NameMedia owns & manages one of the largest portfolios of domain names in the world.  Our Marketplace Division sells those names to emerging businesses all over the globe through our award-winning e-commerce sites (BuyDomains.com and Afternic.com), our sales organization and our expanding community of partners.  NameMedia was formed in 2005 and has grown to more than $60 million in annual revenues.  NameMedia has attracted a highly experienced executive team and is backed by top-tier venture capital firms Highland Capital Partners and Summit Partners.

NameMedia is seeking a highly skilled, hands on, and team-oriented Network Operations Manager at our headquarters office in Waltham, MA (10-miles west of Boston).

Required Skills

• Networking/distributed computing environment concepts; understands principles of routing, and client/server programming
• Routers, load balancers and Firewalls (Foundry-Brocade/Cisco specific experience a plus)
• Design and implementation of VM systems
• Knowledge of large scale consumer website operations and infrastructure
• Ability to program in an administrative language (Perl, PHP, JAVA, Python, Ruby, Bash)
• Knowledge of the following databases: MySQL and SQL Server
• Knowledge of the following:
  • Application Servers: Sun GlassFish, Tomcat, Resin, JBoss
  • DNS
  • Web servers: Apache, Nginx, Tinyhttpd
  • Operating Systems: Linux and Windows
  • Automation tools such as Cobbler & Puppet
• Manage a small team of System Administrators
• Experience in quickly triaging problems and driving to resolution
• Experience with a 24×7 on-call pager rotation
• Familiar with vendor support

Required Background

• More than 10 years of previous system administration experience

Desirable Background and Skills

• A degree in computer science or a related field.
• Programming background in any applicable language

Appropriate Responsibilities

• Perform primary system administrator responsibilities and lead others
• Design/implement complex local and wide-area networks of machines
• Establish /recommend policies on system use and services
• Responsible for purchase justification
• Member of the Internal Architecture Board

Email your resume to kdavis@namemedia.com to be considered.

Namemedia is looking for QA Automation star to assist in delivering high-quality, high-visibility, high-traffic customer facing web sites and company-internal web applications. The successful candidate will have a passion for designing, building and executing automated tests against Java and Web applications. The individual will work with the team to identify and implement best practices to ensure the software performs as expected and will be an integral part of all team deliverables. This is a fast paced, high energy environment.

The role requires an ability to be a hands-on QA engineer as well.

Primary Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining automation framework
• Developing and executing automation and effectively communicating automated test results
• Partnering with development on component level testing
• Bug tracking and validation basing upon project goals and priorities/criteria
• Verify usability, function, performance and scalability

Job Requirements

• 5+ years experience providing QA Automation services for high-traffic, mission critical, Internet applications
• Experience testing AJAX-enabled applications
• Expert in automated testing of dynamic web sites and applications based on Java/ Linux/MySql technologies.
• Extensive automation experience with functional, regression, and performance testing tools (SilkTest, Selenium, SilkPerformer, JUnit, WAPT…).
• Experience with Behavior (or Test) Driven Development frameworks.
• Must be well versed in QA methodology and quality metrics.
• Experience with Java, XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Expert in cross-browser testing (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome).
• Experience with RDBMS is preferred; MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively, clearly, and persuasively on technical issues and their alternatives is required.
• Self-motivated, thrives in an intense, dynamic environment.
• Has a proven track record of continuous QA Automation improvements.
• Candidate should also possess the ability to work under pressure with extreme deadlines, prioritize projects, and maintain focus and sense of humor.
• Should be innovative, a creative and quick thinker, a fast learner, take pride in a work, assertive with a commitment to product quality, and a team player.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years experience in testing web applications required

We are looking for an individual with strong analytical ability, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a positive attitude.

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 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.

Position Summary

NameMedia is looking for a Director of Marketing for the BuyDomains, Afternic, and SmartName brands, combined they make the world’s leading domain marketplace and monetization platform.  In this leadership role, the successful candidate will have direct marketing, SEO/SEM, and online marketing experience.

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

Responsibilities

• Direct Marketing: Lead the direct marketing email campaigns and lead generation efforts across all brands.
• SEO, SEM, and Social Network Marketing: Direct efforts to organically optimize our sites.  Analyze and online media buys to meet our cost of acquisition and return on investment objectives.  Act as a spokesperson about company capabilities and tools in the social networking arena.
• Content Creation and Delivery: Develop and execute on an outbound content plan (i.e., webinars, newsletters, etc) to add value to current customers while positioning NameMedia as the industry’s thought-leader to acquire new business.
• Communications Plan: Manage internal and external communications across all brands.
• Customer Experience:  Analyze and gather competitive and customer data.
• Marketing Analytics: Oversee overall marketing analytics, including Google Analytics and business units Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Marketing Budget: Manage marketing budget.
• Management: Lead and mentor the marketing team.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product, technology, and sales teams to achieve overall business objectives.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA preferred
• 7+  years of Marketing experience, preferably in the online space.
• Experience in measuring and optimizing ongoing campaigns to achieve best possible results
• Possess strong analytical, attention to detail, and accurate implementation skills
• A team-player who understands and can communicate, both in person and through written communication, complex data and results in an easy to understand manner.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required

