Company has better-than-expected results in aftermarket segment but registry revenue isn't budging. Domain name company Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) reported $14.4 million revenue for Q1 2017 after divesting eNom. Registry services revenue--that covers ... Continue Reading5 Comments
January data show why Rightside sold eNom: Namecheap
· Domain RegistrarsNamecheap made a wholesale switch to its own accreditation in January. ICANN has published data from Verisign about .com activity in January, and it reveals a good reason why Rightside sold eNom to Tucows. Namecheap. Namecheap has always been a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Cannell pushes for more independent board at Rightside
· UncategorizedInvestor wants other Rightside shareholders to vote "no" again this year. Investor J. Carlo Cannell, whose clients collectively own about 8.5% of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME), is continuing to push for changes to the company's board. On Friday, Cannell ... Continue Reading3 Comments
J. Carlo Cannell may push for Rightside board shakeup (again)
· UncategorizedActivist investor toys with proposing his own board candidates. Investor J. Carlo Cannell, whose investment firms own 8.7% of outstanding shares of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME)stock, might push for his own slate of three directors for the company's board at ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside reveals big list of 5-figure new TLD sales up to $183,000
· Domain SalesVideo.games leads list at $183,000. New top level domain name company Rightside today revealed 53 new TLD sales it has made for $10,000 or more. The company has made 85 such sales in total; the 53 are ones in which the buyers allowed the company to ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Rightside changes brand blocking service for new TLDs
· ServicesProduct will cover more domains but cost more money. Domain name company Rightside is expanding the scope and features of its Domain Protected Marks List (DPML), a service that lets trademark holders block domain names across its portfolio of 40 TLDs. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Chinese registrars lose of lot of .com, but HiChina picks up domains from others
· Domain RegistrarsOfficial data from November show some interesting domain movement. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in November. This was right in the thick of the anniversary of the "Chinese surge" and the data show it. GoDaddy has the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside lays out the future
· UncategorizedCompany paints its vision of the future as it continues to face growth challenges. Rightside released its first earnings statement and held its first investor in its post-eNom reality yesterday. Here's my take: The business going forward The ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside sold a single domain name under .Games for $183,000
· Domain SalesIt's a big sale. Is it the biggest? On Rightside's investor conference call yesterday, CEO Taryn Naidu announced that the company sold a domain under .Games for $183,000 earlier this month. Naidu believes it is the highest price paid for a single ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Yeah, so J. Carlo Cannell still isn’t very happy with Rightside
· Domain RegistrarsCannell is ready to step up his fight against Rightside. So Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) sold eNom to Tucows. What does investor J. Carlo Cannell think? As you might expect, he's kind of pissed. But his rationale is a bit odd. You might recall that ... Continue Reading13 Comments