Domain Name News Articles

08-Apr-2008

• 'Auction nets $2.6 million for domain name (Moldova.org)
The investment of $20 a year to maintain ownership of the Internet domain name pizza.com netted the U.S. owner a hefty return of $2.6 million Thursday. Chris Clark of North Potomac, Md., registered the name in 1994, when trying to snare a contract with a pizza company for his Internet consulting firm.The contract never happened, but Clark kept up the annual registration fee and sold the site ...
• 'US man gets $2.6m for domain name (BBC News)
A US man sell the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m - after maintaining it for $20 a year since 1994.
• 'US man makes 2.6 million dollars by selling his domain name (New Kerala)
London, Apr 5 : When Chris Clark bought the domain name pizza.com in 1994, he never thought in his wildest dreams that it would fetch him 2.6m dollars after 14 years.
• 'Domain Name Sells For $2.6m (Addict 3D)
A US man has sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m (£1.3m) - after maintaining the site for just $20 a year since 1994.Chris Clark, 43, accepted the offer from an anonymous bidder after a week-long online auction.
• 'Pizza.com domain name fetches millions (CNET)
The seller of "Pizza.com" seems in shock after he manages to rake in $2.6 million from the auction of the domain name.
• 'Auction nets $2.6 million for domain name (UPI)
The investment of $20 a year to maintain ownership of the Internet domain name "pizza.com" netted the U.S. owner a hefty return of $2.6 million Thursday.