An up-to-date number of .com registrations. As I mentioned last night, Verisign has started released daily domain counts for both the .com and .net namespaces. The information is now available at this page. The data includes both domains that are ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
VeriSign blames domain monetization for lower renewal rate
· UncategorizedLower than usual renewal rate blamed on search engine changes. Verisign had its second best quarter ever for new domain name registrations last quarter, but its renewal rate was lower than usual. The company cites two reasons. First, there were ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign “Domain Exchange” patent application says service would be useful for typosquatters
· Policy & LawApplication filed shortly after pulling ICANN request admits a domain exchange service could be a boon for typosquatters. In April 2010 Verisign asked ICANN to allow it to introduce a "Domain Name Exchange" service. The service would have allowed ... Continue Reading1 Comment
IDN community reacts to Verisign’s .com transliteration selections
· UncategorizedThe good, the bad, and the ugly of Verisign's IDN plans. Verisign applied for 12 internationalized top level domain names as part of the new TLD program. These domain names are transliterations of .com and .net. A transliteration is different ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Verisign working to fix Hebrew IDN error
· UncategorizedCompany wants to fix error in one of its new top level domain applications. Verisign has responded to Domain Name Wire's inquiry regarding an error in its application for a Hebrew internationalized domain name (IDN) for a transliteration of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
VeriSign applies for 9 transliterations of .com and 3 of .net
· UncategorizedVeriSign's IDN plans finally unveiled. Internationalized Domain Name investors, your wait is over. We now know the transliterations of .com and .net that VeriSign has applied for. You can read more about VeriSign's plans for how it will offer ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain stocks doing very well this year
· UncategorizedTucows more than doubles and other domain stocks also on a tear. It has been a decent year for the NASDAQ so far. But returns on domain stocks have been exceptional. Consider Tucows (TCX), which opened the year at 75 cents. It has more than doubled ... Continue Reading1 Comment
VeriSign releases more traffic data about unregistered domains
· Expired Domains.com and .net registry provides added detail about NXD traffic. VeriSign has enhanced its DomainScore tool to provide more insight into the traffic unregistered domains receive. DomainScore provides a relative score for the amount of traffic an ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Overstock.com: We’d still really like O.com
· UncategorizedOverstock.com pleads for single letter .com domains in VeriSign contract renewal. For many years Overstock.com has had an obsession. An obsession with getting the domain name O.com. As you may know, there are only three one letter .com domains ever ... Continue Reading2 Comments
VeriSign: 5.2 Million More Domain Names
· UncategorizedBase of registered domain names continues to grow. VeriSign released its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief today, reporting that the total base of domain names increased by 5.2 million last quarter to 215 million. Registrations have grown by more ... Continue Reading1 Comment