Domain News: Weekly Digest, July 3, 2026

• Go Daddy Bought by Private Equity Firms - The Epoch Times

  Go Daddy Bought by Private Equity Firms The Epoch Times (Screenshot from GoDaddy.com) Internet domain name registration and Web hosting company Go Daddy Group Inc. has agreed to be bought by a consortium of private equity firms including KKR & Co., Silver Lake Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures. … and more »

• Go Daddy in the hands of private equity giants - Register

  Go Daddy in the hands of private equity giants Register Domain name and web hosting giant Go Daddy has confirmed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with venture capital firms KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures. … and more »

• RockYou Goes After Zynga’s Latest Blockbuster - Business Insider

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  RockYou Goes After Zynga's Latest Blockbuster Business Insider A domain name registration by RockYou was spotted by the eagle eyes over at Fusible.com. With Zynga's IPO, there's no question that social gaming is really hot these days. When Zynga came out with Empires & Allies, there was some question as to whether … and more »

• Silicon Valley firms in $2.25B Go Daddy buyout - San Jose Business Journal

  Silicon Valley firms in $2.25B Go Daddy buyout San Jose Business Journal Control of domain name company Go Daddy Group has been acquired for $2.25 billion by three Silicon Valley firms - Silver Lake, Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts, and Technology Crossover Ventures. The Arizona company is the largest provider of domain names … and more »

• US anti-piracy body targets foreign website owners for extradition - The Guardian

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  US anti-piracy body targets foreign website owners for extradition The Guardian Aside from the contravention of US trademarks, website names are central to deciding which are chosen, Barnett said: "The jurisdiction we have over these sites right now really is the use of the domain name registry system in the United States. …

• DC Comics Plays 52 Pick-Up With Fans - Comicbook.com (blog)

  DC Comics Plays 52 Pick-Up With Fans Comicbook.com (blog) DC Comics even went as far as to register the domain name TheNew52.com and to make a special video promoting the new 52. Being the conspiracy type, I started wondering what the significance of the number 52 might be. Does the number hold any special … and more »

• Sunday newspaper share tips - This is Money

  Sunday newspaper share tips This is Money After the ICANN statement, NBT said that it was already working with a number of large companies throughout Europe which are preparing to make applications to use their brands and names as domain name extensions. Mining giant BHP Billiton has completed … and more »

• How to turn Google+ into an online photography portfolio - The Next Web

  How to turn Google+ into an online photography portfolio The Next Web But what if you're just getting started, and don't necessarily want to spring for a domain name or a website of your own? There are a lot of ways to easily create an online portfolio – from using a free photography service like 500px or Flickr, … and more »

• Majority Stake In GoDaddy Sold To Investment Firms - RedOrbit

  Majority Stake In GoDaddy Sold To Investment Firms RedOrbit The parent company of GoDaddy.com has announced the sale of a majority stake in the Web hosting and domain name registration firm to investment firms Kohlberg, Kravis, and Roberts (KKR), Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). … and more »

• Questor share tip: Rule change could net big profit for Group NBT - Telegraph.co.uk

  Questor share tip: Rule change could net big profit for Group NBT Telegraph.co.uk After the rule change, organisations can now apply for a domain-name suffix that is made up from any word in any language. Applications for new domain names will be accepted from January next year. Because a raft of applications are expected, … and more »

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