XBIZ NEWS: Sex.com Sells for $13 Million - GoFuckYourself.com

xbizdon · 10-20-2010, 11:19 AM

XBIZ NEWS: Sex.com Sells for $13 Million

LONDON ? A company called Clover Holdings Ltd. has signed a deal to purchase Sex.com for $13 million, a figure $1 million shy of its purchase price more than four years ago.

http://www.xbiz.com/news/126517

KillerK · 10-20-2010, 11:22 AM

.XXX for the Win!

Agent 488 · 10-20-2010, 11:23 AM

congrats to the losers.

PornMD · 10-20-2010, 11:24 AM

Will be interesting to see if the curse continues to hold up. That domain has been a disaster for a long time.

alias · 10-20-2010, 11:25 AM

What will the curse bring?

kristin · 10-20-2010, 11:27 AM

Fucking lucky he only lost 1 million on the original investment.

Ethersync · 10-20-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kristin

Fucking lucky he only lost 1 million on the original investment.

Definitely lost more than that...

fatfoo · 10-20-2010, 11:33 AM

$13 Million is a lot of money. Clover Holdings Ltd. is not a sheep.

sextoyking · 10-20-2010, 11:35 AM

Nice sale....

When it was announced I was thinking about 10-15

Well worth 13 if they can make it work...

BlackCrayon · 10-20-2010, 11:36 AM

here cums da toobes

stocktrader23 · 10-20-2010, 11:37 AM

Sigh, it's a fucking shame to see people continuously squander this name. A fucking adult social network using a $300 script would have done better than they shit they have on there. Hot or not, really? It's like they hired KRL to manage the fucker.

bloggerz · 10-20-2010, 11:38 AM

big pimpin

Klen · 10-20-2010, 11:42 AM

Waste of money unless they make tube site.

sortie · 10-20-2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by stocktrader23

Sigh, it's a fucking shame to see people continuously squander this name. A fucking adult social network using a $300 script would have done better than they shit they have on there. Hot or not, really? It's like they hired KRL to manage the fucker.

$300 script!!

PLEASE!!!

A chick doing a solo blog with wordpress would have made more.

AdultKing · 10-20-2010, 11:50 AM

sex.com is such a tarnished property, it will be interesting to see what is done with it.

Niktamer · 10-20-2010, 11:55 AM

they probably made way over the million in type-in traffic in the last 4 years

Klen · 10-20-2010, 11:59 AM

So basicly buyer is some mainstream company which was mislead how money is good in porn.

cherrylula · 10-20-2010, 12:03 PM

way too much, way too late...

ShellyCrash · 10-20-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stocktrader23

Hot or not, really?

I think the search / directory theme that was going at one point was probably the best attempt to monetize that domain. The current set up is pretty lacking, maybe the worst one to date.

Seems like everyone who gets this domain is pie in the sky with no real business plan or industry expertise to back it.

Quote:

Clover itself is a bit of a mystery. It is based on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, and the email address listed in court documents is @hushmail.com

Magic 8 ball says : "Outlook Not Good"

TheAmericanCannibal · 10-20-2010, 12:09 PM

They should call me-
I have some ideas that can make them HUGE in no time.

marketsmart · 10-20-2010, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheAmericanCannibal

They should call me-
I have some ideas that can make them HUGE in no time.

i am going to contact them and recommend you...

after you get through helping them out, i can probably pick it up for $50,000...

how long do you think it would take you to ruin their company?

.

Quentin · 10-20-2010, 12:22 PM

Why make/keep it a porn site at all? The word "sex" pertains to a lot more than porn, and without some manner of modifier attached to it, "sex" isn't a particularly well-targeted porn keyword to begin with.

The domain is likely considered damaged goods as a porn property by a lot of potential porn consumers. Rather than try to buck the history of Sex.com's failure as a porn site, maybe shooting for a "sex-positive" appeal to a largely female demographic is worth consideration?

In other words, why not go in a Cosmopolitan/"Sex in the City" direction with the domain? The demographic for those properties has serious spending power, and relatively little interest in porn, I suspect.

Xbiz_Lyla · 10-20-2010, 12:33 PM

Alprazolam · 10-20-2010, 12:34 PM

they might as well have put their money in a pile an lit it on fire. that domain is cursed.

RyuLion · 10-20-2010, 12:38 PM

Lemme know how that goes for them . com

woj · 10-20-2010, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quentin

Why make/keep it a porn site at all? The word "sex" pertains to a lot more than porn, and without some manner of modifier attached to it, "sex" isn't a particularly well-targeted porn keyword to begin with.

The domain is likely considered damaged goods as a porn property by a lot of potential porn consumers. Rather than try to buck the history of Sex.com's failure as a porn site, maybe shooting for a "sex-positive" appeal to a largely female demographic is worth consideration?

