ICANN publishes latest .com data. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) about the .com registry. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2018. There was little change on the charts. For new registrations, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com Leaderboard for domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsLittle change at the top for domain name registrar rankings. ICANN has published the latest official .com data from February. In February, these were the top 10 registrars in terms of new .com registrations: 1. GoDaddy.com* 846,327 (974,020 in ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Domain names are one bright spot for Endurance
· Domain RegistrarsRevenue dips overall but domain business grows. Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) reported first quarter earnings before the bell this morning. Revenue dropped year-over-year from $295.1 million in Q1 2017 to $291.4 million in Q1 of this ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Kings of .Com – Registrar Analysis
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the biggest registrars for .com domain names. ICANN has published Verisign's most recent official breakdown of domain transactions by registrar. The data are from November. Starting with this month's .com registrar post, I'm going to show ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Endurance writes off $13.8 million in domain name value
· Domain SalesCompany that acquired BuyDomains in 2014 just wrote off $13.8 million in domain value. Endurance International Group has written off $13.8 million of value from domain names it acquired in 2014. The company made the disclosure in its most recent ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Endurance International acquires Constant Contact for $1.1 billion
· Domain RegistrarsThe acquisition machine continues. Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) has acquired email marketing company Constant Contact for $1.1 billion in an all-cash deal. Shares in Constant Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT) closed Friday at $26.10, for a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Endurance CEO takes cash pay cut, with potential big share payday
· Domain RegistrarsRavichandran could get up to 3.7 million additional shares of EIGI stock. Endurance International Group CEO Hari Ravichandran is taking a big cash pay cut in return for shares in the company if it hits free cash flow targets. Ravichandran's annual ... Continue Reading7 Comments
One domain name stock is actually up today
· Domain RegistrarsEndurance manages to eek out small gain so far today. The DOW opened down 1,000 points today. It has since recovered a bit, but it's a safe bet that your stock portfolio took a hit today. One domain name stock is actually bucking the trend. Shares ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Weebly introduces program for domain name registrars and hosts
· Domain RegistrarsReseller program allows hosts and registrars to offer Weebly website builder tools. Website builder Weebly launched a new program for domain name registrars and webhosts today, enabling them to offer Weebly's website creation tool to their ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Why Endurance bought BuyDomains, and why the price might make sense
· Domain SalesBuyDomains is a natural fit for Endurance, and you need to look at more than price-per-domain to understand its value. Endurance International, a $2.1 billion (market cap) rollup of hosting and domain name companies, announced this morning that it ... Continue Reading14 Comments