− | In 1999, [[Michael Mann]] and [[Brian Taff]] founded [[BuyDomains.com]] for the sale and purchase of premium domain names. At the beginning of 2005, BuyDomains was acquired by Highland Capital Partners and Summit Partners. The company changed its name to [[yesDirect]] for some time, but it was again changed to be NameMedia in June, 2006.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/cover/2007/june.htm DNJournal]</ref> | + | In 1999, [[Michael Mann]] and [[Brian Taff]] founded [[BuyDomains.com]] for the sale and purchase of premium domain names. At the beginning of 2005, BuyDomains was acquired by Highland Capital Partners and Summit Partners. The company changed its name to [[yesDirect]] for some time, but it was changed again, to NameMedia, in June, 2006.<ref>[http://dnjournal.com/cover/2007/june.htm DNJournal]</ref> |