Fri July 2, 2010 – The domaining industry received some well deserved media attention recently from the popular business news network CNBC. The smart, witty and beautiful news anchor Erin Burnett did a segment called Street Signs, reporting on domain aftermarket and how domains can be used for investment. She starts off mentioning domain broker Sedo with their new highly publicized auction of sex.com, bidding starting at 14 million dollars and finishes by asking an interesting question “was it a dud.. why are you reselling it”. But the spotlight was on interviewing special guest Jeff Kupietzky, CEO of Oversee.net, who also has a upcoming event, DOMAINfest in NYC on Aug 18, with a killer category domain name Stocks.com on the auction block.
Erin does a great job explaining the domain game, comparing domain names to physical real estate where investors can buy bargains and sell them at a higher prices. In the interview Jeff states there’s 20 million new domain registrations per year, while offering some insight on domain name resales. He also goes on to say how Oversee.net has invested close to 1 million domain names on their own portfolio. Sharing tips on how they buy highly searched phrase domains with traffic, building them out and then monetizing with advertisements.
With all the bad news in the mainstream media about domains, this report is a breath of fresh air, shining some well needed light on the domaining industry. This is one of the best news report out there, Jeff Kupietzky does a superb job representing Oversee.net with credibility and professionalism. He dis-spells any misconceptions about the online industry, pointing out that there are many different categories with domain names besides adult related ones. This type of exposure can educate more people on the importance of domain names and bring integrity to the domaining industry.
Kupietzky: DotCom domains command more money because they are global brands.
