Difference between revisions of "Rightside"

From ICANNWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (removed Category:Companies using HotCat)
 
(14 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 5: Line 5:
 
| founded        = 2013
 
| founded        = 2013
 
| founders        =
 
| founders        =
−
| ownership      =  Demand Media
+
| ownership      =   
 
| headquarters    = 5808 Lake Washington Blvd., Kirkland, WA 98033
 
| headquarters    = 5808 Lake Washington Blvd., Kirkland, WA 98033
 
| country        = USA
 
| country        = USA
Line 16: Line 16:
 
| blog            = [http://rightside.co/blog/ Rightside Blog]
 
| blog            = [http://rightside.co/blog/ Rightside Blog]
 
| facebook        =  
 
| facebook        =  
−
| linkedin        =
+
| linkedin        = @rightside
 
| twitter        =
 
| twitter        =
 
| keypeople      = [[Taryn Naidu]], CEO and Director<br />
 
| keypeople      = [[Taryn Naidu]], CEO and Director<br />
Line 23: Line 23:
  
 
==Subsidiaries==
 
==Subsidiaries==
−
As the new Internet naming arm of Demand Media, a few of Demand Media's brands now fall under the Rightside brand. These include:
+
A number of brands now fall under the Rightside brand. These include:
−
 
 
−
* [[Enom]]
 
 
* [[NameJet]]
 
* [[NameJet]]
 
* [[Name.com]]
 
* [[Name.com]]
−
* Rightside Registry, the Registry arm of Rightside
+
* [[Rightside]] Registry
 +
* Rightside Domains Europe Limited, the back-end registry operations for Rightside and for [[Donuts]]
  
 
==Rightside Registry==
 
==Rightside Registry==
−
Rightside is the Registry applicant for a number of TLDs in the [[New gTLD Program]]. They applied for a number of them on their own and became owners of a number of TLDs through a partnership with [[Donuts]]. The company applied for all of its TLDs under subsidiary [[United TLD Holdco Ltd.]]
+
Rightside is the applicant for a number of TLDs in the [[New gTLD Program]]. They applied for a number of them on their own and became owners of a number of TLDs through a partnership with [[Donuts]]. The company applied for all of its TLDs under subsidiary [[United TLD Holdco Ltd.]]
  
 
They currently have the following TLDs in their portfolio:
 
They currently have the following TLDs in their portfolio:
Line 72: Line 71:
 
| 1
 
| 1
 
|
 
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.dentist|dentist]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.engineer|engineer]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.futbol|futbol]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.gives|gives]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.haus|haus]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.immobilien|immobilien]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.kaufen|kaufen]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.lawyer|lawyer]]
 +
| 2
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside. Donuts won the contention set in a [[Private auction]] against [[Top Level Domain Holdings]].
 +
|-
 +
|[[.market|market]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.moda|moda]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.mortgage|mortgage]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.navy|navy]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.ninja|ninja]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.pub|pub]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.rehab|rehab]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.republican|republican]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.reviews|reviews]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.rocks|rocks]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.social|social]]
 +
| 1
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[.software|software]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 +
|-
 +
|[[.vet|vet]]
 +
| 1
 +
| Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
 
|}
 
|}
  
Line 78: Line 161:
 
* [[Tracy Knox]], Chief Financial Officer
 
* [[Tracy Knox]], Chief Financial Officer
 
* [[Wayne Maclaurin]], Chief Technology Officer
 
* [[Wayne Maclaurin]], Chief Technology Officer
−
* [[Steve Banfield]], SVP & GM, Registrar Services
 
 
* [[David Ryan]], VP & GM, Registry Services
 
* [[David Ryan]], VP & GM, Registry Services
−
* [[Kelly Johnson]], Senior Vice President of Marketing
+
* [[Jason Silverstein]], Senior Vice President of Engineering
 +
* [[Bill Glenn]], Vice President of Marketing
 
* [[Jeff Eckhaus]], SVP, Market Development and Policy
 
* [[Jeff Eckhaus]], SVP, Market Development and Policy
 
* [[Rick Danis]], General Counsel
 
* [[Rick Danis]], General Counsel
 +
* [[Statton Hammock]], VP, Business & Legal Affairs
 +
* [[Melisah Burke]], VP, Human Resources
 +
* [[Dwayne Walker]], Business & Marketing Development
 
* [[Dave Panos]], Chairman of the Board<ref>[http://rightside.co/about-us/our-team/ Executive Team] ''Rightside.co''; Retrieved 11 June 2014</ref>
 
* [[Dave Panos]], Chairman of the Board<ref>[http://rightside.co/about-us/our-team/ Executive Team] ''Rightside.co''; Retrieved 11 June 2014</ref>
 +
 +
==Donuts' Offer & Rejection==
 +
On July 5, 2016 Rightside announced that its board rejected Donut's bid to purchase Rightside's current domain name portfolio. In response to the $70 million dollar bid, Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu stated that the amount "significantly undervalues" his company's domain holdings, further projecting that his company will generate revenue between $50 to 70 million annually for the next 3-5 years. <ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/07/rightside-rejects-donuts-70m-offer-to-buy-domain.html Rightside Rejects Donuts' Bid. Retrieved 06 Jul 2016.]</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}
  
−
[[Category:Companies]]
+
[[Category:Registrars]]
 +
[[Category:Registries]]

Latest revision as of 15:54, 17 March 2021

Rightsidelogo.png
Industry: Registry, Domain Name Services
Founded: 2013
Headquarters: 5808 Lake Washington Blvd., Kirkland, WA 98033
Country: USA
Products: New gTLDs, Domain Services
Website: Rightside.co
Blog: Rightside Blog
LinkedIn: @rightside
Key People
Taryn Naidu, CEO and Director

Rightside or Rightside Group, Ltd. is the Registry and Registrar business of Demand Media. It was started in 2013 as a way to separate the various businesses that Demand Media operates.

Subsidiaries

A number of brands now fall under the Rightside brand. These include:

Rightside Registry

Rightside is the applicant for a number of TLDs in the New gTLD Program. They applied for a number of them on their own and became owners of a number of TLDs through a partnership with Donuts. The company applied for all of its TLDs under subsidiary United TLD Holdco Ltd.

They currently have the following TLDs in their portfolio:

TLD # of Applicants Notes
actor 1
airforce 1
army 1
attorney 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
consulting 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
dance 1
degree 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
democrat 1
dentist 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
engineer 1
futbol 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
gives 1
haus 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
immobilien 1
kaufen 1
lawyer 2 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside. Donuts won the contention set in a Private auction against Top Level Domain Holdings.
market 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
moda 1
mortgage 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
navy 1
ninja 1
pub 1
rehab 1
republican 1
reviews 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
rocks 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
social 1
software 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.
vet 1 Originally a Donuts application, ownership was transferred to Rightside.

Staff

Donuts' Offer & Rejection

On July 5, 2016 Rightside announced that its board rejected Donut's bid to purchase Rightside's current domain name portfolio. In response to the $70 million dollar bid, Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu stated that the amount "significantly undervalues" his company's domain holdings, further projecting that his company will generate revenue between $50 to 70 million annually for the next 3-5 years. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Executive Team Rightside.co; Retrieved 11 June 2014
  2. ↑ Rightside Rejects Donuts' Bid. Retrieved 06 Jul 2016.
Retrieved from "https://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=Rightside&oldid=1311550"