Sedo Buys Domain Parking Service

February 24, 2009 -- Online domain marketplace Sedo announced on Tuesday it has acquired domain parking service RevenueDirect from domain registrar Dotster, which will increase Sedo's North American market share.

Sedo Releases Domain Market Study

February 9, 2009 -- Domain online marketplace Sedo reported on Monday the results of its annual Secondary Domain Market Study, which revealed continued growth in demand for premium domains in 2008.

1and1 Offers Sedo Aftermarket Domains

January 12, 2009 -- Offering access to both new domains and the domain reseller marketplace, web host 1&1 Internet has launched a new service on for finding already registered domain names up for sale alongside unregistered names, powered by Sedo's domain name marketplace.

Go Daddy to Close Standard Tactics

December 18, 2008 -- Web hosting provider Go Daddy is shutting down its Standard Tactics subsidiary, according to reports by Domain Name Wire.

Go Daddy Switches TDNAM Pricing

December 17, 2008 -- Domain registrar and web hosting provider Go Daddy has reportedly changed its starting bids on The Domain Name Aftermarket auctions, following recent criticism by domain name news site, Domain Name Wire.

Sedo Receives A+ From BBB

December 17, 2008 -- Domain online marketplace Sedo announced on Wednesday it has received an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, a not-for-profit, public organization financed by the private business sector.

Tucows Joins Fraud-Fighting Group

December 4, 2008 -- Internet services provider Tucows announced on Tuesday it has become the latest member of a global fraud-fighting community.

New Domain Re-brands FutureHosting

December 3, 2008 -- Shedding its previous identity as FutureHosting.biz, hosting and IT solutions provider Future Hosting has acquired the FutureHosting.com domain and will begin immediately rebranding its online presence under that name.

TRAFFIC Fetches $3M-Plus in Domains

September 30, 2008 -- Domain aftermarket provider Moniker announced on Tuesday that more than $3 million in premium domain names were purchased during Moniker's live auctions at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York domain conference last week.

Moniker Launches Domain MaxLock

September 24, 2008 -- Domain aftermarket provider and Oversee subsidiary Moniker announced on Wednesday it has launched Domain MaxLock, a product designed to protect valuable domain assets from employee errors or malicious cyber attacks.

Moniker Hosts TRAFFIC Auction

September 12, 2008 -- Domain aftermarket provider Moniker announced on Thursday it is offering more than 2,000 premium domain names for bid in its upcoming auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York domain industry conference.

WHIR TV Interviews Mark Klein of Sedo

August 28, 2008 -- A brief interview with Sedo about the Domain Aftermarket by WHIR TV

HostingCon 2008 - Building a Buyer-Friendly Host

Posted on 2008-07-28

Speaking of Tucows (I was speaking of Tucows and its OpenSRS rebranding in an earlier post, which you have almost certainly read already, but which you can reach by clicking here), I sat in on a presentation by Adam Eisner, the domains product manage

Internap Powers Register.com

June 6, 2008 -- Internet business solutions provider Internap Network Services announced on Friday that Register.com will use Internap's full portfolio of services to power its e-commerce site.

Go Daddy Hires DNForum Operator

November 14, 2007 -- Domain registrar and Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Wednesday it has added aftermarket specialist Adam Dicker, who has operated DNForum for four years.

Tucows Reduces Wholesale Pricing

August 9, 2007 -- Internet services provider Tucows announced on Tuesday that it has reduced its list price for wholesale domain name registrations.

WHD 2007 - Interview with Nora Cotter

May 2, 2007 -- While at Webhosting Day 2007 in Germany, WHIR TV sat down with Nora Cotter, UK/International director of operations at Sedo.

NameMedia Acquires Afternic

November 30, 2006 -- Domain name seller NameMedia announced on Thursday it is has acquired domain name marketplace Afternic.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

July 28, 2006 -- This week's Web hosting news included several acquisitions at major organizations, as well as a selection of significant, and in some cases surprising, legal decisions and gestures.

Video Interview with Warren Adelman from GoDaddy

November 19, 2005 -- WHIR TV interviews Warren Adelman, COO at GoDaddy.

Building Blocks

May 2007