Here's a humorous take. There's been a lot of debate lately about what AI means for the fate of SaaS companies. Can people quickly build up alternatives to these platforms? A new site called Death By Clawd provides an amusing analysis. Just type ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign reports earnings, plans future product launch, and hints at price increase
· ServicesCompany says it will launch its first new product in a long time, and suggests it will announce a .com price increase in April. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the market closed today. Full year 2025 domain name revenue was $1.66 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Chinese man won’t give up his fight for valuable one-letter .com domains
· Policy & LawMan's 17-year quest to obtain short .com domains continues. A Chinese man doesn't seem willing to give up his fight to secure reserved one- and two-letter .com domain names. Minjie Zheng filed lawsuits in China in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018, and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How domain stocks performed in 2025: one tripled, one halved
· Domain RegistrarsNameSilo and Tucows lead gainers; Team Internet and GoDaddy saw steep declines. With 2025 in the books, here's a look at how domain name stocks performed for the year. For reference, the NASDAQ was up about 20% in 2025. NameSilo (OTC: URL.CN): ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign: short sellers were wrong
· Uncategorized.Com registry says data shows short sellers were way out of line about impact of AdSense for Domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published a blog post this week stating that data shows short sellers were wrong about the impact AdSense for Domains (AFD) ... Continue Reading1 Comment
2025 in Review: .Com returns to growth
· UncategorizedAfter a couple of years of stagnation, .com is growing again. Other TLDs are doing well, too. At this time last year, I was writing about how domain name growth had ground to a halt. Total domain registrations across all top level domains were ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign can increase .com prices in 2026
· UncategorizedContract anniversary will hit late next year, giving Verisign the option to raise prices. I've long assumed that Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) couldn't raise the .com wholesale price in 2026. The thinking was this: Verisign last increased the price in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Only 70% of top domains use Registry Lock to protect against hackers
· ServicesEven after high-profile domain hijackings, many companies don't use this low-cost service for added protection. In 2013, a hacker gained access to The New York Times' domain registrar account and changed the nameservers. It was an attack the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign clarifies how Google Adsense for Domains changes could affect its business
· UncategorizedVerisign provides data after short seller raises alarm. Shares in Verisign plummeted on Friday before swiftly recovering. It was a bit surprising to see the decline after Thursday's earnings release. It seemed like the company had a solid quarter ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Verisign adds 1.45 million domains in Q3, ups guidance, addresses AI and Adsense
· UncategorizedDomain base grew at faster clip in most recent quarter. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced Q3 earnings after the market closed today. The company added 1.45 million domains to the combined .com/.net domain base during the quarter. It processed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