NEW YORK, NY —April 6, 2010 — Register.com, a leading provider of web services and domain registration, today announced that it has signed an agreement to join NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service (DLS). Under the terms of the deal, Register.com’s customers will have access to more than two million domain names currently offered for sale through the DLS service located at AfternicDLS.com.

Similar to the MLS network for physical real estate, the DLS network provides a source of liquidity for digital real estate, or domain names, that are currently registered but are available for purchase. By listing their domain on DLS, domain owners expose their property to the largest source of potential buyers through a global distribution network, now including Register.com.

“We are excited to provide our customers with an additional opportunity to buy and sell premium domains,” said Register.com CEO Larry Kutscher. “This strategic partnership allows Register.com to couple our award winning customer service with expanded access to the Domain Reseller Marketplace.”

“Register.com is one of the industry’s leading registrars and its addition as a premium promotion partner for DLS will add significant value to Register.com and AfternicDLS customers,” said NameMedia CEO Kelly Conlin. “Through its global distribution network, AfternicDLS now receives more than 35 million requests each month by consumers looking for a domain name, making it the most productive platform for connecting domain sellers with domain buyers.”

About Register.com

Leveraging 15 years of experience in the domain business with over two and a half million domain names under management, Register.com (www.Register.com) has built a reputation as a leading provider of global domain name registration, email, web site design and web hosting services. Register.com enables businesses and resellers, such as ISPs, Web Hosts and Portals, to create a dynamic web presence without the need for extensive technical knowledge. Register.com is the only web services provider to earn the JD Powers award for outstanding customer service for the last five years.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is 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.

Contact

For Register.com: Jason Teichman
SVP, Marketing & Product Management
575 Eighth Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 798-9119

For NameMedia: Jennifer Tanzi
NameMedia Corporate Communications
230 Third Ave
Waltham, MA 02451
(781) 839-7929
jtanzi@namemedia.com

LOS ANGELES, CA and WALTHAM, MASS—February 9, 2010 — NameMedia and Oversee.net said today that Oversee would join NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service at AfternicDLS.com to open a new sales channel for its large domain name portfolio.

“This alliance expands our companies’ long-term relationship,” said Oversee President and CEO Jeff Kupietzky. “NameMedia has built the industry’s largest global reseller network for domain names, particularly for retail buyers and small and medium businesses. DLS will help Oversee tap into this retail channel and expose its inventory to millions of customers looking for a premium domain name.”

AfternicDLS is the leader in reaching retail buyers of premium domain names through its websites at Afternic.com, BuyDomains.com and a network of over 40 distribution partners, including many of the world’s largest registrars.

“Oversee’s portfolio is one of the largest in the world and will significantly enhance the size of the inventory offered to NameMedia’s reseller network,” said Kelly Conlin, Chairman and CEO of NameMedia. “More than 35 million times each month, consumers looking for domain names access our available inventory, so adding Oversee’s domains improves the chance of a good match—and the velocity of sales in our network”

Conlin also underlined the value of its participation on Oversee’s SnapNames platform. “NameMedia’s domain name portfolio of nearly one million names has been built over the last ten years by our acquisition team identifying the best sources of domain name inventory,” he said. “SnapNames continues to be one of the most productive sources of domain names for our buyers, and we look forward to continuing to find outstanding domain names every day through the SnapNames auction platform.”

About NameMedia

NameMedia is 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 Oversee.net

Oversee.net® is the Leader in Internet Real Estate™, specializing in monetizing, registering, selling and developing domain names. The company’s unique optimized technology connects consumers and advertisers with highly relevant advertisements.
The company provides an array of managed services to domain investors, corporations and individuals across more than ten million web sites. Oversee owns one of the largest portfolios of domain names in the world.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company’s core brands include DomainSponsor®, SnapNames®, Moniker®, and LowFares.com™.

Contact

For Oversee.net: Mason Cole, VP Corporate Communications
(503) 459-5702
mcole@oversee.net

Corinne Forti, Oversee Corporate Communications
(805) 368-8665
cforti@oversee.net

For NameMedia: Jennifer Tanzi, NameMedia Corporate Communications
(781) 839-2800
jtanzi@namemedia.com

WALTHAM, MASS—January 25, 2010 — NameMedia today announced the launch of new, user-friendly content site development options for domain name developers through its online publishing platform at SmartName.com.

