Corporate domain management company promotes Hayath Hussein and Christa Taylor. Corporate domain name services company Com Laude announced two promotions today. Hayath Hussein was named Chief Operating Officer - Domain Services, a promotion from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New .com rankings: a surprise entry to the top 10
· 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 December 2021. A ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How to secure your domain names
· Domain RegistrarsUse these tools to prevent domain theft and unwanted changes. Your domain names are valuable. The more valuable your domains, the more likely they'll be targeted by thieves. What can you do to protect these assets? Domain registrars offer ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Google Domains was still in beta?
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle says its Domains product is finally out of beta. Google Domains announced yesterday that it was out of beta. Your likely response: Wait, Google Domains was still in beta? The company is known for playing fast and loose with the term beta. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Meta Platforms and Namecheap settle trademark lawsuit
· Domain RegistrarsLawsuit might be coming to a close after two years. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) and domain name registrar Namecheap are settling their trademark lawsuit. Meta (Facebook at the time) sued (pdf) Namecheap and its Whois privacy service in March ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Latest .com rankings: Dynadot surges
· 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 November 2021. On ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Squarespace reports earnings and predicts slower growth in 2022
· Domain RegistrarsNo surprise as Squarespace points to slower growth. The problem for public companies that have a great year is that they have higher benchmarks to clear the following year. For website building companies, that means the Covid-induced boom has set a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy, Namecheap and IONOS partially pull the plug on Russia
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy is extending services for free and nixing .ru, IONOS and Namecheap kick off Russian customers. Domain name registrars are responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Today, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) said it is removing Russia's .ru and ... Continue Reading19 Comments
Wix and Squarespace stocks plummet after weak earnings report
· Domain RegistrarsInvestors send shares into freefall after Wix shows slowing growth. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported earnings today, and the disappointment sent its stock and rival Squarespace's (NYSE: SQSP) stock into a tailspin. Shares in Wix are down ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Namecheap bolsters blockchain domain push with Namebase acquisition, reports strong 2021 results
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar buys leading Handshake marketplace and reports rapid growth over the past year. Namecheap is making an acquisition related to blockchain-based domains and reported strong growth in 2021. The acquisition of Namebase bolsters the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
