Board believes Reconsideration Requests are without merit. ICANN's Board of Directors has found no problems with ICANN's handling of the .org contract renewal with Public Interest Registry. Two organizations filed reconsideration requests over ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Com Winners & Losers: A strong month for NameSilo
· Domain RegistrarsNameSilo has strong month. Here's how other registrars fared. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2019. NameSilo surged this month, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com winners and Losers: Dynadot stays hot
· Domain RegistrarsDynadot remains in the top ten registrars for new .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2019. Dynadot jumped into the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Dynadot jumps into top 10
· Domain RegistrarsDynadot jumps into the top ten registrars for new .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2019. An anomaly this month ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Namecheap files reconsideration request over removing .Org, .Info price caps
· Domain RegistrarsCompany asks ICANN to reconsider its decision to remove price caps on some legacy top level domains. One of the largest ICANN-accredited domain name registrars has filed a Reconsideration Request (pdf) with ICANN over its decision to remove price ... Continue Reading11 Comments
A strong month for .Com
· Domain RegistrarsA strong month for .com ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2019. March was a strong month for many registrars. GoDaddy topped 1 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap posts $37 million revenue in Q1
· Domain RegistrarsCompany's revenue tops forecast for Q1. Privately held domain name registrar Namecheap has reported $37 million in gross revenue for Q1 2019. This represents 21% year-over-year growth and is about $3 million more than the company ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com slips at GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsExpirations outpaced new registrations at GoDaddy in December. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2018. Something interesting ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Iceland’s .Is domain is now easier to register
· Domain RegistrarsNamecheap becomes biggest registrar to offer .Is domains. Country code domain names are an interesting animal. Some registries make it very difficult to register them; others market them heavily through the registrar channel. One domain that has ... Continue Reading3 Comments
New .Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsNameSilo jumps on monthly list. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2018. The only notable movement was NameSilo, which jumped ... Continue Reading2 Comments