Well for my first story on MorganLinton.com I can confirm that Domain name.com has been acquired by Demand Media.
Demand Media will get to add Domain.com to their registrar holdings. I understand that Name.com will be allowed to operate as is keeping the unique culture that it has cultivated.
Congrats to Bill Mushkin who is a great guy imo, and let?s hope Domainnames.com stays the way it has been.
SANTA MONICA, Calif.?(BUSINESS WIRE)?Demand Media? (NYSE: DMD), a leading digital media company, today announced the acquisition of Denver-based Domain name.com, a domain names name registrar known for its strong retail footprint, award-winning customer service and creative spirit. The acquisition is intended to expand Demand Media?s platform as it prepares for the historic release of new Top Level Domains (TLDs) this year.
?Name.com brings innovation, creativity and a deep commitment to their customers ? factors which we believe are essential in the environment of new gTLDs.?
Founded in 2003, Domain name.com customers have registered nearly 1.5 million domainname, and use the company?s tools and services to grow their online presence. As the second largest registrar in the World, Demand Media?s eNom subsidiary has over 13.5 million domainname names on its platform registered by over 8,800 resellers and partners. ?Name.com will provide a direct channel for us to reach consumers and small businesses as they develop and manage their online identities,? said Richard Rosenblatt, chairman and CEO, Demand Media. ?This becomes even more valuable as over one thousand new domainnames extensions are expected to become available for registration in the years ahead.?
In 2011, ICANN initiated the process for creating new domain extensions as a way to increase domains name choices for memorable or descriptive web addresses (for example, integritymortgagesolutions.com can become integrity.mortgage or integritymortgage.solutions) and help organize websites and information better (for example, gwathmey-siegel.com could end in a domainname extension that maps to the nature of the business, such as .law, .architect or .cpa). Last June, ICANN announced it had received 1,930 applications for new TLDs that were submitted by entrepreneurs, businesses, governments and communities around the world looking to operate a TLD registry of their own choosing.
Demand Media will retain the Denver-based team and the business will report to Taryn Naidu, executive vice president, Registrar Services. ?Our strategy is to provide an end-to-end solution for all things domain names ? whether you are looking to consume or distribute names and services,? said Naidu. ?Name.com brings innovation, creativity and a deep commitment to their customers ? factors which we believe are essential in the environment of new gTLDs.?
About Demand Media
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) is a leading digital media company that informs and entertains one of the internet?s largest audiences, helps advertisers find innovative ways to engage with their customers and enables publishers to expand their online presence. Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Demand Media has offices in North America, South America and Europe. For more information about Demand Media, please visit www.demandmedia.com.
? 2013 Demand Media, Inc.
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Furthermore, as discussed above, the Company does not intend to revise or update the information set forth in this press release, except as required by law, and may not provide this type of information in the future.
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They are already poking fun at the acquisition with this video made on January 4,2013
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Source: http://www.premodomains.com/breaking-news-demand-media-has-acquired-name-com/
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