Verisign turns in another predictable quarter. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the bell today. Q3 2021 revenue was up 5.1% year over year to $334 million. Net income came in at $157 million. That's down from $171 million in the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
It’s the last day to register/renew .com domains before prices go up
· UncategorizedYou'll pay a bit more tomorrow. If you want to save money on .com renewals, today is your last day to act. Tomorrow, Verisign will increase the wholesale cost of .com domains from $7.85 to $8.39. This is the amount the registry charges ... Continue Reading4 Comments
CAICT report on the Chinese domain industry
· UncategorizedThis report shows what domains are big in China. The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) recently released a research report (Chinese language only) on the Chinese domain industry. I just finished reading it and found ... Continue Reading2 Comments
These 43 two letter .com domains are used by Chinese companies
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examined all 676 two letter .com combos to see how many are used by Chinese companies. A lot of 2L .com domains have moved to China, but how many of them are actually put to use? To answer this question, I generated a list of 676 ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy increasing DDC .com prices to $8.85 on September 1
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy will pass along Verisign's increase in September. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is increasing the wholesale price of .com domains by 7% on September 1, and registrars with little margin will be forced to increase their prices as well. GoDaddy ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign raises guidance after strong first quarter
· ServicesThe domain market is sizzling as more companies go online. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported first quarter earnings yesterday along with domain growth that exceeded expectations. The registry processed 11.6 million new .com and .net domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Getting the best price on .com domains
· Domain RegistrarsSome registrars offer consistently good deals on .com domains. There's a lot of competition at the registrar level for .com domain names. This intense competition leads to prices near the wholesale price that the registrar pays the registry ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Bitcoin’s massive salesforce
· UncategorizedBitcoin has an incentivized salesforce that keeps drawing in new money. The value of bitcoin is surging once again. Depending on who you ask, bitcoin is either a currency (it's uncommonly used as one) or a store of value (a very lousy one). One ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Milestone: There are now over 150 million .com domains registered
· Uncategorized.Com has over 150 million registrations 35 years after its launch. There are now officially over 150 million .com domain names registered. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) updated its .com domain base statistics earlier today, revealing that .com hit the ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Maybe .cam IS confusing with .com
· Policy & LawI saw a .cam domain and thought it was .com. .Com registry Verisign was concerned when companies applied for the .cam top level domain. It's just one letter off from .com, and a looks a lot like o when you're just glancing at it. The company ... Continue Reading4 Comments
