These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2022. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wix plans layoffs as growth slows
· Domain RegistrarsCompany announces cost cuts as demand returns to pre-pandemic levels. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) announced a cost reduction plan that includes layoffs today along with its Q2 earnings. The company said that demand, which shot up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows Domains continues to tread water, company comments on blockchain domains
· Domain RegistrarsIts domain name business shrunk a bit last quarter. Tucows' (NASDAQ: TCX) domain name business continues to tread water, the company reported today. Revenue in the domains business was $61.1 million in Q2 2022, down 2% from the same quarter a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GMO offers blockchain domains to Japanese market
· Domain RegistrarsCompany creates standalone site to sell Unstoppable Domains blockchain domains. GMO Internet Group, a large domain name company in Japan, has created a new site to promote blockchain domain names to its customers in Japan. CryptoName by GMO is a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy paid $71.4 million for Dan.com
· Domain RegistrarsCompany completed acquisition of rival domain sales platform last month. According to a regulatory filing, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) paid $71.4 million to acquire Dan.com. The company filed its form 10-Q quarterly report today. In the subsequent ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Namecheap introduces Registry Lock and other security options
· Domain RegistrarsDomain Vault provides more security for domains, including an option for Verisign Registry Lock. Domain name registrar Namecheap has released Domain Vault, a new product to protect high-value domain names. The Titanium version of the product ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How to change your GoDaddy Whois privacy settings
· Domain RegistrarsHere's how to display some of your information in Whois. GoDaddy now adds Domains by Proxy Whois privacy to all domains by default. But there might be cases where you want your data exposed in Whois. In this tutorial, I will walk through how to change ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
It’s time to comment about domain transfers
· Domain RegistrarsProvide feedback about how domain transfers should work. ICANN is asking for feedback about a Working Group's Initial Report that includes recommendations to change how domain transfers work. The Initial Report (pdf) proposes a slew of changes ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Test driving GoDaddy’s new account manager
· Domain RegistrarsThe new account manager is a big step up for managing domains at GoDaddy. GoDaddy has released a beta version of its domain manager to a small subset of users. If you haven't gotten access yet, be patient. More users are being added over time. I ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com rankings: a fall in China
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February ... Continue Reading2 Comments
