This exclusive agreement will allow registrants to sell their domains across the entire Afternic DLS reseller network—the largest domain reseller network in the world with the highest sales velocity in the industry.

“We strongly believe selling premium names increases customer loyalty by allowing buyers to find the perfect domain and begin using it immediately,” said Adam Eisner, Director, OpenSRS Product Management. “Our inclusion in Afternic’s Premium Promotion network allows us to connect more sellers and potential buyers through the industry’s largest network.”

Afternic is the world’s only true global domain sales network offering premium domains for sale to millions of buyers worldwide via a network of more than 50 partners including most of the world’s largest registrars. The Afternic platform features Instant Transfer technology, which automates the premium domain purchasing process, eliminating the lengthy administrative process required by legacy marketplaces.

“Adding Tucows to the DLS Premium Promotion level is very exciting for us. Now, with the majority of the world’s top registrars enrolled in our Premium Promotion level, we are realizing our vision of a unified domain aftermarket,” said Jason Miner, senior vice president of sales and General Manager of Afternic. “DLS has become the center of aftermarket domain transactions, connecting the most buyers and sellers of premium domains.”

About Tucows
Tucows is a global Internet services company. OpenSRS manages over eleven million domain names and millions of email boxes through a reseller network of over 12,000 web hosts and ISPs. Hover is the easiest way for individuals and small businesses to manage their domain names and email addresses. YummyNames owns premium domain names that generate revenue through advertising or resale. Butterscotch.com is an online video network building on the foundation of Tucows Downloads. More information can be found at http://tucowsinc.com.

About Afternic
Afternic DLS is the world’s largest domain marketplace, partnering with the world’s leading domain registrars and sellers. Through DLS, domains are promoted for sale to millions of active domain buyers worldwide. Afternic is part of NameMedia, a leader in the acquisition, development and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory of domain names. Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 50 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries. Headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, more information is available at www.namemedia.com.

In this position, you’ll help to provide integrated, cross-platform advertising solutions. The primary responsibility of the Account Executive is to drive and grow new business revenue with advertisers. You’ll manage business relationships to ensure that your clients’ needs and requirements are met. This will require you to serve as their advocate within NameMedia’s companies while collaborating with other NameMedia teams to provide them with a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and options. This is a high-adrenaline, client-facing sales role requiring deep industry expertise, proven sales ability with a particular penchant for closing deals, and a broad base of industry contacts. You understand and anticipate how decisions are made, and you will persistently explore and uncover the business needs of your key clients.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record in online sales at a top publisher or Media site. We’re looking for an energetic self-starter with a consultative sales approach who is pro-active in driving revenue and increasing client base. You must be results-driven, have strong analytical skills and be committed to creating new business opportunities. The NameMedia Advertising Account Executive is expected to able to articulate & present the NameMedia value proposition to the advertising community.

Qualifications:
• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
• 4 years online media sales at a top publisher or Media site
• Proven track record of success driving revenue through the development of long-term strategic relationships
• Experience within a sales organization that produces and exceeds their goals consistently. Such experience within a start up environment is highly desired.
• Talented communicator (written and verbal) with specific skill in quickly building rapport and initiating relationships to help in negotiating and closing sales
• A bright, street savvy and emotionally intelligent sales executive
• An individual who is focused on monthly/yearly goals and has a “whatever it takes” attitude towards exceeding those goals
• A high work ethic, energy, passion, sense of humor, compassion, enthusiasm and a record of success is an great fit to our environment
• Understanding of the industry’s issues, a vision for its growth, and a commitment to advance NameMedia companies forward-looking strategies within the marketplace.
• Strong skills within the following programs: MS Office Suite, Google Apps, and CRM applications such as Salesforce.com.

To apply please send your resume to Dawn at dmichienzie@namemedia.com

WALTHAM, Mass.– (November 9, 2011) –Afternic, the world’s leading domain marketplace, announced today that it has been selected as the exclusive broker for over 1,000 premium names owned by Internet REIT, Inc., a media company that owns and manages high-quality domain names.  Domains listed for sale by iREIT include many high-value names such as OfficeSupply.com, HouseFinancing.com, FlightDeals.com, and SecondMortgage.com.

“Afternic’s Domain Listing Service was the clear choice for us when it came to looking for the best platform to list our domain names,” said Bob Hurtte, CEO of iREIT. “We wanted the domains to have the broadest exposure to the largest number of potential buyers, and there is no question that Afternic is leading the market in placing the inventory of aftermarket domain names in front of potential buyers all over the world.”

“With the quality of the iREIT names and the breadth of our distribution network, we are confident that Afternic’s platform can deliver outstanding results for iREIT,” said Jason Miner, Senior Vice President of NameMedia and General Manager of Afternic. “More and more domain sellers are recognizing that our partner network aggregates potential buyer demand better than any other platform.”

