Wiki, The New Domain Name Rush; What The Buyers Don't Want Anyone to Know

Baltimore, Maryland (PRWEB) January 14, 2007

Most of the good domain names were taken during the domain name rush of the 90's. Even into this millennium names were still being registered at an alarming rate. So much so that even names having no meaning whatsoever were registered by people in the hopes that they could get a slice of the wealth some people were generating with domain names.

Case in point, in 2001 the domain men dot com sold for 2 million dollars, thats 2,000,000 for a domain name. Or how about the person who bought Business dot com for $ 150,000 in 1997 and then turned around and sold it for 7.5 million.

The next rush for domain wealth came with the LLL domains, that's 3 letter domains to those of you that are new to the business. Which then turned into numbers and letters. I.E. 123 etc. Then came the blogs. Oh yes the Blog revolution. If you registered a decent name with the word blog at the end of it, more then likely you had a gold mine. Now it's blog this and blog that.

So now we are in another cycle of the domain name game. Everyone is looking for that domain that will convert to some big $ $ $ . And just when we thought that the domain business just might be fizzling, along came wiki's. That's right, the new game in town, it's wiki this and wiki that. Some of the bigger domain investors knew this a couple of years ago. Even big companies like Nascar got in on the game early.

Not only does the name roll off your tongue(remember that pop song from the 80's, wiki, wiki, wiki?), it also has a meaning in the computer world. A wiki is a type of website that allows visitors to easily add, remove, and or edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration. More and more people are starting to realize the goldmine that Wiki's are starting to become.

For instance if you were to do a search for the term wiki on google you would get over 200 million results. That's 2 hundred Million with a capital M. What this shows more then anything else is that Wiki's are headed the same way that blogs did, lots and lots of people are investing in and installing Wiki websites and domain names.

Even now most well used terms with the word wiki(just like blog), at the end of the domain name are gone. Will wiki's be the next ticket to the domain name rush? Who knows, but one thing is for certain, wiki's are being registered at rates almost comparable to the original domain name rush. And if you miss out on this one, well let's just say you will have no one to blame but yourself.

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Bido.com's First Domain Name Auction is a Huge Success! : Domain Name Investor Fairs Extremely Well as DiscountImages.com, a Premium Domain Name Sells at a Bargain.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB) June 18, 2008

Winning bidder Aaron Chronister of Kansas City, Missouri states:

"My search engine optimization business keeps me really busy too busy, in fact, to pay attention to thousands of domains being auctioned off everyday. However, I can pay attention to one domain per day. In fact, I just put in a low-ball amount and went back to work. I later checked on the site and saw it was up to $ 800. I put in $ 1,200 as a max and stole it at $ 911! It worked perfectly and I got a great investment. I'm planning to hold on to it, park it for cash-flow, and sell at a profit later."

Bido.com's unique auction system allows for Bido "Experts" to comment on the auction prior it going live, and on today's auction the experts posted numerous comments about the value and brand-value of the domain. Bido Expert Wilhelm Laubach of DomainPlus.eu stated:

"My estimated value of DiscountImages.com is $ 5,000. This domain has a marketing advantage because of the prefix Discount. It persuades customers, that are searching for cheap images, to visit this website. At the same time the customers will be expecting to pay for images. This domain is suitable for all kind of advertisement, like TV, radio, internet and word of mouth advertisements. It is easy to spell and to remember. A Google adword for the term "Discount Images" cost $ 1.71 per click"

Based on that feedback and other expert reviews that put the domain name value anywhere between $ 3,000-$ 15,000, the winner got one heck of a deal.

The Bido.com auction system allows anyone to sign up and bid easily plus view and upload videos, participate in future domain name auctions, and benefit from other features exclusive to Bido.com auctions including:

Bidding starts at $ 1, No Reserve Bido Guarantee: if the domain name does not reach the Bido Guaranteed amount, Bido has the choice to either make up the difference for the Seller, or place one bid for the guaranteed amount. The agreed minimum will be published prior to the start of the auction. One domain per day, no more scouring tens of thousands of domain name lists to find the gems our team of industry leading experts has already done the work for you. Expert Commentary, each domain name auction will have at least 4 industry experts that give insight to each domain name and the reason to buy and or not to buy. Premium domain names have sold for over $ 10M in the past. Bido.com has created a vibrant free market system where prices will be determined by buyers. Bido.com was launched in an effort to create liquidity for a developing market by simplifying the transaction process

The upcoming domain names to be auctioned are:, GolfIowa.com, RYY.com, GoldAuction.com, SpywareHelp.com, DomainTalk.com, VacantRoom.com, & CerealBox.com.

ABOUT BIDO.com, LLC:

Bido.com, LLC has offices in Boynton Beach, Florida and Louisville, Kentucky and also owns the domain name management platform DNZoom.com that allows domain name owners and managers a centralized platform to manage their domain name registrar accounts, domain name parking accounts and track domain name auctions at many of the leading domain name aftermarket and brokerage websites. Bido will auction off one domain name per day at http://www.Bido.com. Bido.com auctions premium domains such as those found on DNJournal.com, BuyDomains.com, Sedo.com, DomainSponsor.com, and other premium domain name exchanges. Bido auctions premium domains such as those found on DNJournal.com, BuyDomains.com, Sedo.com, DomainSponsor.com, and other fine, premium domain name exchanges.

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DOTME - the new Domain Darling - Flocking to Buy the New Dot ME Domains

Denmark (PRWEB) October 4, 2008

The new extension .ME has launched onto the scene with record sales, grabbing the attention of high-profile domainers, industry executives, media companies, investors, and technocrats.

According to Founder and CEO Bob Parsons of domain giant GoDaddy.com Corporation, to the best of the company's knowledge, the volume of .ME registrations on opening day, July 17, quite handily broke any previous record of registrations within the first twenty-four hours.

Within the first few minutes of the opening of the registration, over 5,000 domain names were purchased worldwide as both individuals and businesses alike rushed to secure their preferred .ME extension. The activity was so intense that it caused some technological errors. The registrants grew exponentially, and within two weeks of opening, more than 100,000 domain names had owners.

Many of the big companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google and major telecoms secured their .ME names. With the growth of the personalized web, blogging and microblogging, and with Apple utilizing "ME" in its branding of products and with its purchase of ME.COM, which is thriving as a website, it's almost a certainty that .ME will only gain in popularity.

The first auction, which was closed to those bidders who placed fees on selected names, reaped over $ 2 million in revenues. Insure.me sold for $ 78,000, and many .ME GEOS sold for five figures, including Lasvegas.me, India.me, Korea.me, and China.me.

With a catchy name like .ME which crosses international barriers and with a cool tagline that says, ".ME is about you", and with the recent sizzling sales from the Live Auction in NY hosted by Moniker, where date.me sold for $ 70,000, it is expected to have a surge in sales and the values of the .ME domains.

The .ME names most likely to gain in value will be active verbs, high premium key words, and well-known GEO .ME domains, which could be useful for travel, tourism, or building blogging, forum or community sites about the respective .ME locales.

You can expect .ME to become the darling of the ad and marketing world. So be prepared to see .ME utilized to sell products and services on the web, mobile phones, TV, and in print ads real soon. .ME is just out of the gates, and it's already gaining global attention. Get prepared for a new .ME world.

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One of the Most Valuable Domain Names on the Internet Hits the Market

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