Move makes it easier for U.S. investors to invest in the company. U.S. investors interested in investing in domain name company Team Internet Group now have an easier option. The company trades on the London Stock Exchange's market for small and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Expired domain shuffle: GoDaddy picks up 2 registrars, loses Namecheap
· Expired DomainsTwo CentralNic registrars join GoDaddy Auctions but Namecheap leaves. Three registrars have changed where they are sending expired domain names. Based on recent searches at GoDaddy Auctions, GoDaddy has picked up Moniker's and Key-Systems' ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Moniker to take over Alpnames domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic registrars will pick up 680,000 domain names. Three domain name registrars owned by CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) will take over the domain names from defunct domain name registrar AlpNames. All names will be managed through the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
CentralNic scoops up KeyDrive for up to $55 million
· Domain RegistrarsDeal includes cash and share consideration with earnout that could make it a $55 million total price tag. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it has agreed to acquire KeyDrive S.A. for up to $55 million. The deal includes initial ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Shop domain names are now free
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker offers first-year registration for free, but limited to one per customer. GMO Registry, the company behind the .shop top level domain names, is offering free .shop domain names through December 23. So far, the promotion is being offered by ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Moniker customer sues over expired domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer, which has previously sued Moniker, says domains should have been renewed. A client of domain name registrar Moniker has sued the registrar, arguing that the registrar mistakenly let domain names expire. Given the troubles Moniker has ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Jothan Frakes to lead Moniker
· Domain RegistrarsFrakes to the rescue? Domain name industry veteran Jothan Frakes is set to take over the helm of Moniker as interim CEO later this month. Frakes will have a tough challenge ahead of him. Moniker has been in a tailspin ever since it switched from its ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Moniker lost over 60,000 .com domain names in October
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar plunges below 900,000 .com registrations mark. Verisign's latest .com monthly report has been published by ICANN, and Moniker's woes from its platform switch over the summer appear to have finally caught up with it. Moniker lost 61,191 ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Oops: Moniker account balances are apparently borked
· Domain RegistrarsIncorrect balances shown on accounts dating back to October. The hits keep on coming for Moniker...and its customers. When the domain name registrar switched to a completely new registrar platform over the summer, it lost all previous invoices that ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Moniker lost just 18,057 .com domains to transfers in July
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer losses still fairly low after switch to new system. Last month I reported that Moniker only lost 17,506 .com domain names to transfers in June after its disastrous switch to a new registrar platform. I predicted that the number would shoot up ... Continue Reading8 Comments