AfternicDLS is the world’s largest domain distribution network, with more than 70 partners, including six of the top ten global registrars. Those partners display the inventory of names listed for sale through Afternic directly on their site, facilitating the awareness and sale of names in the domain aftermarket. Many of the partners have adopted Afternic’s Instant Transfer™ technology, allowing domain buyers the opportunity to purchase a premium domain name as easily as registering a new name on the partner’s site.

About NameMedia and Afternic

Afternic is part of NameMedia, a leader in the acquisition, development and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly-targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory. Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 50 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries. Headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, more information is available at www.namemedia.com.

About Internet REIT

Internet REIT (iREIT) is a next-generation Internet media company that owns and manages high-quality domain names. iREIT’s domain portfolio includes premier premium and generic properties which attract millions of visitors each year. Headquartered in Houston, more information is available at www.ireit.com.

For inquiries on individual domains from the iREIT portfolio, or to see the full list, please contact Patrick Calvoni at 781-839-2856 or pcalvoni@afternic.com.

For inquiries on Afternic and its Domain Listing Service, please contact Bob Mountain at 781-839-2871 or mtn@namemedia.com.

NameMedia is the leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names.  The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, monetize the sites, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory in the world.  Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

The company’s principal platforms are BuyDomains.com, Afternic.com and SmartName.com

Position Summary

NameMedia is looking for a dynamic Director of Marketing to lead the marketing effort for the company’s product and services. This person will be motivated, creative and results orientated and will enjoy having a hands-on role in developing the strategy and driving the execution of all aspects of a world-class marketing organization—from driving customer leads through innovative SEO, SEM, email and social media, to developing presentations and collateral that support the company’s business development program.

The successful candidate will work across the organization, including sales, technology, product management, business development and senior management to deliver a marketing program that propels the company’s growth.

This is a great opportunity for an emerging leader to have a direct impact on the bottom line of a fast-growing business.  The right candidate must be willing to do what it takes every single day to successfully execute against all goals.

Principle Accountabilities

1. Create, implement and measure the success of a comprehensive marketing, communications and public relations program that will positively contribute to the company’s growth and success.

2. Successfully manage both the long-term marketing strategy and the hands-on execution of the day-to-day marketing activities.

3. Design and produce world-class customer communications, including presentations, collateral, customer emails, newsletters, webinars, etc.

4. Build a customer acquisition program of high efficacy that includes SEO, SEM, social media, direct marketing, and any other channel.

5. Ensure articulation of company’s image and position, and be an advocate for messaging consistency across the company.

6. Coordinate media interest in the company and ensure regular contact with target media and appropriate response to media requests.

7. Ensure that the company regularly conducts relevant market research and coordinate and oversee this activity. Monitor trends.

8. Create a department budget based on a solid return on investment and operate within budgeted goals.

9. Create a metrics-based system for determining effectiveness and progress of marketing programs.

10. Recruit, train, appraise, supervise, support, and develop those working in the marketing department.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in all aspects of the design and execution of marketing, communications and public relations activities to meet organizational objectives.
• Strong creative, strategic, analytical, organizational and personal sales skills.
• Experience developing and managing budgets.
• Demonstrated successful experience writing press releases, creating presentations and negotiating with media.
• Experience overseeing the design and production of print materials and publications.
• Computer literacy in word processing, data base management and page layout.
• Commitment to working with shared leadership and in cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communications, and presentation skills
• Experience in hiring, managing, coaching and developing a staff with emphasis on teamwork and teambuilding.
• Excellent judgment, strategic thinker, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and attention to detail.
• Self starter, team player
• Bachelors degree

Please contact Dawn Michienzie at dmichienzie@namemedia.com or 781-839-7941

NameMedia is the leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names.  The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, monetize the sites, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory in the world.  Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

Summary

The NameMedia team is looking for a dynamic, highly motivated Director of User Experience. This person will be responsible for managing a team of creative professionals who are tasked with crafting the experience of software and services that enable consumers and businesses to acquire, monetize and divest their premium domain names.

This individual will be a senior member of the user experience team who works collaboratively with product management, engineering and business stakeholders to define the product experience – including interactive design, information architecture and navigation. The candidate will be expected to create an aesthetic design, which is appropriate for the market and fitting for the brand.  This person will also be involved during the planning and research phases and expected to leverage a user-centered process to iterate design comps with stakeholders directly. All projects should result in an intuitive, simplistic experience appropriate for the desired environmental setting.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate, innovative and can drive similar qualities into their team to maintain an up-beat creative atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders throughout the company to proactively gather and understand customer, partner, and stakeholder needs.
• Conduct market research, analyze web usage data, conduct multivariate tests, and conduct user tests to formulate ideas on improving user interface designs.
• Compile and maintain a departmental list of product design and feature opportunities to be considered for addition to the list of prioritized projects.
• Work with developers, system engineers, and QA engineers throughout the product development, testing, and implementation phases to ensure user interface integrity.
• Act as main point of contact for any questions, concerns or suggestions regarding user interface design.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to company processes related to user interface design.
• Manage an energetic interactive design team who deliver innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Translate requirements into intuitive concepts, sound wireframes, short automated examples and elegant experiences
• Create interaction models, user task flows, screen designs, and UI details that promote ease of use and optimize the user experience.
• Regularly iterate design concepts directly with consumers on a regular basis to ensure ease-of-use.

