Bido’s Vote For Profits (Video Testimonial)
March 9th, 2010
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This is from Cole Mason, one of our highly valued customers here at Bido.
Are “Rating” Sites That Accept Ads Destined To Be Sued, Even For RICO? Welcome to the World of Yelp.com
March 9th, 2010
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What happens when a site which is suppose to be giving out unbiased reviews of products is accused of changing it reviews based on ad dollars?
Welcome to the world of Yelp.com, which was hit with a second class-action suit this week, alleging that they “extorted” companies by offering to hide bad reviews and promote positive ones in exchange for advertising.
The suit, filed by D’Ames Day Spa, in the federal district court for the central district of California, alleges that Yelp removed 13 of 14 positive reviews of her business from the site after she refused to purchase advertising on the site.
The suit goes on allege unfair and unlawful business practices and further allege that Yelp acted in violation of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act.
Yes that a RICO allegation, serious stuff.
The CEO of Yelp, Jeremy Stoppelman said on Yelp’s blog: “This suit, like the other, is without merit, we will fight it aggressively and we believe we will win”
Of course there are always conspiracy theorist and business owners looking for explanations of why there services are rated low or their competitors are rated high.
Such is the danger of any any site that rates businesses while accepting ads.
It seems that lawsuits maybe part of the cost of doing business for such “rating” sites.
On the other hand with eyeballs comes a lot of power to make and break businesses especially restaurants which depend greatly on reviews and word of mouth.
We will see how this plays out in the courts, but this is definitely something to think about if your planning on developing any of your domains into this type of site.
Nominet To Release Two Letter, One Character and Other Reserved .uk Domain Names
March 9th, 2010
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Hot on the heels of other ccTld and gTld registries that recently announced/released their previously reserved short domain names (.de and .pro registries for examile), Nominet, the .uk registry has Read more »
Seller Can Cover PayPal Fee (Not Mass Pay)
March 9th, 2010
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Earlier today an attendee for my upcoming conference, DNCruise.com, paid for their pass through PayPal. When I received the payment I noticed no fees were taken out of my account. I asked the payee if they used mass pay and to my surprise they said no. Instead, they were given the option to pay the [...]
Sedo Weekly Sales Chart topped by Guagua.com for $100,000 USD
March 9th, 2010
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Sedo sold Guagua.com (several meanings possible) for $100,000. Other notable sales include risultati.it (Results in Italian) for 32,000 Euro (appx. $43,000) Gastronomie.com (gastronomy in German) for 35,000 Euro (appx. 47,500 USD) and Pepe.com for $45,000. According to Domain Name Wire, the domain name had been bought by Francois of Domaining.com on Bido for $15,000 just a few months ago and then was listed on Mocus where it was sold with the help of a Sedo broker.
See the full sales list and some translations after the jump.
| Domain name | Date | Price | Currency | Translation |
| .COMs | ||||
| guagua.com | 2010-03-02 | 100,000 | USD | |
| pepe.com | 2010-03-05 | 45,000 | EUR | |
