Demand Media Buys Name.com

Demand Media has announced its acquisition of registrar Name.com

Demand Media already owns eNom, which is a reseller / wholesale registrar. Name.com, however, is retail based and has worked hard to build up its reputation in terms of customer service.

According to the release Name.com has over 1.5 million domain names under management.

According to the release from Demand Media the Denver based Name.com team will join Demand and answer to Taryn Naidu.

You can read the full release here.

Frank’s coverage is here, while there’s also more here and here.

By Michele Neylon

Michele is founder and managing director of Irish domain registrar and hosting company Blacknight. Michele has been deeply involved in domain and internet policy discussions for more than a decade. He also co-hosts the Technology.ie podcast.

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