GoDaddy, said it had acquired San Francisco startup Locu according to Allthingsd.com "While the company did not disclose the terms of the deal, sources close to the situation said it paid $70 million in cash and stock for the company." There are also earnouts for the two dozen employees of Locu going to GoDaddy. "Locu, which was founded out of MIT in Massachusetts in 2011, helps … [Read more...]
If Google Wants To UDRP This Domain, They Will Have To Name Bill Gates
The domain name Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com has a most interesting whois record. The domain which was registered back in 2005 expired in December 2012. The domain name was re-registered fresh on July 9th, 2013 and look at who the whois is showing as the owner: Registrant: BILL GATES 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California … [Read more...]
Godaddy.com Auctions Sells 38,601 Domain In July: Led By Body.com $380K Flight.Ca For $110,700
Godaddy.com July auction Sales data is out and in all 38,601 sales took place on Godaddy auction platform almost the identical number of transaction in June 38,861 Here the the top sales of the month for July and … [Read more...]
Judge Says Godaddy Is Not Entitled To Safe Harbor Protection On Parked Pages Program
In a 29 page ruling a California Federal Court denied Godaddy's motion to have the case filed by the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND SCIENCES, (the Oscars) which was filed in 2010, thrown out, denying Godaddy.com the Safe Harbor that domain name registrars typically enjoy. DomainNameWire.com reported last week that Godaddy was testing out some new parked landing pages, but this ruling might … [Read more...]
GoDaddy: First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN’s New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)
According to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN's new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The new agreement provides customers a better experience, allows registrars to offer the upcoming new gTLDs and sets the standard for the future of the Internet. Signing the new agreement enables GoDaddy to offer the new top level … [Read more...]
Body.com Sells On Godaddy.com For $380,000
The domain name Body.com just sold on GoDaddy’s aftermarket for $380,000. This was listed via Godaddy's partnership with Sedo and sold from GoDaddy.com as a make offer listing. The seller appears to have been Red Trend Limited out of Hong Kong. The domain was last sold back in 2009 for $400,000 by Live Current Media on Sedo's Great Domains site. This is the 2nd highest domain sale ever … [Read more...]
Godaddy Sells 38,155 Domains In June Led By Fortnite.com For $71,500 & Two .Org’s
Godaddy just released its June domain name auction report, selling 38,155 domains in June down substantially in number of transaction in May when it sold 42,217 domain names. All sales were led by Fortnite.com which sold for a whopping $71,500 and CashForCars.Org which sold for $55,000 Right behing those two was the domain name AHN.org which sold for $50K. Really good sales in my … [Read more...]