Company doesn't want to provide accounting information to Verisign. Web.com is fighting back against a Verisign request for more information about how the registrar accounted for .xyz domain name registrations. Verisign is suing .XYZ for false ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Verisign presses Network Solutions for details on .XYZ registrations
· Domain RegistrarsCompany files motion to compel Network Solutions' parent company to provide a witness. Verisign has filed a motion (pdf) in a Florida court to compel Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions, to provide a witness to testify about how the registrar ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Web.com shares drop 12% on data breach news
· Domain RegistrarsShares plummet after credit card information is stolen. It's a down start to the day for stock markets in general, but domain name and hosting company Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW) is having a particularly bad day. Shares are trading down about $3.00 to ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Web.com breached, 93k credit card details might be compromised
· Domain RegistrarsLarge domain name registrar discloses security breach. Web.com announced today that a security breach might have disclosed credit card information of 93,000 of its customers. The company owns Network Solutions and Register.com. Although most domain ... Continue Reading7 Comments
New TLDs (.XYZ?) boost Web.com’s bookings
· Domain Registrars"Very aggressive" new TLD promotions paying off for Web.com. Many in the domain name community blasted Web.com and .xyz for the hundreds of thousands of free domain names Web.com gave away last year through Network Solutions. Was it, perhaps, a ... Continue Reading5 Comments
So I got a call from Register.com this week…
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar called about a renewal, and it was strange. If you have any domain names at a Web.com registrar (Register.com and Network Solutions), you know the company is big on marketing to its customer base. You literally get one email every day from ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Web.com strikes deal with investors, Rightside extends deal with NameCheap
· Domain RegistrarsWeb.com and Rightside reveal deals. Here's some news about two publicly traded domain name companies. Web.com has struck a deal with Okumus Fund Management, which owns about 15% of the company's shares, to add two new members to the board of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Major Chinese travel sites Ctrip.com and eLong.com go down due to domain change [updated]
· Domain RegistrarsDomains stop resolving after placed in clienthold status. The websites for two major publicly traded Chinese travel sites went down today as a result of their domain names being place in "ClientHold" status at the registrar. Sites for $8 billion ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Web.com sued for telemarketing calls
· Domain RegistrarsPlaintiff complains about multiple telemarketing calls. A California resident has sued Web.com, claiming the company called her cell phone multiple times in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit seeks class action ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Web.com says new TLDs hurting .com resales
· Domain RegistrarsCompany lowers guidance on weaker demand from its domain portfolio. Web.com (NASDAQ: WWWW) reported earnings yesterday and lowered its guidance for the fourth quarter. One of the reasons for lowering the guidance is that the new supply of TLDs is ... Continue Reading11 Comments