Dell releases Adamo computer; domain registrar Tucows owns Adamo.com [Update: Dell has purchased Adamo.com.] I track domain name registrations by Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) on a regular basis. The company is no slacker when it comes to registering or ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Tucows Sells $1M Domain Name Portfolio; Domain Parking Flat
· Domain RegistrarsCompany sells big portfolio, enters into $1.8M expired domain name deal, and sees domain name parking revenue flatline. Domain name wholesaler Tucows Inc (AMEX: TCX) has sold a portfolio of 2,553 domain names for $1 million, the company announced in ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Creative Commons CEO Joi Ito Joins Tucows Board
· Domain RegistrarsJoi Ito joins Tucows Board of Directors. Creative Commons CEO, technologist, and venture capitalist Joi Ito has joined domain registrar Tucows (AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC) Board of Directors. In addition to serving as Creative Commons' CEO, Ito is CEO and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Marchex Lays Off 10%
· UncategorizedMarchex latest domain company to announce layoffs. Domain name and local advertising company Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) has laid off 10% of its workforce, reports The Pugent Sound Business Journal. About 35 people are losing their jobs, although some of ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Tucows Reports Slight Loss in Q3
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar fights currency fluctuations; down economy. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) reported a third quarter loss of $71,000 today. Despite a difficult environment, our third quarter revenue growth was driven by the strong performance of our OpenSRS ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tucows Sells Afilias Stake for $7.4 Million
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar continues to divest of non-core assets. Domain registrar Tucows has sold its stake in domain name registry Afilias for $7.4 million. Tucows owned 7.38% of Afilias, which pegs a valuation on the registry of about $100 million. However, the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Domain Stocks Pummeled
· UncategorizedDomain name related companies get pummeled on Wall Street. Google's 52 week stock performance(from Yahoo.com)The stock market is in a free fall, and domain stocks are no exception. Shares of Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) dropped 12.5% yesterday to close ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Tucows: Domain Parking May Have Hit Bottom
· Domain RegistrarsTucows' says domain parking revenue is down, but it may be on the rebound. Tucows, a wholesale domain registrar and owner of 150,000 domains, saw its revenue from domain parking drop 12% in just one quarter, but CEO Elliot Noss says it may have hit ... Continue Reading5 Comments