c-net domains

[peter]

Does anyone have a list with the names they own?!

The own some truly unbelievable names!

 

[peter]

I mean just two from the top of my head are search.com and news.com

They own tons of others like them. IMHO they probably have the best domain portfolio I know of.

 

[yesonline]

tv.com
com.com
download.com

 

[888]

And...

activex.com
browsers.com
builder.com
computers.com
help.com
radio.com
shareware.com
shopper.com

 

[peter]

I would say the do own the best names

 

[_Yakov_]

cnet.com :swg:

they bought domains long ago for cheap, I'd guess

 

[peter]

I think they bought tv.com for $15k

not sure though, heard it somewhere

 

[danield]

them names are giving me an e-boner

 

[peter]

Originally posted by danield
them names are giving me an e-boner

I know what you mean my good man.

They would fetch millions

 

[dot]

Originally posted by 888
And...

activex.com
browsers.com
builder.com
computers.com
help.com
radio.com
shareware.com
shopper.com

I wish this was the expired names thread..

 

[Edwin]

Here's an interview I did with Matthew Barzun in, I guess, about 1997 or thereabouts, relating to CNET's domain name collection. I'm guessing that's where you saw the TV.com for $15,000 quote!

http://www.igoldrush.com/feat2.htm

(NOTE: I don't own the above site any more.)

 

[_Yakov_]

SEARCH.COM for $7,000 - no comments

 

[mohno]

And ...

anchordesk.com
appwatch.com
atlarge.com
auctions.com
bestbargains.com
bnet.com
browser.com
buydirect.com
buying.com
catchup.com
chat.com
chercher.com
cnetmusic.com
cnetnetworks.com
community.com
computernow.com
contrary.com
cyberfront.com
designlist.com
downloadnow.com
downloads.com
enthusiast.com
equip.com
events.com
filesystem.com
freedownloads.com
freeware.com
gamecenter.com
gameguides.com
gamespot.com
gamespotindia.com
gaming.com
helpchannel.com
helpnow.com
hindsite.com
homecomputing.com
hotfiles.com
hotsuck.com
howtobuy.com
httv.com
hypernews.com
idaily.com
internetlist.com
internetlists.com
javanow.com
javaware.com
kibitz.com
kids.com
labs.com
learnnow.com
maccare.com
macgames.com
manageable.com
marketplace.com
memorybuyer.com
messageboards.com
moderator.com
morbid.com
motherload.com
mydownloads.com
mykl.com
myownsimon.com
mysimon.com
mysimonblows.com
mysimonsays.com
mysimonsucks.com
mytwocents.com
netbuyer.com
netevents.com
newpc.com
newzine.com
nuke.com
ontechnology.com
palmware.com
pcmaintenance.com
pcnews.com
pcradio.com
promotelist.com
roughguide.com
savvysearch.com
savvyshop.com
searchiq.com
searchlinux.com
searchnow.com
servicenow.com
shopbuilder.com
smartplanet.com
smartshop.com
snaponline.com
softseek.com
softwarenews.com
sosnow.com
stocksnow.com
store.com
sumowear.com
supportnow.com
talknow.com
techlife.com
technologynews.com
techrepublic.com
techstock.com
techupdate.com
thenewedge.com
theweb.com
thewebhostlist.com
thewebisplist.com
thewinlist.com
transfusion.com
trouver.com
tweakfiles.com
updates.com
upload.com
uploads.com
verba.com
videogames.com
webcast.com
webdesignlist.com
webhostlist.com
webhostlisting.com
webisplist.com
webisplisting.com
webisplistings.com
webpromotelist.com
webware.com
welcome.com
winfiles.com
winguru.com
winhelper.com
winlist.com
winlisting.com
winlistings.com
winlists.com
winmania.com
winnt.com
wiseass.com
yahoocom.com
zdnet.com
zdradio.com
zdtv.com
*Registrants of some domains are "ZDNet" but administratives are "CNET".

 

[Keith]

Originally posted by mohno
And ...

yahoocom.com

*Registrants of some domains are "ZDNet" but administratives are "CNET".

I would think that one would have a TM issue... ?

 

[.biz]

Originally posted by Edwin

http://www.igoldrush.com/feat2.htm

(NOTE: I don't own the above site any more.)

great article Edwin

 

[danield]

nice article -- very interesting...

now, sumowear.com, what on earth were they thinking there?!

 

[dtobias]

All of these domains are completely unnecessary, though... they could have created a whole family of sites using logical subdomains of one domain, and then they would be better "branded" as being part of the same family.

 

[danield]

Hey Mohno , how'd you get that list?

 

[gariben]

search the zone file, and query cnet's nameserver

 

[mole]

Great article! Truth well told.