Braden Pollock Acquires Pleasure.com Domain Name
According to onlinedomain.com,the domain name Pleasure.com was recently acquired by Braden Pollock for an undisclosed amount.
According to whois records,the domain name was first registered in June,2994.The seller is from Houston and owned the domain name since 2002.
Braden POllock is a well known domainer.He is the one who broke the news at the Domaining Europe conference.
Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.
Flippa Reports Weekly Sales List, led By NUP.com at $25,000
NUP.com was Flippa’s highest reported domain name sale at $25,000 for the previous week.Deleting.com came in second with a selling price of $6,000.
Here are the sales :
NUP.com $25,000
Deleting.com $6,000
Rank.io $5000
M4F.com + WomanForMan.com, ManForWoman.com and others $4,001
WPTutorials.com $2,987
ITAssistant.com $2,450
Weed.to $1,550
Outl.et $1,500
Bells.org $1,200
Application.info $1,100
8ju.com $1,050
BrewingGuide.com $645
VirtualPrototyping.com $600
5kq.com $580
CreditCardsPlus.com $540
BinaryOptions.me $505
svgJS.com $500
Bulb.io $450
Trains.to $405
WeekPass.com $400
ThatsSpiffy.com $400
BXUG.com $400
Bitcoins.sx $400
Dat.io $338
OneDubai.com $325
VOIF.com $320
MobileGameDevelopment.com $316
Shortcodes.io $306
XSO.net $300
Topless.io $300
Tomatoed.com $300
LifeCoach.info $288
FileBackup.org $281
LiveScoreResults.com $280
NewlyFunded.com $250
GMO.io $250
Escrow.com Acquired by Freelancer for $7.5 Million
Freelancer Limited announced recently that it has acquired Escrow.com for $7.5 million and completed AUD$10 million placement of ordinary shares to institutional investors.
You can read the announcement after the jump :
“Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace1 , today announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Escrow.com from a private investor for US$7.5 million in cash, and completed a AUD$10 million placement of ordinary shares to institutional investors.
Headquartered in California, Escrow.com provides online escrow services that facilitate and accelerate e-commerce by assuring secure settlement. It was founded in 1999 by Fidelity National Financial, a Fortune 500 company and the US’s largest provider of commercial and residential mortgage and diversified services.
Escrow.com is the leading provider of secure online payments and online transaction management for consumers and businesses on the Internet, with FY14 gross payment volume of US$265 million, net revenue of US$5 million, US$1.2 million in EBITDA and over US$2.2 billion in transactions to date.
Escrow.com reduces the risk of fraud by acting as a trusted third party that collects, holds and disburses funds according to buyer and seller instructions. Escrow services provided by the company are licensed and regulated.
Escrow.com partners include eBay, GoDaddy, AutoTrader.com, Flippa.com and it is also a strategic partner of the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) in support of President Obama’s National Export Initiative designed to significantly grow US export volume.
Freelancer.com Chief Executive Matt Barrie said, “We are pleased to acquire Escrow.com, the world’s largest online escrow company. This highly complementary acquisition will enhance the ability of our 15 million users to transact securely, and there are large opportunities for growth and synergies with core offerings. Finally, it is a strong cornerstone for entering the payments space”.
Escrow.com President & Managing Director Brandon Abbey said, “We are excited to be joining the Freelancer.com group. Freelancer’s expertise in marketplaces, combined with our expertise in secure online payments are an excellent strategic fit.”.
The Escrow.com group staff will be continuing with the California-based business.
A capital raising of AUD$10 million of ordinary shares to institutional investors was oversubscribed and has been completed to fund the acquisition, and for general corporate purposes. 10 million ordinary shares were issued at $1.00, a premium to the last close of $0.995. UBS AG, Australia Branch, was sole bookrunner for the deal. The acquisition of Escrow.com is subject to regulatory approval.
Settlement of the placement is currently scheduled to take place on Thursday, 30 April 2015, with allotment and quotation of shares expected to occur on the ASX on Friday, 1 May 2015. Escrow.com was advised in the transaction by Capstone Partners LLC. “
Daily Domain Sales 04-25-2015 lead by PWU.com at $17,000 on Flippa
PWU.com sold for $17,000 on Flippa.
