Tag Archives: thought convergence

Thu 18th September 2014
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Igloo acquires Aftermarket.com - Domain broker acquires domain name marketplace. Igloo, a fast growing domain name broker, has acquired domain name marketplace Aftermarket.com from Thought Convergence. The move makes sense for Igloo. While its focus in the past has been on larger, high touch transactions, it is now handling the sale of the old DomainSponsor portfolio that was acquired by Rook Media earlier this year. Aftermarket.com will give it a good platform to sell these domain names (and others). “With ... read more ...
Tue 17th September 2013
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Thought Convergence to launch domain name escrow use Agreed.com - Domain company ready to enter the domain escrow business. Thought Convergence, the company behind domain parking company TrafficZ and domain sales and parking platform Aftermarket.com, is getting ready to launch its own domain escrow service. The company, which tends to pick high quality domains for its new products, has named the new service Agreed. Naturally, you can find it online at agreed.com. Right now the site just has a basic “coming soon” page with this ... read more ...
Fri 24th May 2013
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Aftermarket.com to mix parking and selling - Thought Convergence’s domain marketplace will integrate domain parking and the company has switched ad feed providers. Aftermarket.com, the domain name sales platform by Thought Convergence, is getting ready to launch a combined parking and selling platform. In a blog post today, the company said it will start offering a parking platform integrated into Aftermarket.com. Domain owners will be able to park their domain names and funnel purchase inquiries through Aftermarket.com. Although ... read more ...
Mon 8th November 2010
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Aftermarket.com Is Alive - It’s alive! Thought Convergence’s Aftermarket.com has been reborn today. I wrote a preview about some of the new site’s features back in August. The site works like a number of other domain name marketplaces, but has a few twists thrown in. I think the domain name verification system through sister company DomainTools will help maintain marketplace integrity. As Michael Berkens opined yesterday, Aftermarket.com could set itself apart from many other marketplaces ... read more ...
Tue 10th August 2010
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Aftermarket.com Gearing Up for Launch - TCI is working on relaunching its aftermarket business. Thought Convergence, parent company of TrafficZ, is working on a formal launch of its domain name marketplace Aftermarket.com. Thought Convergence started using the Aftermarket.com domain name this time two years ago. Since then it has used it primarily as a service for its own and third party event auctions. The company bought the domain name for $125,000 at a Moniker auction in 2008. You’ll find very little ... read more ...
Sun 14th March 2010
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Breaking: Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal Settle - Fallout from acquisition resolved in confidential settlement. At long last, Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal et al have settled their lawsuit stemming from Thought Convergence’s acquisition of Westerdal’s Name Intelligence. The parties participated in a second mediation session with Hon. George P. Schiavelli (Ret.) on March 10, during which both parties came to a settlement. Terms of the settlement are confidential. A court document notifying the court ... read more ...
Mon 25th January 2010
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Jay Westerdal Drops Most Allegations Against Thought Convergence - Parties file amended claims, with most allegations against TCI dropped. Following a mediation between Jay Westerdal and Thought Convergence over the latter’s acquisition of Name Intelligence, both parties have submitted amended complaints/counterclaims. The most notable difference in the amended filings is that Jay Westerdal has dropped most of the allegations he made against Thought Convergence (TCI) in his counterclaims. Gone are claims that TCI didn’t pay ... read more ...
Tue 12th January 2010
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Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal Settlement May Be in a Works - TCI and Westerdal getting closer to resolution. A settlement between Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal over the former’s acquisition of DomainTools’ parent Name Intelligence is closer to reality, court records show. As a result, both parties have requested a postponement (pdf) of deadlines and the trial date. The parties held a mediation session with the Hon. George P. Schiavelli (Ret) on January 6, of which Schiavelli wrote (pdf): “…during the mediation, ... read more ...
Tue 17th November 2009
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Jury Trial Date Set in Thought Convergence v. Jay Westerdal - Date set for trial over troubled acquisition. A jury trial date of April 6, 2010 has been set for the lawsuit between Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal et al. Thought Convergence (TCI) filed the lawsuit against Westerdal on May 1 over TCI’s purchase of Westerdal’s company Name Intelligence. Name Intelligence is best known for its DomainTools web site, but it also owns web hosting company Spry. In the suit, TCI claimed alleged breach of securities exchange ... read more ...
Mon 20th July 2009
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Thought Convergence Answers Jay Westerdal’s Complaint - Company denies Westerdal’s counterclaims. Thought Convergence (TCI) has filed an answer to Jay Westerdal’s counterclaims in an ongoing lawsuit over TCI’s acquisition of Westerdal’s company Name Intelligence. The 12 page response (pdf) basically denies all complaints Westerdal made. So what’s next, now that both sides have lodged their allegations at each other? Most likely a settlement. “Neither side will want to air their dirty laundry with so may people ... read more ...
Tue 30th June 2009
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Jay Westerdal Launches Counterclaims Against Thought Convergence - Westerdal files counterclaims against Thought Convergence in legal battle. Name Intelligence founder Jay Westerdal has filed a counterclaim (pdf) against Thought Convergence, Inc. (TCI) in a legal battle over TCI’s acquisition of his company. In the counterclaim document filed with the California Central District Court, Westerdal claims there were “Myriad of deliberate misrepresentations made by TCI during the negotiation process and execution of the agreement.” ... read more ...
Fri 29th May 2009
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Thought Convergence Amends Lawsuit Against Westerdal - Amended complaint includes new parties and allegations. Thought Convergence (TCI) has amended its complaint against Jay Westerdal and other parties related to TCI’s acquisition of Name Intelligence, LLC (NIL). The amended complaint names Name Intelligence, Inc., a holding company owned in part by Westerdal, and DOTMOVIE, Westerdal’s company that plans to introduce a .movie top level domain name. According to the amended complaint, TCI has now paid the full amount ... read more ...
Wed 13th May 2009
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Thought Convergences Releases Statement about Westerdal Termination - Company says termination is unrelated to acquisition dispute. Thought Convergence, parent company of TrafficZ, has released a statement about the termination of Jay Westerdal. The statement claims that Westerdal’s termination is not related to a dispute between Thought Convergence and Westerdal over the acquisition of DomainTools and Spry. Thought Convergence’s statement is below: While we believe that employment matters should be dealt with internally rather ... read more ...
 
