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Takeaways from GoDaddy’s Investor Day
Fewer business segments and high-level aftermarket data. GoDaddy held an investor day last Friday following its earnings announcement on Thursday. The full presentation is here (pdf). Here are some notable things for domain industry observers. GoDadd...
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Takeaways from GoDaddy’s Investor Day
Fewer business segments and high-level aftermarket data. GoDaddy held an investor day last Friday following its earnings announcement on Thursday. The full presentation is here (pdf). Here are some notable things for domain industry observers. GoDadd...
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February 14, 2022, 2:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
The big Super Bowl ad domain winner was…
Coinbase likely set a TV-to-web conversion rate record The Rams defeated the Bengals in the Super Bowl yesterday, but the thing most of the world will talk about today will be the ads. SquareSpace was the only domain-ish company to sponsor this year&...
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The big Super Bowl ad domain winner was…
Coinbase likely set a TV-to-web conversion rate record The Rams defeated the Bengals in the Super Bowl yesterday, but the thing most of the world will talk about today will be the ads. SquareSpace was the only domain-ish company to sponsor this year&...
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February 14, 2022, 1:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Paul Nicks promoted to President, Domains at GoDaddy
Nicks makes the top leadership team at GoDaddy. Paul Nicks has been promoted to the highest level of GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) leadership team after being named President of Domains this month. Nicks joined GoDaddy in 2007 and has spent nearly his...
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Paul Nicks promoted to President, Domains at GoDaddy
Nicks makes the top leadership team at GoDaddy. Paul Nicks has been promoted to the highest level of GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) leadership team after being named President of Domains this month. Nicks joined GoDaddy in 2007 and has spent nearly his...
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February 11, 2022, 11:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign’s revenue hit $1.33 billion in 2021 with strong Q4
Strong Q4 lifts Verisign’s 2021 results. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings after the market closed yesterday. Verisign pulled in $1.33 billion revenue for the year, up 4% year over year. This was aided by a strong Q4 performance that sa...
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Verisign’s revenue hit $1.33 billion in 2021 with strong Q4
Strong Q4 lifts Verisign’s 2021 results. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings after the market closed yesterday. Verisign pulled in $1.33 billion revenue for the year, up 4% year over year. This was aided by a strong Q4 performance that sa...
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February 11, 2022, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows announces reorganization and financials
Tucows will operate its three business lines like stand-alone businesses. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) announced its 2021 results yesterday and released a video explaining how it is reorganizing the company. The financials are hard to compare to prior period...
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Tucows announces reorganization and financials
Tucows will operate its three business lines like stand-alone businesses. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) announced its 2021 results yesterday and released a video explaining how it is reorganizing the company. The financials are hard to compare to prior period...
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February 11, 2022, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy reports strong 2021, but expects slower 2022 growth
GoDaddy capped off 2021 with a strong Q4 but tempers expectations for this year. GoDaddy released Q4 and full-year 2021 financials yesterday. For the year, revenue increased 15% to $3.82 billion. The company ended the year strong with a 17% year-over...
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GoDaddy reports strong 2021, but expects slower 2022 growth
GoDaddy capped off 2021 with a strong Q4 but tempers expectations for this year. GoDaddy released Q4 and full-year 2021 financials yesterday. For the year, revenue increased 15% to $3.82 billion. The company ended the year strong with a 17% year-over...
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February 11, 2022, 1:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Canvas rebrands to Untapped, using untapped.io
After being found in contempt of court, Canvas quickly changed its branding to Untapped. Diversity recruiting company Canvas has rebranded to Untapped following a trademark dispute. Last year, the company changed its brand from Jumpstart (and jumpsta...
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Canvas rebrands to Untapped, using untapped.io
After being found in contempt of court, Canvas quickly changed its branding to Untapped. Diversity recruiting company Canvas has rebranded to Untapped following a trademark dispute. Last year, the company changed its brand from Jumpstart (and jumpsta...
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February 11, 2022, 12:09 am
Domain Name Wire
Judge finds Canvas in contempt of court, fines it $2,500 per day
Fine might go up after February 25. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball has found diversity recruiting site Canvas in contempt of court for failing to stop using the Canvas name and canvas.com domain name. Instructure (NYSE: INST) sued Canvas in Novembe...
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Judge finds Canvas in contempt of court, fines it $2,500 per day
Fine might go up after February 25. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball has found diversity recruiting site Canvas in contempt of court for failing to stop using the Canvas name and canvas.com domain name. Instructure (NYSE: INST) sued Canvas in Novembe...
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February 10, 2022, 10:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign announces another .com price hike
Get ready to pay more for .com domains starting in September. Verisign today announced that it will raise prices on .com domains again this year. Prices will increase from today’s wholesale price of $8.39 to $8.97 on September 1, 2022. (Registr...
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Verisign announces another .com price hike
Get ready to pay more for .com domains starting in September. Verisign today announced that it will raise prices on .com domains again this year. Prices will increase from today’s wholesale price of $8.39 to $8.97 on September 1, 2022. (Registr...
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February 10, 2022, 10:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Get a live look at traffic on .gov domains
The U.S. government provides a live look at traffic on .gov domains. There are lots of sites that estimate traffic to popular websites over time. But did you know you can get verified and real-time data for traffic on .gov sites? Analytics.usa.gov is...
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Get a live look at traffic on .gov domains
The U.S. government provides a live look at traffic on .gov domains. There are lots of sites that estimate traffic to popular websites over time. But did you know you can get verified and real-time data for traffic on .gov sites? Analytics.usa.gov is...
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February 10, 2022, 7:10 pm