Requirements

• Passion. Passion. Passion. Portfolio required to be considered
• User experience expert with at least 10 years of work experience in a user experience design capacity for consumer oriented software products
• Expertise in human interface guidelines, standards, and best practices as they apply to platforms
• Experience creating personas as tools to represent the needs, desires, skills and environment of one or more classes of real users.
• Recognized self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and seeks the challenge of winning in a rapidly changing marketplace.
• Results-oriented team player with strong leadership presence
• Leadership style that is based on building a rapport with team members, not ruling the team with an “iron fist”.
• A deep appreciation for simple solutions to complex problems
• An outstanding body of work demonstrating the successful delivery of innovative digital interface design solutions for the software, web and mobile devices.
• Solid understanding of user research techniques and ability to work with an independent team to assess interactive prototypes
• Strong written and oral communication
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Experience with social media, community and web services or applications.
• Expertise in modern software development processes and concepts as they relate to user experience.
• 5 yrs+ management experience in User Experience strongly desired.

Technology Experience:

• Must have extensive experience with CSS, X/HTML, JavaScript, AJAX and DOM scripting.
• Strong jQuery experience preferred.
• Experience with JSP, JSTL, JSF and taglibs preferred.
• PHP knowledge a plus.

Education:

• BA or MA in Interaction Design, Cognitive Science, HCI, or equivalent experience

Please contact Dawn Michienzie at dmichienzie@namemedia.com or 781-839-7941

NameMedia is building a brand new BI platform which includes a data warehouse, analytic and reporting systems. The data volumes are high and the functionality requirements are complex. The tools/technologies used are mostly from the open source domain.

The person in this role will be involved in building and supporting ETL for the new BI platform, and addressing other data processing needs across the organization. Hadoop and related technologies are being used for high volume data processing, and this person will be involved in that also.

Required skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• ETL tool experience for minimum of 2 years, preferably on Pentaho Data Integration (Kettle)
• Data warehouse related ETL development experience
• Database performance tuning experience as related to ETL (data loading, data extraction, query tuning)
• Scripting experience on a Linux platform (any of shell/python/perl/ruby)
• Understanding of data modeling (esp. star schemas) to be able to interpret data models
• Independent, self-motivated worker with great problem solving skills

Desired skills (not a must):

• Hadoop experience with writing MapReduce programs using a scripting language or Java
• SQL Server database experience, BI platform experience would be a plus
• MySQL experience for extraction (the source databases are MySQL)
• OLAP tool experience (SSAS/Spotfire/Tableau etc.)
• Ability to work with open source tools without dependence on commercial support
• Big Data experience

Please contact Dawn Michienzie at dmichienzie@namemedia.com or 781-839-7941

Your responsibilities will include defining and executing sales strategies that will allow our customers to earn more “dough”$ – this is a role for people who are tired of working at slow-moving corporations. Here, we want you to execute quickly. You will also be responsible for implementing ideas to improve productivity and efficiency. It is important to us that we are constantly improving..

Qualifications:

We are building a team of great minds – care to join?

Please contact Dawn Michienzie at dmichienzie@namemedia.com or 781-839-7941

WALTHAM, MA —October 17, 2011—Afternic, a leading domain name aftermarket service, announced today that names listed through Afternic’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) will appear within the main search results  for Go Daddy domain names. Go Daddy, the world’s largest provider of Web hosting, domain name registrations and net new SSL Certificates, also provides domain name aftermarket services.  Go Daddy offers high value aftermarket domain names for competitive prices during the purchase process, making it easy to find the ideal domain name.

“Including Afternic’s inventory in Go Daddy’s offerings will broaden the choices for our customers as they search for the best domain name for their business,” said Paul Nicks, Go Daddy’s Director of Product Development for the Domain Aftermarket. “Displaying high-quality premium domains on the Go Daddy platform creates a more efficient market between domain sellers and domain buyers.  Go Daddy listens to its customers, and strives to help make domain name transactions easy and rewarding,” he added.

“As the largest ICANN-accredited registrar, Go Daddy is a trusted source for establishing and evolving an online presence, and adding Afternic’s inventory of high-quality domains for sale is a natural fit,” said Bob Mountain, Vice President of Business Development at Afternic.

