Free beer, free domains and the bearglecorn. Rightside, along with its Name.com registrar, are promoting new top level domain names at SXSW in Austin this week. You can follow the company's adventures at Interactive.Live. Here are some of the events ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Major Rightside shareholder upset with focus on new TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsShareholder asks company to fire 20% of staff, add update and unify company products under eNom. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) investor J. Carlo Cannell, who owns 7.32% of outstanding shares through investment funds, has sent a scathing letter to Rightside ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Rightside gets Phished
· Domain RegistrarsW-2 information stolen. A lot of domain names have been stolen when domain name registrar customers have been duped by phishing emails. Now a registrar itself has fallen victim to a phishing attack. As reported on GeekWire earlier today, someone at ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A Domainer’s Dashboard – DNW Podcast #72
· PodcastsThis service lets you get a handle on your domain name investing business. Can Efty help domain name investors make more money? Co-founder Doron Vermaat explains how Efty creates a dashboard for your domain business, and how it can help you sell more ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Name.com to trademark the Bearglecorn
· Domain RegistrarsDon't rip off the Bearglecorn or Statton Hammock will send you a cease & desist. Perhaps fed up with people trying to rip off its Bearglecorn (you know you're out there!), Name.com parent company Rightside has filed a trademark application covering the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Here’s what’s happening at Rightside
· Domain RegistrarsCompany will invest more in marketing to improve new top level domain name results. Yesterday, Rightside released Q4 earnings. The good news is that it turned in record revenue and an adjusted EBITDA that topped guidance. The bad news is that ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
· Domain RegistrarsRevenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Frank Schilling invests another $1 million in Rightside
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name investor buys more shares, and has made a small profit. A company connected to domain name investor Frank Schilling has purchased another 150,000 shares of Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) stock, increasing his interest in the company to 6.1% of ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.News rings up $1.4 million for Rightside
· ServicesRightside reveals numbers behind successful TLD, plus renewal rates. Less than 4 months after its general release, the .News domain name has generated $1.4 million in cash sales for Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME). On yesterday's investor conference call, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Rightside turns in record revenue in Q3
· Domain RegistrarsRightside posts record revenue, positive adjusted EBITDA. Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME), parent company of eNom, Name.com and owner of dozens of top level domain names, released earnings this afternoon. The company generated $54.1 million in Q3, a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment