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Demand Media Plans Domain Name Services Spinoff Rightside Group

November 5, 2013 — Demand Media announced on Tuesday a proposed spinoff domain name services business, Rightside Group, to be led by Taryn Naidu, who is currently Demand Media’s executive VP of domain services. Keep on reading: Demand Media Plans Domain Name Services Spinoff Rightside Group Continue reading

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Media Temple, GoDaddy Talk Acquisition, Growth and Culture

October 15, 2013 — When Demian Sellfors co-founded Media Temple in 1998, he had planned a three year exit strategy. Fifteen years later, GoDaddy has acquired (mt) Media Temple for an undisclosed amount, and (mt) CEO Sellfors says the outcome of his journey is nothing like what he expected it to be. Keep on reading: Media Temple, GoDaddy Talk Acquisition, Growth and Culture Continue reading

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The Real EIG HostGator Deal Valuation

September 26, 2013 — This is the second time in a month I have written about the press being far off on deal estimates and valuations. Last year, the media reported that Endurance International Group (EIG) purchased HostGator for $225 million. At that time I wrote a blog stating my numbers were at least 20 percent greater, adding some $50 million. Keep on reading: The Real EIG HostGator Deal Valuation Continue reading

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – September 20, 2013

September 20, 2013 — In the week ending September 20, 2013, there are deals and discounts from MediaTemple, MilesWeb, FastWebHost and ClickMeeting, with savings of up to 40 percent off. Keep on reading: Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – September 20, 2013 Continue reading

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Syrian Electronic Army Targets Top US Media Websites in Outbrain Platform Hack

August 16, 2013 — It’s been a rough week for several major US media outlets. Following Wednesday morning’s outage of the New York Times website due to an internal error, the Syrian Electronic Army hit The Washington Post, Time and CNN websites on Thursday, redirecting visitors to its homepage. Keep on reading: Syrian Electronic Army Targets Top US Media Websites in Outbrain Platform Hack Continue reading

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