Domain Magnate

New high record set for .ca domains by Jobs.ca. The domain was reported to have sold for $600K to Ogopogo Media:

Ogopogo Media, an Internet media company that acquires and develops geotargeted destination and category specific domain names, recently announced it has acquired the rights to Jobs.ca from Domed Technologies, Inc. of Montreal, Canada.

The acquisition of Jobs.ca is the largest published single domain purchase in .ca history. The new ownership plans to create a job network, which will also include JobSearch.ca and Resumes.ca. read more »

Another great story by Ron from dnjournal:

Born to Run: How Oversee.net Co-Founder and CEO Lawrence Ng Built a $200 Million Company Before His 30th Birthday

The wave of consolidation that has swept through the domain industry over the past couple of years has left a handful of giants at the head of the pack. Oversee.net is certainly one of those, having assembled some of the best-known brands in this space, including DomainSponsor.com, SnapNames.com and Moniker.com. read more »

Moniker.com Brokers Sale of Bored.com for US $4.5 Million

Moniker, an Oversee.net company and the leading provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, today announced that it has successfully brokered the sale of Bored.com for US $4 million and an associated portfolio of 170 websites for US $500,000.

Bored.com was established in 1997 and today provides more than two million visitors a month with solutions to the age-old question of what to do when you are bored. The site serves as a portal linking to leading sites in music, humor, gaming, quizzes & trivia, and more.

The sales agreement includes several assets associated with continuing the current business model. The site will remain operational under its new owner, JW Media. Other online properties currently being developed by JW Media include BuyShoes.com and Campout.com. read more »