/ Technology

Commmunicate looks to Auctomatic to help it become master of its domains

Former domain registrar Communicate.com is undergoing a makeover. It is in the final stages of an acquisition, it changed its name and it’s stepping up efforts to build a network of destination sites to accompany the hundreds of domains it owns.

Posted 04/03/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Technology

VeriSign focuses on Internet security as it divests other businesses

VeriSign Inc., a provider of security technology that underpins many e-commerce sites, plans to hold onto the business units that service online retailers as it moves to shed three to six non-core businesses.

Posted 11/19/2007Don DavisPost a comment

/ Technology

The worst is over in dot-com shutdowns, Webmergers reports

In December, 21 Internet-based companies shut down, the lowest number since August 2000 and only half the number from the year earlier December, says Webmergers Inc.

Posted 01/02/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Dot-com deaths eased in July, says Webmergers

The death of Internet companies slowed in July to 32, its lowest level since September, reports Webmergers.com.

Posted 08/06/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

Dot-com domain names still command top prices in secondary market

But demand is on the rise for dot-cc, dot-tv and dot-net, says broker GreatDomains.com.

Posted 06/07/2001Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

No surprise here: Dot-com closings accelerate

A new study by Webmergers reports that 21 dot-com companies have closed in the first half of November, nearly as many as in all of October. Since the beginning of the year, 130 have shut their doors, 100 of which were in the b2c market. Nearly 8,000 people have lost jobs as a result. Webmergers believes the largest reasons for the shutdowns are: an unsustainable business model, companies waiting too long to find additional funding or to try to...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

Ditching the dot-com

Once Wall Street’s favorite suffix, the handle “dot-com” has lost its glow in recent months-so much so that a handful of businesses already have dropped it from their names in what may preview a wave of name-shortening to come. MindComet, an Orlando, Fla.-based digital media developer, crossed dot-com off its front door in August. Marketing technology solutions provider BlueStreak of Newport, R.I., and Herndon, Va.-based LifeMinders, an online...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

/ Press Release

GSI Interactive Opens Office in New York

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Apr 2, 2009 – Nick Pahade, president of gsi interactivesm, a division of GSI Commerce Inc. (Nasdaq: GSIC), today announced that the digital agency has opened an office in New York to better serve its clients. gsi interactive provides a comprehensive suite of digital solutions, including strategy, usability, design, marketing, photography, content development, and emerging media. The new office is located in the SoHo section...

Posted 04/06/2009