Pinky Brand just published some bold predictions for the number of domain names that will exist in 2016 including registrations from new gTLD’s. For those that don’t know, Pinky is one of…
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Yahoo Wants Out Of Its Bing Deal & Move To Google & Why That’s Bad News For Domainers
According several sources, Yahoo would like to get out of its deal with Microsoft and let Google Monetize their search results. Yahoo entered into a 10 year search deal in 2010 and…
Godaddy Formally Names Scott Wagner COO & CFO
According to a press release by GoDaddy, it is formally announcing as “its new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Scott Wagner, effective immediately.” “Wagner was a KKR Capstone Member and…
MarketLeader Buyer Of RealEstate.com For $8.25M Gets Buyout From Trulia For $355 Million
Trulia, Inc. (NYSE: TRLA, “Trulia”),announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Market Leader, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEDR, “Market Leader”), for approximately $355 million, or an implied price of…
.XXX 1st Year Renewal Rate Tops 80%
According to figures released by ICANN tonight it looks like the .XXX registry had a renewal rate for its first year of over 80% The ICANN transaction report for January for the…
Forbes Asks “Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?”
An article just published in Forbes asks the question, “Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?”. It’s a must read article for all domainers. The article is written by…
.XXX Drops Price To $8.99 For May
According to a Press Release ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, announced “that new .XXX domain registrations created from May 1 through May…