.Com registry files for trademark that could be used for future advertising campaign. It looks like .com registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is ginning up a new advertising slogan. This month, the company filed a trademark application with the U.S. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Interesting Verisign data about domain usage and renewal rates
· UncategorizedDomains registered for vibe coded sites show high renewal rates. Nordic Domain Days kicked off in Stockholm on Sunday. I'll have a full wrap-up later this week. On Monday, Stuart Dinnes, who leads account management for European domain registrars at ... Continue Reading2 Comments
April’s top domain name stories
· Uncategorized.Com price hike and new identity requirements for .de led last month's stories. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Verisign raising wholesale .com prices - Not a big surprise here. Verisign is ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign ups guidance, reveals first-year renewal rates
· ServicesCompany had a great Q1, also reveals first-year renewal rates and new TLD preparations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 earnings today and upped its guidance for the year. For the quarter, new registrations for .com/.net jumped to 11.5 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Breaking: VeriSign raising wholesale .com prices
· UncategorizedVeriSign announces price increase. VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today that it is raising wholesale prices of .com domain names. Effective November 1, the price will increase 7% from $10.26 to $10.97 per year. Verisign last raised prices ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Will AI kill the domain industry?
· UncategorizedHere'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
