Price increases mask falling domain base. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released Q2 2022 earnings after the markets closed this afternoon. As I previewed earlier this week, the base of registered .com and .net domain names fell this quarter. It ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com prices increase at the end of next month
· UncategorizedThe wholesale cost will increase 7% on September 1. Now would be a good time to renew .com domains in your portfolio that you want to keep. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will increase the wholesale price for .com domain names from $8.39 to $8.97 on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN Board asks .web parties to rehash arguments
· Policy & LawBoard wants .web participants to make their argument...again. ICANN's Board Accountability Mechanisms Committee (BAMC) is set to decide the fate of .web. But first, it wants everyone involved to rehash what has happened. The quick backstory: a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain stocks are down heavily with the market
· UncategorizedAll publicly traded domain companies are down this year. Asset markets have been hammered this year, and most domain name companies aren't bucking the trend. From the close of markets on December 31 until the close yesterday, the tech-heavy ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign lowers guidance for domain growth
· ServicesCompany cites waning pandemic surge and general macroeconomic situation for lower-than-expected growth. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has lowered its guidance for domain name growth this year. The company originally expected the base of registered ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign reports 7.2% revenue jump, 1.23 million domain base increase
· ServicesVerisign turns in a solid quarter buoyed by .com price increase. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 earnings after the market closed this afternoon. The company reported that Q1 revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. That's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign removes .tk and other Freenom domains from industry brief
· UncategorizedCompany excludes five free top ccTLDs from its calculations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released its Q4 2021 Domain Industry Brief today, and at first glance, it looks like domain registrations have dropped a lot. But that's because Verisign has ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verisign, Altanovo and ICANN trade barbs over .web
· Policy & LawMore ill-will exposed in newly-published letters. This week, ICANN published a series of letters related to the fight for .web. The quick backstory: a company called Nu Dot Co won the auction to run the .web top level domain for $135 million. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign’s revenue hit $1.33 billion in 2021 with strong Q4
· ServicesStrong Q4 lifts Verisign's 2021 results. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings after the market closed yesterday. Verisign pulled in $1.33 billion revenue for the year, up 4% year over year. This was aided by a strong Q4 performance that saw ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment