The domain name registrar, 1and1.com just topped 4 Million pre-reservations for new gTLD domain names. The registrar announced earlier this week that they were accepting pre-registrations for 4 new gTLD's, .BIKE, .SINGLES, .HOLDINGS and .CLOTHING which are different that … [Read more...]
How Your Premium Domain Might Be Sold By Godaddy As People Try To Preregistrations A New gTLD
With Godaddy taking paid preregistrations on four new gTLD's today, .Luxury, .Build, .Menu and .Uno, your chances of selling your premium domain name may increase if its listed in Godaddy resale channel. As people search to preregister a new gTLD domain, if that domain isn't available because its already preregistered or reserved by the registry (Godaddy doesn't distinguish) they are showing … [Read more...]
Demand Media’s Domain Services Spinoff Is Rightside.co & Names Taryn Naidu As CEO
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD), that it has selected the name Rightside Group, Ltd. (“Rightside”) for the spun off domain services business. The company is going with the domain name Rightside.co. Taryn Naidu, who currently serves as Demand Media’s Executive Vice President of Domain Services, will become the CEO and a Director of the newly formed domain services company … [Read more...]
GoDaddy signs its 1st Registry-Registrar Agreement with New gTLD .UNO: Paid Pre-Registrations Start In Nov
According to a press release we just received, Dot Latin LLC announced today that the world’s largest domain registrar, GoDaddy, has signed the Registry-Registrar Agreement for the .UNO domain extension, specifically designed for the Hispanic and Latino communities, worldwide. .UNO is the first global web … [Read more...]
Host Europe Group Acquisition Domain Name Registrar Domainfactory.com
Host Europe Group announced the successful acquisition of the domain name registrar, Domainfactory, for an undisclosed amount. Domainfactory currently manages 1.1 million domains and serves approximately 173,000 customers. This transaction follows the recent acquisition by Host Europe Group of Telefónica Germany Online Services GmbH, a leading enterprise managed hosting provider. "This … [Read more...]
Key-Systems Celebrates 15th Birthday
In a press release we received today, Key-Systems is celebrating its 15 Birthday Key-Systems, which currently manages more than 3 million web addresses (domains) for more than 70,000 retail/corporate customers and 1,800 resellers worldwide, celebrates its 15th company anniversary in October. Since its foundation in 1998 the Key-Systems GmbH has emerged … [Read more...]
1and1.com New gTLD Pre-Registrations Top 3 Million Domain Names
It was back on September 22nd when we posted that 1and1.com, the domain name registration which has been running television commercials in heavy rotation in the United States t0 promote new gTLD domain names broke the 2 Million pre-registration mark. Tonight 1and1.com blew past the 3 … [Read more...]