GoDaddy and Wix spend more to capture demand surge during the pandemic. Top ads for “domain name” on Google. It’s been a good year for
Category: domain registrar updates
Web.com acquires New Zealand domain name registrar
Acquisition comes on the heels of losing out on WebCentral. Web.com adds New Zealand’s FreeParking to its brands. Just weeks after losing a bidding war
Understanding GoDaddy’s Full Domain & Privacy Protection
GoDaddy’s paid domain privacy service has some practical implications for domain owners and the expired domain market. Earlier this year, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) made its
GoDaddy earnings: 1 million net new customers this year, COO Andrew Low Ah Kee leaving
Customer base and revenue continues to climb as business quickly transition online. Andrew Low Ah Kee Domain name and web presence company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY)
Endurance International Group to go private in $3 billion deal
Clearlake Capital to acquire EIGI. Clearlake Capital Group is acquiring Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) in a $3 billion deal (including debt). The private equity
It’s in: the latest list of which registrars are top in .Com
ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2020. For the second
MarkMonitor parent Clarivate reports earnings
Acquisitions boost top line. Clarivate (NYSE: CCC), the parent company of brand protection domain name registrar MarkMonitor, reported Q3 earnings this morning. The company reported
Masterbucks and tax avoidance at center of Epik PayPal controversy
Alternative currency pitched as way to avoid taxes could be behind PayPal’s decision to stop providing services to Epik. This screenshot from June 2018, captured
PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “deplatformed”
PayPal apparently inquired about flows of money through the registrar before terminating services; domain name registrar with controversial customers says it is being deplatformed. PayPal
Namecheap revenue jumps 38.5% in Q3
Revenue keeps surging ahead at Namecheap. Privately-held domain name registrar Namecheap has more to celebrate this year than just its 20th anniversary. The company saw