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Moniker, a provider of Domain Asset Management services, continued to lead the industry in premium adult-related domain name sales having successfully brokered the sale of FreePorn, an adult entertainment portal, for US $4 million. Separately, Moniker also finalized its domain name auctions at Internext Las Vegas, grossing more than $1.5 million in domain name sales from that event.
The sale of FreePorn marks one of the largest two-word domain name sales in history and is the largest domain transaction of 2008, to date. The site was launched in 1996 and has consistently been one of the largest portals of free, adult entertainment on the Web. The site has continually gown in page and traffic rank according to Alexa.
"A marketable domain name is crucial to the success of any online adult entertainment business, perhaps more so than in any other industry," said Monte Cahn, co-founder and President of Moniker. "FreePorn is generic in nature, helping its new owner benefit from direct navigation and general in- bound inquires directed at the site daily."
Fox News business - Domain sale 4 million
James wrote on February 7th 08 at 11:31PM
sad...sad...sad:(
Anthony wrote on February 8th 08 at 09:28AM
Wow... that is sad to see. is there a link to this article.
David wrote on February 8th 08 at 12:31PM
yeah that is sad... here is a link to the PR site giving the article...
http://sev.prnewswire.com/internet-technolog
http://sev.prnewswire.com/internet-technolog
myson wrote on February 8th 08 at 02:14PM
Well, at least it doesn't tell the web site name... that was a smart move i think.
Steve wrote on February 9th 08 at 10:30AM
Thats not great news. I totally agree with myson.
Jay in Mexico wrote on February 9th 08 at 09:31PM
here is just a curios question... how much porn does it take to generate $4 million dollars - how many movies... how many website subscriptions... how quickly will this "invester" yeild his return? Just a techincal curiosity
pryzefighter wrote on February 10th 08 at 02:25AM
i dont think its a good idea to meditate on the bussiness of porn.
hot air balloon wrote on February 10th 08 at 01:17PM
People need to use the things that they have here around them.. We the people of the United States are not going anywhere.. When we fail God and sin, there is not another land we are supposed to go inhabit. WE are here.. WEak links make things break.. So what.. I am not selling chains.. I am trying to keep a family of believers in close range to love.. The best thing for somebody who we know is not living right to do is go on that church trip.. Go on that mission trip.. Go to church.. Stay in church.. Tell people about Jesus when you get a chance.. God hates sin.. Yea.. But do you think it is a reasonable thing to exit everyone from the building before church starts who has unconfessed sins. No.. Dudes lost battles in the Bible.. God hates sins.. God loves us so much that he sent his son through the battle to heal us and help us and keep us on the chuch seat.. Not fealing like we have no business outside fighting.. If you sin, go tell somebody about God.. If you sin a bunch,, go tell some more people about Jesus.. If you sin a whole lot,, go tell a whole lot more people about God.. Just go to church and put your life in his hands.. Do not think for one moment you are not a soldier.. Come to church.. Too many people are scientific with chuch and walking as a Christian.. They make the mood and the food perfect.. When people who struggle eat--- they basically hope they vomit---because they are not suppossed to be eating the perfect food---in the perfect place----as a weak link---around Christians who have gone their entire lives purging sin from their lives... Well offer the guy struggling more food.. And let people have fun again instead of living in a war where only you are the perfect saint... Let God heal.. People are scientifically cutting other people to pieces before they even wake or walk or win..
JESUS
Drink my blood, I will help you win the battle.. This blood is to help you have fun and keep sin from making you thirsty..
JESUS
Drink my blood, I will help you win the battle.. This blood is to help you have fun and keep sin from making you thirsty..
hot air balloon wrote on February 10th 08 at 01:23PM
This guy can be my friend.. I can go my entire life.. Entire.. Entire.. I can entirely enjoy this guys company.. He makes porn.. I can laugh with the guy and have fun with this guy.. I can tell this guy about the great fun things in my life and he can tell me about his life.... This guy can be my friend.. He can eat with me.. He can talk to me anytime.. When ETERNAL comes---I will wait to see if my friend made it to the dance. Hopefully he did--because if just like loving people..
JESUS
JESUS
hot air balloon wrote on February 10th 08 at 01:36PM
Names Names Names Names Names Names Names.. My name should be there.. This site is not the book of life.... I write crazy things and use crazy style to tell people about the same person you do. I love Jesus.. I made a commitment today to love him with my whole heart.. I use names that feel right.. Like crazy head---corn bread---juicy juice.. This is a site to tell people about Jesus.. I have a request to let people not use emails if so be.. Not use a name if so be.. I do not use my own email much-and now to tell people about Jesus I am supposed to give it to xxx church.. I have been pretty much told about my sins---so I also have used my own legs and my own heart to learn from God.. I do not depend much on getting other people to approve of me or help me or give me the big conglomerate glance that will make me feel like I won the day.. I stay humble and most of the time nameless.. I am in here to give glory to him.. JESUS.. There is no war that us nameless guys here can start that can not be won by use nameless guys.. The conglomerate glances usually come to slow and far and few between.. Could you heroes at xxx church offer a way to stay humble and still be just as famous as the astounding post writers who have great and magnificiant people skills and emails.. Could you guys at xxx church take off the name and email NOW.. Could you guys at xxx church also apologize for all the things you did not post because maybe you maybe do not understand a world out there where people get just as much acomplished---still---and who are kind of quite and or maybe like being fun and awesome without all the corporate name and email stuff attached.. I just like to be a nut and talk about Jesus.. Corporate gets bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger.. Sombody just goes higher and higher and higher.. Small town-- accounts for their guys and they do not need to name names because nobody is trying to out do anyperson.. They call ya friend.. They need no explanation.. Just come and eat and get warm.. Instead of all the fancy salutations.. Get bigger and bigger xxx church.. Or accept my offer of peace.. It is on the table.. I have oil.. Fill me up buttercup and just give We the People of the United States of America a way to say-----JESUS loves YOU.
