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Web.com
Swallows SnapNames, Afilias Gets .Green &
Domains90210 Opens Auction Site Based in Beverly
Hills
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As
we were heading into the weekend
well-founded
rumors began circulating that Web.com
had purchased domain auction platform SnapNames
from Luxembourg-based KeyDrive S.A.
The news became official today when
Web.com confirmed
the acquisition of SnapNames at an
undisclosed price (Web.com did say the company expects this
transaction to be immaterial to
2014 financial results.) SnapNames,
established in 2000, offers daily
online auction sales of expiring, deleting
and privately-
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owned
domain names. KeyDrive had acquired both
SnapNames and registrar Moniker.com from
Oversee.net two years ago. Web.com
already shares ownership of another major
domain auction platform, NameJet,
with DemandMedia's Rightside unit
and owns registrars NetworkSolutions
and Register.com outright. |
At
least for now, SnapNames and NameJet will
continue to operate as separate
entities. In a letter to clients this
morning, SnapNames CEO Craig Snyder
wrote, "As we move ahead in the |

David
L. Brown
Chairman, President & CEO, Web.com |
integration
of the two businesses, we ask that all
current SnapNames customers and partners
continue to use their existing contacts.
SnapNames and Moniker will continue to
cooperate similarly to how they have in
the past. Domain names currently
accessible through the Moniker interface
will remain accessible through that
interface. We will promptly
communicate any changes as they are made
available. For support contacts, hours and
portal access please continue to visit: Snapnames.com/support.jsp.
Web.com
Chairman, CEO & President David L.
Brown said, “We are very pleased to
bring SnapNames under the Web.com umbrella.
This acquisition enables us to enhance our
existing domain related assets and provide
additional services for customers who are
looking for specific domain name
addresses. In today’s expanding domain
resale marketplace, SnapNames is a global
industry leader with experience and
expertise in domain lifecycle management
and auction services.” |
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In another
notable marriage of a different kind,
registry operator Afilias
has won the hand of the coveted .green
new gTLD. TheDomains.com
reported this morning that DemandMedia's
United TLD Holdco Ltd withdrew their
application for .green, leaving Afilias as
the sole applicant for the
extension (this after another suitor, Minds
+ Machines, dropped out of what had
been a three-way auction last week).
Afilias had to pay undisclosed but
substantial sums (believed to be in seven
figures) to the parties that agreed to
withdraw from the auction, clearing their
path to what looks to be one of the most
attractive new gTLDs. |

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One other
note today, Beverly Hills, California
domains sales platform Domains90210.com
has debuted a new auction format on
the site. Listings are currently names
held by Domains90210 founder Claude
Dauman, who has been building online
businesses since 1996. |
In
a post on his blog
Friday, Dauman noted the 1,400 listings On
Domains90210 feature a number of 2-letter
acronyms, including PJ.net, MH.net,
UF.net, Be.tv, PO.tv
and HV.tv, as well as many 3-letter
acronyms, single word and two word
category defining domain names. |
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(Posted
March 3, 2014)
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