Comments on: VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:34:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: NameDrive Blog » Blog Archive » ND Weekly #71 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-292596 NameDrive Blog » Blog Archive » ND Weekly #71 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:38:16 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3484#comment-292596 [...] VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth New domain name registrations are slowing, and VeriSign says Google may be to blame. About 11.5 million new domain names were registered in the third quarter of this year, VeriSign reported in this month’s Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf). That’s a 2% decline from the previous quarter as well as over Q3 of 2007. When you look only at .com and .net domains, new registrations are down even more. The 6.9 million .com and .net domains registered in the third quarter were down 9% compared to the second quarter of this year. VeriSign predicts that the total base of .com and .net domains will increase only 1 or 2 million in the fourth quarter after accounting for expired domain registrations. What’s to blame? VeriSign cites changes in Google’s Adsense for Domains program as well as general internet advertising weakness: More… [...]

[...] VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth New domain name registrations are slowing, and VeriSign says Google may be to blame. About 11.5 million new domain names were registered in the third quarter of this year, VeriSign reported in this month’s Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf). That’s a 2% decline from the previous quarter as well as over Q3 of 2007. When you look only at .com and .net domains, new registrations are down even more. The 6.9 million .com and .net domains registered in the third quarter were down 9% compared to the second quarter of this year. VeriSign predicts that the total base of .com and .net domains will increase only 1 or 2 million in the fourth quarter after accounting for expired domain registrations. What’s to blame? VeriSign cites changes in Google’s Adsense for Domains program as well as general internet advertising weakness: More… [...]

]]> By: Frank Michlick http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-292592 Frank Michlick Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:11:09 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3484#comment-292592 @enoss: They used to do a better job in breaking it out into "under construction" and "parked pages" in their reports until 1 1/2 years or so. I think the difference between parked pages and a small website is getting harder to tell all the time though. Now 21% are "one-page web sites": <blockquote> These Web sites can be further described as those having multiple pages or as one-page Web sites. One-page Web sites include under-construction, brochure-ware and parked pages in addition to online advertising revenue generating parked pages. </blockquote> @enoss: They used to do a better job in breaking it out into “under construction” and “parked pages” in their reports until 1 1/2 years or so. I think the difference between parked pages and a small website is getting harder to tell all the time though.

Now 21% are “one-page web sites”:

These Web sites can be further described as those having multiple pages or as one-page Web sites. One-page Web sites include under-construction, brochure-ware and parked pages in addition to online advertising revenue generating parked pages.

]]> By: enoss http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-292590 enoss Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:05:50 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3484#comment-292590 @steve m verisign actually does a good job of tracking parking pages and what they are really saying here is that many fewer names are being registered for parking and/or renewed for parking. certainly the price increase and tasting charges have impact as they relate to the above. @steve m
verisign actually does a good job of tracking parking pages and what they are really saying here is that many fewer names are being registered for parking and/or renewed for parking.

certainly the price increase and tasting charges have impact as they relate to the above.

]]> By: VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth · Adsense - Secrets of Earning http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-292569 VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth · Adsense - Secrets of Earning Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:41:13 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3484#comment-292569 [...] domains registered in the third quarter were down 9% compared to the second quarter of this year. Read more [...]

[...] domains registered in the third quarter were down 9% compared to the second quarter of this year. Read more [...]

]]> By: Guillermo http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-292544 Guillermo Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:30:29 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3484#comment-292544 It is not only this year’s 7% but the believe that next year it will be a 10% more and another 10% the year after (over the increase from previous year so 21% in two years, 33% in three and so on). It is very unlikely that the revenue from the domains increases at this pace, so every year it will be more difficult that “the long tale” domains reach the break even. With that gloomy outlook it does not make sense to register thousands of domains whose costs will grow every year exponentially. It is not only this year’s 7% but the believe that next year it will be a 10% more and another 10% the year after (over the increase from previous year so 21% in two years, 33% in three and so on). It is very unlikely that the revenue from the domains increases at this pace, so every year it will be more difficult that “the long tale” domains reach the break even. With that gloomy outlook it does not make sense to register thousands of domains whose costs will grow every year exponentially.

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-292482 Andrew Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:02:26 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3484#comment-292482 All of these are possible reasons. I doubt it has much to do with the 7% rise in .com fees and 10% in .net since that didn't take place until October (the last month of the quarter). I also don't think it will have much of an affect. The only domains that wouldn't get renewed would be ones with PPC revenue that didn't cover the 7% gap and had virtually zero resale value. But Larry and Adam are correct...domain tasting probably had a lot to do with this. All of these are possible reasons. I doubt it has much to do with the 7% rise in .com fees and 10% in .net since that didn’t take place until October (the last month of the quarter). I also don’t think it will have much of an affect. The only domains that wouldn’t get renewed would be ones with PPC revenue that didn’t cover the 7% gap and had virtually zero resale value.

But Larry and Adam are correct…domain tasting probably had a lot to do with this.

]]> By: Richael Neet http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-292474 Richael Neet Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:45:16 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3484#comment-292474 I don't think Google is the cause for slow domain name registrations. Its the lack of good names available that may be directly responsible. I don’t think Google is the cause for slow domain name registrations. Its the lack of good names available that may be directly responsible.

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