Suricou Raven wrote on February 10th 08 at 05:21PM
"here is just a curios question... how much porn does it take to generate $4 million dollars - how many movies... how many website subscriptions... how quickly will this "invester" yeild his return? Just a techincal curiosity"
Its not quite that simple. FreePorn is an entirely advertising-supported site, as a quick look at their site shows. So the question is not 'how much porn does it take to generate four million dollars?' but 'How many user-minutes of viewing does it take to generate four million dollars?' Divide that by the number of users - which, for a site at freeporn.com must be one hell of a lot of users - and you have the average number of minutes the site needs to keep a viewer entertained.
Thats how much porn it takes: Enough to keep the average user watching the screen for so many minutes. To break even requires very little.
Of course, any time the viewers spend after that is pure profit, so the actual amount of porn the site holds will be as high as practical - they want to keep their users looking, and that requires a constant supply of new material for them, and material to satisfy the wide selection of preferences.
Here is the most impressive thing about the site though - look at its traffic ranking: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_de
Around the end of 2007 it just *shot* up - the site's growth is explosive. Growth like that has hardly ever been seen since the bubble burst. No wonder it sold for so much, that site is an investor's dream. I dont know what happened to trigger that rise in traffic, but its just amazingly fast.
If I had four million dollars, I would consider buying freeporn.com a very reliable way to turn it into a lot more than four million dollars.
Its not quite that simple. FreePorn is an entirely advertising-supported site, as a quick look at their site shows. So the question is not 'how much porn does it take to generate four million dollars?' but 'How many user-minutes of viewing does it take to generate four million dollars?' Divide that by the number of users - which, for a site at freeporn.com must be one hell of a lot of users - and you have the average number of minutes the site needs to keep a viewer entertained.
Thats how much porn it takes: Enough to keep the average user watching the screen for so many minutes. To break even requires very little.
Of course, any time the viewers spend after that is pure profit, so the actual amount of porn the site holds will be as high as practical - they want to keep their users looking, and that requires a constant supply of new material for them, and material to satisfy the wide selection of preferences.
Here is the most impressive thing about the site though - look at its traffic ranking: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_de
Around the end of 2007 it just *shot* up - the site's growth is explosive. Growth like that has hardly ever been seen since the bubble burst. No wonder it sold for so much, that site is an investor's dream. I dont know what happened to trigger that rise in traffic, but its just amazingly fast.
If I had four million dollars, I would consider buying freeporn.com a very reliable way to turn it into a lot more than four million dollars.
Suricou Raven wrote on February 10th 08 at 05:22PM
I like this:
"Further, Moniker has donated the proceeds from the sale of AdultPhotoExchange .com to The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP). The $5,000 sale proceeds will allow the ASACP to continue its commitment to protect children's welfare online."
"Further, Moniker has donated the proceeds from the sale of AdultPhotoExchange .com to The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP). The $5,000 sale proceeds will allow the ASACP to continue its commitment to protect children's welfare online."
JB wrote on February 11th 08 at 04:37PM
Suricou, I didn't look at the sites but to the best of my knowledge web advertisements (unless it's video based) generally have more to do with clicks or impressions (times it is seen) than it has to do with time on the site. Impressions is generally paid per thousand views while per click pays if someone clicks (obviously.). From talking to web business friends, I believe it is generally expected to be about two percent of all viewers will click. On the other hand. Porn ads probably receive a much higher percentage due to the addictive nature of pornography. And that is absolutely ridiculous about the ASACP. Just thinking about the publicity to be had from such a relatively small donation is sickening.
Suricou Raven wrote on February 11th 08 at 06:21PM
Consider that a new ad appears, depending on configuration, either every x seconds or every time a new page is opened. If the former, then the views are directly proportional to time spent on the site. If the latter, then its effectively proportional to the number of videos watched. Either way, the owners want viewers to stick around as long as possible.
$5000 really isn't much, you are right. Still, its better than nothing. It doesn't seem to have gotten them a great deal of publicity.
$5000 really isn't much, you are right. Still, its better than nothing. It doesn't seem to have gotten them a great deal of publicity.
John the Baptist wrote on February 27th 08 at 09:35PM
This story is hot!
