Tag Archives: registrars

Thu 24th January 2013
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Tucows.com Tops $2 A Share - Share of Tucows.com (TCX) topped $2 a share in intraday trading for the first time since 2001. Shares of Tucows.com traded as high as $2.05 before falling back to $2 where its is trading as of time of publication. Shares of Tucows traded at $1.50 just a couple of weeks ago as their Dutch tender ended.  Shares started 2013 at $1.45 so the stock is now up over 30% since the start of the year. Volume today is already over 800,000 shares or over 6x the three month average daily volume. Tucows.com is ... read more ...
 
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Go Daddy revamps Executive Accounts, splits into 2 tiers - Registrar renames Executive Accounts as Premier Services and makes program more exclusive. Go Daddy’s Executive Accounts program is getting a makeover. The department will be renamed Premier Services while setting new minimum guidelines and managing customers on a tiered system. Previously, customers with about 300 domain names were part of the Executive Accounts program. These customers were assigned a dedicated account manager and given other benefits, such as ... read more ...
Wed 23rd January 2013
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Register.com Is Offering $.50 New Domains Registrations On .Com, .Net .Org + - Register.com is offering new registrations for just $.50 for any .com, .net., .org, .info .biz or .us domain name. The offer is being advertised on Google. Here is the offer. Here is the fine print: “LIMITED TIME OFFER. Offer valid for new customers in the US and Canada only, limited to a total of three domains. Upon expiration, all products will be renewed at the then current price”. During the checkout process you can decline auto renew. However the system defaults for privacy and another service ... read more ...
Sun 20th January 2013
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Register.com/Netsol Must Have A Different Defination Of A “Premium” Domains Than we Have - I got this email a few days ago from Register.com/NetworkSolutions Its certainly by no means the first of these type of emails I get from registrars.com trying to get you to register domains, typically something close to another domain I have registered. I have no idea how they pull their data, as we have very few domains with either and all caught on the drop, however lets just say that Register.com/NetworkSolutions.com and I have quite a different definition of a premium domain. I don’t know ... read more ...
Thu 17th January 2013
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Godaddy Goes Brick & Mortar Teaming Up With OfficeMax - Go Daddy has teamed up with OfficeMax to Provide Exclusive Website Service Bundles for Small Business Customers Marking the first time websites and domain names Are delivered through a traditional brick Mortar retail channel. According to a press release out today, “OfficeMax® (NYSE:OMX), it’s teaming up with Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, to bring Go Daddy’s Web services to a wider small business audience through OfficeMax stores nationwide.” “The move makes OfficeMax ... read more ...
 
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Domain registrar powers Kim Dotcom’s new Mega - Instra has partnered with Kim Dotcom to power the new Mega. Last February I stumbled into the lobby of the Fairmont Santa Monica after a DomainFest party. It was about 3 in the morning and it had been a long night. I ran into Tony Lentino, founder of domain name registrar Instra. We chatted for a few minutes and the conversation turned to Kim Dotcom and Megaupload, the file sharing service that was shut down by U.S. and New Zealand authorities a few months later. ... read more ...
Tue 15th January 2013
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Shares Of Tucows Are Up Over 20% In Five Days - Shares of Tucows, Inc. (TCX) are on a tear. Shares are currently trading at $1.82 up from $1.55 of just Friday.  So shares are up $.27 in the last three days of trading . Tucows.com concluded it dutch tender offer at $1.5o on January 10, 2012 just 5 days ago and so shares are up over 20% from the close of that tender offer. Tucows.com has been buying back its own shares for the past couple of years and now with less shares in float (approximately 40,000,000) prices have been on the rise. Tucows.com ... read more ...
Wed 9th January 2013
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Which domain name registrar is best? - Take the 8th annual Domain Name Wire Survey and give your opinion. Domainers are nothing if not opinionated, especially when it comes to domain name registrars. This year’s Domain Name Wire Survey once again lets you share your opinion on which domain name registrar is best. The question has been dominated by Go Daddy over the years, although newcomers are frequently attracting attention. In addition to sharing your opinion on which domain name registrar is best, ... read more ...
Tue 8th January 2013
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Go Daddy starts display smallest offer cost alongside unpriced Afternic listings - Andrew, I had 40 offers via Godaddy/Sedo $60 special, closed 0 (ZERO). I followed up on a few of the domains, and saw some recent reg’s in lessor extensions, found out these were the people making the offers. They were clueless about the aftermarket process, and thought they could pay a premium of $60 instead of $10 to get the domain. I managed to close 3 deals on my own, each in the 4 figure range. If I had not followed up, most likely those inquiries may have sat idle for years, ... read more ...
Mon 7th January 2013
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Name.com Screws Up On Promo Code & Gives “Thousands” Of Free .Com/Net’s - Prior to the announced sale of Name.com to Demand Media, Inc, it appears Name.com had an issue with a promo code which allowed “thousands” of .com and .net registrations and renewals to go through at zero cost earlier this month In a video posted on YouTube.com, Ashley an employee of name.com apologizes for the error: We had a problem with our January Promo Code “xxoo” which resulted in thousands of free .com .net registrations and renewals at zero cost which was unintended…sometimes we ... read more ...
 
