Here's what Paul Nicks announced at NamesCon today. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) President of Domains Paul Nicks gave the opening keynote at NamesCon today. Nicks made an announcement sure to please domain owners: in the future, you'll be able to see ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Paul Nicks promoted to President, Domains at GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsNicks makes the top leadership team at GoDaddy. Paul Nicks has been promoted to the highest level of GoDaddy's (NYSE: GDDY) leadership team after being named President of Domains this month. Nicks joined GoDaddy in 2007 and has spent nearly his ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Great domain investing data from Paul Nicks (GoDaddy) at NamesCon
· Domain SalesThis is a live blog of Paul Nick's keynote at NamesCon this morning. Paul Nicks shared some valuable data about domain investing. YoY sales of aftermarket domains from third party inventory were up 41% on 29% increase in inquiries. 30% growth in ... Continue Reading13 Comments
GoDaddy Aftermarket with Paul Nicks – DNW Podcast #52
· PodcastsPaul Nicks, who manages GoDaddy's aftermarket, discusses the state of domain resales and the GoDaddy platform. Paul Nicks runs the aftermarket for GoDaddy, which includes Afternic and GoDaddy auctions. Paul discusses the current state of the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy gets patent for Geo Domain tool
· Domain RegistrarsFirst patent related to system for generating geo domain names is granted. Back in 2009 GoDaddy released a geo domain tool that allowed you to find domain names specific to a location, e.g. AustinAllergists.com. Last year I reported that GoDaddy ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy gets two patents for domain appraisal
· Domain RegistrarsPaul Nicks' inventions related to name spinning and appraisals get patent protection. The United States Patent and Trademark Office today issued two patents to GoDaddy related to name spinning and appraisal. U.S. Patent number 8,447,701 is titled ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Go Daddy Auctions June sales down (but that doesn’t mean a downturn in the market)
· Domain SalesAftermarket domain sales robust despite lower numbers on Go Daddy Auctions. Last month Go Daddy Auctions sold 31,896 domain names. That's down from 35,094 in May. The number of domains sold on the platform has been on a downward trend for several ... Continue Reading8 Comments