Deal comes ahead of revenue plunge due to losing lucrative contract. Domain name and marketing analytics company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) has entered into a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Domain Stocks: From -26% to +51%, here’s how they’re doing this year
· UncategorizedTucows, MMX and GoDaddy are enjoying great years, Endurance and Web.com...not so much. There are just a couple of months left in the year, and it has been one of ups and downs for many domain name stocks. The S&P 500 has returned about 7% this year. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
From 10-cent domains to revved up marketing and policy changes, .US might finally go somewhere
· UncategorizedThe .Us domain name is finally getting some marketing muscle. Hang around American domainers long enough and you're sure to hear them gripe about .Us. What could the United States' country code domain name have been had Neustar actually marketed the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.Co jumps on China craze with short domain auction
· Domain SalesTwo-character .co domains will be auctioned next month. Neustar (NYSE:NSR), the company behind the .co top level domain name, wants to cash in on the Chinese domain name investment craze. The company will hold a two-character domain name auction on ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Neustar to split into two companies. Here’s why
· ServicesCompany will separate NPAC contract from the rest of its business. Neustar, which operates domain name registry services for .co, .biz and many others, is splitting into two publicly traded companies. The move comes as the company's stock (NYSE:NSR) ... Continue Reading7 Comments