You have less than a week to renew domains at current prices. What are you doing over the next week? If you have .com domain names in your portfolio, the answer should be "renewing domain names." At the end of this month (UTC time), Verisign ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Last month’s top domain news stories
· UncategorizedIndia, .net, appraisals and more. Early each month, I send a newsletter featuring the top stories on Domain Name Wire from the prior month. Sign up here for the newsletter. If you don't get the newsletter, here's a wrap of the top stories from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN says putting TLDs out to bid is against internet users interest
· Policy & LawWell, that's an interesting argument. ICANN has responded to a letter (pdf) Internet Commerce Association sent to it regarding the renewal of the .net contract. The organization recently renewed its contract with Verisign to operate .net, and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Last month to renew .com domains before prices go up
· UncategorizedThe clock is ticking to renew domains at today's prices. It's August, which means the clock is ticking to save money on .com registrations and renewals. On September 1, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will increase the wholesale price of .com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign: China weighs on .com, .net prices going up
· ServicesSoft demand in China hurts Verisign's quarter. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q2 earnings after the closing bell yesterday. Revenue grew 5.7% year over year and operating income grew 5.5%. The overall base of .com and .net domain names ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN enters into .net contract extension with Verisign
· Policy & LawICANN greenlights massive price increases for .net domains in contract renewal. On Thursday, ICANN executed a renewal of a contract extension with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for running the .net registry. It extends the agreement to June 30, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Web may face more delays as Altanovo fights on
· Policy & LawDeja vu. Not so fast (or slow, as you might observe). Just weeks after ICANN's board decided the organization should move forward with contracting .web to Nu Dot Co, which plans to assign the domain to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the timeline is in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign gets patent for cryptocurrency-backed sale and transfer of domain names
· Policy & LawPatent describes way to use blockchain technology for the sale and transfer of domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,645,370 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Transferring a domain name on a secondary ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Board: no foul play in .web auction
· Policy & LawICANN Board gives approval to contract the .web top level domain. The ICANN Board of Directors has determined that an agreement between Nu Dot Co and Verisign for the .web top level domain name did not violate the new TLD application terms. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign adds 1 million .com/.net domains in Q1
· ServicesDomain registry ups the lower end of its revenue guidance for the year. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported first quarter earnings this afternoon. The company ended the quarter with 174.8 million domains in the .com/.net base, which was 1.0 million ... Continue Reading1 Comment
