Comments on: Sedo, and the Boobtube.com problem http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Boobtube.com Shenanigan: Domain Name Exchanges Open to Market Manipulation? | Buy And Sell Domains http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-350215 Boobtube.com Shenanigan: Domain Name Exchanges Open to Market Manipulation? | Buy And Sell Domains Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:28:49 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-350215 [...] is running a story by Mark Coker, going over the recent boobtube.com auction and its eventual cancellation due to [...] [...] is running a story by Mark Coker, going over the recent boobtube.com auction and its eventual cancellation due to [...]

]]> By: DotSauce Domain News Magazine » Scandalous Sedo Sales, BOOBTUBE.com Mishap http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-294170 DotSauce Domain News Magazine » Scandalous Sedo Sales, BOOBTUBE.com Mishap Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:15:36 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-294170 [...] can read Mark Coker’s article on his full experience in being involved with this fake auction. He agrees that Sedo may have acted [...] [...] can read Mark Coker’s article on his full experience in being involved with this fake auction. He agrees that Sedo may have acted [...]

]]> By: Domain Name Wire » News » Domain Name News Bytes - June 11, 2007 - The Domain Industry's News Source http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-280758 Domain Name Wire » News » Domain Name News Bytes - June 11, 2007 - The Domain Industry's News Source Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:02:12 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-280758 [...] Mark Coker of VentureBeat wrote about an auction for BoobTube.com. It finished at $41,688 before anyone noticed that the person with the listing didn’t actually own the domain. Ownership validation is a [...] [...] Mark Coker of VentureBeat wrote about an auction for BoobTube.com. It finished at $41,688 before anyone noticed that the person with the listing didn’t actually own the domain. Ownership validation is a [...]

]]> By: » Sedo, and the Boobtube.com problem Domain News - The Domain Name News at DomainNews.com, Domain http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-280674 » Sedo, and the Boobtube.com problem Domain News - The Domain Name News at DomainNews.com, Domain Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:42:04 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-280674 [...] For the full article in VentureBeat, click here. [...] [...] For the full article in VentureBeat, click here. [...]

]]> By: Maestrus http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-272904 Maestrus Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:10:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-272904 "I believe SEDO.com acted in a professional manner" (TP) Yes, I too agree SEDO acted in a proper way. As a domainer myself (dotlog.com), I am very satisfied with all the services that Sedo have provided to me for many years. I know what difficult is to acquire these days a Domain like Boobtube.com when you have YouTube.com roaring in your way. “I believe SEDO.com acted in a professional manner” (TP)

Yes, I too agree SEDO acted in a proper way. As a domainer myself (dotlog.com), I am very satisfied with all the services that Sedo have provided to me for many years. I know what difficult is to acquire these days a Domain like Boobtube.com when you have YouTube.com roaring in your way.

]]> By: Tony Peppler http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-265022 Tony Peppler Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:36:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-265022 I was the buyer of this domain, after the auction ended before I paid for the domain, SEDO.com emailed me telling me that the domain was not listed by the owner. This can be a agent or anyone. I believe SEDO.com acted in a professional manner. The last time my stock broker screwed me on a bad transaction, I didn't get my money back or even I am sorry. Just that it wouldn't happen again. So SEDO.com vs the Stock Market industry. I give SEDO.com the better grade by FAR. I was the buyer of this domain, after the auction ended before I paid for the domain, SEDO.com emailed me telling me that the domain was not listed by the owner. This can be a agent or anyone. I believe SEDO.com acted in a professional manner. The last time my stock broker screwed me on a bad transaction, I didn’t get my money back or even I am sorry. Just that it wouldn’t happen again.

So SEDO.com vs the Stock Market industry. I give SEDO.com the better grade by FAR.

]]> By: Andrew http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-264811 Andrew Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:29:12 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-264811 Mark, I don't think I understand what you're saying about a "quirk in how some people search, and how some browsers try to resolve the intended destination". So-called direct navigation comes from people typing a keyword or two AND the extension, such as typing venturebeat.com. If you type a couple keywords into the address bar one of three things will happen: 1. Nothing 2. Google or Microsoft take you to their search page 3. Google guesses at your destination (e.g. "pepsi" goes to "pepsi.com). But Google only does this if its a very accurate guess. I've never seen it send someone to a parked domain. In none of these cases does a parked domain get traffic from the browser. The only way you get parked domain traffic from a type-in is if someone types the full URL. If that's what they do, then their intent is clear. Mark, I don’t think I understand what you’re saying about a “quirk in how some people search, and how some browsers try to resolve the intended destination”. So-called direct navigation comes from people typing a keyword or two AND the extension, such as typing venturebeat.com.

If you type a couple keywords into the address bar one of three things will happen:

1. Nothing
2. Google or Microsoft take you to their search page
3. Google guesses at your destination (e.g. “pepsi” goes to “pepsi.com). But Google only does this if its a very accurate guess. I’ve never seen it send someone to a parked domain.

