According to ntldstats.com almost 10% of all registered new gTLD domain names are in upcoming delete status; meaning for at least a while new G's domain name may have peaked out. On March 24, 2017 the number of new gTLD domain registrations sat at 28,854,146. As of yesterday the number is 28,818,819. However the number of new gTLD's in "upcoming delete" status is 2,738,536 which 9.50% of … [Read more...]
Namefind sells Cryptology.com
Namefind has sold Crpytology.com a domain they acquired from Marchex. The domain looks to have been acquired by Cryptology LLP out of London. The domain was registered in 1998. Some confuse cryptology with cryptography, here is the difference: Difference Between Cryptography, Cryptanalysis, Cryptology Cryptography – Study of Hiding Messages To define cryptography for the Caesar Cipher, … [Read more...]
A look at how domain stocks did in 2016, if you owned Tucows you were very happy
2016 was a great year for shareholders of Tucows and Neustar, for shareholders of Verisign, Marchex and Sedo parent United Internet ? Not so much. Tucows was the star for 2016 up 67% on the year. Neustar got acquired and the stock finished up close to 40%. Verisign saw their fortunes take a down turn in 2016, all the speculative hand regs based on Chinese whims did not materialize in 2016 … [Read more...]
Godaddy/Namefind Sells 50 three Character .Com Domains
Godaddy/Namefind sold 50 three Character .Com Domains yesterday all to WDINCO of Holly Springs … [Read more...]
GoDaddy adds WordPress mangement to their Pro service offering
GoDaddy added another service to their Pro platform, now you can manage multiple Wordpress sites from one single dashboard. Venture Beat wrote: The internet domain name registrar and web hosting giant already offered a Pro service, with things like a client dashboard that allows web designers / developers to view and manage all their clients from a single place. It also serves up additional … [Read more...]
GoDaddy auctions maintenance will be starting on Sunday, November 13, 2016, 1:00 AM Eastern
Go Daddy posted a notice at the top of the auctions.godaddy.com page. They will be performing maintenance on Sunday at 1 am Eastern. This should just affect public auctions, so if you have any closing, know that they will be extended. Message posted: Auctions will be performing maintenance starting on Sunday, November 13, 2016, 1:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. Maintenance is expected to complete … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports earnings – after hours stock trading down
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported earning after the close and the stock is getting hit. Shares closed at $35.09 on the day, but in after hours the stock is down 3.4% to $34. The company did show a profit for the quarter. GoDaddy Inc. was downgraded to neutral from buy at Monness, Crespi, Hardt ahead of its third-quarter earnings report Wednesday. James Cakmak, the Monness, Crespi, Hardt analyst, … [Read more...]