IAN Media
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| Industry: | Web Presence & Domain Services |
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Founder(s): | Ibrahim Mbithi |
| Ownership: | Privately held |
| Headquarters: | Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 10 34131 Kassel |
| Country: | Germany |
| Products: | YVD, |
| Website: | IANMedia.net |
| LinkedIn: | IAN Media on Linkedin |
| Key People | |
| Ibrahim Mbithi, Director | |
IAN Media was founded in 2010 as a digital media company operating in the field of online marketing and domain services. IAN Media is comprised of three businesses: YVD, which provides online presence solutions as domain registrar; AGK.net, a domain marketplace for domain buyers and sellers; and IAN Media, a digital marketing agency running campaigns for advertisers.[1][2] Through participation in leading industry forums, IAN Media seeks to promote e-Commerce and wide technology adoption with a focus on international domains and emerging markets especially in Africa and Europe.[3]
Timeline
Key events in the history of IAN Media include:[4]
- 2004 - Ibrahim Mbithi completes CCNA CISCO Networking Certification
- 2006 - BA thesis project about internet advertising/newspapers. Ibrahim Mbithi offers freelance domain media broker services.
- 2010 - The company IAN Media is incorporated in Germany with a branch office in Nairobi, Kenya.
- 2011 - It became accredited as registrar for (.KE) and .UG in East Africa. A domain marketplace offering broker services launchs on www.ianmedia.net (later AGK.net)
- 2012 - Accreditation by Google Adwords as well as Microsoft Bing Ads
- 2013 - Relaunch of YVD registrar as a new desktop platform in focused on international domains.
- 2014 - IAN Media was accredited by UNIFORUM SA (.ZA) and Council of Country Code Administrators. It became accredited by CentralNIC to offer SLD domains e.g. .de.com, .za.com etc.