According to Verisign’s Zone File Information site the total amount of .com/.net registered as of today is 119,700,000 million As of March 31st the amount of .com/.net domains stood at 116.7 million…
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Verisign Report: 233 Million Domains Registered; 7.5 Million Added; 116.7 .Com/.Net Registrations
Verisign Published its State of the Domain Report for the quarter ending March 31, 2012. (pdf) The first quarter of 2012 closed with a base of more than 233 million domain name…
ICANN Board Approves Renewal Of Verisign Contract To Run .Com for Another 6 Years
The ICANN board just issued a resolution renewing the Contract with Verisign to run the .com registry for another six years. Under the contract Verisign has the right to increase the wholesale…
ICANN’s Public Comment Period On Renewal Of Verisign Contract Closes Thursday
ICANN public comment period for the .com Registry Agreement renewal ends on Thursday April 26th. As you know, under the terms of the renewal contract Verisign will be able to raise their…
Verisign Launches Hashlink For Domains
Verisign has just launched a new product called Verisign Domain Hashlink Here is the info from their site: “Verisign Domain Hashlink makes URLs shorter, easy-to-remember and friendlier to your users.” “You’ve worked…
Verisign Report May Indicate That The Number Of Parked Domains Looks To Be In Significant Decline
Verisign released its Domain Name Industry Brief yesterday for the 4th quarter of 2011. At one time Verisign reported the number of parked domains but stopped that practice a few years back….
Verisign Reports 2011 Closed With 225 Million Domain Registrations: .Com/Net Almost 114 Million
Verisign just published its Domain Name Industry Brief report for the 4th Quarter of 2011. The fourth quarter of 2011 closed with a base of more than 225 million domain name registrations…