In none of these cases does a parked domain get traffic from the browser. The only way you get parked domain traffic from a type-in is if someone types the full URL. If that’s what they do, then their intent is clear.

]]> By: Mark Coker http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-263089 Mark Coker Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:59:35 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-263089 Hugh, several of my parked pages get 25-30 percent clickthroughs. While I benefit from parked pages as a owner, I don't think it's hypocritcal to wish that they someday go away. I want global warming to go away too but I still drive my car. My point is that parked pages effectively take advantage of a quirk in how some people search, and how some browsers try to resolve the intended destination. I think it would be better for the browser makers to send the mal formed queries to a search engine where it's more likely the user will find more relevant results and is less likely to get hit with popups, spyware and other drive-by downloaded malware. Re: soap operas, regardless of what you think of them they provide entertainment to hundreds of millions of enthusiastic viewers around the world every day. Hugh, several of my parked pages get 25-30 percent clickthroughs. While I benefit from parked pages as a owner, I don’t think it’s hypocritcal to wish that they someday go away. I want global warming to go away too but I still drive my car. My point is that parked pages effectively take advantage of a quirk in how some people search, and how some browsers try to resolve the intended destination. I think it would be better for the browser makers to send the mal formed queries to a search engine where it’s more likely the user will find more relevant results and is less likely to get hit with popups, spyware and other drive-by downloaded malware. Re: soap operas, regardless of what you think of them they provide entertainment to hundreds of millions of enthusiastic viewers around the world every day.

]]> By: John http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-262991 John Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:40:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-262991 hi Mark, i have some good 'boob----" domains, if you interested contact me at hth_999 @yahoo.com hi Mark, i have some good ‘boob—-” domains, if you interested contact me at hth_999 @yahoo.com

]]> By: BoobTube auction at Sedo http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-260542 BoobTube auction at Sedo Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:52:35 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-260542 [...] covered this experience because one of the writers was actually bidding on the domain. Read the full article at Venture [...] [...] covered this experience because one of the writers was actually bidding on the domain. Read the full article at Venture [...]

]]> By: hugh jass http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-259995 hugh jass Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:10:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-259995 Much of this business would dry up, however, if direct navigation users would simply learn how to use search engines. We can only hope. Or, Web browser makers could kill the business overnight if they stopped trying to guess the user’s destination, and instead used the keywords to open a search engine query so the user could choose a real destination. One can only hope ? why is that PARKED pages convert over 2x's better than search ads. Secondly you are a hypocrite as you have parked domains while speaking out against these "worthless" pages. You should get a clue, like that's what the world nneds abook about Soap Operas DO we really want to talk about worthless ? Much of this business would dry up, however, if direct navigation users would simply learn how to use search engines. We can only hope. Or, Web browser makers could kill the business overnight if they stopped trying to guess the user’s destination, and instead used the keywords to open a search engine query so the user could choose a real destination.

One can only hope ? why is that PARKED pages convert over 2x’s better than search ads. Secondly you are a hypocrite as you have parked domains while speaking out against these “worthless” pages. You should get a clue, like that’s what the world nneds abook about Soap Operas DO we really want to talk about worthless ?

]]> By: Steve L. http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-259827 Steve L. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:44:59 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-259827 I ran into this same dilemna on Sedo last week with a listed auction for Foundation.com. When I e-mailed the owner shown on WHOis that day, he said he had owned the name since '93 and had no intention of selling. He informed me that the listing was a sham and he could not believe that Sedo had allowed the listing without confirming ownership. I ran into this same dilemna on Sedo last week with a listed auction for Foundation.com. When I e-mailed the owner shown on WHOis that day, he said he had owned the name since ‘93 and had no intention of selling.
He informed me that the listing was a sham and he could not believe that Sedo had allowed the listing without confirming ownership.

]]> By: Steve Morsa http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-259561 Steve Morsa Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:45:12 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-259561 Thanks for the insightful article, Mark. As a domain seller myself (GetRichSlowly.com), I too am bothered by such problems and difficulties. In this day and age, such situations should not be occuring. My advice? When possible, try to locate and buy domains from those who willingly disclose their ownership in WhoIs; and ideally with a phone number that actually works so you can talk to them as well. Thanks for the insightful article, Mark.

As a domain seller myself (GetRichSlowly.com), I too am bothered by such problems and difficulties. In this day and age, such situations should not be occuring.

My advice? When possible, try to locate and buy domains from those who willingly disclose their ownership in WhoIs; and ideally with a phone number that actually works so you can talk to them as well.

]]> By: Butty fisternugget http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-257559 Butty fisternugget Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:41:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-257559 Disregard. It's been fixed. Disregard. It’s been fixed.

]]> By: Butty fisternugget http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-256776 Butty fisternugget Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:50:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/06/07/sedo-and-the-boobtubecom-problem/#comment-256776 Check the labels on your pie chart. GoDaddy is listed twice. Check the labels on your pie chart. GoDaddy is listed twice.

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