In other words, why not go in a Cosmopolitan/"Sex in the City" direction with the domain? The demographic for those properties has serious spending power, and relatively little interest in porn, I suspect.

yup, everyone here is stuck in the adult world, they don't realize mainstream world is 10x bigger

sortie · 10-20-2010, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlenTelaris

So basicly buyer is some mainstream company which was mislead how money is good in porn.

Actually I think a mainstream company that focused more on women's
issues in addition to sexuality and kept the content at "R" or below
would do good.

Exclusive interviews with mainstream female stars about sex and
their work/lives would be a big draw. Those interviews would be
linked by every major news outlet and drive traffic.

As a mainstream company they could advertise on TV and radio and
even have billboards. And who could forget the domain when it's type
in time.

Women's magazines still sale like crazy; this could be the biggest online
women's mag in the world selling mainstream ads and products.

What makeup company would be stupid enough to not run an ad??

- Contract 60 doctors to write one article a month on women's health.
- Hire the new Dr Ruth.
- cosmetic surgery : the inside scoop; who does it in your area?
- Soap Opera sex, what does it really mean?

-
-
-
-

Endless.

Forest · 10-20-2010, 01:38 PM

there is a sucker born every minute

SpongeBub · 10-20-2010, 03:31 PM

I wonder who owns sex.xxx? What's happening with .xxx anyhow? Haven't seen any posts on it for a while now.

Machete_ · 10-20-2010, 03:35 PM

that domain has bad karma

Relentless · 10-20-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quentin

In other words, why not go in a Cosmopolitan/"Sex in the City" direction with the domain? The demographic for those properties has serious spending power, and relatively little interest in porn, I suspect.

The prior owners made an attempt at that (though it didn't get done well at all). 'He said vs she said' blogs on sex.com with a man and a woman discussing things Dear Abby style...

The real problem they have is that a decade ago Sex was the word synonymous with sexual entertainment in the minds of most people. Currently anyone asked about a sexual movie or form of entertainment calls it porn not sex. Porn.com has become the alpha site and Sex.com will be in their shadow if they do anything adult.

Paying 13M to buy a domain that is not the preeminent one doesn't make much sense to me.... but the guys at PIMPROLL must be smiling their asses off because if Sex.com sold for 13M... Porn.com has to be worth mid to high 20Ms at least.

Wizzo · 10-20-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Niktamer

they probably made way over the million in type-in traffic in the last 4 years

doubt it, its 2010 and 8year olds don't have creditcards and that's likely who would type that in... adults would type porn.com, xxx.com, fuck.com or any other millions of choices before sex.

Rochard · 10-20-2010, 03:49 PM

Fucking idiots. Save yourself $13mil, buy a domain name for $10, and pump $1mil into marketing something online.

This domain is worthless.

FlexxAeon · 10-20-2010, 03:53 PM

making it mainstream sounds good on the surface, but with a name like 'sex' it will still have to dance on the fine line between R & X ratings to make sense. that cuts your potential customers by quite a bit.

fogfever · 10-20-2010, 04:01 PM

$13 million sounds like a high price. I would have guessed $5 million.

tiger · 10-20-2010, 04:01 PM

Amazing they got that much for it.

DWB · 10-20-2010, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheAmericanCannibal

They should call me-

I'm shocked they didn't.

Domain Diva · 10-20-2010, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

way too much, way too late...

I agree..

TheSenator · 10-20-2010, 04:45 PM

"There's a sucker born every minute" - P. T. Barnum

Bossman · 10-20-2010, 06:26 PM

Not bad...

Zorgman · 10-20-2010, 06:33 PM

Let's hope that fuck it up like the last company did.

Maxi · 10-20-2010, 08:00 PM

lol sex.com It was good back in the day when it was just a page full of seizure inducing flashing banners, it was like a fucking contest on who could make the quickest flashing banner.

hdkiller · 10-21-2010, 12:09 AM

Clover Holdings Limited, based on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent

Maybe they had no problem to pay that

SteveLightspeed · 10-21-2010, 12:11 AM

sex.com still has gary-stink on it.

RogerV · 10-21-2010, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sortie

Actually I think a mainstream company that focused more on women's
issues in addition to sexuality and kept the content at "R" or below
would do good.

Exclusive interviews with mainstream female stars about sex and
their work/lives would be a big draw. Those interviews would be
linked by every major news outlet and drive traffic.

As a mainstream company they could advertise on TV and radio and
even have billboards. And who could forget the domain when it's type
in time.

Women's magazines still sale like crazy; this could be the biggest online
women's mag in the world selling mainstream ads and products.

What makeup company would be stupid enough to not run an ad??

