GreatDomains.com Brokers the BEAUTY.CC Domain Name for a Record-Breaking $1 Million Dollars.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2000 Premier Marketplace For Domain Names Sets New All-Time Industry Record For "Dot cc" Category GreatDomains.com, the world's leading source for buying and selling quality domain names and developed Web sites, announced today that an agreement has been reached for the sale of BEAUTY.CC for $1 million dollars, an all-time record for a non-dot com domain name. The announcement was made by Jeffrey Tinsley Jeffrey Tinsley is an American businessman who is the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Reunion.com, Inc. The company is a social networking website that allows its users to stay in touch with classmates, coworkers, friends, and family members. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GreatDomains.com. "This is a historical Internet event," states Tinsley. "The first gold rush began with dot com dot com - com domain names. Now, with the marketing surrounding dot cc, the public's appetite for dot cc domain names has increased. People understand the value of a good domain name, whether the suffix is dot com or dot cc. This sale just further underscores how critical the word in the middle of every domain is to its overall valuation and movement in the marketplace." The buyer, UniversalDomains.cc, (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : UDCCF) plans to develop BEAUTY.CC as part of its global Internet initiative, which will be able to be previewed at www.UniversalDomains.cc once construction of the web site is completed. "This is an important acquisition for us," states Alan Brown
tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" content that will lead to direct sales of products and services. Further, its business-to-business component will redefine the way companies do business in relationship to the Beauty category. The price tag for the domain is consistent with the value of the name. Further, we believe in the future of the dot cc domain suffix because of the marketing behind it, and we are confident the public will be excited by the prospect of a refreshing new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. marketplace." The seller of the domain is David Sams David Sams is one of the world's most respected marketing strategists, a nine-time Emmy® award-winning TV producer, and emerging technologies guru. He has been featured in the pages of TVGUIDE, USATODAY, and ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. Industries, Inc. of Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , California. The company's Internet division, SamsDirect Internet, is responsible for the incredible growth of the dot cc domain via its www.spot.cc domain registration service. Since the beginning of this year, nearly 100,000 .cc domain names have been sold by SamsDirect. The BEAUTY.CC domain was purchased by the company in 1998, prior to getting into the domain registration business. David Sams, chairman and CEO of DavidSams Industries, states: "Through our marketing efforts with Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. and other great marketing partners, the dot cc domain category is taking on new significance worldwide." Clear Channel is branding many of its radio stations from dot com to dot cc (www.magic107.cc, www.949zeta.cc, www.540theteam.cc, www.kiisfm.cc, www.clearchannel.cc, etc.), bringing the dot cc domain to the public's attention every day via the airwaves. In addition, SamsDirect Internet is now preparing to roll out a major television campaign in the United States and Canada. The dot cc suffix originated as a ccTLD (country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all two-letter top-level domains are ccTLDs. ), belonging to the Cocos Keeling Islands. To date, more than 300,000 dot cc domains have been sold worldwide, according to Enic Corporation, which manages the domain. The dot cc domain works worldwide, with the same functionality as dot com. About UniversalDomains.cc Universal Domains, Inc., is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. specializing in the creation and marketing of Internet brand name web businesses. The company buys valuable cyber real estate and develops it for resale and/or joint ventures. About SamsDirect Internet SamsDirect Internet is a development and marketing company, specializing in providing Internet ventures with powerful branding partnerships through the company's mass media broadcast outlets. The company is successful at identifying undeveloped domain name and related web properties and positioning them for sale and joint ventures. Most recently SamsDirect Internet successfully branded the ".cc" top level domain through its company owned registration sites including www.spot.cc. SDI (1) (Serial Digital Interface) A physical interface widely used for transmitting digital video in various formats. For electrical transmission, it uses a high grade of coaxial cable and a single BNC connector with Teflon insulation. is part of David Sams Industries, Inc., based in Beverly Hills, CA. About GreatDomains.com GreatDomains.com is the premier marketplace to buy and sell quality domain names and developed Web sites. GreatDomains.com has represented most of the high-profile domain names sold at auction including loans.com for $3 million, drugs.com for $823,000, and cinema.com for $700,000. As the domain name expert, GreatDomains.com is dedicated to offering the largest inventory and comprehensive set of related services, including contract generation, escrow, appraisal, and trademark registration searches. A founder and pioneer in the domain name industry since 1996, the mission of GreatDomains.com is to seamlessly facilitate the process between buyers and sellers. GreatDomains.com is the only exclusive provider to the primary and secondary markets, with nearly one million domain name listings. GreatDomains.com is based in Universal City, Calif. For more information, visit the site at www.GreatDomains.com. Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995). These statements are based upon the belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made beyond information currently available to the Company's management. Because such "forward-looking statements" are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such "forward-looking statements" include but are not limited to, competitive factors, general economic condition, customer relations, relationships with vendors, government supervision and regulation, product introductions and acceptance, technological changes in industry practices, and other factors discussed in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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