Michael Blend – DNW Podcast #62 - How Michael Blend finally struck gold with domain names.
The domain name opportunity was staring Michael Blend in the face on two occasions, but he missed it. The third time around he finally pounced on the opportunity…and it paid off. Blend developed the domain parking service HotKeys and acquired some of the world’s best domain names, then sold the business to Demand Media. Hear his story, what he sees for the future of domain names, and learn about TopCoin, the “frequent flyer program” ... read more ...
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Mon 14th December 2015
Wed 3rd February 2010
In Demand (Part 2): How a Domain Business Can Benefit from Demand Media -
What Demand Media can do for the domain name business.
[This is the second part of a two-part story on Demand Media. See part one here.]
For many years, Demand Media has been a mystery to the domain name industry. It’s a big player, for sure. It snapped up eNom and then BulkRegister, making it the second largest domain name registrar in the world. Its registrars have 10 million domains under management, and Demand Media owns a nice portfolio of its own. The ... read more ...
Thu 12th February 2009
HotKeys: The Domain Parking Service You Don’t Know Yet -
Demand Media parking company is worth checking out.
I’m familiar with just about every domain name parking company out there. Whether it’s someone pitching me on a story about their services, reading about it in a forum, or hearing about it through the grapevine, I have a pretty good handle on the competitive landscape.
About a month ago I e-mailed back and forth with a big player in the domain industry. He’s big enough to have had his own Yahoo ad feed at ... read more ...