Domain Name News: “New gTLD applicant Radix launches Photo Contest for Registrars” plus 1 more

New gTLD applicant Radix launches Photo Contest for Registrars

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:34 PM PDT

Radix Registrar Contest

It appears that the registry operators for new gTLDs have started the courting for registrars with some marketing efforts. DirectI’s Radix registry has launched a photo contest for registrars to find the best pictures representing one of their 29 new gTLD applications. The twist? The photos are to be shot with a Polaroid camera that will be provided to the registrar teams by the registry. The winning registrar will receive $1,000 USD for a day out/party. Registrars have to submit their photos by September 10, 2013.

[hat tip to Jean Guillon]

eNom & DreamHost Announce Hosting and Domain Partnership

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:34 AM PDT

Kirkland, Washington – July 31, 2013 – eNom, Inc. and DreamHost, today announced a strategic partnership between the two companies. As part of the agreement, DreamHost will utilize the eNom reseller platform to manage its existing domain name business and new gTLDs as they become available. Additionally, eNom will provide its clients access to the DreamHost hosting platform including virtual private servers (VPS), dedicated servers, and cloud hosting. DreamHost will remain an ICANN accredited registrar.

"Our entrepreneur, designer and developer customers are passionate about being on the cutting edge of Internet technology and trends," said Simon Anderson, CEO of DreamHost. "The new gTLD domain name extensions launching this year, including .web, .shop, and even .ninja, are exciting opportunities to build new brands and web channels for customers and eNom enables us to deliver the whole enchilada!"

"This partnership is the organic next step for both of our businesses," said Chris Sheridan, Vice President of Business Development for eNom. "Over the past ten years we've built out the industry's best wholesale domain registrar. More than 8,800 resellers have registered 14 million domain names on this platform. This partnership is a great step toward our goal of continuing to serve our clients with hosting and cloud services up to the standards set by our domain products.”

This collaboration marks the two companies' continued dedication to the launch of new gTLDs this year, which will give rise to the release of new domain extensions in a few short months. In an effort to support this new phase, eNom will begin to promote DreamHost's services through its retail business by October 1, 2013.

About eNom

eNom, Inc., is the world's largest ICANN accredited wholesale domain name registrar. A part of the Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) family of companies, eNom makes it easy for individuals and organizations to buy and sell Internet domains and related services. For more information about eNom, please visit www.enom.com

About DreamHost

DreamHost is a global Web hosting and cloud services provider with over 375,000 customers and 1.25 million blogs, websites and apps hosted. The company offers a wide spectrum of Web hosting and cloud services including Shared Hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), Dedicated Server Hosting, Domain Name Registration, the cloud storage service, DreamObjects, and the cloud computing service DreamCompute. Please visit http://DreamHost.com for more information.

[via Press Release]