RSS.com Domain Name set for $750,000 USD Sale
October 7, 2008 by admin
Filed under Domain News
Sedo, the leading marketplace for buying and selling Internet domain names and websites, has been appointed by Torex Retail Holdings (Torex(TM)) to oversee the sale of rss.com.
With the development of the Internet, Really Simple Syndication (RSS) has emerged as the industry standard term which describes the delivery of automated news feeds over the web.
Jason Richards, global vice president, information services, Torex, commented:
“Following our review of our digital assets, we’ve concluded that the domain name RSS, while having significant value in the marketplace, is not totally indicative of the Torex product, support and service offerings on a go-forward basis. Rather than maintaining this asset, we feel that it is better suited for a company in the media, publishing or entertainment sector where it should have stronger market appeal. Sedo is the ideal partner for us to announce its availability and oversee its sale.”
Nora Nanayakkara, director of business development at Sedo, commented:
“It’s not often a name with such pertinence comes onto the market. As well as being short and memorable, the name has a widespread meaning. It’s a fantastic opportunity for an online media company to acquire it and grow its readership.”
With over 3,810,000,000 page results for “rss” in Google, businesses can use the name as a powerful asset to attract new customers, boost search engine rankings and grow online advertising revenues. Since being parked and monetised through Sedo, the name averages 20,000 unique views a month.
Rss.com is planned to go up for auction on www.greatdomains.com in October with a $750,000 USD reserve. Buyers can submit their interest either by contacting Sedo directly or by visiting www.sedo.co.uk and searching for the Internet domain name.
Top 10 domain names sold by Sedo:
1. Vodka.com (USD$3m)
2. Chinese.com (USD$1.1m)
3. Invest.com (USD$1.015m)
4. Website.com (USD$750,000)
5. Telecom.com (USD$700,000)
6. Annuity.com (USD$600,000)
7. Blue.com (USD$500,000)
8. Villas.com (USD$478,000)
9. Gibraltar.com (USD$ 360,000)
10. Sport.co.uk (USD$265,000)
This is obviously a great domain! I would like to see it developed as an innovative new service for RSS, something that hasn’t been done before. However, I’m thinking it will probably be purchased by an existing syndication service.
Anyone interested in purchasing RSSrevolution.com for just 1% of RSS.com? Haha.