Company doesn't want to provide accounting information to Verisign. Web.com is fighting back against a Verisign request for more information about how the registrar accounted for .xyz domain name registrations. Verisign is suing .XYZ for false ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Verisign presses Network Solutions for details on .XYZ registrations
· Domain RegistrarsCompany files motion to compel Network Solutions' parent company to provide a witness. Verisign has filed a motion (pdf) in a Florida court to compel Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions, to provide a witness to testify about how the registrar ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Finally, well-targeted new top level domain name marketing
· Domain RegistrarsNetwork Solutions' pitches .republican domain names to owners of political domain names. A couple weeks ago I wrote about how Sedo did a new TLD promotion that registrars should be doing. Sedo looked at its existing customer base for people ... Continue Reading3 Comments
I got my first free .XYZ domain name offer today
· Domain RegistrarsNetwork Solutions finally got around to offering me a free .xyz domain name. The .XYZ top level domain name continues to grow by thousands of registrations each day due to a Network Solutions giveaway. I got my first such free domain offer today. ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Network Solutions patents domain purchasing system
· Domain RegistrarsPatent for domain purchasing system granted ten years after application was filed. Network Solutions, now part of Web.com, has received a patent for its Certified Offer service...ten years after applying for it. Network Solutions applied for the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Some SnapNames-caught domains to be managed at NetworkSolutions
· Expired DomainsDomains caught by SnapName's own registrars will be managed through Network Solutions. Here's the first notable change as a result of Web.com acquiring expired domain marketplace SnapNames. SnapNames announced today that domain names acquired ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain search progressing, but still not ready for new top level domain names
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrars are slowly improving their search results to show new top level domain name options, but the experience is far from ideal. Earlier this month I wrote about how domain name search at major registrars wasn't ready for new top level domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Web.com: WebLock program will be opt-in, not opt-out
· Domain RegistrarsCompany will not charge customers for added security service unless they accept it. Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com, came under fire yesterday after informing some customers they would automatically be opted-in to a ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Network Solutions auto enrolls customers into $1,850 “WebLock” service
· Domain RegistrarsIf your domains are within the top 1% of traffic at Web.com, the company is going to opt you into a new program that costs $1,850 the first year. UPDATE 1/22/14 3PM CT: The company says the program will actually be opt-in, not opt-out. Read more ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Marchex and Web.com release earnings
· Domain RegistrarsDomain portfolio owner and large registrar group report earnings. Two domain name companies released third quarter earnings results after the bell yesterday. Marchex reported GAAP revenue of $40.6 million, compared to $33.7 million in the same ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment