Sedo Wins Two Prestigious Awards at DOMAINfest Conference
Cambridge, Mass., January 31, 2008 – Sedo, the leading online marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, today announced it has won two significant Domainers’ Choice Awards for “Best Domain Marketplace” and “Best Customer Service Representative: Eben Smith.” The awards were presented at the DOMAINfest Global conference held Jan. 21-23, 2008 in Hollywood, Calif.
- Sedo won the award for “Best Domain Marketplace,” recognizing Sedo’s industry leadership with more than 10.5 million domains listed for sale worldwide, and a community of more than 600,000 active domain professionals from every corner of the world. Sedo, a pioneer in the domain marketplace realm, connects domain buyers and sellers through its online community which has helped thousands of businesses find the right domain for their online presence. Sedo also offers a range of domain services including domain monetization, domain brokerage and appraisals.
- Also, Eben Smith, director of North American Parking for Sedo, was recognized as the “Best Customer Service Representative,” indicative of Sedo’s overall commitment to providing the highest levels of customer service to domainers worldwide.
In addition, Sedo was also amongst the finalists for the “Best Domain Parking” and “Best Industry Spokesperson: Matt Bentley” from the Domainers’ Choice Awards program.
- A Finalist for the “Best Domain Parking” award, Sedo has one of the most comprehensive domain parking solutions available, with easy-to-use self-optimization tools that help ensure that relevant advertisements are displayed on parked domains, and fueled by advertising partners such as Google.
- As a Finalist for “Best Industry Spokesperson,” Matt Bentley is chief strategy officer of Sedo, and has been turned to broker some of the highest value sales in the domain industry, served as an expert witness in the area of domain valuation, and been quoted on domain topics in the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, CNET and elsewhere, earning him a reputation as a go-to domain industry resource.
About Sedo
Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the leading online marketplace for buying and selling Internet domain names and websites. With offices in America, Germany and the UK, Sedo has assembled the world’s largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 10.5 million listings. The success of Sedo’s model has attracted a global membership base of more than 600,000 domain professionals. Sedo is majority-owned by AdLINK Group (ISIN DE0005490155 / German WKN: 549015), which is part of the German United Internet AG (ISIN DE0005089031/ WKN 508903). Sedo offers regional versions of its site for the UK (Sedo.co.uk), France (Sedo.fr), Germany (Sedo.de), and Spain (Sedo.com).
For additional information, please visit www.sedo.com.