GoDaddy Registry will now operate and market the .tv domain. GoDaddy Registry (NYSE: GDDY) has won the contract to operate Tuvalu's .tv country code domain name. Tuvalu is a small island nation of about 10,000 people. It struck internet gold ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Verisign patents anomaly detector for domain registries
· Policy & LawPatent describes way to track unusual registration activity. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,190,479 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Detection of aberrant domain registration and resolution patterns." The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Revenue and DUMs up over 5% at Verisign
· ServicesVerisign turns in another predictable quarter. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the bell today. Q3 2021 revenue was up 5.1% year over year to $334 million. Net income came in at $157 million. That's down from $171 million in the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign applies pressure to ICANN to delegate .web
· Policy & LawVerisign is tired of delays (as it should be). Verisign is applying pressure to ICANN to delegate the .web top level domain name to it. Today, the company published a blog post that follows up to a letter (pdf) that Nu Dot Co sent to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Verisign has another strong quarter, raises guidance
· Services.Com domain registrations continue to outpace prior years. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported second quarter 2021 earnings after the market closed today. The company reported another robust quarter, with 11.7 million new .com and .net domains ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain stocks trail market in 2021
· UncategorizedMMX is one bright spot in the industry. Major domain name stocks are treading water this year despite the up markets. I analyzed prices from the December 31 close last year to the market close yesterday, June 9. During that period, the Dow is up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panel faults ICANN and tells it to make a decision on .web
· Policy & LawPanel determines that ICANN violated its bylaws by failing to make a decision about Verisign's deal for .web. "...[ICANN] has violated its commitment to make decisions by applying documented policies objectively and fairly." This is the big ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Verisign raises guidance after strong first quarter
· ServicesThe domain market is sizzling as more companies go online. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported first quarter earnings yesterday along with domain growth that exceeded expectations. The registry processed 11.6 million new .com and .net domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign reports 2020 earnings
· ServicesVerisign reports another steady year at the helm of the .com registry. Top level domain registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings yesterday. Revenue was up 3.1% in Q4 2020 compared to the same quarter of 2019, clocking in at $320 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2020 in Review: Price hikes on the way
· UncategorizedDomain investor costs are about to increase. This is the fifth in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. .Com prices are going up. ICANN agreed to a contract extension with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) in ... Continue Reading6 Comments