- Contract 60 doctors to write one article a month on women's health.
- Hire the new Dr Ruth.
- cosmetic surgery : the inside scoop; who does it in your area?
- Soap Opera sex, what does it really mean?

-
-
-
-

Endless.

Taking it mainstream with an idea like this would work

all the products they could sell to women are endless. birth control, tampons,condoms etc

Seth Manson · 10-21-2010, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheAmericanCannibal

They should call me-

Just like Chris Mallick did with Middle Men?

Slutboat · 10-21-2010, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quentin

Why make/keep it a porn site at all? The word "sex" pertains to a lot more than porn, and without some manner of modifier attached to it, "sex" isn't a particularly well-targeted porn keyword to begin with.

The domain is likely considered damaged goods as a porn property by a lot of potential porn consumers. Rather than try to buck the history of Sex.com's failure as a porn site, maybe shooting for a "sex-positive" appeal to a largely female demographic is worth consideration?

In other words, why not go in a Cosmopolitan/"Sex in the City" direction with the domain? The demographic for those properties has serious spending power, and relatively little interest in porn, I suspect.

haha - thats exactly right - you guys think they would monetize with PORN TRAFFIC??? hahahaha

DaddyHalbucks · 10-21-2010, 09:49 AM

Sweet name!

Denny · 10-21-2010, 09:53 AM

Serious biz

sojproductions · 10-21-2010, 10:12 AM

there's a multitude of things they could do with that domain, steering clear of porn will be the best move they can make.

10-20-2010, 11:19 AM	#1
xbizdon Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 221	XBIZ NEWS: Sex.com Sells for $13 Million XBIZ NEWS: Sex.com Sells for $13 Million LONDON ? A company called Clover Holdings Ltd. has signed a deal to purchase Sex.com for $13 million, a figure $1 million shy of its purchase price more than four years ago. http://www.xbiz.com/news/126517 __________________ Don Parret Editor/Publications Director XBIZ™ \| The Industry Source Adnet Media [email protected] Tel: 310.820.0228 x 701

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AdultKing Raise Your Weapon Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Outback Australia Posts: 15,605	sex.com is such a tarnished property, it will be interesting to see what is done with it.

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Niktamer Lord of the Leads Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3,021	they probably made way over the million in type-in traffic in the last 4 years __________________

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Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	So basicly buyer is some mainstream company which was mislead how money is good in porn.

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cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	way too much, way too late...

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TheAmericanCannibal Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,085	They should call me- I have some ideas that can make them HUGE in no time.

10-20-2010, 12:22 PM	#22
Quentin Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,280	Why make/keep it a porn site at all? The word "sex" pertains to a lot more than porn, and without some manner of modifier attached to it, "sex" isn't a particularly well-targeted porn keyword to begin with. The domain is likely considered damaged goods as a porn property by a lot of potential porn consumers. Rather than try to buck the history of Sex.com's failure as a porn site, maybe shooting for a "sex-positive" appeal to a largely female demographic is worth consideration? In other words, why not go in a Cosmopolitan/"Sex in the City" direction with the domain? The demographic for those properties has serious spending power, and relatively little interest in porn, I suspect. __________________ Q. Boyer

10-20-2010, 12:33 PM	#23
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10-20-2010, 12:34 PM	#24
Alprazolam So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 864	they might as well have put their money in a pile an lit it on fire. that domain is cursed.

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SpongeBub Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 470	I wonder who owns sex.xxx? What's happening with .xxx anyhow? Haven't seen any posts on it for a while now.

10-20-2010, 03:35 PM	#30
Machete_ WINNING! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,579	that domain has bad karma

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Rochard Jägermeister Test Pilot Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NORCAL Posts: 72,915	Fucking idiots. Save yourself $13mil, buy a domain name for $10, and pump $1mil into marketing something online. This domain is worthless. __________________ “The choice is no longer between right or left. The choice is between normal and crazy.” - Sarah Huckabee Sanders YNOT MAIL \| THE BEST ADULT MAILING SOLUTION

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FlexxAeon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,765	making it mainstream sounds good on the surface, but with a name like 'sex' it will still have to dance on the fine line between R & X ratings to make sense. that cuts your potential customers by quite a bit. __________________ flexx [dot] aeon [at] gmail

10-20-2010, 04:01 PM	#35
fogfever Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,245	$13 million sounds like a high price. I would have guessed $5 million.

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10-20-2010, 08:00 PM	#42
Maxi Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 233	lol sex.com It was good back in the day when it was just a page full of seizure inducing flashing banners, it was like a fucking contest on who could make the quickest flashing banner.

10-21-2010, 12:09 AM	#43
hdkiller Full time cybermage Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 461	Clover Holdings Limited, based on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent Maybe they had no problem to pay that

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