Tag Archives: registrars

Tue 3rd April 2012
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GoDaddy now offers giveaway domain appraisals, but… - GoDaddy domain appraisals now free. But you might get what you pay for. GoDaddy recently started offering free computer generated domain name appraisals. But before you get too excited, here are the results of a test I ran yesterday: Hmm. I don’t think the algorithm is quite right. For comparison, here are the computer generated estimates for these domains from Estibot: IceCream.com $920,000 Money.com $5.8M ReallyBadDomain.com $0 California.com $1.7M Austin.com ... read more ...
Tue 27th March 2012
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Kevin Ham’s NameView domain registrar now a parked page purebred during Moniker - NameView.com transferred to Moniker and forwards to a parked page. A reader notified me of something peculiar the other day. NameView.com, the ICANN accredited domain registrar that Kevin Ham was (is?) involved with, now leads to a parked page. I’ve noticed over the past year that Ham’s companies have transferred most of their domains out. The domains I’ve read about in UDRP proceedings recently have been registered at Fabulous. And as of last November, NameView ... read more ...
Sun 25th March 2012
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NameCheap.com Is Giving Away $3K To Person That Registers a 3 Millionth Domain + 2K Free Domains - NameCheap.com just announced that it will be giving away $3,000 to the person or company that “registers” the three millionth domain name on NameCheap.com NameCheap.com, is quick approaching the 3 Million mark for domains under registration according to the counter on the site, NameCheap.com has over 2,990,990 domains under management so they are about 9,000 registrations from reaching the 3 Million domain milestone. They will also be giving away 1,000 free domains before the 3 million mark and ... read more ...
Thu 22nd March 2012
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Domain remoteness isn’t free, Thursday edition - Responding to lawsuits is expensive. I keep preaching about how providing whois privacy services isn’t free for domain registrars, and here’s another example. Timothy Sykes has just sued Moniker (pdf) in federal district court to find out the identity of the owner of PennyStockAlerts.com, which is protected by whois privacy. Skyes is only after the identify of the owner, not Moniker itself. But the company will have to respond. That costs money. Skyes wants ... read more ...
Wed 21st March 2012
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Company files category movement lawsuit opposite GoDaddy over “Free” remoteness use rebilling - Company says it should not have been charged to renew whois privacy services that were initially free. [Updated with comment from GoDaddy.] A Florida company has initiated a lawsuit seeking class action status against domain name registrar GoDaddy for its practice of rebilling for whois proxy services that were initially offered for free. WineStyles, Inc. took advantage of GoDaddy’s offer of free private registration when you register five or more domain names at ... read more ...
Tue 20th March 2012
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Tucows batch is on a tear - Stock up over 40% in past month. Shares of Tucows (TCX) have been on a tear over the past month. After trading in a fairly narrow band since August, shares have popped 41% since February 16. Shares opened February 16 at $.76 and closed at $.88. The stock had another nice pop on March 13, when shares jumped from $.95 to $1.05. Tucows owns the OpenSRS domain reseller platform, retail domain registrar Hover, a large domain portfolio, and software download and computer ... read more ...
Wed 14th March 2012
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One Thing Is Clear From ICANN: Law Enforcement Is Out in Full Force & Your Registrations Costs Will Go Up - Yesterday I was having a couple of meetings at the restaurant where the ICANN conference is being held with some RightoftheDot.com clients. As we were seated a large group walked passed us and sat down at the adjoining table and I couldn’t help but notice their attendee badges. Homeland Security, ICE, Interpol, FBI, DOJ. Serious guys. It was a large group of over 10 and all were law enforcement from all around the world. Its clear to those of who have attended the last few ICANN meetings that law ... read more ...
Mon 12th March 2012
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Report Says 1/2 Of All Rogue Online Pharmacy Domains Are Registered At Two Registrars & Internet.bs is #1 - A new report says that 1/2 of all rogue online pharmacy domain names are registered at two registrars. According to LegitScript verification and monitoring service for online pharmacies, “at least one-third of all active rogue pharmacy sites are registered at Internet.bs,” and maybe responsible for up to “nearly 44 percent.” The story first reported by krebsonsecurity.com interviewed the President of Internet.bs Marco Rinaudo, who said that “LegitScript’s report was bound to be “excellent ... read more ...
