Tucows suggests alternative methods of transferring domain names. Enom's parent company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has filed its first response to a lawsuit brought by Namecheap last month. Namecheap, an Enom reseller, wants Tucows to bulk transfer four ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Namecheap sues Enom and Tucows, demands transfer of 4 million domains
· Domain RegistrarsNamecheap says Tucows is dragging its feet on transferring domains registered through Namecheap when it was an Enom reseller. Domain name registrar Namecheap is big, but until this year it didn't show up on charts that rank registrars by domains. ... Continue Reading7 Comments
The Latest .Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsLatest data shows little change. ICANN published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for May 2017. Little has changed in the top spots, with GoDaddy leading the way and Tucows, which now ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A strong month for .com; here are the winners & losers
· Domain RegistrarsA strong month for .com domain name registrations. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for March 2017. March was a strong one with 3.22 million new .com domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsHere are the registrars that did best (and worst) with .com in February. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for February 2017. Here’s a look at how the registrars fared ... Continue Reading3 Comments
January data show why Rightside sold eNom: Namecheap
· Domain RegistrarsNamecheap made a wholesale switch to its own accreditation in January. ICANN has published data from Verisign about .com activity in January, and it reveals a good reason why Rightside sold eNom to Tucows. Namecheap. Namecheap has always been a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Namecheap lands on Inc. 5000 with $76 million in revenue
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar is growing quickly. Domain name registrar Namecheap made the 2016 Inc. 5000 list, coming in at #2,944 with 117% three-year growth. The company had 2015 revenue of $76 million, according to the Inc. listing. Most of ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Rightside and NameCheap ink longer term deal
· Domain RegistrarsDeal adds some certainty to Rightside's future revenue. After frequent short-term extensions, Rightside's eNom and reseller NameCheap have signed a longer term reseller deal. Many people are surprised to learn that NameCheap, which manages ... 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
.Online partnership splits, one company will operate new TLD
· Domain RegistrarsCompanies end .online partnership, but all three will help market the domain name. A three company partnership for the .online top level domain name has broken up, and it appears Radix will now run the domain name by itself. A partnership between ... Continue Reading4 Comments