Registration numbers games are masking actual use. Big companies might prefer .com. Most people might choose .com. But there's another trend I've seen over the past year that shouldn't be overlooked: more and more companies using new top level ... Continue Reading33 Comments
What impact will increased .com prices have on domain investing?
· Domain SalesInvestors would have two ways to cope with rising prices. American Enterprise Institute submitted a comment (pdf) to ICANN about .com pricing during the comment period. Much of it echos Verisign's own comments on the matter, and that shouldn't be ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Verisign tries to discredit ICANN commenting period process
· Policy & LawCompany suggests that drawing attention to comment period distorted the multistakeholder process. The comment period for ICANN's proposed .com contract amendment with ICANN closed last Friday. The amendment would allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) to ... Continue Reading26 Comments
January’s top domain name news stories
· UncategorizedLooking back at last month in domains. There was a lot of news in the domain name industry last month. Here's a look at the top five posts on Domain Name Wire ranked by the number of pageviews. 1. This company's domain name is a ten digit ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
China loves .Com
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examines the market for .com domain names in China. In my series of articles to study the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture and. Today, let's look at .com. This analysis is based on data I have collected from ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Verisign .com/.net domain base increases by 1.34 million
· ServicesMore cash in the coffers for .com registry Verisign. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for Q2 2019 yesterday. The company had $306 million in revenue and $148 in net income. The operating margin was 65.9%, up from 63.8% in the same quarter ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com dominates North America. What about the ROW?
· UncategorizedCountry code domains are still the majority outside of North America. Take a look at the chart above. What do you notice? While .com dominates North America, it is secondary in ICANN's other four regions. It's easy to be United ... Continue Reading19 Comments
The .Com memorability factor
· UncategorizedStudy shows that people remember domain names as having .com on the end. One of the problems with using a top level domain name other than .com is memorability. While it might stand out to people as new or unique, many people will remember your domain ... Continue Reading18 Comments
ICA to hold public update for domain owners
· Policy & LawDomain investor advocacy group will make its next member call public. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group that advocates for domain name owners, is holding a public webcast on Friday to update domain investors on policy issues. This is ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign’s Annual Report and .com price increases
· Policy & LawVerisign's 10-K gives clues to how it is approaching a .com price increase. .Com registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published its 2018 annual report on Friday. I reviewed the document to look for information about Verisign's hopes of raising the price of ... Continue Reading3 Comments
