Super Bowl ads propel new domain registrations. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) released earnings and business results for Q1 2017 yesterday after the closing bell. 9.5 million new .com and .net registrations occurred in the quarter, beating ... Continue Reading5 Comments
As expected, .Com/.Net shed 1.9 million domains last quarter
· UncategorizedDeletions greater than new registrations thanks to Chinese purge. The great Chinese domain name investment surge of Q4 2015 led to the great Chinese domain name purge of Q4 2016. The combined .com and .net namespace shrunk by 1.9 million domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
U.S. Antitrust Division investigating Verisign running .Web
· UncategorizedU.S. government makes Civil Investigative Demand about .web. The long-running fight for the .web top level domain name has taken another turn as the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation. Verisign CEO James ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Breaking: Verisign loses appeal in .XYZ lawsuit
· Policy & LawAppeals court affirms District Court's decision to grant summary judgment to XYZ in false advertising case. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has lost its appeal in its false advertising lawsuit against .XYZ and its founder, Daniel Negari. Verisign, which runs ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Domain company market cap changes in 2016
· UncategorizedTucows' value increased the most and Verisign's fell the most. I've done a lot of posts over the years tracking domain name company's stock prices. What's up, what's down, and by how much. While looking at last year's performance I decided to take a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Neustar and Verisign release earnings, don’t mention .web
· ServicesCompanies report results and doesn't mention today's .web auction. Does this mean anything? Verisign and Neustar released second quarter earnings today after the bell. Both companies are rumored to be backers of Nu Dot Co in the .web auction that ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Most domain name stocks in positive territory for Q1 after historic market comeback
· UncategorizedTwo domain companies on the London AIM perform the best, but most stocks had a decent quarter. The first quarter of the year came to a close yesterday, and it was a wild one for stocks. It was the biggest comeback in the history of the DOW for a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
