Namecheap, Markmonitor, and Team Internet: Top stories
Two acquisitions highlighted the top stories in the domain business last month.
These were the top stories on Reglike in September, ranked by views.
1. Private equity firm is buying Namecheap in deal that values firm at $1.5 billion – CVC Capital Partners is buying a majority stake in the second largest domain registrar.
2. Google’s parked domain purge captures final advertisers and devastates parking revenue – It’s getting ugly out there for domain monetization.
3. GoDaddy needs to fix its domain search availability – GoDaddy was suggesting by now registered domains, but fixed the issue within days of this story.
4. Markmonitor sold AGAIN – Corporate domain registrar Markmonitor has its fifth owner in less than 15 years following Com Laude purchased the firm at an enterprise valuation of $450 million.
5. Google Impact: Team Internet lays off 200, revenue plummets – See story #2 for why this is happening. Sedo, another big arbitrage firm, managed to have a surprisingly good start to the year.
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Making a splash with Lake.com – This entrepreneur spent seven figures to acquire a great domain for his startup.
The future of Ethereum Name Service – Hear what’s fresh with ENS, and what the next round of top level domains might mean for blockchain naming systems.
Winning the brandable game – Michael Rader has a long history with brandable domains, and registered regarding 2,000 within three months this year.
From naming brands to selling domains – Naming firm Catchword began registering domains for client projects, and has built a nice portfolio.
The challenges of misspelled brand names – Researcher Leah Smith explains how misspelled brand names cause confusion.
