Tag Archives: 101domain

Tue 20th October 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Afilias is Likely "One and Done" with 101Domain Acquisition - Company doesn’t expect to acquire other domain name registrars any time soon. Last Friday, domain name registrar 101Domain disclosed that it had been acquired by domain name registry Afilias. It’s Afilias’ first acquisition of a domain name registrar. An Afilias spokesperson told Domain Name Wire that the company does not plan to acquire any other registrars in the near future, so don’t expect a big roll up from the company. Although it is the company’s first acquisition, Afilias already ... read more ...
Fri 16th October 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Afilias acquires 101Domain - Hello, vertical integration. Domain name registry Afilias has acquired domain name registrar 101Domain. Afilias, which manages the .info and .mobi domain names as well as a bunch of new TLDs, now owns a registrar known for carrying every domain name under the sun. 101Domain made a name for itself by carrying just about every domain name, regardless of how challenging their requirements. One of the reasons I quote pricing for new TLDs at 101Domain is because I can be sure they’re carrying it; I ... read more ...
Fri 19th September 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
My .website results: Hexonet wins a day - Hexonet did remarkably well with my .website pre-orders. On Wednesday, I wrote about the challenges I had pre-registering domain names at various registrars. I was specifically trying to pre-register .website domains. .Website was supposed to launch Wednesday, but was delayed a day for technical reasons. This gave me another 24 hours to go after the domains I wanted. Originally, I found 23 domains that didn’t have premium prices and pre-ordered them at GoDaddy. ... read more ...
Mon 11th November 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
1&1 starts pre-registration, and new TLDs are removing most some-more confusing - Top ten domain registrar 11 is now accepting pre-registrations on a first come basis, and the various pre-registration offerings are rather confusing. Last week I wrote about how GoDaddy was beginning to accept paid pre-registrations for a handful of top level domain names that will be coming soon. Other registrars are also offering some version of paid offering now, and more will begin to do so as the domains are actually delegated. 11, which has been running TV ... read more ...