India, .net, appraisals and more. Early each month, I send a newsletter featuring the top stories on Domain Name Wire from the prior month. Sign up here for the newsletter. If you don't get the newsletter, here's a wrap of the top stories from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN says putting TLDs out to bid is against internet users interest
· Policy & LawWell, that's an interesting argument. ICANN has responded to a letter (pdf) Internet Commerce Association sent to it regarding the renewal of the .net contract. The organization recently renewed its contract with Verisign to operate .net, and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
A look at .Net in China
· Uncategorized.Net faces a lot of competition in China. In my series of articles to study the Chinese domain market, I have already covered the big picture, .cn, and .com. Today, let's look at .net. This analysis is based on data I have collected from China Internet ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Sudoku.net sells for £42,500, showing .net isn’t dead
· Domain SalesThis sale shows the .net market isn't dead. If there's one big top level domain that was hurt by the launch of new top level domain names, it's .net. .Net has typically been a "darn, I couldn't get the .com" domain extension. Now people can choose ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Verisign .com/.net domain base increases by 1.34 million
· ServicesMore cash in the coffers for .com registry Verisign. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings for Q2 2019 yesterday. The company had $306 million in revenue and $148 in net income. The operating margin was 65.9%, up from 63.8% in the same quarter ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign announces 10% .net price hike, could hit $14.52 in 2023
· UncategorizedPrices keep going up. Verisign (VRSN) announced yesterday that it is increasing the price of .net domain names by 10% on February 1, 2018. The wholesale price of a one-year registration or renewal will jump from $8.20 to $9.02 on that day. The move ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign: 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations last quarter
· ServicesVerisign drives new registrations, grows overall base in .com and .net. Verisign reported earnings this afternoon, and disclosed that it handled 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations in Q3. The number of new registrations per quarter is typically ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.XYZ seeks to dismiss Verisign’s expert testimony
· Policy & LawNew TLD company claims some expert testimony should not be allowed. .XYZ is asking the court to dismiss expert testimony from four expert witnesses in Verisign's false advertising lawsuit against the new top level domain company. Some of the court ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Glitter & Hemp among last month’s hot .com domain names
· UncategorizedThrow some glitter and order some hemp oil. That's what domain name registrants did last month. Verisign has started a monthly feature of the top 10 "trending" keywords used in new .com and .net domain name registrations. The trending keywords are ... Continue Reading3 Comments
How is .Com? Verisign discusses, and signs 11 IDN contracts
· UncategorizedVerisign signs transliteration TLD contracts, discusses the state of .com. There was a lot of interesting information in yesterday's Verisign quarterly investor conference call. First, the company said it signed 11 contracts for its IDN ... Continue Reading4 Comments
