LinkedIn made their largest acquistion yet acquiring Bright.com. Tech Crunch covered the acquisition which coincided with LinkedIn reporting earnings on Thursday. From the article: Today, alongside a fourth quarter earnings report in which it beat Wall Street estimates yet again, LinkedIn announced its intentions to acquire data-savvy job search startup, Bright.com, for $120 million. The … [Read more...]
Verisign CEO: “I Don’t See Anybody Who’s Going to Abandon The .Com For a New gTLD
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...]
UDRP Filed Against Garry Chernoff 19 Year Old Domain Gauntlet.com By Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc filed a UDRP on the domain name Gauntlet.com today which is owned by domain investor Garry Chernoff's company NetIncome Ventures Inc. The domain name Gauntlet.com has an original registration date May 21, 1995. Mr. Chernoff's company according Domaintools.com has owned the domain since at least 2005 but could be the original registrant. The domain name is … [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...]
On The Day New gTLD Picked Up 19,163 New Registrations, .Com Picked Up 37,782
Plenty of new and buzz was created yesterday when new gTLD's generated 19,163 new domain registrations led by .Guru However in all fairness we need to point out that the total number of new gTLD registrations on the 1st day of general availability was still just about 1/2 of the number of net new .Com registrations. According to RegistrarStats.com while the total number of new gTLD … [Read more...]
Slam Strategy “Dotcom means nothing to the consumer”
Shaun Le Cornu from Slam Strategy wrote a piece today on their blog about why a dotbrand is better than a brand.com. The article is worth a read as it shows the thought process that those consulting in the space are trying to get across. Obviously there is some bias because everyone wants to talk to brands about the hot new thing and get paid while doing it. That's fine to get on board the dot … [Read more...]
New gTLD’s Take Over The Home Page Of Godaddy
Godaddy has been changing their home page quite a bit over the last couple of months, with one blogger noticing that all references to new gTLD's were dropped altogether from the home page 10 days ago. Look at Godaddy.com today and new gTLD's have taken over the home page, the entire home page above the fold. The fact that Godaddy is pushing hard on the new gTLD's isn't surprising … [Read more...]