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Breaking: Demand Media Acquires Name.com - Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) , announced the acquisition of Denver-based Name.com an ICANN accredited registrar with almost 1.5 Million domains under registration “The acquisition is intended to expand Demand Media’s platform as it prepares for the historic release of new Top Level Domains (TLDs) this year”. Demand Media applied for 26 new gTLD’s itself, and is a partner with Donuts, Inc. in another 100 of its new gTLD applications.  Demand Media, Inc. is also the backend provider for all of ... read more ...
 
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Demand Media acquires Name.com as registrar converging continues - Name.com the latest domain name registrar to be snapped up. Domain name registrar consolidations continues as Demand Media, parent company of eNom, has acquired Name.com. The Denver based domain name registrar is known for its good social media presence and humorous videos featuring its employees. It frequently positions itself as an alternative to Go Daddy whenever Go Daddy runs into technical problems or controversy. Name.com has also had its fair share of controversy ... read more ...
Fri 4th January 2013
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Model and .me user Bar Refaeli to star in Go Daddy commercial - Israeli model is also a .me fan. Israeli model Bar Refaeli will star alongside Danica Patrick in one of Go Daddy’s Super Bowl Commercials this year, the company announced today. A press release from the company doesn’t mention a connection Refaeli has to Go Daddy: she’s a .me user. Go Daddy is a partner in the registry that runs .me. In 2011 Refaeli teamed up with former model Dudi Balsar to launch under.me, a line of underwear sold online. (That’s where ... read more ...
Wed 2nd January 2013
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HSC.com domain name stolen - Technology company lost its domain name in the middle of December. Someone at communication technology company Hughes Systique Corporation must have had a rough holiday. The company, which is part of satellite company Hughes Communications, says its HSC.com domain name was stolen from its Go Daddy account around December 14. It has so far been unsuccessful in getting the domain name returned. Hughes filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name on December ... read more ...
Sat 29th December 2012
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Merry Christmas: Go Daddy Groupon understanding adult to 67% off - Go Daddy offers a Groupon that might be hard to pass up. Back in October Go Daddy ran a deal with Google Offers for $20 in credit for only $10. Now it is running a Groupon that’s even better: $10 for $30 or $25 for $70. It appears the deal is run in most if not all U.S. markets. For example, the Austin deal says 30 have been bought and the deal is on. But if you drop the city name it shows the deal but zero bought. Don’t worry, you can buy from any city. Adam ... read more ...
Wed 19th December 2012
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.Co earnings to Super Bowl in Go Daddy commercial - Danica Patrick to start in GoDaddy.co commercial in Super Bowl XLVII. .Co will be featured in a Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial for the third year in a row this coming February, Go Daddy and .Co Internet announced today. The .co commercial will featured NASCAR star and Go Daddy girl Danica Patrick. Last year’s .co commercial starred lingerie model Natalia Velez being body painted by Jillian Michaels and Danica Patrick. The first .co Go Daddy commercial teased viewers ... read more ...
Tue 18th December 2012
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2012 Impact Stories: changing of a ensure during Go Daddy - Major changes at the top of the world’s largest domain name registrar. In late 2011 Go Daddy closed on an investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures. We all knew changes would result, but how they manifested themselves in the C-suite was a big story this year. When the investment closed last year, Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons stepped down from the CEO position and tapped longtime Go Daddy president Warren Adelman to fill his shoes. The first ... read more ...
Mon 17th December 2012
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Go Daddy hirings uncover acquisitions, product growth holding priority - New CEO and executives point to a company growing by acquisition and new products. Last week Go Daddy announced that Blake Irving, former Chief Product Officer at Yahoo, will take over as its CEO next year. Now the company has made two more hires, and all signs point to the company focusing on acquisitions and product development. First is former investment banker David Popowitz. He will be the company’s first Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. He’s ... read more ...
Tue 11th December 2012
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Go Daddy names Blake Irving CEO - Domain registrar names its new CEO. Go Daddy has named former Chief Product Officer of Yahoo! and long time Microsoft executive Blake Irving as its new CEO effective January 7, 2013. He replaces interim CEO Scott Wagner, who replaced Warren Adelman in July. Irving will also join the company’s board of directors. Irving was most recently at Yahoo, where he was Chief Product Officer. He left that post in April, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was with Microsoft ... read more ...
 
