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− | '''Fabulous.com''' Pty., Ltd. provides domain name registration and domain monetization programs. This company specializes in generating revenue for their customers through pay per click ([[PPC]]) links from the traffic the domains receive. | + | '''Fabulous''' Pty., Ltd. provides domain name registration and domain monetization programs. This company specializes in generating revenue for their customers through pay per click ([[PPC]]) links from the traffic the domains receive. |
− | Fabulous. com is based on Brisbane, Australia and currently has over 900,000 domains under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/FABULOUS.COM Web Hosting Info]</ref> Formerly known as [[Domain Intellect]], Fabulous. com is a subsidiary of Asutralian company [[Dark Blue Sea]], Ltd. <ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30867237 Business Week.com]</ref> | + | Fabulous is based on Brisbane, Australia and currently has over 900,000 domains under its management.<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/reports/total_domains/FABULOUS.COM Web Hosting Info]</ref> Formerly known as [[Domain Intellect]], Fabulous is a subsidiary of Asutralian company [[Dark Blue Sea]], Ltd. <ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30867237 Business Week.com]</ref> |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
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| The company was sold to Dark Blue Sea Limited, a publicly listed company in Australia in 2002. | | The company was sold to Dark Blue Sea Limited, a publicly listed company in Australia in 2002. |
− | At that time, Dark Blue Sea was an internet based company planning to register 100,000 domains in the first year of operation and therefore bought [[ICANN]] accredit registrar Domain Intellect to serve this purpose.According to Mike Robertson, Business Development Manager of Fabulous.com, Fabulous.com was originally designed to service Dark Blue Sea's own internal portfolio. <ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Do-You-Know-Mike-Fabulous Sully's Blog]</ref> | + | At that time, Dark Blue Sea was an internet based company planning to register 100,000 domains in the first year of operation and therefore bought [[ICANN]] accredit registrar Domain Intellect to serve this purpose.According to Mike Robertson, Business Development Manager of Fabulous, the company was originally designed to service Dark Blue Sea's own internal portfolio. <ref>[http://sullysblog.com/Do-You-Know-Mike-Fabulous Sully's Blog]</ref> |
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| About changing the name of the brand, [[Dan Warner]], CEO of Fabulous.com said, the company was looking for a more more memorable brand name and later found domain name "fabulous.com" was for sale and thus came to be rebranded as fabulous.com.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/cover010104.htm DN Journal.com]</ref> He also mentioned that the company researched and purchased over 120,000 domains in the first year for its domain portfolio. | | About changing the name of the brand, [[Dan Warner]], CEO of Fabulous.com said, the company was looking for a more more memorable brand name and later found domain name "fabulous.com" was for sale and thus came to be rebranded as fabulous.com.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/columns/cover010104.htm DN Journal.com]</ref> He also mentioned that the company researched and purchased over 120,000 domains in the first year for its domain portfolio. |
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| Additionally, Fabulous has a Premium PPC Program for higher click through rates and higher traffic. | | Additionally, Fabulous has a Premium PPC Program for higher click through rates and higher traffic. |
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− | The criterias for a Fabulous.com new account are the potential customer must transfer over 750 domains to Fabulous and the domain portfolio must generate at least $750 USD per month. <ref>[http://www.fabulous.com/informationcenter/index.htm Fabulous.com ]</ref> | + | The criterias for a Fabulous new account are the potential customer must transfer over 750 domains to Fabulous and the domain portfolio must generate at least $750 USD per month. <ref>[http://www.fabulous.com/informationcenter/index.htm Fabulous.com ]</ref> |
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| ==Awards== | | ==Awards== |