The Domain Aftermarket comprises domains that are currently registered but are offered for sale by the domain owner. Go Daddy facilitates the sale by showing relevant Aftermarket domains when a consumer searches for a domain to purchase. For example, if a business owner searches for running.com and finds it is unavailable, Go Daddy will offer premium alternatives based on the keywords, like fitrunning.com, or runners.com.

Afternic’s service allows domain owners to list their name on its Domain Listing Service (DLS), which aggregates all available domains for sale in the Aftermarket, and displays them through a network of more than 70 resellers, including Go Daddy

About NameMedia and Afternic

Afternic DLS is the world’s largest domain marketplace, partnering with the world’s leading domain registrars and sellers. Through DLS, domains are promoted for sale to millions of domain buyers worldwide. Afternic is part of NameMedia, a leader in the acquisition, development and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly-targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory. Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 50 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries. Headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, more information is available at www.namemedia.com.

For More Information Contact Ellen O’Brien, eobrien@namemedia.com, 781-839-2873

WALTHAM, MASS—July,29, 2011 —NameMedia’s Afternic domain marketplace is now accessible to iPhone and iPad users through a free application available via Apple’s App Store.

AfternicDLS Mobile will offer the world’s estimated 120 million iPhone and 25 million iPad users one-click access to the world’s largest domain marketplace: the Domain Listing Service (DLS). Afternic is the only domain marketplace offering a mobile application to support search and bidding activities.

The application allows prospective domain buyers to search an inventory that includes millions of premium domain names listed for sale through DLS. Users will also be able to download lists of available domains based on custom searches.

AfternicDLS Mobile is the latest innovation from Afternic, which introduced revolutionary “Instant Transfer” capabilities to the domain aftermarket. “Instant Transfer” simplifies the purchase of premium domains—those names which have been previously registered and are up for resale– by eliminating the traditionally lengthy escrow process, making names available for immediate use by the buyer.

“By embracing new technologies we extend the reach of the DLS and better meet the changing needs of our customers. As the world relies more on handheld devices to do business, offering a mobile application is a logical step in improving access to our inventory. Both domain sellers and buyers benefit if we are able to connect supply and demand effectively,” said Jason Miner, Senior Vice President and General Manager of NameMedia’s marketplace.

About Afternic/NameMedia

Afternic DLS is the world’s largest domain marketplace, partnering with the world’s leading domain registrars and resellers. Through DLS, domains are promoted for sale to millions of domain buyers worldwide.

Afternic is part of NameMedia, a leader in the acquisition; development and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory. Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 50 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries. Headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, more information is available at www.namemedia.com.

For More Information:
Ellen O’Brien, 781-839-2873
eobrien@namemedia.com

WALTHAM, MASS—July, 27, 2011 —Afternic’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) today announced a 94% jump in year-over-year sales volume for the first half of 2011, marking the strongest growth in its history. This compares to growth of less than 3% that was reported by another domain marketplace.

DLS growth is fueled by an unmatched partner network that has expanded by more than 20% this year alone. It is the world’s largest integrated domain marketplace, with more than 70 global partners including six of the world’s top ten domain resellers.

No other domain marketplace offers an exclusive roster of “Instant Transfer Enabled” partners that include: eNom, Network Solutions, Moniker, Register, Name.com, BulkRegister and, beginning this Fall, Tucows.

In addition to robust sales growth and rapid network expansion, Afternic’s unique “Instant Domain Transfer” capabilities are revolutionizing the domain aftermarket.  By eliminating the lengthy escrow process, “Instant Domain Transfer” makes the aftermarket domain purchase akin to that of registering a new domain. Domain buyers gain immediate control of the purchased name, allowing them to launch their online venture without delays. This increases buyer satisfaction and improves conversion to sale, at higher average sales prices than for traditional aftermarket domain transactions.

Afternic’s success, and the appeal of an integrated parking and sales platform, is attracting thousands of domain investors seeking a complete domain monetization solution. The platform simplifies portfolio management and is backed by the industry’s largest and most successful sales team.

“We are delighted to offer domain investors a superior choice for domain sales and parking. This is an exciting time for Afternic. As we build momentum toward a unified aftermarket we believe that we will see even stronger growth in the future, benefitting both domain sellers and domain buyers,” said Jason Miner, Senior Vice President at NameMedia and General Manager of Afternic.

About Afternic/NameMedia

Afternic DLS is the world’s largest domain marketplace, partnering with the world’s leading domain registrars and resellers. Through DLS, domains are promoted for sale to millions of domain buyers worldwide.

Afternic is part of NameMedia, a leader in the acquisition, development and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. The company’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory. Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative website development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 50 million visitors to its network of websites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries. Headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, more information is available at www.namemedia.com.

For More Information:
Ellen O’Brien, 781-839-2873
eobrien@namemedia.com