With billions of dollars in steady revenue, large corporations engage in constant domain asset investment; the Wall Street wizards are well aware of the power of the .com and other TLDs.
We often wonder, which domain names were bought by Fortune 500 companies on a given day?
Thanks to some crafty research in the zone files we can now share with you the daily data of domain acquisitions.
While contacting the companies in question to obtain the financial figures won’t work, we use NSA-enriched methods in order to extract the data.
Here’s today’s list of domain acquisitions by top companies:
- Microsoft acquired HowToBuildAWorkingOS.com and HowToBuildAnOperatinSystemThatWorks.com – Apparently they are working on Windows 9 under a different name. Price: $40,000 USD.
- Comcast invested in WorstCustomerSupportEver.com and OurServiceReallySucks.com – Most likely to control the negative SEO caused by their customer service. Price: $165,000 USD for the pair.
- Wal-Mart secured BadProduceOnAisle5.com, BadProduceOnAisle7.com, BadProduceOnAisle11.com, BadProduceOnAisle12.com – Again, most likely an attempt to fight off the negative publicity for the quality of products. Price: $1.2 million USD.
- Exxon Mobil bought OilAccidentsSaveThePlanet.com, OilAccidentsAreGoodForThePlanet.org and AlternativeEnergyIsABigScam.com – A definite investment towards education about the benefits of using petroleum. Price: $9.5 million USD.
- Apple acquired ChineseAppleProductsArentSoBad.com and SteveJobsLegacyCarriesOn.com – Despite their large cash reserves, Apple only spent a mediocre $25,000 on this pair.
- Amazon.com bought TheAmazonRiverBelongsToBezos.com and DronesAreComingToYourHome.com – The Amazon strategy is well-defined in this acquisition. Cost: $300,000 USD.
- PepsiCo bought SodaIsntReallyBadForYourTeeth.com, SugarIsTheNewManna.com and BetterDrinkPepsiThanCokeOk.com – The company’s intent for preservation of their status and assets is profound. Price: $5.2 million USD.
- The Walt Disney Company acquired every single name of its animated movie characters in .Sexy, to protect its image. Price: $400,000 USD.
- Humana Inc. bought HealthcareIsNotObamacare.com and RealHealthcareCostsRealMoney.com – Clearly an attempt to define new pricing strategies in the second half of the 21st century. Price: $850,000 USD.
- Morgan Stanley invested in BankstersArePeopleToo.com, MoneyDoesNotGrowOnTrees.org and SaveADollarByGivingBanks1000.com – Definitely a sound investment for the next 400 years. Price: $8.9 million USD.
And there you have it, the corporate domain acquisitions of the day.