| gastronomie.com | 2010-03-02 | 35,000 | EUR | Gastronomy in German |
| telemar.com | 2010-03-05 | 12,000 | EUR | |
| xtrader.com | 2010-03-04 | 10,000 | USD | |
| afx.com | 2010-03-02 | 8,100 | USD | |
| mallchina.com | 2010-03-07 | 6,000 | EUR | |
| buffalogroup.com | 2010-03-03 | 5,432 | USD | |
| cosmetiques.com | 2010-03-03 | 5,150 | USD | Cosmetics in French |
| okta.com | 2010-03-07 | 5,100 | USD | |
| bookmate.com | 2010-03-08 | 5,000 | EUR | |
| jpsports.com | 2010-03-04 | 5,000 | USD | |
| qualcos.com | 2010-03-03 | 5,000 | USD | |
| landingpagedesign.com | 2010-03-05 | 5,000 | GBP | |
| stayfair.com | 2010-03-08 | 5,000 | USD | |
| tridien.com | 2010-03-04 | 5,000 | USD | |
| clientstream.com | 2010-03-04 | 4,985 | USD | |
| zli.com | 2010-03-03 | 4,500 | USD | |
| poppunk.com | 2010-03-01 | 4,100 | USD | |
| jechange.com | 2010-03-04 | 4,000 | EUR | |
| shareprice.com | 2010-03-03 | 4,000 | USD | |
| freisein.com | 2010-03-01 | 3,854 | USD | Being Free in German |
| tracktec.com | 2010-03-02 | 3,388 | USD | |
| techi.com | 2010-03-05 | 3,388 | USD | |
| speedchat.com | 2010-03-07 | 3,300 | USD | |
| newsfromhome.com | 2010-03-02 | 3,000 | USD | |
| whatsstoppingyou.com | 2010-03-03 | 3,000 | USD | |
| rockaoke.com | 2010-03-03 | 3,000 | USD | |
| allotments.com | 2010-03-03 | 3,000 | USD | |
| totophoto.com | 2010-03-03 | 3,000 | USD | |
| mobiledistribution.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,788 | USD | |
| allsleep.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,600 | USD | |
| phimosis.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,550 | USD | |
| domainapps.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,500 | USD | |
| comparus.com | 2010-03-08 | 2,500 | EUR | |
| mailsuite.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,500 | USD | |
| mandaris.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,500 | USD | |
| stylejobs.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,500 | EUR | |
| tachan.com | 2010-03-04 | 2,500 | EUR | |
| summitbrokers.com | 2010-03-02 | 2,500 | USD | |
| yborcigars.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,500 | USD | |
| ditosama.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,500 | USD | |
| pureaqua.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,500 | USD | |
| vps247.com | 2010-03-01 | 2,499 | USD | |
| theroute.com | 2010-03-02 | 2,488 | USD | |
| finntours.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,488 | USD | |
| jobverse.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,295 | USD | |
| neuhoff.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,250 | EUR | |
| patentinsurance.com | 2010-03-04 | 2,200 | USD | |
| langzeitmieten.com | 2010-03-02 | 2,142 | EUR | Long Term Rentals in German |
| hiding.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,055 | USD | |
| inktree.com | 2010-03-08 | 2,000 | USD | |
| gameslaboratory.com | 2010-03-02 | 2,000 | USD | |
| fusee.com | 2010-03-08 | 2,000 | EUR | |
| casinotrac.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,000 | USD | |
| flatmatch.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,000 | USD | |
| koshki.com | 2010-03-01 | 2,000 | USD | |
| ocsports.com | 2010-03-02 | 2,000 | USD | |
| visionhunter.com | 2010-03-03 | 2,000 | USD | |
| mobiledollars.com | 2010-03-04 | 2,000 | USD | |
| g-tour.com | 2010-03-08 | 2,000 | EUR | |
| wattclub.com | 2010-03-05 | 2,000 | USD | |
| ccTLDs | ||||
| risultati.it | 2010-03-03 | 32,000 | EUR | Results in Italian |
| energieagentur.de | 2010-03-08 | 21,500 | EUR | Energy Agency in German |