“Today’s launch means SmartName customers have a proven, compelling method of fully developing their domain names into content-rich sites that provide a compelling experience for consumers—and can do so easily for one domain or hundreds of thousands of domains,” said Kelly Conlin, NameMedia Chairman and CEO.

With today’s release, SmartName publishers now have access to:

• Simple site deployment with no setup fees, regardless of number of domains
• More than 20,000 sources of content that include millions of articles
• More than 150,000 keyword-related topics
• More than 100 content-rich themes, such as Baseball, Travel, Politics, Fishing, Careers, Green Living, Photography, Snowboarding, Soccer and Technology
• More than 2 million products and reviews pre-built into each site’s “Store” tab
• Streamlined integration with NameMedia’s BuyDomains.com and Afternic.com sites for marketing domain names

In addition, domain name owners can easily add their own original content to their sites from any existing publishing platform, simply by adding their RSS link to their SmartName sites.

“Domain name owners now have a single platform to turn their sites into user-friendly eCommerce stores, content-rich sites, or keep them as parked pages,” said Kirsten Frederick, product manager for the SmartName platform. “And for the first time, domain publishers have all the reporting and statistics they demand in one dashboard, regardless of what type of site they’ve published. That makes it easy to optimize a portfolio of names across the full variety of publishing options.”

Today’s release comes after more than a year of research and development, Frederick said, adding that the sites generate revenue through a variety of advertising units, all reported daily at the domain level. “What’s available now to our SmartName publishers are the same tools that we’ve successfully tested and use on more than 100,000 of our own websites, such as MartialArts.com, and MountainBiking.com,” she said.

SmartName.com is the domain industry’s premier publishing platform, offering domain portfolio owners a vast array of tools and reports to maximize the usability and performance of their sites.  Learn more at www.SmartName.com

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Contact

Kirsten Frederick (kfrederick@namemedia.com) 781.839.2882

or

Ted Olson (tolson@namemedia.com) 781.839.2852

About NameMedia

NameMedia is 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.

Afternic operates the Domain Listing Service (AfternicDLS), an award-winning marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of premium domain names. Domain name owners list names for sale at Afternic.com to achieve the broadest exposure to the most buyers worldwide.

The newly launched service, called Domainer’s Advantage, offers domain investors a comprehensive knowledge center including:

• Real time domain industry news feed: Stay informed of the latest industry news
• Weekly domain sales reports: Be the first to know what sold – and at what price
• Best Practices: Proven tips on successful selling at maximum value
• Market Trends: What hot? What’s not?
• Poll of the Week: Weigh in on the pressing issues impacting the domain industry
• Discuss Names domain industry forum: Your voice matters – join the discussion
• Domain Industry calendar of events; Webinars, Trade Shows, and Industry Events
• AfternicDLS Blog: Our opinions on the domain industry issues of the day

“Domainer’s Advantage is designed for savvy domain investors who seek one place where they can stay highly informed on all the issues and opportunities affecting their domain investments,” said Sarah Ptalis, Product Manager for NameMedia’s domain marketplace businesses BuyDomains.com and Afternic.com “Domainer’s Advantage is a simple but compelling tool for accessing and exchanging the latest knowledge in real time”.

AfternicDLS is the domain industry’s premier sales platform, offering SMB “end user” targeted global promotion of domain sellers’ domains in 135 countries.

Learn more at www.AfternicDLS.com

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About NameMedia

NameMedia is 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 60 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.

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NameMedia today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with www.freshdrop.net to provide premium domains for purchase through FreshDrop’s Domain Marketplace.

“This is truly a breakthrough in the domain industry. By combining NameMedia’s domain inventory with FreshDrop’s innovative search technology we are now able to empower domain investors, web entities, and online marketers with the ability search cross-marketplace with access to millions of additional premium domain names. NameMedia is a market leader in the domain aftermarket and we are proud to have them as a marketplace partner.” said Tan Tran, President and CEO of FreshDrop.net.

Visitors to the FreshDrop homepage will have the ability to search for NameMedia’s inventory within the BuyDomains tab and the AfternicDLS tab. The BuyDomains tab will include NameMedia’s managed premium domains available for sale while the AfternicDLS tab will include listed domains available for sale through NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) platform found at Afternic.com.

AfternicDLS provides domain sellers with the opportunity to list registered domains for sale through its global distribution network, which also includes BuyDomains and a network of leading Registrars and international marketing partners. AfternicDLS has a saleable inventory of more than two million names.

