NameMedia Partners with Domize to Expand Domize’s Inventory of Premium Domain Names

Inventory from NameMedia to populate Domize’s Marketplace

June 1, 2009; 09:27 AM

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NameMedia today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with www.domize.com to provide premium domains for purchase at Domize’s Marketplace, a full-service online domain transaction platform.

“The premium domain market is becoming increasingly important as quality, unregistered domain names become a dwindling resource. We are delighted to bring the same speed and simplicity to the premium domain name market that we brought to unregistered domains,” said Anson Parker, founder of Domize.

Visitors to the Domize homepage who search for info on new domains to register will also be offered a broad selection of existing domains from which to choose, which will include domains listed through NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) platform at Afternic.com.

AfternicDLS provides domain sellers with the opportunity to list registered domains for sale though its global distribution network, which also includes BuyDomains and a network of leading Registrars. AfternicDLS has a saleable inventory of more than two million names.

“NameMedia is pleased to partner with Domize,” said Pete Lamson, senior vice-president and general manager of NameMedia’s domain marketplace. “The opportunity to bolster Domize’s leading edge technology with AfternicDLS inventory creates a winning formula for Domize customers and AfternicDLS sellers.

Individuals interested is purchasing a domain should visit http://www.Domize.com. Individuals interested in selling their domains should visit http://www.AfternicDLS.com.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is a leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted Web sites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s Web site development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. NameMedia’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory.

Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative Web site development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of Web sites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

NameMedia is headquartered outside Boston, in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.namemedia.com.

About Domize

Domize was recently described as the “Fastest domain name search ever!” by Mashable.com. Domize combines a secure, private environment with blazing-fast domain name search results to provide domain name purchasers with the best domain name search experience on the web. Most recently Domize launched Power Search, a set of tools that allows customers to search for 100s of domain name combinations in mere seconds. Domize continues its rapid growth in the domain name space, serving many millions of domain name queries each month.

Contacts:

For Press Inquiries About NameMedia, Including BuyDomains.com and Afternic.com

Contact:

Libby Levinson, 781-839-2809

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For Business Development Inquiries, Including BuyDomains.com and Afternic.com

Contact:

Bob Mountain, 781-839-2871

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