Domain name Ad.com acquired for $1.4 Million

Written on 30th April 2009                                                                                                              2 COMMENTS
Zee, Editor in Chief at The Next Web, Principal at WeDoCreative.

It’s been a while since we’ve reported about a juicy domain acquisition.

According to DNJournal.com and Techcrunch, at the lastest Moniker/TRAFFIC auction, Ad.com was acquired for $1.4 million. The domain was purchased by Divyank Turakhia of Directi.com and CEO of Skenzo, a domain parking company.

Ad.com was owned by Marcos Guillen who obtained the domain from a San Francisco company called Artifical Development Inc in January 28th of 2008.

According to the latest data from Compete.com the domain receives roughly 4,000 unique visitors a month.

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Geek poster galore: Country Codes of the World

Written on 11th August 2008                                                                                                              3 COMMENTS
Robin Wauters, Next web enthusiast & Plugg organizer

I’m a bit of a domain name buff, ever have been since my first job as an account manager of Belgium’s largest domain name registrar and hosting provider. So I’m currently trying to fight the urge to buy this supercool poster from Bytelevel.

From the website:

There are more than 260 TLDs in use around the world, most of which are country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). The Country Codes of the World map includes 245 country codes, which encompasses all United Nations countries as well as numerous islands and territories. Each two-digit code is aligned over the country it represents and is color coded with the legend below for quick and easy reference. [...]

Each ccTLD is sized relative to the population of the country or territory, with the exception of China and India, which were restrained by 30% to fit the layout. At the other end of the spectrum, the smallest type size used reflects those countries with fewer than 10 million residents.

The map measures 24 inches by 36 inches and is printed on high-quality, 80 lb. uncoated cover stock with a one-inch margin to accommodate most frames. Purchasing one would set you back $29, but you’ll get free shipping if you buy more than two.

Hat tip to Clo “Bnox” Willaerts.

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