Wed 29th February 2012
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An easy approach to register domains for $2 each - How to register domains for $2.00 at big name registrars. I know a lot of readers are always on the lookout for domain coupons and special offers. So I’m going to tell you a way to register domain names for as little as $2 each. And I’m not suggesting using some no-name registrar. We’re talking GoDaddy, Network Solutions, and Register.com. What’s the magic trick? Just Google “domain name”. Seriously. Registrars know that people who search for “domain ... read more ...
Thu 23rd February 2012
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What do people demeanour for in a domain registrar? - Don’t lose my domains, give them to me cheap, and be there to help. We’re going to kick off the results from this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with a look at which factors drive people to select their domain registrar. About 1,500 people ranked seven separate factors, and the results were the exact same as last year: 1. Security 2. Price 3. Customer service 4. Account management tools 5. Value added services 6. Intra-registrar transfers 7. What they do with ... read more ...
 
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Survey says GoDaddy is tip domain registrar - GoDaddy dominant, especially with larger domain registrars. 1,164 people answered the question “Which domain registrar do you think is best overall” on the 7th annual Domain Name Wire survey. But some of these survey takers responded to social media requests to vote for a particular registrar, skewing the results. If you consider all respondents, here’s how the list shakes out: 1. GoDaddy 43% 2. NameSilo 35% 3. Dynadot 9% 4. Moniker 7% 5. Fabulous 6% I suspect ... read more ...
Tue 21st February 2012
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Over 225,000 Domain Names Are On Godaddy Owned SPAM-AND-ABUSE.COM, Like JotForm.com Was - In reading one of the many stories about Jotform.com the site whose domain was seized and then returned by the Government for reasons still unexplained and therefore unknown reasons last week. I came across the servers SPAM-AND-ABUSE.COM on which the domain name Jotform.com was placed on a few days ago and then removed from on Friday. According to DailyChanges.com, There are currently over 225,000 domain names on the servers SPAM-AND-ABUSE.COM (you might also see the servers listed as ns1.suspended-for.spam-and-abuse.com) The ... read more ...
Thu 16th February 2012
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Tucows Reports Earnings: Revenue Up 19% & Yummynames.com Sells $1.65 Million In Domains in 4th Q - After the Market closed today Tucows (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) reported earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. Revenue was up 19%. YummyNames.com sold another $1.65 million in domain names in the 4th Q and Tucows ended the 4th Q with 11.8 domain names under management, up 16% from a year earlier. Here is the full report All figures are in U.S. dollars. You can also read the earnings report transcript by clicking here. Summary Financial Results(Numbers in Thousands of US Dollars, Except ... read more ...
Wed 15th February 2012
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Tucows on domain name aftermarket, SOPA, and new tip turn domains - Tucows has a banner year and discusses rising aftermarket domain sale prices. Today Tucows reported record quarterly revenue of $26.4 million for the last quarter. That’s the seventh record revenue quarter in a row for the company. The company posted $97 million in revenue for the year; a record. Here are some other interesting facts from its investor conference call: YummyNames, which monetizes and sells Tucows’ inventory of domain names, saw its revenue up 24% ... read more ...
Tue 14th February 2012
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Register.com $3.95 domain registration banking code - Register.com offers below cost registrations. I usually don’t post special domain registration offers and coupon codes, but one landed in my inbox this afternoon that’s worth promoting. (Actually, my spam box.) Register.com is offering one year new registrations for $3.95 each. It’s only good for the first year and there’s a limit of three domains. The offer terms also say “for new customers only”. To get the special price use coupon code Reg395ab. I’m ... read more ...
Mon 13th February 2012
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Hover’s beauty is in the simplicity - Tucows’ Hover makes registering domains simple. One of the most common questions I’m asked by non-domainer friends is which registrar I recommend they use. It’s a tough question to answer. I typically try to find out more about what they’re looking for. Will they register a bunch of domains? Are they tech savvy? I think I have a new recommendation for friends that want a simple way to register a handful of domain names: Hover. (Yes, I know the Hover brand ... read more ...
Tue 7th February 2012
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Key-Systems CEO discusses Moniker and SnapNames acquisition - No dramatic changes on tap but more ccTLDs and other improvements on the way. KeyDrive’s acquisition of Moniker and SnapNames last week has shaken up the domain name investor ecosystem. I just talked to Key-Systems CEO Alexander Siffrin to better understand what this means for customers. (KeyDrive includes Key-Systems Group and NameDrive Group, as well as the recently acquired companies.) If you’re worried about dramatic changes to how you do business with Moniker ... read more ...
