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GoDaddy agrees to take over domain names in limbo from troubled RegisterFly (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)NEW YORK (AP) - GoDaddy.com, the leading registration company for Internet domain names, has agreed to take over and manage more than 850,000 addresses belonging to customers of a troubled rival, officials announced Tuesday.

PUBLIC ADVOCATE: EMINENT DOMAIN STILL OPEN TO ABUSE (WBGO-FM Newark)(TRENTON) - While trying to get stalled eminent domain reform legislation moving in the New Jersey Senate, the state Public Advocate has released a report that he says shows people are losing their homes and businesses unfairly.

GoDaddy Agrees to Take Over RegisterFly Domain Names (GigaLaw.com)GoDaddy.com, the leading registration company for Internet addresses, has agreed to take over and manage more than 850,000 domain names belonging to customers of a troubled rival, officials announced.

TSCRA: Applaud Passage Of Eminent Domain Bill By Legislature (CattleNetwork.com)FORT WORTH, Texas, May 29, 2007?The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association applauds the Texas Legislature and especially thanks Senator Kyle Janek (R-Houston) and Representative Beverly Woolley (R-Houston) for passing H.B. 2006 relating to the use of eminent domain by governmental entities.

850,000+ RegisterFly domain names to transfer to GoDaddy.com (Digital Media Europe)GoDaddy.com, a domain name registrar, has reached an agreement with RegisterFly and ICANN for the transfer of RegisterFly's portfolio of web site names to GoDaddy.com. The move will effect 850,000+ domain names from around the world.

Go Daddy to take over troubled N.J.-based online domain (The Arizona Republic)Scottsdale's Go Daddy Group Inc. is taking over a troubled New Jersey-based online domain registrar called RegisterFly.com.

Analysts Suggest Domain Names as Direct Navigation Ventures Could Represent Next IPO Wave (CircleID)The New York Times has reported on NameMedia, a privately held owner and developer of domain names. "They're paying nothing to acquire a customer," says one investment firm analyst. "I think the next wave of I.P.O.'s will be around this area." From the report: "The direct navigation market attracted more than $800 million in ads last year, which publishers largely shared with Google and Yahoo. ...