A strong month for .com. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2020. Registrars had a strong December for new .com registrations. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Tucows throws weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative
· Policy & LawTucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative. Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has said it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet's board members. Nominet is a non-profit that runs ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Takedowns on the Web with Elliot Noss – DNW Podcast #326
· PodcastsWhich entities should take down websites, and when? There has been a lot of talk about censorship and taking down websites over the past couple of months. On today’s show, I talk with Tucows CEO Elliot Noss about the issue. Tucows is one of the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tucows announces earnings, $40 million buyback
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name business continues to chug along. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) announced Q4 and full-year 2020 earnings after the market closed yesterday. It also announced that its board authorized the purchase of up to $40 million of its stock on the open ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top .com domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsWelcoming CentralNic to the top 10 ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2020. This is the first month that I'm aggregating ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Latest .com ranking has some surprises
· Domain RegistrarsTwo registrars posted big gains in September. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2020. There were a couple of surprises in the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Top .Com domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsXin Net continues its fall, Key-Systems jumps. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2020. Xin Net continues its precipitous fall in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Tucows announces Q3 2020 earnings
· UncategorizedCore business revenue up slightly, but headline number drops due to sale of mobile customer base. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), a domain name and communications company, announced earnings after the market closed today. Q3 2020 revenue was $74.3 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The Covid-19 Surge
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrars experienced a surge in new domain registrations in April due to the pandemic. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows sells Ting Mobile assets to DISH, changes mobile strategy
· Domain RegistrarsCompany switches from selling mobile directly to consumers to providing MVNO platform. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX), a domain name, fiber internet access, and mobile services provider, is selling its mobile services customer base to DISH (NASDAQ: ... Continue Reading2 Comments