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Interview: Blake Irving, Go Daddy’s new CEO - Longtime Go Daddy customer now at its helm. This morning I talked with Blake Irving, who was just named Chief Executive Officer of Go Daddy, about why he chose to join the company. It turns out Irving is no stranger to the domain registration and web hosting giant. “I’ve been a Go Daddy customer for five years,” he said. “I host 45 domains with them, and I’ve been a fan of the company since I acquired my first domain.” Irving said he’s also helped friends ... read more ...
Mon 10th December 2012
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Video: Go Daddy holiday celebration featuring B-52s - Go Daddy distributes millions in donations and prizes at annual holiday party. Go Daddy held its annual holiday party in Phoenix this weekend. As usual, it was a bit over the top. It opened with a Psy impersonator who’s Gangnam Style performance was apparently good enough to fool some in the audience. The headline band this year was the B-52s. Go Daddy and The Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation presented the Semper Fi Fund with checks totaling $2 million, some of ... read more ...
Thu 6th December 2012
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Support a gift by renewing the domain name - A unique gift this holiday season: renewing a domain name. Domain name registrar Hover has come up with a creative promotion to help charities. The registrar is asking people to support charities by renewing the charities’ domain names for them. You can see a list of charities that have their domains at Hover here. All you have to do is click the charity link, add how many years you want to renew its domain for, and then go through the checkout. You’ll also be ... read more ...
Tue 4th December 2012
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New API allows registrars to bond to Google Apps most some-more easily - Updated API now available to all domain name registrars. Google has long partnered with GoDaddy and eNom to make registering a domain and connecting it to Google Apps easy. Google is working to expand the number of registrars with this functionality and is introducing a new API to make it much easier. The API is available to all registrars. It has reduced the number of steps required to verify and transfer email from 10 down to 3 steps and users are no longer required ... read more ...
Tue 27th November 2012
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Have we enabled two-factor authentication on GoDaddy.com yet? - Two-factor authentication reduces changes of being phished. Last week a “small number” of Go Daddy customers were affected by a DNS attack. The company suspects the affected accounts were subject to phishing accounts or the users’ computers were infected. The simple solution to avoiding this from happening in the future is to use Go Daddy’s two-factor authentication. With two-factor authentication, when you sign in to your account you’ll get a temporary ... read more ...
Mon 26th November 2012
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Domain name Cyber Monday deals - A collection of Cyber Monday deals for domainers. Earlier today I wrote about a 50% off deal at Best of the Web. Here are some of the more domainer-specific deals out there today. Feel free to comment with additional ones and I’ll add them to the list. Flippa – half price listings today. Listing must go live before 10 PM PST. Go Daddy – 32% off your order (affiliate link). Also a number of half off deals for services such as web site builder and hosted exchange. Name.com ... read more ...