| escortservice.de | 2010-03-04 | 16,660 | EUR | |
| transpower.nl | 2010-03-05 | 15,500 | EUR | |
| ioffer.co.uk | 2010-03-05 | 11,500 | USD | |
| jb.de | 2010-03-01 | 9,500 | EUR | |
| stelle.it | 2010-03-05 | 8,000 | EUR | |
| shirts.co.za | 2010-03-05 | 8,000 | USD | |
| 73.de | 2010-03-03 | 7,500 | EUR | |
| 87.de | 2010-03-03 | 7,500 | EUR | |
| call.at | 2010-03-04 | 6,750 | EUR | |
| drucker-toner.de | 2010-03-03 | 6,500 | EUR | Printer Toner in German |
| carworld.eu | 2010-03-05 | 6,000 | EUR | |
| designshop.ch | 2010-03-08 | 6,000 | EUR | |
| luxury.co.za | 2010-03-05 | 6,000 | USD | |
| tmb.de | 2010-03-03 | 5,950 | EUR | |
| healing.de | 2010-03-05 | 5,950 | EUR | |
| mamme.it | 2010-03-05 | 5,900 | USD | |
| xa.de | 2010-03-02 | 5,700 | EUR | |
| hurghada.ch | 2010-03-03 | 5,000 | EUR | |
| hausfinanzierung.de | 2010-03-04 | 4,600 | EUR | Home Financing in German |
| greencar.de | 2010-03-05 | 4,000 | EUR | |
| cyclette.it | 2010-03-08 | 3,600 | EUR | Bike in Italian |
| volksversicherung.de | 2010-03-02 | 3,500 | EUR | “Population Insurance” in German |
| extra.be | 2010-03-05 | 3,000 | EUR | |
| freienstein.de | 2010-03-01 | 2,600 | EUR | |
| staatsanleihen.de | 2010-03-02 | 2,550 | EUR | government bonds in German |
| bookwithme.co.uk | 2010-03-05 | 2,500 | GBP | |
| rückenprobleme.ch | 2010-03-04 | 2,500 | EUR | Back Problems in German |
| kabellos.de | 2010-03-02 | 2,500 | EUR | |
| diabetes-shop.de | 2010-03-04 | 2,360 | EUR | |
| dinnerfortwo.de | 2010-03-04 | 2,350 | EUR | |
| goodies.de | 2010-03-03 | 2,223 | EUR | |
| easysports.de | 2010-03-08 | 2,222 | EUR | |
| swx.de | 2010-03-04 | 2,200 | EUR | |
| xxl-print.de | 2010-03-03 | 2,100 | EUR | |
| unternehmen-zukunft.de | 2010-03-02 | 2,083 | EUR | Future Enterprise in German |
| schwibbogen.de | 2010-03-05 | 2,083 | EUR | |
| vivabingo.es | 2010-03-03 | 2,000 | EUR | |
| autoexport.eu | 2010-03-02 | 2,000 | EUR | |
| salvia.fr | 2010-03-05 | 2,000 | EUR | |
| badplatsen.se | 2010-03-01 | 2,000 | EUR | |
| staffshop.co.uk | 2010-03-03 | 2,000 | GBP | |
| edreams.com.au | 2010-03-08 | 2,000 | USD | |
| gaudin.fr | 2010-03-03 | 2,000 | EUR | |
| congress.co.uk | 2010-03-03 | 1,900 | GBP | |
| checkin.at | 2010-03-02 | 1,800 | EUR | |
| decorating.co.za | 2010-03-08 | 1,800 | USD | |
| alkoholproblem.de | 2010-03-01 | 1,750 | EUR | Acohol Problem in German |
| fotopuzzel.de | 2010-03-04 | 1,650 | EUR | Photo Puzzle in German |
| tgm.co.uk | 2010-03-04 | 1,650 | GBP | |
| evict.co.uk | 2010-03-02 | 1,600 | GBP | |
| zwi.de | 2010-03-05 | 1,600 | EUR | |
| dach-spezialist.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,555 | EUR | Roofing Specialist in German |
| viaggio.eu | 2010-03-04 | 1,500 | EUR | |
| wep.ch | 2010-03-02 | 1,500 | EUR | |
| leihfahrrad.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,500 | EUR | Rental Bike in German |
| eurostores.eu | 2010-03-08 | 1,500 | EUR | |
| stayalive.de | 2010-03-04 | 1,452 | EUR | |
| hooks.co.uk | 2010-03-05 | 1,450 | GBP | |
| tabak-pfeife.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,312 | EUR | |
| virtusa.co.uk | 2010-03-04 | 1,250 | USD | |
| onshop.de | 2010-03-04 | 1,250 | EUR | |
| hytteforum.no | 2010-03-03 | 1,200 | EUR | |
| webac.co.uk | 2010-03-04 | 1,200 | EUR | |
| geschaedigtenforum.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,200 | EUR | Injured Party Forum in German |
| ildolcetto.it | 2010-03-08 | 1,200 | EUR | |
| hunde-futter.de | 2010-03-04 | 1,200 | EUR | Dog Food in German |
| trachtenmode.eu | 2010-03-04 | 1,200 | EUR | Costume Fashion in German |
