The CEO and President of Verisign James Bidzos had some pretty interesting comments regarding the new gTLD's and the effect they may have on .com and .net registrations during its earnings call today. I have listened to the last several Verisign earnings call and this is the first time I can remember an analyst asking a pointed question about the new gTLD's and their effect on the .com and .net … [Read more...]
Verisign Reports: 127.2 Million .Com/.Net Domains, Revenue up 10%; Has $1.7 Billion In Bank
Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ :VRSN ) reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2013 and year ended Dec. 31, 2013. Verisign, Inc. and subsidiaries ("Verisign") reported revenue of $246 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, up 7% from the same quarter in 2012. The operating margin was 53% for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to 58.8% for the same quarter in 2012. Verisign reported … [Read more...]
Verisign: Rise In Value Of Bitcoin Causes Surge In .Com/.Net Domain Registrations: 22K In 2013
Verisign just published a blog on how the rising value of Bitcoin has led to surge of .com and .net domain name registrations. The value of a Bitcoin surged from roughly $13 at the beginning of 2013 to an eventual high of $1,137 at the end of November (The chart below, courtesy of Coinbase, documents the ebbs and flows of a Bitcoin’s value). By doing … [Read more...]
Verisign: .Com Registrations Blow Past 112 Million Mark For The 1st Time
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the active zone file exceeded the 112,000,000 Mark for the first time. The number of .com domain name registrations in the active zone crossed the 112 Million number today January 16th, 2014 The number of .net domain names in the active zone file is down slightly but still well over the 15 million domain name mark. … [Read more...]
Verisign Is Taking Back Expired Two Letter & Two Number .TV Domains
Verisign the registry for the .TV registry is apparently taking back any expired new Two letter (LL.TV) .TV domain names as well as any two numbered (NN>TV) domain names. Recently a domainer that had a back order on a two letter .Tv domain and a two numbered domain received this notice from Verisign: "Thank you for contacting Verisign Support. I reached out to our Operations team to … [Read more...]
Verisign Publishes Last Part Of Series On Possible Domain Collision: “SLD Blocking Is Too Risky Without TLD Rollback”
Verisign Published its final part of its 4 part series on domain collision and the new gTLD program entitled "SLD Blocking Is Too Risky Without TLD Rollback"on the final day of the ICANN Meeting in Argentina. Here it is: "ICANN’s second level domain (SLD) blocking proposal includes a provision that a party may demonstrate that an SLD not in the initial sample set could cause “severe harm,” … [Read more...]
265 Million Domains: We Asked What Happened To The Verisign Report & Tonight Verisign Answered With The Numbers
Earlier today we asked what happened to the Verisign Quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief that has been missing for 2013 and tonight Verisign answered us. In in a post on the company blog Verisign releasing an series of three infographics showing that current worldwide domain name registrations sit at 265 Million domains as of the end of the 3rd quarter of 2013, up from 252 million reported by … [Read more...]