Verisign called on China to deliver Q1 domain growth. .Com registry Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) provides guidance each quarter for how much it expects its total base of .com and .net domain names to grow. The company hardly misses because it's quite easy ... Continue Reading2 Comments
O.com might be coming, along with other single letter .com domain names
· Policy & LawICANN moves forward with Verisign plan to auction O.com domain name. Single letter .com domain names are very rare. They aren't just limited to the 26 letters of the alphabet; there are just three. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN), the registry for .com, ... Continue Reading10 Comments
VeriSign’s domain base grew by 1.91 million names last quarter
· Policy & LawHistorically strong Q1 delivers for Verisign. VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported first quarter 2018 earnings after the bell yesterday. The base of .com and .net domain names grew by 1.91 million during the quarter and 9.6 million new .com and .net ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Is .Com still king in China?
· UncategorizedKassey Lee analyzes new data about domain name and website usage in China. Is .com still king in China? How important is .cn? Is there any other extension worth watching in China? These are questions many domain investors may have in their minds. To ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Google is now one of the Top 10 .com registrars
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle Domains finishes 2017 among the top 10 domain name registrars for .com. Google launched its domain name registrar in the middle of 2014. It grew quickly and is now among the top 10 registrars in the world for .com domain registrations as of ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Cryptocurrency domains are no longer trending
· UncategorizedFrom total domination to "where did those go?". Verisign released its latest report of the top trending keywords in new .com domain name registrations, and something is noticeably absent for January: cryptocurrency terms. For months, domain names ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Namecheap leaps up .com chart as PDR falls
· Domain RegistrarsThere was movement on the top .com registrars rankings in the most recent ICANN report. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for September 2017. Here are the top registrars ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Department of Justice closes investigation on Verisign running .web
· Policy & LawVerisign believes ICANN will now sign the .web contract with Nu Dot Co, and then transfer the domain to Verisign. Verisign has announced that the antitrust investigation into the company's plans to run the .web domain name has been closed, apparently ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Com Winners & Losers Update
· Domain RegistrarsHow registrars fared with .com in the most recent reports. ICANN published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign today which includes data by registrar for August 2017. Here are the top registrars in terms of new .com ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Black Friday: $3.99 .com domains
· Domain RegistrarsThere are discounts on .com domains this Black Friday. As expected, lots of domain name registrars are offering discounted domain names today for Black Friday. Many have deals on new top level domains, but the deals are no better than what you can ... Continue Reading1 Comment