| rugs.ws | 2010-03-05 | 1,200 | USD | |
| inews.co.uk | 2010-03-02 | 1,200 | GBP | |
| möbel-kempf.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,100 | EUR | Furniture Kempf in German |
| powernap.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,100 | EUR | |
| schichtdicke.de | 2010-03-05 | 1,050 | EUR | Coat Thickness in German |
| xyros.de | 2010-03-08 | 1,050 | EUR | |
| alternate.pl | 2010-03-08 | 1,040 | USD | |
| blue-ray.de | 2010-03-04 | 1,000 | EUR | |
| passaggi.it | 2010-03-08 | 1,000 | EUR | |
| medinfo.ch | 2010-03-03 | 1,000 | EUR | |
| gesundheit-aktiv.de | 2010-03-04 | 1,000 | EUR | Health – Activ in German |
| topviaggi.it | 2010-03-05 | 1,000 | GBP | |
| newyork-hotels.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,000 | EUR | |
| inspe.de | 2010-03-02 | 1,000 | EUR | |
| esense.de | 2010-03-05 | 1,000 | EUR | |
| jjc.eu | 2010-03-04 | 1,000 | USD | |
| religion.eu | 2010-03-04 | 999 | EUR | |
| maldini.de | 2010-03-08 | 950 | EUR | |
| highrollercasino.co.uk | 2010-03-03 | 950 | EUR | |
| mediamonitoring.de | 2010-03-04 | 950 | EUR | |
| übersetzer.eu | 2010-03-01 | 900 | EUR | Translator in German |
| friendfinder.it | 2010-03-08 | 900 | EUR | |
| infection.ch | 2010-03-03 | 900 | EUR | |
| emobility.ch | 2010-03-02 | 875 | EUR | |
| zürich.eu | 2010-03-03 | 850 | EUR | Zurich in German |
| dampfdusche.eu | 2010-03-02 | 850 | EUR | Steam Shower in German |
| enterprises.ws | 2010-03-02 | 850 | USD | |
| übersetzungen.eu | 2010-03-01 | 827 | EUR | Translations in German |
| sks.at | 2010-03-03 | 800 | EUR | |
| de-brief.de | 2010-03-05 | 800 | EUR | |
| unidata.de | 2010-03-05 | 775 | EUR | |
| klangkoerper.de | 2010-03-02 | 750 | EUR | Orchester in German |
| webagency.nl | 2010-03-04 | 750 | EUR | |
| metalldichtungen.de | 2010-03-03 | 750 | EUR | Metal Gasket in German |
| kleinfeldtore.de | 2010-03-04 | 700 | EUR | |
| adventuretravel.tv | 2010-03-02 | 700 | USD | |
| webimmo.fr | 2010-03-05 | 700 | EUR | |
| Other | ||||
| sys.net | 2010-03-08 | 12,500 | USD | |
| open.org | 2010-03-03 | 6,200 | USD | |
| analytics.info | 2010-03-02 | 5,000 | USD | |
| docs.net | 2010-03-01 | 5,000 | USD | |
| al3aab.net | 2010-03-03 | 4,000 | USD | |
| billigfliegen.net | 2010-03-03 | 3,500 | EUR | Fly Cheap in German |
| probefahrt.org | 2010-03-02 | 3,500 | EUR | |
| telefon.info | 2010-03-04 | 3,050 | EUR | Telephone in German |
| wvtv.org | 2010-03-02 | 2,300 | USD | |
| adultdatingsites.org | 2010-03-03 | 2,300 | USD | |
| luminaires.org | 2010-03-01 | 1,800 | USD | |
| relatos.org | 2010-03-05 | 1,750 | EUR | |
| feel.net | 2010-03-03 | 1,750 | USD | |
| surgeon.pro | 2010-03-05 | 1,750 | USD | |
| surgery.pro | 2010-03-04 | 1,750 | USD | |
| bookstores.org | 2010-03-03 | 1,500 | USD | |
| thecombine.org | 2010-03-05 | 1,500 | USD | |
| videoporno.org | 2010-03-05 | 1,400 | USD | |
| careeraptitudetest.net | 2010-03-01 | 1,300 | USD | |
| englishtown.net | 2010-03-03 | 1,275 | USD | |
| 950.net | 2010-03-01 | 1,250 | USD | |
| enaplus.net | 2010-03-05 | 1,100 | EUR | |
| fgt.org | 2010-03-02 | 1,100 | USD | |
| thek.net | 2010-03-03 | 1,046 | USD | |
| amarket.net | 2010-03-01 | 1,041 | USD | |
| rideaux.net | 2010-03-04 | 1,000 | EUR | |
| reinigung.org | 2010-03-03 | 1,000 | EUR | Dry-Cleaner in German |
| vijay.org | 2010-03-02 | 900 | USD | |
| autoverhuur.info | 2010-03-04 | 800 | EUR | Car Rental in Dutch |
| firstmedical.org | 2010-03-01 | 795 | USD | |
| cutterbuck.info | 2010-03-04 | 790 | USD | |
| grattage.org | 2010-03-08 | 700 | EUR |
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