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Verisign: 3% of new TLD registrations contain business websites
Parked domains make up the bulk of new TLD registrations. Verisign analyzed registrations of new top level domain names to determine how second level registrations under these new domain names are being used. The analysis determined that just 3% of d...
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Verisign: 3% of new TLD registrations contain business websites
Parked domains make up the bulk of new TLD registrations. Verisign analyzed registrations of new top level domain names to determine how second level registrations under these new domain names are being used. The analysis determined that just 3% of d...
Discussion
August 13, 2014, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows reports strong earnings growth…from phone service
Ting powers Tucows to growth in Q2. Tucows released earnings for Q2 2014 after the bell today. It was a strong quarter for the company, which owns domain name reseller service Tucows. Revenue was up 14% compared to Q2 2013 and net earnings per share ...
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Tucows reports strong earnings growth…from phone service
Ting powers Tucows to growth in Q2. Tucows released earnings for Q2 2014 after the bell today. It was a strong quarter for the company, which owns domain name reseller service Tucows. Revenue was up 14% compared to Q2 2013 and net earnings per share ...
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August 12, 2014, 8:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 notable sales from NameJet last month
Joseph Peterson analyzes ten notable sales that took place at NameJet last month. What sells and for how much may be objective fact, but that won’t stop us domain investors from voicing our own subjective opinions about quality, ...
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10 notable sales from NameJet last month
Joseph Peterson analyzes ten notable sales that took place at NameJet last month. What sells and for how much may be objective fact, but that won’t stop us domain investors from voicing our own subjective opinions about quality, ...
Discussion
August 12, 2014, 3:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes updated new TLD Auction schedule
Delays now require all-party consent, so contention set resolution should accelerate. ICANN has published an updated “auction of last resort” schedule for new top level domain names. It’s harder for individual applicants to postpone...
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ICANN publishes updated new TLD Auction schedule
Delays now require all-party consent, so contention set resolution should accelerate. ICANN has published an updated “auction of last resort” schedule for new top level domain names. It’s harder for individual applicants to postpone...
Discussion
August 12, 2014, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: Internet grew by 5 million domain names in Q1
Domain Name Industry Brief shows continued growth of registered domain names. Verisign released its Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) today , estimating that the total base of registered domain names grew by 5 million to 276 million in Q1 this year. (...
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Verisign: Internet grew by 5 million domain names in Q1
Domain Name Industry Brief shows continued growth of registered domain names. Verisign released its Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) today , estimating that the total base of registered domain names grew by 5 million to 276 million in Q1 this year. (...
Discussion
August 11, 2014, 8:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Biggest new TLD surprises (upside and downside)
We’re closing in on 200 top level domain names being released in general availability, and there have been quite a few surprises. Some domains have done better than I expected and others have done much worse. I’ll list a few here, and I&r...
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Biggest new TLD surprises (upside and downside)
We’re closing in on 200 top level domain names being released in general availability, and there have been quite a few surprises. Some domains have done better than I expected and others have done much worse. I’ll list a few here, and I&r...
Discussion
August 11, 2014, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week in new TLDs: medical and financial domain names
Medical Donuts exit EAP, financial Donuts enter. A slow week for new top level domain names is on tap. Donuts is the only company with new releases hitting general availability this week. That means all of the action takes place on Wednesday. .Care, ...
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This week in new TLDs: medical and financial domain names
Medical Donuts exit EAP, financial Donuts enter. A slow week for new top level domain names is on tap. Donuts is the only company with new releases hitting general availability this week. That means all of the action takes place on Wednesday. .Care, ...
Discussion
August 11, 2014, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
A good snyopsis of Verisign’s monopoly contract
Investor does a pretty good job explaining how Verisign has a license to print money. Verisign has a wonderful license to print money. Its contract with ICANN to run .com allows it to charge $7.85 per .com domain name registered. The company enjoys f...
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A good snyopsis of Verisign’s monopoly contract
Investor does a pretty good job explaining how Verisign has a license to print money. Verisign has a wonderful license to print money. Its contract with ICANN to run .com allows it to charge $7.85 per .com domain name registered. The company enjoys f...
Discussion
August 10, 2014, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oh, great: someone is SMS spamming Whois
I guess those emails the spammers send you after you register a domain name aren’t effective enough. Don’t click the link, even out of curiosity. Your mobile phone number is appended to the URL, so they’ll know you got the message.
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Oh, great: someone is SMS spamming Whois
I guess those emails the spammers send you after you register a domain name aren’t effective enough. Don’t click the link, even out of curiosity. Your mobile phone number is appended to the URL, so they’ll know you got the message.
Discussion
August 9, 2014, 8:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look inside Google’s new domain name registrar
Google Domains offers a simple way for businesses to establish a web presence, but not much more. It’s been a little over a month since Google announced its domain name registration service, and I got access to the beta today. Google Domains is...
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A look inside Google’s new domain name registrar
Google Domains offers a simple way for businesses to establish a web presence, but not much more. It’s been a little over a month since Google announced its domain name registration service, and I got access to the beta today. Google Domains is...
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August 8, 2014, 7:28 pm