“NameMedia is pleased to partner with FreshDrop. FreshDrop’s innovative approach to domain sales further benefits AfternicDLS members looking to sell names, as well as benefiting FreshDrop’s customer’s base through expanded quality inventory.” said Pete Lamson, senior vice-president and general manager of NameMedia’s domain marketplace.

Individuals interested is purchasing a domain should visit http://www.freshdrop.net. Individuals interested in selling their domains via the FreshDrop Marketplace should visit http://www.AfternicDLS.com.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is a leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted Web sites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s Web site development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. NameMedia’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 Web site development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of Web sites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

NameMedia is headquartered outside Boston, in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.namemedia.com.

About FreshDrop.net

FreshDrop is a leader in the Domain Search arena. The company provides a state of the art platform to help domain purchasers make informed and efficient acquisition decisions.

FreshDrop aggregates domain inventories across major domain aftermarkets and auction houses and provides research analytics on millions of domain names.

FreshDrop is headquartered in Burbank, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.freshdrop.net.

Waltham, MA. (May 6, 2009) – NameMedia today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with TradeMark Express to provide premium domains for purchase through TradeMark Express’s full-service trademarking process.

“TradeMark Express is excited to partner with NameMedia.  Obtaining a premium domain name and ensuring that name is legally available go hand in hand; domain name buyers must make sure their proposed domain name is legally clear of existing trademark or common-law names that are similar in sound, appearance or meaning,” said Chris DeMassa, President of Trademark Express.

TradeMark Express visitors will have access to premium domain names listed for sale on BuyDomains.com.  Available inventory includes NameMedia’s small business targeted domain portfolio, as well as names listed for sale through its Domain Listing Service, AfternicDLS.

AfternicDLS provides domain sellers with the opportunity to list registered domains for sale though its global distribution network, which also includes BuyDomains.  AfternicDLS has a saleable inventory of more than two million names.

“NameMedia is pleased to further expand the reach of our AfternicDLS sales platform.” said Pete Lamson, senior vice-president and general manager of NameMedia’s domain marketplace.  “TradeMark Express’s customers will benefit from having access to the world’s largest domain portfolio, providing them with enhanced options to create and protect their brand while driving traffic to their businesses.”
Individuals interested is purchasing a domain should visit http://www.TradeMarkExpress.com.

Individuals interested in selling their domains should visit http://www.AfternicDLS.com.

About NameMedia
NameMedia is a leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted Web sites and a marketplace for premium domain names.  The company’s Web site development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories.  NameMedia’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 Web site development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of Web sites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

NameMedia is headquartered outside Boston, in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.namemedia.com.

About TradeMark Express

TradeMark Express is a premier trademark research and application service. Started in 1992, TradeMark Express accomplishes comprehensive legal research and trademarking – if the client wants to gain ownership of their new name. Offices are located in Arcata CA, Los Altos CA and Washington DC. For more information, visit www.TMexpress.com.

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Contact:

For Press Inquiries About NameMedia, Including BuyDomains.com and Afternic.com Contact:

Libby Levinson
781.839.2809

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (May 6, 2009) – directNIC, Ltd., a leading full-service ICANN accredited registrar, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with NameMedia to provide premium domains for purchase at directNIC.com.

Visitors to the directNIC web site who search for a new domain to register will also be offered a broad selection of existing domains from which to choose, which will include domains listed through NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service, AfternicDLS.

“directNIC, Ltd.’s partnership with NameMedia provides directNIC’s customers access to the largest portfolio of premium domain names in the world,” said Jim Macallum, Technical Officer of directNIC, Ltd.. “Through this new partnership, directNIC will now have more than two million business oriented domain names available for purchase.”

AfternicDLS provides domain sellers with the opportunity to list registered domains for sale though its global distribution network, which also includes BuyDomains. AfternicDLS has a saleable inventory of more than two million names.

“We are pleased that the AfternicDLS membership will have the opportunity to list domains for sale with one the world’s leading registrars,” said Pete Lamson, senior vice-president and general manager of NameMedia’s domain marketplace. “directNIC Ltd.’s customers will benefit from having access to the world’s largest domain portfolio, providing them with new options to create and drive traffic to their businesses.”

Individuals interested is purchasing a domain should visit http://www.directNIC.com. Individuals interested in selling their domains should visit http://www.AfternicDLS.com.

About directNIC, Ltd.

directNIC, Ltd. is an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) accredited registrar and ranks top #14 worldwide in number of active domain name registrations. directNIC, Ltd. specializes in Internet-based services, including its domain name registration, free hosting, paid hosting, paid DNS services, pop email, and Web-based email services. For more information, visit www.directNIC.com.

About NameMedia
NameMedia is a leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted Web sites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s Web site development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. NameMedia’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 Web site development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of Web sites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

NameMedia is headquartered outside Boston, in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.namemedia.com.