CENTR.org released data from a study on domain name renewal rates. The study reveals a clear trend: domains with high-content websites have significantly higher renewal rates (90.1%) than those used for parking…
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Squarespace to acquire Google Domains assets
Squarespace is buying the domain business of Google. This purchase includes approximately 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains spread across millions of customers. Squarespace issued a press release, from the release:…
Verisign reports Q3 2021 earnings
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released Q3 2021 earnings. Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.40 beats by $0.03. Stock virtually unchanged in after hours trading. Release: VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of…
Verisign reports First Quarter 2021 Results
Verisign VRSN (NASDAQ) reported earnings after the close. The final .com and .net renewal rate for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 73.5 percent compared to 73.8 percent for the same quarter…
GoDaddy making moves on the registry side acquiring .club and others
Big news on the registry side of the business. GoDaddy is acquiring .Club, .design and 28 extensions from Minds + Machines Group Limited (MMX). .Club has seen a lot of press lately…
ICANN says no sale on .org
Miracles do happen ICANN get’s it right on Dot Org The ICANN board announced that Ethos Capital will not acquire the PIR Registry. Today, the ICANN Board made the decision to reject…
Radix Temporarily Waives Off Domain Restoration Fee
Radix (an advertiser here) is temporarily waiving the restore fee on all their strings. This is being supported by 75 registrars who have enrolled in the program. Here is the full release…