Margin contribution from domains up due to price increases and Ascio; Tucows also explains lift from moving Enom expiry stream. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) released second quarter earnings (pdf) yesterday after the close of the market. The company has ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Dynadot jumps into top 10
· Domain RegistrarsDynadot jumps into the top ten registrars for new .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2019. An anomaly this month ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tucows offers “Whois Publicity” for domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCustomers can now publish their information in Whois. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has started allowing customers on its Enom and OpenSRS platforms to display their information publicly in Whois—as long as their reseller enables it. Called "Whois ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows signs deal with Verizon, lowers 2019 guidance
· Domain RegistrarsCompany takes big step to clean up wireless carrier problems. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has signed a new mobile service deal with Verizon, marking a big shift in its Ting mobile service. The company offers mobile service, high-speed internet and domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A strong month for .Com
· Domain RegistrarsA 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 March 2019. March was a strong month for many registrars. GoDaddy topped 1 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Stock market shrugs off short seller’s Tucows analysis
· Domain RegistrarsA short seller publishes critical analysis of Tucows. Yesterday, a short seller posted a critical analysis of Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX). Shares in the company dropped before quickly recovering and ending the day in positive territory. It's not the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Tucows takes a short term hit but CEO Noss is optimistic
· Domain RegistrarsCompany hits stumbling blocks in Q1. It is truly a quarter where it would be a lot easier to be private than public, but all of that makes me continually grateful for the nature of our investors. That's what Tucows CEO Elliot Noss had to say about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com slips at GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsExpirations outpaced new registrations at GoDaddy in December. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2018. Something interesting ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Big news: Enom switches from NameJet to GoDaddy for expired domains
· Expired DomainsGoDaddy adds coveted Enom inventory to its expired domain name auctions. GoDaddy Auctions has another domain name registrar on its expired domain platform and this one is a doozy: Enom. This morning I noticed many Enom domain names flowing ... Continue Reading28 Comments
Tucows acquires Ascio as consolidation continues
· Domain RegistrarsTucows acquires another reseller registrar. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has acquired reseller registrar Ascio Technologies from CSC for $29.44 million. Ascio has 1.8 million domains under management and 500 active resellers. Compared to Enom, which Tucows ... Continue Reading5 Comments