I mentioned recently that Tralliance, who run the .travel registry, were in financial difficulty. According to a statement from Tralliance that recently appeared on CircleID the company has received extra funding from Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. As far as press releases / statements go this one is a classic. It's so ambiguous you'd have to wonder why they even bothered … [Read more...] about Travel Registry Gets More Funding
SnapNames Acquisition – Sudhir Bhagwan’s Comments
In a digital world news travels fast. SnapNames CEO, Sudhir Bhagwan, has already sent out an email to all their clients to notify them of the acquisition and to assure them that it is "business as usual": It's important that you understand there will be no changes to the way SnapNames provides its services. This is a combination of two industry leaders with outstanding … [Read more...] about SnapNames Acquisition – Sudhir Bhagwan’s Comments
Oversee.net Acquires SnapNames.com
As the year progresses the number of mergers and acquistions in the domain industry is increasing at an impressive rate. Hot on the heels of GoDaddy's acquisition (saving?) of RegisterFly another media company acquires a domain company. Is anyone beginning to see a pattern emerging? Oversee.net has acquired SnapNames according to a post on Jay Westerdal's blog. SnapNames … [Read more...] about Oversee.net Acquires SnapNames.com
Modern Domainer – Another Magazine For The Domain Industry
It wasn't that long ago that I mentioned the launch of Domainers' Magazine. Now it looks like there maybe a new kid on the block - Modern Domainer, which describes itself as: Modern Domainer speaks for the thousands of business professionals who have found ways to monetize domain names. Our magazine publishes six times a year and offers fresh perspectives, in-depth analyses … [Read more...] about Modern Domainer – Another Magazine For The Domain Industry
GoDaddy Swats RegisterFly!
As was suggested a few days ago, GoDaddy have taken over RegisterFly's domains and customers. Migrating all the data across should prove to be an interesting test for GoDaddy's staff but, regardless of the technicalities, it signals an end to the limbo in which the domains (and clients) were being held since earlier this year. As I mentioned yesterday, the RegisterFly site … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Swats RegisterFly!
AU Deregulation Bad?
One of the strongest selling points of a regulated ccTLD is security and peace of mind. What that translates into in practice is that there is a slightly higher degree of control over who gets to register domains. In Ireland, for example, the IEDR has been able to vaunt the IE ccTLD due to its positive results in a recent McAfee siteadvisor survey. The same study gave a very … [Read more...] about AU Deregulation Bad?
Yet Another RegisterFly Update
According to a recent post on the ICANN blog Kevin Medina, head of RegisterFly, is being held in contempt of court: The Court held Registerfly and Kevin Medina personally to be in contempt of the Court’s earlier Preliminary Injunction Order. So the Court has has ordered Kevin Medina and RegisterFly to publish on its website, within 48 hours, a notice telling people about the … [Read more...] about Yet Another RegisterFly Update
GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Jay Westerdal suggests that GoDaddy maybe buying part of RegisterFly. Anyone who has been folllowing the domain industry in recent months would be aware of the RegisterFly meltdown, which has caused issues for thousands of registrants worldwide. There will be mixed feelings surrounding this type of acquisition, but it is surely preferable to the limbo that many of … [Read more...] about GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
It looks like 2007 is going to be an awkward year for the domain world. Earlier we had the collapse of RegisterFly, now we have the strong possibility of the .travel domain going bust. The .travel domain has always been an oddity. The idea behind it is fairly obvious, but when you combine the strict rules, price and length of the domain it becomes apparent why it has been … [Read more...] about Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
Will you drop your .eu domain?
Will you be renewing your .eu domain? Even if you renew it for year two, will you bother for year 3? How many .eu domains are going to be dropped this year? It's an interesting question. At its height .eu had over 2.6 million domains active, though that has already dropped to 2.3 million and is still dropping.... … [Read more...] about Will you drop your .eu domain?