Neustar wins contract to continue operating .Us through 2029. The U.S. government has extended its contract with Neustar to operate the .Us domain name extension for up to the next ten years, until 2029. National Telecommunications and Information ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Nicolai Bezsonoff – DNW Podcast #239
· PodcastsFrom .co to Neustar. Nicolai Bezsonoff had a good job in banking in NYC when his friend Juan Calle called him and asked to meet. Juan told him about his plans to turn .Co into a brand and asked Nicolai to join him. Bezsonoff didn’t want to give up his ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Last chance to weigh in on .Biz domain price increases
· Policy & LawComment period ends next week. People paid a lot of attention to ICANN's proposal to remove price caps on .Org domain names. Some paid attention to .info. Now is your last chance to weigh in on ICANN's proposal to remove price restrictions on .Biz ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.Biz may lose price caps, too
· Policy & LawHigher prices are on the way. ICANN has published its proposed contract extension with Neustar for .biz. It mirrors recently-published proposed contracts for .org and .info by removing price controls and adding Uniform Rapid Suspension, a quick ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Year in Review: MMX acquires .XXX
· UncategorizedAdult top level domain company was one of many acquisitions in the domain business during 2018. MMX, also know as Minds + Machines, is a new top level domain name company with a portfolio of strings such as .beer, .miami and .VIP. It's publicly ... Continue Reading1 Comment
October’s top domain stories
· UncategorizedHere's what happened in the domain name and web presence business last month. These are the top stories on DNW last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. The Problem with WordPress - WordPress is too complicated for the typical small business owner, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign sells security business to Neustar for up to $120 million
· ServicesThe .com registry sends security business to Neustar. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has sold its Security Services business to rival registry provider Neustar for up to $120 million. The deal is for $50 million up front and a contingent amount of up to $70 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Charles Gottdiener replaces Lisa Hook as CEO of Neustar
· ServicesHook, who has been CEO since 2010, will remain on the board. Neustar has appointed Charles Gottdiener its new President and CEO, replacing Lisa Hook. Hook had been in her role since 2010 and was COO for two years before that. She managed the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Nicolai Bezsonoff to lead Neustar’s registry business
· UncategorizedBezsonoff will take over for Sean Kaine. Neustar announced today that Nicolai Bezsonoff will now lead its Registry Solutions business as VP and General Manager. Bezsonoff was co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of .co, which Neustar acquired ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
#8 of 2017: Brands lukewarm to dot-brand domain names
· UncategorizedThis is the third in a series covering the top stories on DNW in 2017, as ranked by pageviews. The seventh most-viewed story on DNW in 2017 was about McDonald's bailing on the new top level domain name program. The company had applied to operate .mcd ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment