Comments on: VeriSign: 177 Million Domain Names Registered

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:40:40 +0000

I wonder if Verisign needs to download this excel template from Microsoft?

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC012043531033.aspx

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:38:41 +0000

I assume .com numbers are down for the following reason and in this order.

Reduction in tasting (plus threat of TM lawsuit)

Reduction in ppc revenue.
Decrease in individual revenue and increase in renewal cost causes marginal domains to become unprofitable.

Global economic recession.

I speculate the next couple quarters will also be down.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:23:23 +0000

@ Steve M – I don’t think the higher fees on .com/.net have much to do with it. The only people that would drop domains b/c of that are for domains that barely made a profit.

Now domain tasting being reduced, that’s an obvious omission…

By: Steve M

Steve M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:41:56 +0000

Gee; no suggestion that their higher fees might be one of the factors in the lower numbers?

Are any of us surprised at this omission?