Here's how to combine multiple accounts created by Web.com's dropcatching services. One of the things I hope Newfold Digital does now that it owns the Web.com properties is to fix its aftermarket. I assume the long-term vision is to combine its NameJet ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Endurance to acquire Web.com, spin off Constant Contact
· Domain RegistrarsMore consolidation in the domain name industry as Web.com to join with Endurance. Endurance International Group plans to acquire Web.com and rename itself Endure Digital. In September, Web.com owner Siris Capital opened a position in Endurance. ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Web.com refreshes Register.com, lowers pricing
· Domain RegistrarsIt no longer costs an arm and a leg to register a domain at Register.com. Just an arm. Register.com has teased customers over the past month with emails saying that change was coming. Today, that change dropped. On the front end, the biggest ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Web.com is now a private company
· Domain RegistrarsSiris Capital takes Web.com private. It's official: Web.com is now a private company. Shareholders approved an acquisition by Siris Capital Group yesterday. They got a bit of a bump from when the deal was originally announced at $25.00 per share; ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Web.com to go private in $2 billion acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsSiris Capital to acquire domain name and web presence company for $25 per share. Web.com (NASDAQ:WEB), the parent company of domain name registrars Network Solutions and Register.com, has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group in ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Who won and lost in .Com?
· Domain RegistrarsA look at how registrars fared in the most recent public report. ICANN published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for June 2017. There was no change to the order of the top registrars for new ... Continue Reading3 Comments
So I got a call from Register.com this week…
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar called about a renewal, and it was strange. If you have any domain names at a Web.com registrar (Register.com and Network Solutions), you know the company is big on marketing to its customer base. You literally get one email every day from ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Domain search progressing, but still not ready for new top level domain names
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrars are slowly improving their search results to show new top level domain name options, but the experience is far from ideal. Earlier this month I wrote about how domain name search at major registrars wasn't ready for new top level domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Web.com: WebLock program will be opt-in, not opt-out
· Domain RegistrarsCompany will not charge customers for added security service unless they accept it. Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com, came under fire yesterday after informing some customers they would automatically be opted-in to a ... Continue Reading9 Comments
How Web.com upsells and cross-sells its customers
· Domain RegistrarsWhether you're a DIYer or full service customer, Web.com wants to make a mint selling you more than just a domain name. If you've ever registered a domain name at Register.com or Network Solutions, then you've undoubtedly received their follow-on sales ... Continue Reading4 Comments