Pucker Up ... SoftKiss.com and eRomance.com Sold in Time for Valentine's Day

- Moniker's Upcoming Domain Name Auctions Announced for Second Quarter 2008 -

Pucker Up ... SoftKiss.com and eRomance.com Sold in Time for Valentine's Day

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Moniker.com (http://www.moniker.com), an Oversee.net company and the leading provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, successfully brokered the sale of more than $166,000 worth of dating and social networking domains at iDate 2008 and the Social Networking Conference, the premiere gatherings of executives from the online dating and social networking industries.

At a live auction of domains, which took place on Friday, February 1 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 25 domains were successfully sold including:

      -- eRomance.com              $100,000
      -- FreeSingles.com            $21,000
      -- FreeDatingService.com      $20,000
      -- FemaleDormitory.com         $9,500
      -- DateMyWife.com              $5,000
      -- SoftKiss.com                $3,500
      -- Date4You.com                $1,300
      -- SocialNetworking.mobi         $800

Online personals are booming according to a new report by JupiterResearch. According to its new report, "US Paid Content Forecast, 2007 to 2012," personals remain one of the largest paid content categories online, following music and games.

"Online dating and social networking are two areas of the Web that are growing steadily and attracting budding Internet entrepreneurs on a regular basis," said Monte Cahn, president of Moniker.com. "Individuals who purchased domains at our live or silent auctions at iDate and the Social Networking Conference now have the foundation to build an online community in an industry that is rapidly advancing and driving new eyes to the Web each day."

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Moniker.com Domain Name Auctions

Moniker is also hosting a variety of domain name auctions at industry events and conferences around the World, some of which are still accepting submissions. Upcoming events include:



    Event              Auction Type        Date, Location        Deadline
                                                                 to submit
                                                                 domains

    T.R.A.F.F.I.C.     Premium Domains;    February 18 - 21,     Deadline
     West               Live & Online       2008 (Las Vegas)      has passed
                        Auctions
    Affiliate Summit   Premium &           February  24-26,      Deadline
                        Affiliate           2008 (Las Vegas)      has passed
                        Domains;
                        Live & Online
                        Auctions
    Casino Affiliate   Premium Casino      April 3-5, 2008       February 12,
     Convention         and Gaming;         (Amsterdam)           2008
                        Live & Online
                        Auctions
    T.R.A.F.F.I.C.     Premium Domains;    May 20-24, 2008       March 4,
     East               Live & Online       (Orlando, Fla.)       2008
                        Auctions
    Domainer's         Premium Domains;    June 19-20, 2008      Mid April
     Meeting            Live & Online       (Paris)
                        Auctions

About Moniker.com

Moniker.com (http://www.moniker.com), an Oversee.net company, is the leading provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services and a complete set of business services that provide companies a single-point-of-access to help manage and maximize the value of their domains. These services include name creation, registration, acquisition, portfolio management, appraisal and escrow services, traffic monetization and after-market sales -- all backed by unsurpassed customer service and security.

With more than a decade of experience, Moniker is a top 10 domain registrar, holds the industry's highest customer retention rate and pioneered the industry's first domain appraisal formula. It is considered the industry's premier marketplace to buy and sell domain names.

Website: http://www.moniker.com/




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