In a blog post on Flippa.com it looks like they have improved integration with Escrow.com. The big difference now is that, instead of making payment via Flippa’s platform, both parties are directed to complete the transaction safely and securely on Escrow.com. Redesigned Sale Completion Area We’ve also taken the opportunity to redesign our Sale Completion Area. Buyers and … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports Q4 and full year 2019 results
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings after the close today. After hours stock moving up 74.15 +3.28 (4.63%) The company made news on Tuesday with the announcement of their acquisition of Name Administration Inc. and Uniregistry. That deal will close in Q2 which normally gets reported in the first couple days of August. The acquisition was mentioned under business highlights in this … [Read more...]
Back in 2013 GoDaddy decided not to compete on the registry side
With all the news around GoDaddy ( NYSE: GDDY ) acquiring Name Administration Inc, and Uniregistry. There was some of the back and forth between .commers and new gtld fans. Some made comments saying see GoDaddy did not want the registry business because they are not high on new gtlds. That's not true, they made a decision years ago not to compete. They make money in other ways from new … [Read more...]
ArsTechnica covers the Verisign proposed price hike
The backlash over Verisign raising prices was picked up by a publication outside the domain industry. ArsTechnica.com published a piece today that highlighted the concerns from registrars. The article discussed the potential for Verisign to make an additional $500 million per year. It also honed in on price caps. From the article: While ICANN has eliminated price caps on .org and most … [Read more...]
GoDaddy acquiring Uniregistry and Name Administration
The first blockbuster deal of the decade. Something that someone predicted to me who had no knowledge over the holiday season. I was having a conversation day after Christmas and someone said to me, "I bet you GoDaddy buys Uniregistry" I said why, they thought with Schilling not as high profile anymore that he would sell out. GoDaddy stock currently 69.89 USD +0.47 (0.68%) GoDaddy is not … [Read more...]
After missing on earnings Verisign stock off over 5% today
VeriSign (VRSN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share, they missed on Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. Last year they had earnings of $1.58 per share a year. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -2.24%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this internet infrastructure services provider would … [Read more...]
ICYMI: January 2020 – Top stories
The top posts of January 2020 on TheDomains January saw Rat.com launch, Adam Dicker back out of an appearance on You Tube and the NamesCon Live Auction. Our top story traffic wise was on the founder of Xiaomi discussing the importance of domain names on You Tube Rat.com launching was met with some skepticism. Domain investing is rewarding according to a post on Nic.at. A discussion … [Read more...]
