Latest Dan product update automatically “opts in” domains to Afternic
The latest product update at Dan.com (product update 8) carries several improvements that emphasize the great expandability of the platform designed by Dan.com, already a superb platform prior to GoDaddy acquiring it last summer. Global domain description edits, for example, minimize the task load of domain portfolio holders. Lease to own (LTO) transactions are now […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dan & Afternic integration: ON/OFF switch a one way street
GoDaddy acquired Dan.com for $71.4 million dollars with one goal in mind: to pipe out its 2 million listed domains to Afternic. The aged platform has many automated domain-selling features in place but new tech at Dan, previously known as Undeveloped.com, was eating Afternic’s lunch, as far as sales volume is concerned, prior to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Latest GoDaddy hacking incident part of “multi-year campaign”
GoDaddy announced that a recent hacking incident that targeted its cPanel hosting servers is part of a “multi-year campaign” against the company. The announcement provided details about the latest incident that took place in December 2022, targeting the services available to hosting users. During the incident, an “unauthorized third party” installed malware and proceeded to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy Q4/2022 & annual report
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter (Q4/2022) along with fiscal 2022 earnings. According to the press release, 2022 Revenue up 7%; Cash Provided by Operating Activities up 18%; Free Cash Flow up 13%. Q4/2022 wasn’t as stellar: Reported earnings of $0.60 /share missed estimate of $0.62 /share by 3.23%. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FTX scandal: GoDaddy on the list of creditors
The FTX scandal is unraveling daily, with the troubled crypto company once valued in the billions of dollars going through bankruptcy. The list of creditors of FTX was released last week and among them are some big names: Apple, Microsoft, Alibaba, Coinbase, and others, are claiming a minimum of $3.1 billion dollars. With more than […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy shuffles board of directors three weeks before earnings
GoDaddy announced changes to its board of directors (BOD) just three weeks before scheduled Q4/2022 & fiscal 2022 earnings. Srini Tallapragada and Sigal Zarmi are in, moving from Salesforce and Morgan Stanley respectively. The impressive qualifications of these two new board members were lauded by GoDaddy CEO, Aman Bhutani, who noted: “GoDaddy’s diverse board is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy to announce Q4/2022 and fiscal year earnings on Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day, GoDaddy will be sharing its performance results for Q4/2022, alongside the fiscal year 2022 earnings. The report will be released on February 14th, after the US stock market closes. Following the release, a webinar will be hosted by the GoDaddy management at 5:00pm Eastern time. You can register for the webinar here. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy auction bidders: Prepare(.com) to waste your time
Expired domain auctions at GoDaddy come with a fair warning for the winner: You might end up not getting the domain. Even after the auction finishes, as long as the registrant renews within the time frame that ICANN mandates, money and time is lost for the auction’s winner. Although the amount paid is refunded, that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Silver lining in Dan.com fee-jacking revealed
There’s a silver lining in the recent fee-jacking that Dan.com users will face, apparently. The back story: GoDaddy-owned Dan.com decided to raise the fees it collects on the platform, from the current 9% to 15% beginning on February 1, 2023. This price increase was matched by a similar increase at the Uni Market and a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Reza Sardeha talks about the Dan future and fee changes
Dan founder, Reza Sardeha, emerged via Twitter and delivered his personal opinion about the recent drastic fee changes at GoDaddy. The back story: Just months after acquiring Dan.com in June 2022 for a reported $71 million dollars in cash, GoDaddy increased the fees domain investors pay to use the Dan platform. Starting on February 1st, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bye Dan: Sedo will keep its BIN landers at 10% commission
Domain investors are facing an unprecedented act by GoDaddy, that will be imposing a 25% commission on domains that are added on Afternic, Dan, or the Uni Market whilst not using their nameservers. In effect from February 1st, the 25% commission is a massive “head tax” that attempts to terrorize domain investors that use their […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Media Temple: Another GoDaddy “funeral” of a great brand
GoDaddy collects brands – the ones that stand in its way to control the ebb and flow of its domain name and hosting business. It’s not a secret that a big chunk of revenue for GoDaddy comes from its core web hosting services. Once you register domains at GoDaddy you will be upsold with hosting, […]
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