The .Co Superbowl has been sneaked released and the tag line is not doubt "Sky Waitress" Someone registered the .com and .co of the term and no it wasn't me. The concept of the ad is very domainer oriented, which is just because you have the great next idea don't assume that other people all around the world won't have the same idea, at basically the same time, and reminds everyone that the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
ICANN Publishes “Thought Paper” On Domain Seizures Without Discussing Protecting Rights
ICANN just issued a "thought paper"" entitled "Guidance for Preparing Domain Name Orders, Seizures & Takedowns" According to ICANN this “thought paper” offers guidance for anyone who prepares an order that seeks to seize or take down domain names. " However having read through the paper, what I don't see discussed is the legal rights of registrants and protections they should be given … [Read more...]
Verisign: Revenue Up 13%; 121 Million .Com/Net’s; Profit Margin 59%; $1.6 Billion In the Bank
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and year ended Dec. 31, 2012 today after the market closed and had a very nice year. VeriSign, Inc. reported revenue of $230 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, up 13 % from the same quarter in 2011. Verisign reported net income of $106 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.65 for … [Read more...]
Tucows.com Tops $2 A Share
Share of Tucows.com (TCX) topped $2 a share in intraday trading for the first time since 2001. Shares of Tucows.com traded as high as $2.05 before falling back to $2 where its is trading as of time of publication. Shares of Tucows traded at $1.50 just a couple of weeks ago as their Dutch tender ended. Shares started 2013 at $1.45 so the stock is now up over 30% since the start of the … [Read more...]
Back To The Future: Namesco Rebrands Back To Its URL Names.co.uk
Namesco, "one of the UK’s top domain name, web hosting and website builder providers" has going back to its registered .co.uk roots and rebranded the company using its URL, highlighting to customers the importance of choosing the right domain name from day one. Namesco has relaunched as Names.co.uk by going back to its original roots 16 years ago, according to a press release it sent to … [Read more...]
DomainMarket’s SnapNames Auction Ends Today & All That Is Missing Are Bidders
Mike Mann's DomainMarket.com is holding an auction of some really good domains over at SnapNames.com, including HappyBirthday.com, Bailout.com, Crime.org and Females.com to name a few. The auction ends at 3:15PM EST today and while there are some really good names at auction the one thing that seems to be missing are bidders. With 34 domain names, with reserve ranges starting at $1,000 not … [Read more...]
Oversee Should Have Secured The Domain Webfest.com Before Changing The Name Of Its Conference
When Oversee.net announced a few months ago it was changing its name from Domainfest to Webfest you would have thought they would have at least secured the right to use the domain Webfest.com Afterall, Oversee.net is in the domain business and even though they have switched gears by broadening the old Domainfest into Webfest it doesn't change the fact that Oversee is a major player in the … [Read more...]