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UPDATED: Jay Westerdal and Thought Convergence Part Ways - Name Intelligence founder leaves company. Jay Westerdal, founder of Name Intelligence, has left Thought Convergence. Thought Convergence, parent company of TrafficZ, acquired Name Intelligence LLC last year. The acquisition included the popular DomainTools.com site. Westerdal remains with Name Intelligence, Inc. a holding company. Reached by phone this afternoon, Westerdal said his departure stems from a payment dispute over the acquisition. “Thought Convergence ... read more ...
 
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Thought Convergence Sues Westerdal - Company sued Name Intelligence founder Westerdal on May 1 over $16M deal gone wrong. Earlier today we reported about a riff between Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal, founder of Name Intelligence. I was just tipped off to a lawsuit filed by Thought Convergence against Westerdal earlier this month. Defendants also include Per Westerdal, Ray Bero, and Cameron Jones. The complaint is for alleged breach of securities exchange agreement, breach of employment and ... read more ...
Mon 8th December 2008
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TrafficZ Lightens Up - TrafficZ changes background color, starts integration with DomainTools and LeaseThis. One suggestion I’ve made to TrafficZ is to change its background color in the administrative console from black to a lighter color. I know a lot of other people have made that suggestion, too. TrafficZ has listened to its customers and changed the background color: TrafficZ is lightening the mood. Next time you visit www.TrafficZ.com, you can expect to see a brand new background ... read more ...
Mon 10th November 2008
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Thought Convergence is Converging a Domain Ecosystem - Domain company Thought Convergence putting together all the pieces of a domain name ecosystem. There are lots of companies playing one or two angles of the domain name business: sales, monetization, registration, etc. Thought Convergence, however, is making a play to own the entire life of the domain from research to registration all the way through sales. That puts it in a class with another Los Angeles domain icon: Oversee.net. You probably know Thought Convergence, ... read more ...
Fri 31st October 2008
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Submit Domains to Aftermarket.com Auction by Saturday - Priority deadline is Saturday for Australia auction. Domainers wishing to sell their domains in the upcoming Aftermarket.com auction at TRAFFIC Down Under should submit their domains by this Saturday. Domains can be submitted through the online system at Aftermarket.com. The submission process is similar to the one used for the New York TRAFFIC auction. “From a customer’s perspective, the submission process itself is relatively the same,” said Thought Convergence’s ... read more ...
Wed 15th October 2008
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The Los Angeles Domain World, Day 1 - A summary of my first day in L.A. I arrived in Los Angeles yesterday morning around 9am. After getting my rental car and checking into the hotel, it was off to ICANN. I didn’t know what to expect of ICANN. For some reason I had a vision of this grand building under maximum security. But when you consider much of ICANN’s role is to develop and manage policies that vision quickly fades. Indeed, ICANN’s offices are in a non-descript building overlooking the ... read more ...
Wed 24th September 2008
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Aftermarket.com Auction Hits NYC Today - Aftermarket.com auction premieres this afternoon in New York. The Aftermarket.com domain name auction will kick off at 5 PM Eastern today at the TRAFFIC conference. Online bidding is available at Aftermarket.com and you must register your account in order to bid. This is the first auction under the Aftermarket.com brand, but the team behind this auction has lots of live auction experience. Thought Convergence, parent company of Aftermarket.com, also owns Name Intelligence, ... read more ...
Tue 5th August 2008
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Domain Roundtable Goes to Washington - Hi Andrew, As always, I respect your opinion and I think your blog is at the top of the list in importance to any domain investor. Your news site is a MUST READ for all domainers, and I’ve been a reader and supporter of your blogsite since 2005. I feature your website in my blogroll at my blog, Successclick.com. (I noticed that you have yet to reciprocate *ahem*) However, your article has an unfair negative spin on it, and it needs to be addressed. Spending time on this commentary ... read more ...
Tue 6th May 2008
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Analysis: Thought Convergence Acquires Name Intelligence - It’s official: domain monetization and management company acquires Name Intelligence. If “Thought Convergence” and “Name Intelligence” don’t mean anything to you, perhaps these two names will: TrafficZ and DomainTools. Thought Convergence, the parent company of TrafficZ, has purchased Name Intelligence, which is perhaps best known for its DomainTools services. Domain Name News first broke this story last month, but neither party would confirm the pending ... read more ...