiliated with the real brands cited.

In all of the cases, the Justice Department and the customs division of the Department of Homeland Security relied on forfeiture laws that allow for property seizures when the judge finds that property – in this case the domain names – were probably used to facilitate copyright or trademark infringements.

Forfeiture cases are technically not filed against any individual or business but against the property itself, and the laws have been faulted by civil liberties advocates alarmed by the lack of due process. After a seizure, the burden of proof shifts to the owner of property to show that it was not used for an illegal purpose.

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New weekly domain sales report at DNJournal.com

Dear Readers:

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. The four-day Thanksgiving weekend gave most Americans a very short work week last week but the domain aftermarket continued full steam ahead, producing two of the year's 30 biggest sales to date – a pair of six-figure blockbusters that totaled over $867,000. .Coms took 12 of the 20 entries on our all extension leader board. The country codes, led by five .ME domains, swept the other 8 places, leaving the non .com gTLDs out in the cold. You can get all of the details here: http://www.dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm

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Sex.com Officially in the Record Books at $13 Million

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Sex.com officially becomes the largest all cash publicly announced domain sale of all time.

The check has cleared.

A few weeks after signing documents for a $13 million all cash deal, Escom LLC has officially sold Sex.com with the help of Sedo. Congratulations to Sedo broker Jeff Gabriel who handled the deal. Also congrats to Sedo for its persistence trying to get the name to broker. It filed an affidavit with the court arguing it should be allowed to broker the domain name and said it felt it could sell the domain name for in excess of $6 million.

In the end the company sold the>>>