According to DailyChanges.com there are almost 34 million domain names are hosted on Godaddy's DomainControl.com servers which appear to be down. In addition another 1.2 million are hosted on Godaddy's CashParking.com servers which also appear to be down. I did a spot check of domains and sites located on both servers and all appeared to be down. As Godaddy.com outage continues it looks … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Bill Hartzer.com Reports Front Running By Godaddy.com
In a story published a couple of days ago blogger BillHartzer.com citing another report, says Godaddy.com maybe front running domain registrations. "Godaddy, the domain name registrar, has apparently been caught registering domain names after someone has looked up the availability of a domain name. " "This guy claims that he looked up a domain name to see if that domain name was … [Read more...]
Godaddy.com CEO Warren Adelman Steps Down To Become “Special Advisor”
According to a press release just out the "Chief Executive Officer of Godaddy.com, Warren Adelman, has decided to step down from his position as CEO and assume a new role at the company as Special Advisor for Strategy and Global Policy". "Scott Wagner has been named interim CEO while the board conducts a search for a permanent successor. " "I am proud to have been part of a team that has … [Read more...]
Thomson Reuters Acquires MarkMonitor.com
According to a press release "The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase MarkMonitor, a global leader in online brand protection" for an undisclosed price "The completion of the acquisition is subject to standard regulatory approvals. " "The acquisition of MarkMonitor, headquartered in San Francisco, will … [Read more...]
Name.com Asks “What New gTLD’s Are You Waiting For”
Unlike some other registrars that are taking "pre-orders" or expressions of interest in domain name registrations for certain hand selected new gTLD's, Name.com is going from it at a whole different angle asking users: "What new gTLDs are you waiting for?" Name.com is asking users to tell then what new gTLD's they are most interest in. The page put up by Name.com starts with an important … [Read more...]
30%-50% Of All Domain Registrations Are Through Resellers & Enom Has 8,000 of Them
A few interesting facts coming out of the afternoon ICANN session entitled; "Briefing for GAC on Domain Name Marketplace" Jeff Eckhaus of Demand Media which owns Enom.com, speaking to the Governmental Advisory Council, (GAC) said that Enom has 8,000 resellers itself and he thought that on a volume of registrations, the percentage of domain names registered by resellers was "somewhere between … [Read more...]
Fifth Annual Registrar Summit Kicks Off Today
Godaddy.com is hosting the Fifth Annual Registrar Summit which is being held today and tomorrow, June 7th and 8th at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Here is the agenda: Thursday, June 7 TIME SESSION SPEAKER 8:00 - 8:45 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:45 - 9:00 AM Welcoming Remarks Nima Kelly (Go Daddy) 9:00 - 9:30 AM Antitrust … [Read more...]