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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
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Companies
in the News: Oversee.net, Thought Convergence,
Afternic & Dnbiz
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Oversee.net
has
named a Chief Technology Officer. The job
- once held by current Oversee CEO Debra
Domeyer - went to Gene Chuang, an
experienced technology development professional
and team leader known for his expertise in
mobile, social and search marketing platforms.
Chuang
will be responsible for identifying and building
technology platforms that support the growth of
Oversee’s current and future business
initiatives. The Los Angeles based
company operates a global online performance
marketing network with over 250 million unique
visitors per month,
Chuang
was Executive Director of AT&T
Interactive, leading teams of engineers in
Data Systems and Mobile Engineering. He also
served as Director of Engineering at Yahoo
Search Marketing where he led the
development of large-scale search platforms.
Most recently, he
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Gene
Chuang
New CTO at Oversee.net
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was
Director of Engineering at Chegg, an
online network for college students that offers
assistance with homework, course selection and
textbook rentals, purchases and resale.
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Over
CEO Debra Domeyer said, “We’re delighted to
welcome Gene to the Oversee management team.
Technology has been and will continue to be the
foundation for Oversee’s success. Gene’s
appointment reaffirms our commitment to being at
the cutting edge of technology. He is that rare
technologist with business savvy and product
vision who also excels at building teams and
recruiting the best of the best.”
Chuang,
who graduated Magna Cum Laude from UCLA,
said, "“Oversee is a company that has
tremendous growth potential. My goal is to
develop and scale technology solutions at
Oversee that add value to the company’s
businesses. I’m excited to work with the
strong tech team we have on board.”
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Kevin
Vo and Ammar Kubba
marked a Thought Convergence
milestone this week |
Another
major domain industry company based in
Los Angeles, Thought
Convergence, is celebrating
its 10th anniversary this week.
The parent company of Trafficz, Aftermarket.com,
DomainTools.com and several other
enterprises (and the host of several Domain
Roundtable conferences), has been
guided to prominence by Kevin Vo
and Ammar Kubba who were profiled
in our October
2007 Cover Story. Kevin
& Ammar are two of the nicest people
you will meet in any business so
it is especially gratifying to see them
reach this milestone with many more
still to come. |
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Domain
aftermarket giant Afternic
has expanded their presence in the
Asia with the addition
of Chinese registrar Dnbiz
to the Afternic DLS network as a Premium Reseller. Dnbiz will now list Afternic's Instant Transfer domain names for sale on Dnbiz.com, adding millions of high quality premium domains to its marketplace.
Jason
Miner, the Chief Operating Officer
at Afternic, said, "We are excited to offer our customers the opportunity to have their names presented to this
growing market and for the Chinese domain buyers to have access to the high quality domains in the Afternic
network." |
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Charlie
Wang, COO of Dnbiz, added "We are proud to offer our customers access to the largest portfolio of Instant Transfer domains in the world. This will enrich the buying experience on our site and improve our user
experience. Our customers are thrilled with the breadth of domains available from Afternic, and the speed in which they are moved into their accounts." |
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(Posted July
17, 2012)
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