Enom is getting a refresh and the building blocks for a better domain control panel are being put in place. Domain name registrar Enom will look different when you visit it later today. The site is undergoing a refresh to make it easier for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Behold, eNom’s refreshed logo
· Domain RegistrarsSecond largest registrar offers up a cleaner, crisper brand image. It appears that eNom is about to reveal a new logo as part of a previously-announced refresh of its platform. The company filed an intent-to-use trademark application with the U.S. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domainers say first Verisign IDN launch bungled
· Domain RegistrarsSome people were able to jump the gun to register domains early, but they didn't get to keep the domain names. Investors in IDN.com domain names (internationalized domain names) have waited a long time for Verisign to release its ... Continue Reading13 Comments
.Com Winners & Losers – China makes a comeback
· Domain RegistrarsChinese domain name registrars surge again. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from February. After taking a breather in January, Chinese registrars were back with big numbers in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Update with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu – DNW Podcast #85 (NASDAQ:NAME)
· PodcastsRightside CEO Taryn Naidu talks about the domain business. It's been almost a year since I sat down with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu for a podcast. I got the chance to reconnect with Naidu when I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago for DNSeattle. On this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rightside investor tells shareholders to vote “no”
· Domain RegistrarsInvestor continues to push for change at Rightside. J. Carlo Cannell, whose clients at Cannell Capital LLC own about 7% of outstanding shares of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME), is asking other shareholders to vote against the board at its annual meeting June ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside’s premium promotion has begun
· Domain RegistrarsPromotion cuts the holding cost of premium domain names. Rightside's (NASDAQ:NAME) promotion on premium domain names has begun and will run through the end of June. As I explained last month, the promotion enables you to pay just one year of premium ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside: Q-over-Q revenue drops, new TLD revenue builds
· Domain RegistrarsRightside's revenue was down sequentially, but up compared to the same time last year. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) released earnings after the bell today. The company reported $55.1 million revenue for the first quarter of 2016, a 9% increase over the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
eNom lays out 2016 roadmap
· Domain RegistrarsCompany plans to improve and modernize API. The user interfaces at eNom and Namejet look and feel clumsy and stale. Looking past the main page of NAME’s sites, the logged-in front-end infrastructure is untouched and acts like time capsule to what ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Major Rightside shareholder upset with focus on new TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsShareholder asks company to fire 20% of staff, add update and unify company products under eNom. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) investor J. Carlo Cannell, who owns 7.32% of outstanding shares through investment funds, has sent a scathing letter to Rightside ... Continue Reading11 Comments