Is .com's growing base of registrations about to go negative? Jim Bidzos was wrong. Bidzos, the CEO of .com registry Verisign, was celebrating a better-than-expected third quarter last year. Domain name registrations were higher than normal thanks to ... Continue Reading15 Comments
A .com price freeze through 2024 more likely?
· Policy & LawMore likely, but not guaranteed. When ICANN published its proposed contract extension with Verisign for the .com contract, it didn't discuss the question of pricing. .Com prices are currently capped at $7.85 wholesale. The extension, from 2018 to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign: What goes up might come down
· ServicesStrong end of 2015 could make for a challenging end to 2016. .Com domain name registry Verisign reported Q4 results after the bell yesterday. Thanks to Chinese domain name investors, the company had 12.2 million new domain name registrations for ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Verisign files opening brief in appeal against .XYZ
· Policy & LawDavid v. Goliath battle continues in appeals court. Verisign has filed its opening brief (pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, in its dispute with new top level domain name company XYZ. In October 2015, a federal district judge ... Continue Reading5 Comments
As .Com registrations surge, is Verisign a good buy?
· UncategorizedDomain name registrations are outpacing Verisign's guidance. There was a rather spirited conversation over at DomainSherpa today about the landrush on short domain names. Is it a bubble? Maybe so. But guests Frank Schilling, Andrew Rosener and Shane ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.Com rebound: Verisign adds 1.15 million domain names to hit 130.0 million
· UncategorizedAfter slow second quarter, Verisign returns to health growth in net-adds in third quarter. Verisign just reported third quarter earnings, and it appears to have been a pretty good quarter in terms of .com and .net registrations compared to the previous ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign stock jumps after earnings report
· UncategorizedStock investors still think .com is king. Verisign reported earnings yesterday and shares in the company are up 12% in trading so far today. Why the jump in share price after a dismal quarter for net domain name adds? Well, Citigroup upgraded the ... Continue Reading12 Comments
4 things Verisign said on its investor conference call
· UncategorizedFrom Google to where it stashes its cash, here's what Verisign told analysts yesterday. Yesterday Verisign announced earnings for the first quarter and held its investor conference call. Here are four key things the company explained. Google is ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign earnings: adds 1.99 million domains in Q1
· Uncategorized.Com registry Verisign reports first quarter earnings. Verisign reported its first quarter earnings after the bell today. In the first quarter it added a combined 1.99 million domain names in .com and .net. That brings the total to 123.1 million ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Apparently Verisign is worth the same with or without price hikes
· ServicesCompany's market cap is back up to October levels. Just as I don't understand why the DOW has been hitting all time records lately, I also don't understand this: Verisign is apparently worth the same with or without seven-percent-a-year price hikes on ... Continue Reading5 Comments