Kanoodle Buys Moniker.com - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**Duke** · 08-08-2006, 10:58 AM

After several months of rumors, it is official. Kanoodle has purchased Moniker.com which will continue to operate as an independent unit of a newly named parent company called Seevast. Monte and his crew will still be in charge at Moniker:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4411975&EDATE=

**GoPC** · 08-08-2006, 01:06 PM

How many people have snagged up the variations of Pulse 360?

I know I did

Funny to note the article says it will brand itself as "Pulse 360" and Pulse360.com is FOR SALE. someone just got lucky

GoPC

**jdk** · 08-08-2006, 01:22 PM

Wow, as long as Moniker stays the same, as they mention, we should be fine.

**vpitts** · 08-08-2006, 02:33 PM

Moniker will stay the same. Monte and Eric run the company as always and the rest of the staff stays the same. We will still be on the forums, at the trade shows, and any other place where we can interact with our great customers. We look forward to having access to some additional resources within Seevast that will help us accelerate some really cool services to market.

--VP--

**MonikerMan** · 08-08-2006, 03:17 PM

pulse360.com, seevast.com and the important variations have all been acquired already....(or will be legally).

All in a great future to come!

**DeluxeNames.com** · 08-08-2006, 03:47 PM

I use Moniker and love them.

I admit to being nervous about this deal because usually when a big corporation buys a Mom & Pop shop, they loose that great "I know and can call the owner if I need to" feel that they once had.

I'm definetely going to stick around to see though because Moniker had been awesome for me: they have never lost any of my domains and I always receive great customer service. I will give them the benifit of the doubt here and hope for the best.

**jdk** · 08-08-2006, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DeluxeNames.com

I use Moniker and love them. This is very sad news.

You can try to spin the story into "Happy Land" until the cows come home but usually, when a big corporation buys a Mom & Pop shop, they loose that great "I know and can call the owner if I need to" feel that they once had. They often soon develop that Registerfly like "Your wasting our time, leave us alone" customer service approach.

I hope I'm wrong here.

Same here. I have faith. Don't want it to turn into a "numbers game" like GoDaddy

**ColdGin** · 08-08-2006, 04:47 PM

I think the buyers want to see they run the company because that is what made Moniker what it is now. That nothing new in today business. They have a little part of the company for sure and they will not to let the company become a ´goddady´ style... i hope!!!!

**MonikerMan** · 08-08-2006, 09:35 PM

This was a merger of equals, not a large company buying a small company. As stated earlier, this is positive for everyone here and all of our customers. We are locked and loaded to provide some great products and services in the future.

Stay tunned !

**Leading Names** · 08-08-2006, 09:48 PM

Will this affect TrafficClub at all?

- Rob

**forumrating** · 08-09-2006, 01:49 AM

i have heard a lot about moniker, this is really gona be positive for them surely

**DaddyHalbucks** · 08-09-2006, 06:27 AM

Congrats to Monte and crew!

**simon** · 08-09-2006, 07:00 AM

yea it might be a great move for the moniker team but the goals might now be somewhat different because moniker.com will be directed by higher authorities.

**MonikerMan** · 08-09-2006, 12:27 PM

Simon - Eric and I remain in charge of Moniker and have since this really happened. Everything remains the same and gets better. We are the highest authority at Moniker and within the new holding company.

TrafficClub gets better, we are taking over DomainHop an will be taking the best from both systems and making trafficclub.com even better as well.

Trafficclub also gets better by incorporating the best of DomainHop into the system.

**DeluxeNames.com** · 08-09-2006, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonikerMan

This was a merger of equals, not a large company buying a small company. As stated earlier, this is positive for everyone here and all of our customers. We are locked and loaded to provide some great products and services in the future.
Stay tunned !

I didn't realize that Monte, I thought it was a big corporate buy out.
Well if they are smart enough to give you indepent control, then Moniker is going to be ok. I have had a great experience with Moniker so far so I'll give the new owners the chance to prove they won't change what works.