ICANN-Accredited Registrar TierraNet Latest Partner to Join Afternic Domain Listing Service

SAN DIEGO & WALTHAM, Mass.--()--California-based TierraNet, Inc., a top ICANN-accredited registrar, and Afternic.com, the world’s leading reseller network for premium domain names, today announced that TierraNet, Inc. joins Afternic’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) as a DLS Premium promotion partner, providing expanded promotional options to their customer base.

TierraNet, Inc.’s integration as a DLS Premium partner ensures that TierraNet customers will be able to list domains across the entire DLS Premium promotion network, reaching more than 35 million prospective buyers monthly. Domains registered at TierraNet and listed through DLS will be immediately available to domain buyers via DLS’ unique “Instant Domain Transfer” capabilities.

“As a long-time NameMedia partner we are very excited to leverage DLS’ unique 'Instant Domain Transfer' technology to provide our customers with a superior buying experience,” said TierraNet Director of Operations & Product Development John Matthews. “By joining the DLS we will improve the experience for our customers—giving them access to the world’s best premium domain names with the benefit of a streamlined, worry-free buying and selling experience.”

Afternic’s DLS offers domain sellers unmatched reach: promoting listed names to tens of millions of prospective domain buyers through a network of more than 50 world-class partners.

“TierraNet is a welcome addition to the network--moving the DLS even closer to the goal of a unified aftermarket,”said Jason Miner, senior vice president of sales and business development of NameMedia. “The Domain Listing Service is to domain names what the Multiple Listing Service is for real estate transactions: a platform meeting the needs of both buyers and sellers.”

About TierraNet, Inc.

Service : Support : Reliability. TierraNet, Inc. was founded in 1996 with a simple goal of providing individuals and businesses with an easy, affordable, and reliable means to maintain a web presence, TierraNet has developed into a leading service provider and top ICANN-accredited registrar. Standing by our goal, we are focused on providing an excellent customer service experience. Headquartered near San Diego in Poway, California, you can obtained more information by visiting www.tierra.net.

About Afternic and NameMedia

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. 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.

Contacts

For TierraNet, Inc.:
John Matthews, 858-248-8019
johnm@tierra.net
or
For Afternic/NameMedia:
Ellen O’Brien, 781-839-2873
eobrien@namemedia.com

Contacts

For TierraNet, Inc.:
John Matthews, 858-248-8019
johnm@tierra.net
or
For Afternic/NameMedia:
Ellen O’Brien, 781-839-2873
eobrien@namemedia.com