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Some of the facts below are exceptional indeed, however they are indicative of the
seriousness of DOT COM names.
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Highest
Reported Prices Paid
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| Name
Business.com
AsSeenOnTV.com
AltaVista.com
Loans.com
Wines.com
Autos.com
Express.com
WallStreet.com
eFlowers.com
Forsalebyowner.com
Drugs.com
Cinema.com
Wisdom.com
Tower.com
Architecture.com
Question.com
Fruits.com
Tycoon.com
Speaker.com
PhoneCalls.com
Glory.com
Perfect.com
Birdie.com
Madeira.com
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Date
11/99
7/99
1/00
9/99
12/99
12/99
4/99
2/99
1/00
8/99
2/00
1/00
1/00
2/00
9/99
11/00
4/00
12/99
12/99
4/00
5/00
1/00
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Cost
$7,500,000
$5,000,000
$3,250,000
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,200,000
$2,000,000
$1,030,000
$1,000,000
$835,000
$823,456
$700,000
$475,000
$208,000
$190,000
$175,000
$160,000
$150,000
$120,000
$120,000
$115,000
$94,000
$90,000
$50,000
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- Compaq Buys Altavista.com Domain Name
for $3.25 million dollars...
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"The
internet is the ultimate retail superstore... Open 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. You never have to fight for a parking space. Aisles are not
crowded with shoppers – even at Christmas. The selection is a hundred
times that of the largest department store. Every product is in stock.
Prices are low. There is no waiting in line. Purchases are delivered to
your doorstep. The advantages go on and on."
-
Burke Hedges (www.Dream-Biz.com)
1999
- Computer.com is sold for over
$800,000.00
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"We used tools in the past to
leverage our muscles. We use tools today to leverage our
minds"
- Bill
Gates
"An Electronic Membrane covering the earth will wire
all humanity together in a single
nervous system."
-
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin -his prophesy, 50 years ago
- Shopping.com is originally sold for $2
million, and 2 years later is sold again for $25 million (along with its 120
employees)
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Did you know that in 1993 there were only
134 website in the whole wide world? Today there is 10,621,778 domains
registered (as of Tuesday, September 8, 1999). Of those, 6,612,315 are DOT COM
names. Is it any wonder that some say:
"The internet
will shrink the world – changing the fortunes of people, companies, and
countries."
-
John Chambers, Cisco Systems CEO
- .com domain names are the hot global
real estate of the new millenium
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"Smart companies will combine
Internet services and personal contact in programs that give their customers the
benefits of both kinds of interaction"
- Bill Gates
"The significance of the internet CANNOT be
overstated!"
- Michael Eisner, Disney CEO
"The internet will become as fundamental tomorrow as
the automobile is today"
-
Bill Gates
- it is estimated that quality .COM
domains will increase in value with at least 30% over the next 10 years
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Online music retailer pays $1
million for domain
"SoundStone Entertainment said it now owns a million dollar domain
name, Rock.com. The online music retailer said it acquired the domain in
a deal worth $1 million, which will be paid in a combination of cash,
equity and a share of anticipated revenues on the site. To be launched
in November, Rock.com will be the company's second online venue and will
be geared to GenXers. SoundStone.com is the company's original site, and
caters to a baby boomer demographic. SoundStone said it plans a series
of music retailing sites targeted to various age groups."
- InfoBeat
9/23/98
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