CEO Richard Moore not renewing contract. Richard Moore is stepping down as chief executive officer of Dark Blue Sea (ASX: DBS) effective at the end of June. Dark Blue Sea is parent company of Fabulous, a popular domain name registrar and domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Which Domain Name Registrar is Best for Domainers?
· Domain RegistrarsIn battle for domainers, which domain name registrars deliver? In the 2009 Domain Name Wire survey, I once again asked domainers what the most important factors were when selecting a domain name registrar. Here were the top four responses: 1. ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Domain Name Industry Acquisition Watch
· Uncategorized2009 could include more mergers, acquisitions, and outright closings. Domain name companies including registrars, parking companies, and portfolio holders are considering their strategic options in 2009. Domain Name Wire has learned that Dark Blue ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Survey: Go Daddy Top Domain Name Registrar
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy tops survey for fourth year in a row, eNom continues slide. For four years running, GoDaddy has topped the list of domain name registrars in the annual Domain Name Wire Survey. GoDaddy took home top honors in this year's survey with 43% of the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Dark Blue Sea Profit Down 80%
· ServicesDomain company sees profit plummet as revenue slips 6%. Dark Blue Sea ASX (Code: DBS), parent company of domain parking provider and domain registrar Fabulous, reported that profits for the second half of 2008 plummeted 80.5% compared to the same ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Fabulous Follows the 80/20 Rule
· Domain ParkingParking company moves to invite only model. Domain parking company and domain registrar Fabulous is no longer accepting web applications for its domain name parking services and wholesale registration accounts. It will only accept referrals going ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Companies Have Fiduciary Responsibility to Lock Down Domain Names
· Policy & LawA simple, cheap method to lock down domains exists. Public company CTOs need to get on the ball. CheckFree is warning 5 million customers about its domain name mishap last month where its nameservers were changed to forward its web site. All the ... Continue Reading7 Comments
The Perils of Trying to Go Public
· ServicesNameMedia's withdrawn IPO more painful than it looks. It may appear that NameMedia's decision last week to to drop its planned initial public offering is just a temporary setback. Aside from the costs of filing its S-1 to go public, going on the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Moniker MaxLock Gets Maxed Out
· Domain RegistrarsNew Portfolio MaxLock covers more and costs less. In September I wrote about MaxLock, a new product from Moniker that improved the security of domain names by making it harder to transfer domains out. Just recently CheckFree.com had its domain ... Continue Reading21 Comments
How “Google Direct” May Hurt You in the Long Run
· Domain ParkingGoogle Adsense for Domains' mass-market approach will strain domain name industry. Almost all of us were surprised today when Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) said it was opening up its Adsense for Domains program. It used to offer domain advertising ... Continue Reading29 Comments