GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) patent covers a number of methods for transfering domains as the result of an aftermarket sale. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 9,954,818 (pdf) which covers a number of aspects of selling an expired ... Continue Reading2 Comments
U.S. government asks ICANN to investigate GoDaddy’s Whois policy
· Policy & LawU.S. gov weighs in on GoDaddy's Whois policy. The U.S. government has sent a letter to ICANN asking it to review GoDaddy's (NYSE: GDDY) activities around blocking access to Whois records. David Redl, who heads the National Telecommunications and ... Continue Reading4 Comments
5 interesting things from GoDaddy’s annual report
· Domain RegistrarsWhat I learned reading GoDaddy's 2017 10-K. Last night I sat down with a glass of Hibiki whiskey and read through GoDaddy's (GDDY) annual report. I didn't uncover any bombshells but here are five things that I found interesting. 1. The company has ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Tucows sells some domain names to GoDaddy
· Domain SalesGoDaddy's NameFind is buying some domain names from Tucows. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) appears to have sold some of its domain name portfolio to GoDaddy's (NYSE:GDDY) NameFind. Today I noticed that some domain names in Tucows' YummyNames portfolio have ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy reports earnings and domain revenue growth
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name business keeps growing. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings after the bell yesterday. Total revenue for Q3 was $582.2, up 24% year-over-year. That represents growth of about 12% if you exclude the additional revenue from acquiring Host ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy (GDDY) reports earnings, domain revenue of $263.3 million
· Domain RegistrarsCompany reports first earnings after acquiring Host Europe Group. Domain name registrar and hosting company GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported second quarter earnings after the bell today. The company reported $558 million topline revenue, up from $456 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Godaddy’s domain revenue tops $900 million in 2016
· Domain RegistrarsIf growth rate continues, GoDaddy's domain name business might hit $1 billion in 2017. GoDaddy released Q4 and full year 2016 earnings after the bell today. The company reported $485.9 million in revenue for Q4, up 14.2% year-over-year. Its total ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy is buying NamesCon
· Domain RegistrarsWorld's largest domain name registrar will own NamesCon after it completes HEG acquisition. The rumors are true--GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) is acquiring Host Europe Group. The US $1.79 billion transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of next ... Continue Reading10 Comments
How GoDaddy “uses this one simple trick” to get 56,000 more registration years per month
· Domain RegistrarsHint: it's all in the shopping cart. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) managed to rack up 56,000 extra years of .com registrations in June. How? "Using this one simple trick!" GoDaddy's shopping cart defaults to a five-year registration period when you ... Continue Reading11 Comments
GoDaddy files patent app for Flare and social network
· Domain RegistrarsDoes GoDaddy have bigger ambitions for Flare-like functionality? GoDaddy has filed a patent application covering various aspects of its Flare app, and the application suggests more features might be planned for the future. "System and Method for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
