Domain name registrar firms up patents related to whois privacy. GoDaddy was today awarded U.S. patent 7,627,633 (pdf), a divisional patent for its previously awarded whois proxy patent 7,130,878. This patent for "Proxy email method and system" ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Silicon Alley Insider Values GoDaddy at $1.4 Billion, Oversee.net at $1 Billion
· UncategorizedA number of domain name companies land on valuable start up lists. But SAI didn't do its homework. Silicon Alley Insider has released its latest list of the world's most valuable startups, which includes a number of domain name companies. But I ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Domain Registrars Often Blamed for Customers’ Mistakes
· Domain RegistrarsCritical customer mistakes often blamed on domain registrars. When online backup service CrashPlan.com went down earlier this month, the company was quick to blame its domain name registrar GoDaddy. Code 42 Software, which runs the CrashPlan.com ... Continue Reading10 Comments
GoDaddy Launching GeoDomain Search Tool
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar is launching tool to make finding location-based domain names easier. [Update: the tool is now live] Domain name registrar GoDaddy is launching a GeoDomain research tool to help domainers find local domains, such as cityHotels.com. The tool ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Dark Blue Sea and GoDaddy Get Back Together
· Domain RegistrarsAustralian domain company signs new sales agreement with Go Daddy. Dark Blue Sea, parent company of Fabulous, has had a rough year. It probably hit bottom back in July, when GoDaddy pulled out of a sales distribution agreement with the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy Files 3 Patents for Domain Suggestion and Advertising Method
· Domain RegistrarsCompany files patents for improving current domain suggestion and advertising systems. Go Daddy Group, Inc., parent company of domain name registrar GoDaddy, has filed three patents for a method of suggesting possible domain names. The applications ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy to Advertise in 2010 Super Bowl
· UncategorizedDomain name registrar signs up for 6th consecutive year. Domain name registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy has purchased an ad spot in next year's Super Bowl on CBS. This will be the sixth consecutive year the company has advertise on the big ... Continue Reading7 Comments
GoDaddy Launches GoDaddySaves.Me
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar launches new online savings site, but misses an obvious typo. Domain name registrar GoDaddy has launched GoDaddySaves.Me, and online savings network. Members get discounts at a number of online merchants, ranging from Kohls to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
DNW’s 10 Step Guide to Transferring Domain Names to GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsYour step-by-step guide to transferring a domain name to GoDaddy. A couple weeks ago I had to transfer a domain name to GoDaddy as part of sale. The buyer was supposed transfer the domain to his account at GoDaddy from mine at Moniker, but he through ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Domain Name Companies Spend $2M Lobbying Washington
· UncategorizedAnalysis shows over $2M spent in first half of year on lobbying. Domain name related companies continue to spend millions of dollars lobbying representatives in Washington, a study by Domain Name Wire shows. The analysis used public records filed with ... Continue Reading6 Comments