Mon 6th February 2012
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USA Today: Super Bowl Commercials: Dogs Win!!! - According to the USA Today Ad Meter, the race for the Super Bowl Ad race was won by the Dogs. The top three rated ads all featured dogs. The Doritos commercial where the big Dog bribes the cat owner was the top rated rate. The Volkswagen ad where the overweight Dog gets fit took second and the Sketchers ad where the Boston Terrier in Dog in sneakers wins the greyhound race finished third. The rescue dog in the Bud Light that worked tirelessly to supply a thirsty crowd with beer finished 6th. In 4th ... read more ...
 
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Godaddy Set Sales Record For Super Bowl Sunday - According to a press release this morning, “Go Daddy also broke its own records for sales on a Super Bowl Sunday” It also claimed its commercial featuring a QR code produced the “best mobile website traffic … ever.” Godaddy also says that .Co “enjoyed a significant surge in .CO domain name registrations over the weekend and throughout the live broadcast”. Godaddy admits in the PR that “Critics Panned their Super Bowl Ads,  but Go Daddy Sees RECORD RESULTS anyway”. Here is some ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy says it saw record Super Bowl Sunday sales - Two GoDaddy.com Super Bowl commercials drive new sales record. The results are in… Regardless of what you thought of GoDaddy.com’s two Super Bowl commercials yesterday, they appear to have had the intended result for the world’s largest domain registrar. According to the company, yesterday saw its highest sales ever for a Super Bowl Sunday. This is the company’s eight consecutive year advertising in the Super Bowl. The company also says that .co saw a tenfold ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy’s BYOB: Build Your Online Business - Company plans to start promoting a different kind of BYOB. It looks like GoDaddy.com will start promoting BYOB, but it has nothing to do with beer. The company filed two trademark applications at the end of last month. The company filed application 85527616 for BYOB and application 85527612 for BYOB Build Your Online Business. Here’s what the applications have to say about the intended use: C 035. US 100 101 102. G S: Providing on-line information, namely, help-articles ... read more ...
Sun 5th February 2012
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GoDaddy and .Co take core theatre with Super Bowl Commercials - Over 100 million will watch GoDaddy Super Bowl commercials tonight. The world’s largest registrar along with the .co top level domain will get a lot of attention today. That’s because GoDaddy will air two Super Bowl ads today, including one about the .co domain name. The first half commercial stars lingerie model Natalia Velez getting the body paint treatment from Jillian Michaels and Danica Patrick to promote .co. Velez was unveiled in person at DOMAINfest last ... read more ...
Thu 26th January 2012
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GoDaddy reveals Super Bowl blurb featuring a Pussycat Dolls - You won’t have to wait until the Super Bowl to see this year’s commercials. It’s likely you’ve already seen GoDaddy’s Super Bowl commercial featuring .co. GoDaddy has linked to it from its home page for about a week. Now the company is releasing its second half commercial on the web, too. The spot, dubbed “CLOUD”, features the new Pussycat Dolls. It also stars Danica Patrick. Patrick has officially been in more Super Bowl ads than any other celebrity, ... read more ...
Fri 20th January 2012
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Bob Parsons credits Super Bowl ads for $1 billion in sales - GoDaddy.com founder says $70 million investment has driven $1 billion in business. GoDaddy.com founder Bob Parsons says he’s generated $1 billion in business from running Super Bowl ads. In a USA Today article about the sexing up of Super Bowl ads (which of course features GoDaddy prominently), Parsons says his company has spent $70 million to produce and air these ads. But the ROI has been good. Although it’s not easy to track long term results from ads like ... read more ...
Thu 19th January 2012
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Monte Cahn and Oversee.net go to hearing subsequent week - Court to decide two aspects of dispute between Moniker founder Monte Cahn and his former employer. Monte Cahn and Oversee.net will square off in court on January 24, but it will be a limited non-jury trial over just a couple aspects of Cahn’s breach of contract claim. The trial will seek to address two issues: 1. Oversee’s treatment of the Oversee EBITDA performance goal under Cahn’s bonus plan 2. Who counts as “TrafficClub customers” for determining if ... read more ...