Afilias gets big contract win in Australia. Domain name registry company Afilias has won a competitive tender and been selected by the Australian country code manager auDA to manage the .au domain name starting in July of 2018. This is a big win for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Neustar eats its own dog food by switching to .Neustar
· UncategorizedCompany moves its website from Neustar.biz to Home.Neustar. Neustar, a company that offers backend registry services as well as top level domain names (TLD) such as .co, has switched its web address to use the .neustar TLD. The company has been a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Rewind: Tucows for $1.00, go-go parking revenue and CreditCards.com
· UncategorizedA look back at the domaining world ten years ago this month. Remember 2007? It was go-go times in the stock market and we didn't know what was about to happen. The great recession was knocking on the door. I just took a look back at Domain Name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tracking the growth of .Brand top level domain names
· UncategorizedIt's slow, but marching upward. A lot of things are playing out slowly with new top level domain names, including the adoption of so-called ".brand" domain names. These are domains such as .google and .mlb that are owned by brands. Now you can track ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Neustar (NSR) to go private in $2.9 billion deal
· UncategorizedDeal comes ahead of revenue plunge due to losing lucrative contract. Domain name and marketing analytics company Neustar (NYSE: NSR) has entered into a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at ... Continue Reading4 Comments
From 10-cent domains to revved up marketing and policy changes, .US might finally go somewhere
· UncategorizedThe .Us domain name is finally getting some marketing muscle. Hang around American domainers long enough and you're sure to hear them gripe about .Us. What could the United States' country code domain name have been had Neustar actually marketed the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.NYC to auction top domains on NameJet
· Domain Sales20 .NYC domain names will be auctioned on NameJet starting at $500 with no reserves. .NYC operator Neustar (NYSE:NSR) is holding an auction October 24-27 that includes top .NYC domain names. 20 domain names will be auctioned starting at $500, all ... Continue Reading2 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
.Co jumps on China craze with short domain auction
· Domain SalesTwo-character .co domains will be auctioned next month. Neustar (NYSE:NSR), the company behind the .co top level domain name, wants to cash in on the Chinese domain name investment craze. The company will hold a two-character domain name auction on ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Neustar to split into two companies. Here’s why
· ServicesCompany will separate NPAC contract from the rest of its business. Neustar, which operates domain name registry services for .co, .biz and many others, is splitting into two publicly traded companies. The move comes as the company's stock (NYSE:NSR) ... Continue Reading7 Comments