RBC issued an Equity Research Report today on Demand Media, Inc., the day after Demand Media, Inc, reported its second quarter earnings. Demand Media announced during the earnings report and the earnings call that followed that Google's Search algorithm continues to impact Demand's owned and operated site traffic negatively and to a greater extent than captured in estimates. Shares of … [Read more...]
Verisign: We Will Delegate New gTLD’s To The Root If The NTIA Tells Us To
Some bloggers here and here, have raised the alarm that Verisign may not Delegate new gTLD's based on a letter Verisign send to the U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) back in March. U.S. National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) - See more at: … [Read more...]
Demand Media Reports: Revenue Up 9%; Registrar Revenue Up 4% Without Name.com + 10% With
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD),reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Q2 2013 Financial Summary: Content & Media revenue ex-TAC grew 9% year-over-year. This was driven primarily by 15% Owned & Operated revenue growth, which slowed sequentially from 26% year-over-year growth in Q1 2013, due primarily to traffic declines from lower search engine … [Read more...]
ICANN Opens Comment Period On Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements
ICANN has opened the comment period for "Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements" The operational requirements for implementation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims processes in new gTLDs, and a set of community-proposed revisions, are being posted for comment to give an opportunity for the community to review and provide feedback on these requirements. This … [Read more...]
Verisign Publishes “New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis”
Verisign issued its fifth and last chapter in its five part series "New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis"; issues related to security, stability, and resilience of the DNS ecosystem, particularly as we approach the rollout of new gTLDs. " Bottom line Verisign Concluded with: "The mechanical capability to delegate a vast quantity of new gTLDs … [Read more...]
ICANN’s Name Collision Study Could Derail 20% Of All Applied For New gTLD Strings
ICANN released the Name Collision Study it commission, which suggests the the applications for the new gTLD's .Corp and .Home be indefinitely delayed and that 20% of all new gTLD applied for strings be delayed for at least 3-6 months as additional studies are conducted. "ICANN commissioned and today releases the results of a study that considers the likelihood and impact of name space … [Read more...]
Donuts Appoints Jeff DeCillia Chief Financial Officer
Donuts Inc., the largest applicant for ICANN's new gTLD program announced that Jeff deCillia has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. deCillia, who brings more than 20 years of financial leadership and public markets experience, will be based in the company’s Bellevue, Wash. office and will report directly to Donuts CEO and co-founder Paul Stahura. Kevin Wilson, … [Read more...]