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To
continue
bringing you up to date on some of the
interesting industry news that came in while I
was on vacation this past week, The .CO
registry announced the beta release of POP.CO,
a new platform to almost instantly put a
business or idea online. The company says
"In less than a minute you can be
set up with a sleek site, a custom email powered
by Google Apps, and a .CO domain name that ties
it all together."
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You
can try out POP.CO in a 15-day free trial then
if you decide to like it, you can subscribe for $5
per user per month – and cancel at any
time. For more information on the service, check
out .CO Registry CEO Juan Diego Calle's blog
post about the new offering.
In
a related note, a career and lifestyle blog for
your professionals, Brazen Life,
published a very interesting piece while I was
away in which .CO Vice President Lori Anne
Wardi wrote about the twists and turns that
led to her current position in the domain
industry where she had won many friends and
admirers. Be sure to check out How
a Burned-Out Lawyer Quit Her Job and Discovered
Her Dream Career for a really good
read.
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Lisa
Box
Senior
Director of Domains
Endurance International Group |
Another
popular domain industry veteran, Lisa
Box, formerly with Moniker/SnapNames,
was named to a new position with the Endurance
International Group this week.
Lisa, who will work from Endurance's Austin,
Texas office, joins one of the leading providers of
cloud-based solutions for small and
medium-sized businesses as Senior
Director of Domains.
Endurance,
based in Burlington, Massachusetts, has become
one of the leading domain name registrars
and web hosting companies in the world
with services including Domain.com,
BlueHost
and HostGator.
Chief Executive
of Domains Brian Unruh said, “Adding Lisa to
our team means we will benefit from her
knowledge of and experience with the
domain industry. This and her passion for
helping small businesses succeed online is
a win for the Endurance brands and their
subscribers." |
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Donuts
Inc., a leading registry
for new gTLDs, also announced
a major executive appointment last
week. Jeff deCillia joined
the company as Chief Financial
Officer, bringing more than 20
years of financial leadership and
public markets experience to the
company’s Bellevue, Washington
office where he will report directly
to Donuts CEO and co-founder Paul
Stahura.
Kevin
Wilson, the company’s
founding CFO and a longtime domain
name industry executive, was heavily
involved in the selection of
deCillia and will remain with Donuts
as Vice President of Finance.
Mr. Stahura said, “Jeff’s talent
and experience with high-growth
technology companies fits perfectly
with our significant financial
position and our board’s optimism
about Donuts’ long-term
performance. Our prospects are
growing |
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and the
resources needed to manage them are
expanding accordingly. Jeff will
build on the outstanding work Kevin
has done and continues to do as a
core part of our senior team.” |
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(Posted August
1
6, 2013)
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