...And they're some of the better domains released so far. Remember the good ole' days of the middle of 2014, when mega-registry Donuts would release four of five new top level domain names every week? Well, they're back. For one week, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Analyst reiterates new TLD forecast and price target for Rightside
· Domain RegistrarsAfter Rightside investor day, analyst says forecast is on target. B. Riley & Co analyst Sameet Sinha has reiterated his forecast for new top level domain names and his $15 price target for Rightside. Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) is currently trading for ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Rightside rings NASDAQ closing bell [Photo]
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name company holds investor day and rings closing bell. On Friday, domain name company Rightside rang the closing bell on the NASDAQ. The company became listed on the NASDAQ earlier this year after being spun off from Demand Media. Rightside ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Cyber Monday propels .Rocks to 17% daily gain
· Domain RegistrarsRightside markets .rocks heavily as it finds an audience. It's interesting watching for anomalies in new top level domain name registrations. Consider yesterday, when the zone for Rightside's .rocks top level domain grew by almost 17% (3,817 new ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Rightside shares hit new low
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name company isn't getting much love from Wall Street. Shares of domain name company Rightside have dropped 15% this week, and hit an all time low of $8.33 in trading yesterday. Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) is trading for $8.55 per share this ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Rightside earnings: 15 TLDs generate $2.5 million, strong eNom performance
· Domain RegistrarsRightside grows its eNom business, new TLDs generate $2.5 million in revenue as of end of Q3. Rightside released third quarter earnings after the bell today. Revenue for the third quarter came in at $48.8 million, up from $45.5 million in the same ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Yesterday’s 5 new TLD launches total about 2,500 registrations
· UncategorizedA slow start, but some of these domains have long term potential. Five new top level domain names launched yesterday, and they combined for a total registration base of just 2,500 after the end of the "zone day". This includes sunrise and landrush, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Do-Over: 2 TLD apps that lost in objections get another chance
· Policy & Law.Cam and Amazon IDN domain name decisions will be reviewed. ICANN is giving two new top level domain name applications another look after embarrassing inconsistencies in string confusion objections. The board's new TLD committee determined that ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Donuts wants to patent Domain Protected Marks List
· Policy & LawRegistry files patent application for brand protection tool. Donuts wants to patent the Domain Protected Marks List (DPML), a service that helps brand owners prevent their trademarks from being registered across multiple top level domains. The ... Continue Reading4 Comments
This is the biggest week yet for new TLDs (16 domains!)
· Uncategorized16 domains hit the market this week. At the end of last month, I wrote about how the next 50 days would be important for new TLDs. Within that 50 days, this week is perhaps the biggest: 16 domain names will enter general availability. Call it ... Continue Reading5 Comments