Lawsuit alleges Verisign has maintained an illegal monopoly over the .com registry. A California man has sued (pdf) Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ICANN, alleging that their agreements governing .com have allowed Verisign to maintain an illegal monopoly ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign analysis: record quarter, .web match plan, and more
· UncategorizedVerisign reported a stellar second quarter of the year. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings this afternoon that show that .com continues to boom. Revenue was up 6.0% year over year, and the overall growth metrics were more stunning. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign finally gets .web, plans to launch domain this year
· UncategorizedThe company paid $135 million in a 2016 auction before a drawn-out dispute. Finally. After a decade of fighting, Verisign announced yesterday that it now controls the .web top level domain. Nu Dot Co applied for the .web top level domain in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Verisign files to trademark “Where the World Finds You”
· Uncategorized.Com registry files for trademark that could be used for future advertising campaign. It looks like .com registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is ginning up a new advertising slogan. This month, the company filed a trademark application with the U.S. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Breaking: VeriSign raising wholesale .com prices
· UncategorizedVeriSign announces price increase. VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today that it is raising wholesale prices of .com domain names. Effective November 1, the price will increase 7% from $10.26 to $10.97 per year. Verisign last raised prices ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verisign reports earnings, plans future product launch, and hints at price increase
· ServicesCompany says it will launch its first new product in a long time, and suggests it will announce a .com price increase in April. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the market closed today. Full year 2025 domain name revenue was $1.66 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign: short sellers were wrong
· Uncategorized.Com registry says data shows short sellers were way out of line about impact of AdSense for Domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published a blog post this week stating that data shows short sellers were wrong about the impact AdSense for Domains (AFD) ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign adds 1.45 million domains in Q3, ups guidance, addresses AI and Adsense
· UncategorizedDomain base grew at faster clip in most recent quarter. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced Q3 earnings after the market closed today. The company added 1.45 million domains to the combined .com/.net domain base during the quarter. It processed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to sell up to 1/3 of stake in Verisign
· UncategorizedCompany files with SEC to sell large portion of its holdings of .com registry. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has filed to sell about 1/3 of its holdings in .com/.net registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN). The company currently owns 14.2% of common ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign reports earnings, forecasts further drop in domain name base
· ServicesRegistry expects the overall base of .com and .net domains to fall this year. .Com and .net registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings on Thursday. Revenue increased 4.3% to $1.56 billion in 2024, and operating ... Continue Reading1 Comment
