Rightside's debut as its own publicly-traded company is imminent. Demand Media plans to complete the spin-off of its domain name business on August 1. Rightside will become its own public company on that date. It will trade on the NASDAQ under the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Grumpy the Cat and Rob Corddry give Name.com a High Five
· Domain RegistrarsCelebrities give Name.com a high five. Name.com did a rather clever marketing gimmick during SXSW Interactive in Austin. It sent one of its customer service reps to the city as "High Five Guy". For every high five he got (10,000) the company donated 5 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Watch Name.com and .xyz battle in bobsled competition
· Domain RegistrarsJared Ewy and Daniel Negari fly around the track in friendly wager. I see a lot of marketing gimmicks for domain names, but rarely write about them. This bobsledding competition (and sponsorship) involving .xyz is entertaining enough to pass ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
eNom and Name.com sign 2013 RAA
· Domain RegistrarsDemand Media gears up for new TLDs by signing new registrar agreement. Demand Media's eNom and Name.com domain name registrars have signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), the company announced today. That makes four of the top 10 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Meet Steve Banfield, Demand Media’s new SVP and GM of Registrar Services
· Domain RegistrarsBanfield to lead eNom and Name.com. Earlier this week Demand Media announced that it hired Steve Banfield to serve as SVP and GM of Registrar Services. Demand Media owns domain name reseller eNom and consumer registrar Name.com, both of which Banfield ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Demand Media considers spinning off domain name business
· Domain RegistrarsDomain 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
Humorous Twitter conversation between Name.com and Go Daddy
· Domain RegistrarsTwo domain registrars have fun with each other on Twitter. One thing Name.com does better than most (all?) domain name registrars is have a good social media presence. It has the right mix between humor, special offers, and support. Name.com ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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
Name.com piggybacks NameCheap.com $.98 Twitter domain offer
· UncategorizedName.com vs. NameCheap. It's on! Here's an interesting duel going on between two domain registrars that have mastered social media: Name.com and NameCheap.com. NameCheap.com is asking people to retweet a message about 98 cent domain registrations. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Panelist Calls Clause in Name.com Registration Agreement “Extraordinary”
· Policy & LawPanelist finds it odd that Name.com makes domain registrant responsible for its own "coming soon" pages. UDRP panelist Warwick A. Rothnie has called a clause in Name.com's registration agreement related to parked pages an "extraordinary ... Continue Reading4 Comments
