Board 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 gets sweeping patent for dynamic and variable pricing
· Policy & LawPatent covers dynamic domain pricing, registration requirements and more. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,244,368 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Adaptive control of domain name registrations via dynamically ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy wins contract to run .TV, Verisign didn’t bid for renewal
· ServicesGoDaddy 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