Last year I wrote about an intriguing patent application from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the company that runs the .com namespace. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has now issued patent #10404650 (pdf). The patent describes ways to change up the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Verisign thwarts cyberattack by taking down typo domain name
· Policy & LawCourt grants temporary restraining order against domain mimicking VerisignDNS.com. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the registry for .com domain names, has successfully taken down the domain name VerisignNNS.com, which it says was about to be used in a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign stock tops $200 per share
· ServicesIt's not quite the dot.com boom, but Verisign's share price has hit a key number. Verisign's (NASDAQ: VRSN) stock price has eclipsed $200 per share for the first time since the dot com boom. Shares briefly traded for above $250 in March 2000 before ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign posts earnings, nearly 70% operating margin
· ServicesResults continue to tick upward as company pushes for price increases. .Com registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported first quarter earnings yesterday afternoon. It generated $306 million revenue for the quarter and a 69.4% non-GAAP operating ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Last month’s top DNW stories
· UncategorizedVerisign and the Gab controversy were top stories last month. Last month's headlines were dominated by news related to the U.S. government extending the Cooperative Agreement with Verisign. Let's start by reviewing the top five posts on DNW in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afilias files for Independent Review on .Web, further delaying domain name
· Policy & LawIt's still going to be a long time before .web domain names are available to register. Following a lengthy ICANN process and failed lawsuit filed by Donuts, Afilias has filed a complaint about .Web under ICANN's Independent Review Process. Here's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign made domain aftermarket arguments in July
· Policy & LawLast week's blog post was not the first time Verisign called attention to domain investors. Last week Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) shocked many of its biggest customers by saying that domain investors are a problem. It turns out that this was not the ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Who wins, who loses from Trump Admin decision on domain names
· Policy & LawVerisign is the big winner as consumers face higher bills for .com domain names. The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has extended the Cooperative Agreement between it and Verisign ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Verisign stock skyrockets on new contract terms
· Policy & LawStock up 18% after U.S. government grants pricing windfall. Shares in Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) are trading sharply higher today after the company signed a new agreement with the U.S. Government for .Com. That Verisign would continue to run .com ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Breaking: U.S. Gov Grants Verisign .Com Price Hikes
· UncategorizedMajor .com price hikes could be coming. The U.S. Government has extended its Cooperative Agreement with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for managing the .com domain name. The deal will allow Verisign to negotiate with ICANN to raise the price of .com by 7% in ... Continue Reading48 Comments