Kevin Ham, the $300 million master of Web domains (2007)

Re:Kevin Ham, the $300 million master of Web domains (2007) by axod on Saturday March 14, 2009 @06:54AM (#515799)

I'd much rather be known for doing something vaguely worthwhile, than being the guy who grabbed all the domains.

Grabbing domains, not using them, and trying to sell them is pretty much blackmail. It's certainly not a nice way to behave IMHO.

The issue though is that domain names are pretty much free to register, but obviously have a far higher value to some people - a loophole that people exploit to make a quick buck.

The other funny disconnect is how little traffic some "premium" domains get.

>> "Greetings.com, but Ham grabs it anyway, for $350,000."

Quantcast says it gets 8,100 US visitors a month.

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Re:Kevin Ham, the $300 million master of Web domains (2007) by omouse on Saturday March 14, 2009 @01:24PM (#515979)

I think the reason it gets a low amount of visitors is because it redirects to another website so if someone bookmarks the website, they aren't bookmarking the greetings.com domain. So those 8,100 US visitors a month are probably all new visitors. It sure doesn't hurt Hallmark to get new visitors that way.

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Re:Kevin Ham, the $300 million master of Web domains (2007) by krav on Saturday March 14, 2009 @07:10PM (#516296)

Looks like Hallmark owns it now. He must have sold it to them for a tidy profit:

Whois Record

   Registrant: 
      Hallmark Licensing Inc.
      Hallmark Domain Administration
      2440 Pershing Rd. MD 339
      Kansas City, MO 64108

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Re:Kevin Ham, the $300 million master of Web domains (2007) by rjprins on Sunday March 15, 2009 @06:41AM (#516752)

No, Ham grabbed "Greeting.com" not "Greetings.com".

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