SnapNames: Difference between revisions

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SnapNames was formed in 2000 by founders Raymond King and Ron Weiner to provide the first commercial domain name "backordering" service. Located in Portland, Oregon, SnapNames provides a way for people to purchase expiring and secondary market domains at auction.

In 2007, the company was purchased by Oversee.net

Accomplishments

January 24, 2008 SnapNames reaches $3 million dollars in sales. [1]

On July 16, 2009 SnapNames.com, in partnership with Moniker.com, began a monthly showcase auction to target corporate buyers. [2]

Company Information

Customer Support: support@snapnames.com
+1 (866) 690-6279 (toll-free)
+1-503-241-8547 (outside U.S.)
Mailing Address: 1600 SW 4th Ave
Suite 400
Portland, OR
97201 USA
Office Phone: +1-503-219-9990
Fax: +1-503-274-9749

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-'''SnapNames''' was formed in 2000 by [[Oversee.net]] to provide a specialized domain name backordering service. The company is located in Portland, Oregon.  SnapNames gives a  domain name buyer the ability to purchase, at auction, domain names that were thought previously to be registered and parked, but are now expired and pooled. SnapNames claims 100 million domain names sold at auction from just a few dollars to several thousand dollars.  SnapNames is also an organizer of a registrar group consisting of Dotster[http://www.dotster.com], Register.com[http://www.register.com], Melbourne IT[http://www.melbourneit.com.au/], DotRegistrar[http://www.dotregistrar.com/], DomainPeople[http://www.domainpeople.com], Moniker[http://www.moniker.com], DirectNIC[http://www.directnic.com] and others.
+'''SnapNames''' was formed in 2000 by founders [[Raymond King]] and Ron Weiner to provide the first commercial domain name "backordering" service.  Located in Portland, Oregon, SnapNames provides a way for people to purchase expiring and secondary market domains at auction.
+In 2007, the company was purchased by [[Oversee.net]]
 == Accomplishments ==
 '''January 24, 2008''' SnapNames reaches $3 million dollars in sales. [https://www.snapnames.com/newsroom.jsp]
 '''On July 16, 2009''' SnapNames.com, in partnership with Moniker.com, began a monthly showcase auction to target corporate buyers. [https://www.snapnames.com/newsroom.jsp]
 == Company Information ==
 '''Customer Support:'''  support@snapnames.com<br>
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 Office Phone:  +1-503-219-9990<br>
 Fax: +1-503-274-9749<br>
-==  About Oversee.net ==
-Oversee.net® is the Leader in Internet Real EstateTM, specializing in monetizing, registering, selling and developing domain names. The company's unique optimized technology connects consumers and advertisers with highly relevant advertisements.
-The company provides an array of managed services to domain investors, corporations and individuals across more than ten million web sites.
-Oversee owns one of the largest portfolios of domain names in the world.
-Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company's core brands include DomainSponsor®, SnapNames®, Moniker®, and LowFares.comTM.[https://www.snapnames.com/about_snapnames.jsp]
 [[Category: Companies]]
 [[Category: Registrars]]