Domain business might become its own company. Demand Media, parent company of eNom and Name.com, is considering splitting its business in two. The move would see its domain assets and online media business separated. The domain business would have ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Demand Media acquires Name.com as registrar consolidation continues
· Domain RegistrarsName.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 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Will Lance Armstrong fallout hurt Demand Media?
· UncategorizedOne of the risks disclosed in Demand Media's S-1 has come true. When Demand Media filed to go public in 2010 it disclosed a laundry list of risk factors for the company. One of those risks was the reputation hit the company could take if any of the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Wednesday domain news roundup
· UncategorizedI'm on vacation for a couple weeks. I've got posts queued up for each day, but WordPress often "misses schedule" on posts. Anyhow, I'll be a little slow on approving comments that get caught in moderation. I'll also miss a story here and there. Here ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Demand Media and Donuts respond to lawyer’s accusations about TLD eligibility
· Policy & LawCompanies respond to allegations about their eligibility to run top level domain names. This morning I (and a handful of other bloggers) received a copy of a letter written by McCarter & English partner Jeffrey Stoler calling into question Demand ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Demand Media’s 26 TLDs hit the armed forces, democrats, and republicans
· Domain RegistrarsDemand Media applies for 26 domain names -- and some of them are very interesting. Publicly traded Demand Media, parent company of domain registrar eNom, has applied for 26 top level domain names through (what appears to be) a subsidiary called United ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Demand Media releases more details about its gTLD plans and deal with Donuts
· UncategorizedDemand Media applies for 26 TLDs outright and has rights to up to 107 applied for by partner Donuts, Inc. Demand Media announced today that it has applied for 26 top level domains on its own, and also can obtain rights to 107 gTLDs being applied for by ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain stocks doing very well this year
· UncategorizedTucows more than doubles and other domain stocks also on a tear. It has been a decent year for the NASDAQ so far. But returns on domain stocks have been exceptional. Consider Tucows (TCX), which opened the year at 75 cents. It has more than doubled ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Demand Media invests $18 million in new TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsThat's a whole lotta top level domains. [Updated with comment from Demand Media and from investor call] Demand Media, parent company of eNom, announced today that it has invested $18 million into new top level domain names. It's not clear if this is ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Demand Media is Down 55% from Its IPO, But It’s Not Alone
· Domain RegistrarsMajority of 2011 U.S. IPOs are under water. If you managed to buy Demand Media's stock at the $17 offering price in January, you've taken a 55% hit. The stock closed today at $7.62. More likely if you bought on the first day you paid north of $20 ... Continue Reading12 Comments