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'''Sedo''' (an acronym for '''Search Engine for Domain Offers''') is a [[domain name]] marketplace company based in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. The company, which is a subsidiary of German-based [[United Internet]], has more than 15 million domain names listed on its website for buying and selling.<ref name=boston>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-06-01 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/02/23/daily17.html |title=Sedo buys RevenueDirect, inks partnership |work=Boston Business Journal |date=2009-02-24 }}</ref> The company acquired GreatDomains.com, a domain name marketplace website, from [[VeriSign]] on June 19, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-06-01 |url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/06/sedo_buys_great.html |title=Sedo buys GreatDomains |work=Boston Globe |date=2007-06-19 }}</ref> On February 24, 2009, Sedo purchased RevenueDirect, a similar domain name company. Sedo also formed a strategy partnership with the parent company of RevenueDirect, Dotster of [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], to take advantage of the latter's services of helping businesses establish online profiles.<ref name=boston /> On February 17, 2010, Sedo helped broker the purchase for the most expensive [[.org]] domain name ever—poker.org—for [[US$]]1 million. PokerCompany.com purchased the domain name.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-06-01 |url=http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/17/poker-org-sold-for-1-million-most-ever-for-org-domain/ |title=Poker.org sold for $1 Million, Most Ever For .org Domain |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2010-02-17 |author=Diaz, David }}</ref> In March 2009, Sedo provided seed funding for the new start up Bloson.com, a social charity website.<ref>http://bostinnovation.com/2010/04/16/bloson-where-interacting-with-content-translates-into-charitable-donations/</ref> |
'''Sedo''' (an acronym for '''Search Engine for Domain Offers''') is a [[domain name]] marketplace company based in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. The company, which is a subsidiary of German-based [[United Internet]], has more than 15 million domain names listed on its website for buying and selling.<ref name=boston>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-06-01 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/02/23/daily17.html |title=Sedo buys RevenueDirect, inks partnership |work=Boston Business Journal |date=2009-02-24 }}</ref> The company acquired GreatDomains.com, a domain name marketplace website, from [[VeriSign]] on June 19, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-06-01 |url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/06/sedo_buys_great.html |title=Sedo buys GreatDomains |work=Boston Globe |date=2007-06-19 }}</ref> On February 24, 2009, Sedo purchased RevenueDirect, a similar domain name company. Sedo also formed a strategy partnership with the parent company of RevenueDirect, Dotster of [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], to take advantage of the latter's services of helping businesses establish online profiles.<ref name=boston /> On February 17, 2010, Sedo helped broker the purchase for the most expensive [[.org]] domain name ever—poker.org—for [[US$]]1 million. PokerCompany.com purchased the domain name.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2010-06-01 |url=http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/17/poker-org-sold-for-1-million-most-ever-for-org-domain/ |title=Poker.org sold for $1 Million, Most Ever For .org Domain |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2010-02-17 |author=Diaz, David }}</ref> In March 2009, Sedo provided seed funding for the new start up Bloson.com, a social charity website.<ref>http://bostinnovation.com/2010/04/16/bloson-where-interacting-with-content-translates-into-charitable-donations/</ref> |
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Not withstanding their sudden interest in charitable websites, their businessmodel and methods can often found to be unethical. For example; in one instance, they have snatched away a domainname pertaining to a Belgian website of a non-profitorganisation which was a nursery and daycare center for small children, due to it being two days too late to renew it. Afterwards, Sedo asked about a hundredfold of what the daycare center used to have to pay - which it declined, for the obvious reasons. Even more surprising; the same domainname in most other countries were still freely available, which may indicate that they knew full well, in advance, that there was already an organisation with this name in that country. But alas, even if it were possible to take juridic steps, the nursery would not have the means to pursue it. |
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Revision as of 14:51, 1 October 2010
Sedo (an acronym for Search Engine for Domain Offers) is a domain name marketplace company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company, which is a subsidiary of German-based United Internet, has more than 15 million domain names listed on its website for buying and selling.[1] The company acquired GreatDomains.com, a domain name marketplace website, from VeriSign on June 19, 2007.[2] On February 24, 2009, Sedo purchased RevenueDirect, a similar domain name company. Sedo also formed a strategy partnership with the parent company of RevenueDirect, Dotster of Vancouver, Washington, to take advantage of the latter's services of helping businesses establish online profiles.[1] On February 17, 2010, Sedo helped broker the purchase for the most expensive .org domain name ever—poker.org—for US$1 million. PokerCompany.com purchased the domain name.[3] In March 2009, Sedo provided seed funding for the new start up Bloson.com, a social charity website.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Sedo buys RevenueDirect, inks partnership". Boston Business Journal. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ "Sedo buys GreatDomains". Boston Globe. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ Diaz, David (2010-02-17). "Poker.org sold for $1 Million, Most Ever For .org Domain". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ http://bostinnovation.com/2010/04/16/bloson-where-interacting-with-content-translates-into-charitable-donations/
Further reading
- Maija Palmer (November 9, 2007). "Domain name sells for record GBP150,000". Financial Times.
- Thomas Grillo (May 20, 2009). "Downturn drives Web domain name auction". Boston Herald.
- David Smith (March 16, 2008). "Trade in web names worth millions". The Observer.