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 October 2021. Here's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Registrars battle spammers as Whois data goes away
· Domain RegistrarsSpammers and scammers have to get creative to contact domain name owners. This month, a GoDaddy customer received an email shortly after registering a domain name. We'll call the domain example.com for this story. Subject: example.com isn't ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Enom says bug took down 350,000 domains
· Domain RegistrarsDNS provisioning bug impacted hundreds of thousands of domains. Enom, a domain name registrar owned by Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), has apologized for a botched data center migration and a DNS provisioning bug that took down websites over the weekend. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy gets customer support patent
· Domain RegistrarsPatent describes and easier way of authenticating and helping customers. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,223,617 (pdf) to GoDaddy for a customer support system. The patent is titled Domain name registrar database ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy promotes Roger Chen to COO
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy goes with an internal hire for Chief Operating Officer. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has named Roger Chen its new Chief Operating Officer. He will replace Andrew Low Ah Kee, who left GoDaddy in November to become President of Opendoor. Chen came to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain registrars ranked by .com numbers
· 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 September ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An Epik hack – 2021 top stories
· Domain RegistrarsHackers stole data from Epik this year, connecting the dots between extremist websites and their owners. This year, the domain name industry received unwelcome attention when hackers stole data from Epik. Epik is a domain name registrar known ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Starboard takes big stake in GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsActivist investor takes 6.5% stake in GoDaddy. Investment company Starboard has made a significant investment in shares of GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Today, the group filed a 13D with the SEC, disclosing its ownership stake. Shares of GoDaddy are ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap releases 2021 domain data
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar reports top TLDs, renewal rates, and aftermarket sales. Namecheap published its 2021 Namecheap Domain Insights & Trends report today. The report provides data on top domain choices, renewal rates, and early sales on its new ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic acquires Latin American domain name registrar
· Domain RegistrarsSmall acquisition will serve as a base for expansion in Latin America. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has acquired the assets of NameAction Inc., a small domain name registrar based in Chile. The deal was for approximately $1 million. NameAction will ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
