Domain.com, LLC
TypePrivate Company
IndustryDomain Registrar, Web Hosting
PredecessorDotster
Founded1999
FounderGeorge DeCarlo
HeadquartersJacksonville, Florida, United States
Key people
  • Sharon Rowlands (CEO)
  • Karen Dixon (Vice President)
  • Jason Miner (General Manager)
ParentNewfold Digital
Websitewww.domain.com

Domain.com is a domain registrar and web hosting company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and is a subsidiary of Newfold Digital.

History

Domain.com's origins existed as part of the Dotster brand founded by George DeCarlo in 1998. A graduate of the University of Portland, DeCarlo launched Dotster as a project of the Columbia Analytical Services before being purchased by Baker Capital in 2004.[1][2]

In 2005, Dotster introduced a new domain technology which provided relevant search results based on domains or keywords entered by its users.[1] It was awarded the Domain Pioneer Award from Verisign at the "25 Years of .com Gala" in 2010.[3]

In 2011, Dotster and its subsidiaries, My Domain and Netfirms, were acquired by Endurance International Group.[2] Among the domain names owned by Dotster was www.domain.com, which was determined by leadership to be the strongest branding for their attempt to put more emphasis on the domain registration growth.[4] In 2012, Dotster began migrating domain accreditation[5] to Domain.com, LLC, making it the official registrar for the company's domain business.[6][7]

Services

Domain.com currently powers more than 1.2 million websites worldwide.[8] Although they are known predominantly as domain registrar, the company also offers resources for shared hosting, WordPress hosting, and SSL certificates.[9][10] They also are responsible for launching the .xyz top-level domain to increase the number of short, brandable URLs available to the public.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dotster". ICANNwiki. ICANNwiki. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Endurance International Group Acquires Dotster". Mergr. Mergr. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dotster wins domain pioneer award" (Press release). Dotser, Inc. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Hughes, Caroline. "Digital homesteads for the entrepreneur". Socialnomics. Socialnomics. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Allemann, Andrew. "Dotster moves domains to Domain.com credentials". Domain Name Wire. Brainstorm Labs LLC. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Domain Registration Reseller Agreement". Dotster. Dotster, Inc. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Domain.com, LLC". Better Business Bureau. Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "About us". Domain.com. Domain.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ↑ Drake, Nate; Williams, Mike. "Domain.com Review". Techradar. Techradar. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Jeffrey. "Domain.com Web Hosting Review". PCmag. PCmag Digital Group. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Domain.com Launches New All-Purpose Domain, .XYZ". Business Wire. Business Wire. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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