Dan.com tweaks signal “end of life” for popular GoDaddy brand
Recent changes at Dan.com indicate that the GoDaddy brand is approaching its end of life. While there is no public time frame shared by GoDaddy about an oncoming retirement of Dan.com, it’s expected to follow the trajectory of Uniregistry, another successful domain platform bought and shut down by GoDaddy. In recent days a series of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy allegedly promotes self-owned, trademark domains on its search tool
A domain investor demonstrated results produced by the GoDaddy domain search tool and two things stand out: GoDaddy-owned domains and trademark violations. In a Twitter thread, the search performed is that of “Crystal” with the GoDaddy results containing a prompt to perform a brokered “acquisition” of Crystal.co.uk priced at $69.99 dollars. It also displays a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Looks like Dan.com will be going down soon
Dan.com has been a great domain aftermarket platform for several years, first as Undeveloped and then as Dan.com. The company was acquired by GoDaddy almost a year ago, sending domain investors in panic about the future of the platform. Dan.com raised its commission to 15% from 9% starting February 1st. It seems that Dan.com will […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain seller rages about the 25% fees at GoDaddy-owned Dan.com
A domain seller who found out that he stands to receive 25% less of his sale’s price left a scathing review for Dan.com. The GoDaddy-owned marketplace seems to be taking a whip, all thanks to an outrageous policy enforced by GoDaddy on February 1st. In a nutshell: When domains are listed on Dan.com or Afternic, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy: A “lagging competitor” to Wix, Squarespace, Weebly, and others
RBC Capital Markets has initiated coverage on GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) with a rating of “Sector Perform” and set a price target of $80 dollars. The firm acknowledged the company’s strong and reliable foundation but mentioned that there are still potential opportunities that have yet to develop fully. Although GoDaddy’s valuation is appealing, analysts are seeking […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.A domain backdoor at Uniregistry?
In 2020, GoDaddy acquired Uniregistry, taking over its IP, talent, and Frank Schilling‘s domain portfolio. Fast forward three years and both Uniregistry and the Uni Market are domain venues of the past. Domain investors that used Uni(registry) to manage their domains are now able to do so under the GoDaddy interface. These domains are still […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy not happy with Europeans having too many holidays
Almost a year ago, GoDaddy acquired Dan.com by paying $71.4 million dollars; the Netherlands based start-up’s founders and investors cashed a big fat check in the process. There’s one thing that most likely wasn’t planned well in this acquisition’s particulars: European holidays. In Europe, state-mandated holidays extend far beyond Christmas, the only day that WalMart […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy Q1/2023 financial results: Strong quarter and return to normalcy
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) today reported financial results for the first quarter (Q1/2023) that ended March 31, 2023. It marks the company’s return to normalcy with more than $1 billion of annualized GPV in the first quarter. “GoDaddy had a strong first quarter. We made progress towards returning to double-digit revenue growth and our Applications […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dan.com removes IP of buyer from transaction panel
Domain marketplace Dan.com has removed the provision of the buyer’s IP address from the negotiation panel. An example can be seen below: Until very recently, domain sellers could see the IP address of the party making an offer via the communications window; the IP would appear when hovering above the flag representing the country or […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GoDaddy takes over #Uniregistry domain accounts
The final countdown has begun: GoDaddy is taking over Uniregistry accounts containing portfolios of domain names. As expected “some time in May” the process started early on. An email sent from Uniregistry remind portfolio holders that their domains are already transitioned to GoDaddy. The email says in part: You’ve arrived here from Uniregistry, and we […]
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