United Internet (UDIRF.PK) increases its stake in Sedo to 96.05% and plans squeeze-out Montabaur, October 2, 2013. United Internet today acquired the 4,461,379 shares in Sedo Holding AG [SDO:Xetra], Cologne, held by Sedo’s founders and raised its stake in the company to 96.05%. The shares in Sedo Holding AG were acquired by United Internet Ventures AG at [...] Continue reading →

Housing.com and a Phone Number bought by Indian startup Housing.co.in for $1MM USD As reported by NextBigWhat, Indian Startup Housing.co.in has purchased the domain Housing.com for $500,000 USD and the national Indian phone number 03-333-333-333 for another $500,000 USD. Their old domain, housing.co.in now redirects to housing.com. The purchase of the domain is underlining [...] Continue reading →

So here’s the official Press Release for the acquisition of Afternic and Smartname by Go Daddy from Namemedia. GoDaddy Acquires Afternic – Primes Domain Aftermarket For New TLDs Move Also Delivers Improved Service, Selection & Speed to More Aftermarket Customers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Sept. 19, 2013) – GoDaddy, the world’s leading domain name provider, has acquired [...] Continue reading →

As announced in an email to members of AfterNIC and Smartname, Go Daddy is to acquire the two platforms from Namemedia. Afternic and Smartname will continue to operate as separate brands and the business terms are going to continue to be the same. Go Daddy will be joining Afternic’s Fast transfer network. For details see [...] Continue reading →

Demand Media Welcomes Wayne MacLaurin as Senior Vice President of Technology for United TLD World-Class Registry Strengthens Technology Resources to Focus on New gTLDs Kirkland, Washington – September 11, 2013 –Demand Media (NYSE: DMD), a leading media and domain services company, today is pleased to announce its recent hire of Wayne MacLaurin, who joins the [...] Continue reading →

Archeo Launches Domains Marketplace, Providing Gateway to Premium Portfolio of More Than 200,000 Names  SEATTLE  – September 10, 2013 – Archeo, Inc., a division of Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX), today announced the launch of the Archeo Domains Marketplace (www.archeodomains.com), providing direct access for businesses, brokers and individuals to Archeo’s portfolio of more than 200,000 [...] Continue reading →

Major Milestone Reached in New Domain Program Los Angeles, California ICANN’s Generic Domains Division announced today the conclusion of the Initial Evaluation (IE) phase of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program. More than 1,700 applications have now moved to the next steps in the program. “This is an extraordinary landmark which demonstrates the progress in [...] Continue reading →