Top Sales on April 25, 2015 are :
PWU.com – $17,000
METE.com – $12,320
DirectAdvertising.com – $7,000
SKMall.com – $3,500
SuperLoans.com – $3,227
PCCare.com – $2,900
EJAN.com – $2,050
WinMap.com – $2,020
MobiLoan.com – $1,742
JU7.com – $1,710
GlobalMBA.com – $1,675
MedNexus.com – $1,411
ITWO.com – $1,280
AhmadForPC.com – $1,251
Skepsis.com – $1,230
168188.com – $1,200
SkyTide.com – $1,127
EBooksZip.com – $1,025
Fishbein.com – $1,015
OGUS.com – $1,005
YZZFCG.com – $1,004
FairMarketValue.com – $1,001
PokerQuide.com – $1,000
DominoEffect.com – $972
BBDAI.com – $960
CJDWApps.com – $931
DNBM.com – $900
DMCapital.com – $900
Cayecaulker.com – $831
HopeToys.com – $811
ThePoolGuy.com – $789
Yiliaoshebei.com – $754
Lillis.com – $695
Dome.net – $660
HeartValves.com – $609
EQV.net – 568
TermsOfUse.com – $561
KeyWordTool.net – $560
EQH.net – $560
XPSP.com – $560
DirectLegal.com – $545
Ladiaria.com – $540
TotalToning.com – $538
EBooksMagz.com – $530
Fenopy.com – $520
Contentwritingservice.com – $500
TSPCambodia.com – $492
208666.com – $487
Swirve.com – $486
BBMN.com – $466
OilAndCareers.com – $445
NoDownTime.com – $430
Flanking.com – $409
BeThin.com – $405
CoBrokers.com – $401
VA-Copy.com – $401
Menfis.com – $400
Marketplace-wise Sales
Flippa
PWU.com – $17,000
DirectAdvertising.com – $7,000
PCCare.com – $2,900
NameJet
METE.com – $12,320
EJAN.com – $2,050
JU7.com – $1,710
MedNexus.com – $1,411
Skepsis.com – $1,230
168188.com – $1,200
PokerQuide.com – $1,000
DominoEffect.com – $972
DNBM.com – $900
ThePoolGuy.com – $789
Lillis.com – $695
HeartValves.com – $609
Fenopy.com – $520
Contentwritingservice.com – $500
BBMN.com – $466
Flanking.com – $409
VA-Copy.com – $401
SKMall.com – $3,500
SuperLoans.com – $3,227
MobiLoan.com – $1,742
GlobalMBA.com – $1,675
ITWO.com – $1,280
AhmadForPC.com – $1,251
SkyTide.com – $1,127
EBooksZip.com – $1,025
Fishbein.com – $1,015
OGUS.com – $1,005
FairMarketValue.com – $1,001
BBDAI.com – $960
CJDWApps.com – $931
Cayecaulker.com – $831
HopeToys.com – $811
Dome.net – $660
EQV.net – 568
TermsOfUse.com – $561
KeyWordTool.net – $560
EQH.net – $560
DirectLegal.com – $545
Ladiaria.com – $540
TotalToning.com – $538
EBooksMagz.com – $530
TSPCambodia.com – $492
OilAndCareers.com – $445
NoDownTime.com – $430
BeThin.com – $405
CoBrokers.com – $401
DropCatch
WinMap.com – $2,020
YZZFCG.com – $1,004
DMCapital.com – $900
Yiliaoshebei.com – $754
XPSP.com – $560
208666.com – $487
Swirve.com – $486
Menfis.com – $400
Domain Registrations Make Bodies Question if Split Coming in World Cricket
The registration of domain names similar to those of the names of existing governing bodies have led the major cricket bodies to question if there is a move being made to set up a new competition among the major players.
According to a report in The Guardian, “the International Cricket Council has launched an urgent investigation after Essel Group, the company behind the now-defunct Indian Cricket League, began registering companies with names that appear to be rival national cricket boards, raising fears of a future split in world cricket.”
“The matter was discussed during last week’s ICC board meeting in Dubai, as was the recent registration of website domain names, including worldcricketcouncil.co.in, by an employee of the broadcaster Ten Sports, which is a subsidiary of the Essel-owned Zee Entertainment Enterprises.”
Objections to the domain registrations have come from governing bodies in Australia, New Zealand and Scotland, among others.
The move “by Essel, whose rebel ICL tournament ran from 2007 until its collapse in 2009, and Ten Sports, the host broadcaster for home international matches played by West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Zimbabwe, have left cricket chiefs questioning whether fresh moves are afoot for another breakaway cricket tournament.”
“In the absence of any proper explanation, there is clearly a concern for cricket,” an England and Wales Cricket Board spokesperson told the BBC.
written by David Goldstein
