Dell decides it should use the domain name Adamo.com for its new computer. When Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) launched its sleek new laptop called Adamo it overlooked one important marketing issue: it didn't own the domain name Adamo.com. As we reported last ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Dell has the Adamo, But Tucows has the Domain
· UncategorizedDell 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
What Should Domain Registrars Do with Expired Domain Names?
· Expired DomainsPerhaps letting domain registrars do as they please is OK. For the 2009 Domain Name Wire Survey I added a new option for the most important factors when selecting a domain registrar: what they do with expired domains. With all the commotion over ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Tucows Signs Up To $1.8M Expired Domain Name Deal
· Expired DomainsDomain name registrar signs deal to sell expired domain names to third party. This is a follow-up to Domain Name Wire's report this morning about Tucows (AMEX: TCX) selling a $1 million portfolio of domain names and entering into an agreement to sell ... Continue Reading6 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
Tucows Inks Expired Domains Deal with NameJet
· Expired DomainsNameJet now has three of top four domain registrars on its platform. Starting today, NameJet is the exclusive sales channel for domain names expiring from domain name registrar Tucows (AMEX: TCX). NameJet is now the exclusive provider of inventory ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Name.com Lays Off 10% of Staff
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar feels bite of sinking economy. Domain name registrar Name.com has laid off 10% of its staff, according to a post on its company blog. (Link to post removed because no longer active.) After growing last year, the company started to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
The Perils of Trying to Go Public
· ServicesNameMedia's withdrawn IPO more painful than it looks. It may appear that NameMedia's decision last week to to drop its planned initial public offering is just a temporary setback. Aside from the costs of filing its S-1 to go public, going on the ... Continue Reading5 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