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Verisign on 2016 expectations and IDNs
Company warns Q4 might see a drop, says more IDNs on the way. Verisign held its quarterly investor call yesterday after announcing another quarter of better-than-usual results. The company added 2.65 million net additions in .com and .net, above its ...
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Verisign on 2016 expectations and IDNs
Company warns Q4 might see a drop, says more IDNs on the way. Verisign held its quarterly investor call yesterday after announcing another quarter of better-than-usual results. The company added 2.65 million net additions in .com and .net, above its ...
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April 29, 2016, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign signs deal with China’s CNNIC for real name verification
Group that operates .CN will assist Verisign with identity verification of .com and .net registrants. Verisign has signed an agreement with China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) for real name verification. Back in December, I wrote about ...
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Verisign signs deal with China’s CNNIC for real name verification
Group that operates .CN will assist Verisign with identity verification of .com and .net registrants. Verisign has signed an agreement with China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) for real name verification. Back in December, I wrote about ...
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April 29, 2016, 1:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign has a new term for dropcatchers: scavengers
XYZ/Verisign dispute goes on as “scavengers” snap up expired domains. Verisign has filed a reply (pdf) to XYZ’s brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals over the .com giant’s false advertising charges. As you may recall, Verisign sa...
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Verisign has a new term for dropcatchers: scavengers
XYZ/Verisign dispute goes on as “scavengers” snap up expired domains. Verisign has filed a reply (pdf) to XYZ’s brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals over the .com giant’s false advertising charges. As you may recall, Verisign sa...
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April 28, 2016, 9:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign has another amazing quarter
.Com and .net continue to surge for Verisign. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported Q1 results after the bell today. It had another strong quarter, topping its forecast for net domain name additions. It expected 1.5 to 2.0 million net adds in the quarter. It...
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Verisign has another amazing quarter
.Com and .net continue to surge for Verisign. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported Q1 results after the bell today. It had another strong quarter, topping its forecast for net domain name additions. It expected 1.5 to 2.0 million net adds in the quarter. It...
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April 28, 2016, 8:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy files patents for Domain Title and Fast Transfer
Company wants patents for verifying a domain’s title history and for its Fast Transfer system. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published two patent applications today that were filed by GoDaddy. The first is for a way to determine title of...
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GoDaddy files patents for Domain Title and Fast Transfer
Company wants patents for verifying a domain’s title history and for its Fast Transfer system. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published two patent applications today that were filed by GoDaddy. The first is for a way to determine title of...
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April 28, 2016, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo GreatDomains auction ends shortly; at least 18 domains will sell
A Peru domain name is at the top of the list. Domains in Sedo’s monthly GreatDomains auction close at noon EDT today. 18 domain names have met their reserves with about 90 minutes to go. 8.pe is leading the pack with a $10,099 bid after 29 bids...
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Sedo GreatDomains auction ends shortly; at least 18 domains will sell
A Peru domain name is at the top of the list. Domains in Sedo’s monthly GreatDomains auction close at noon EDT today. 18 domain names have met their reserves with about 90 minutes to go. 8.pe is leading the pack with a $10,099 bid after 29 bids...
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April 28, 2016, 2:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN warns new TLD owners, Emerson bows out
200 new top level domain names are nearing deadline. ICANN has warned new top level domain name companies to get a move on, and one .brand owner has terminated its new TLD ambitions. In a post on its website, ICANN reminded contracted registries that...
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ICANN warns new TLD owners, Emerson bows out
200 new top level domain names are nearing deadline. ICANN has warned new top level domain name companies to get a move on, and one .brand owner has terminated its new TLD ambitions. In a post on its website, ICANN reminded contracted registries that...
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April 28, 2016, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Let the Cruz – Fiorina domain name registrations begin…
People are registering some crappy domain names for a potential Republican ticket. Ted Cruz made the unusual step today of naming a vice presidential candidate should he get his party’s nomination. Cruz said former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, who dro...
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Let the Cruz – Fiorina domain name registrations begin…
People are registering some crappy domain names for a potential Republican ticket. Ted Cruz made the unusual step today of naming a vice presidential candidate should he get his party’s nomination. Cruz said former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, who dro...
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April 27, 2016, 9:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names eBay and GoFundMe bought last week
eBay and GoFundMe contribute to big sales week at Sedo. Two big names are on this week’s Domain Name Wire end user sales report. eBay picked up WhatsYourThing.com, and GoFundMe bought a country code domain matching its web address. Jobs.bg made...
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What domain names eBay and GoFundMe bought last week
eBay and GoFundMe contribute to big sales week at Sedo. Two big names are on this week’s Domain Name Wire end user sales report. eBay picked up WhatsYourThing.com, and GoFundMe bought a country code domain matching its web address. Jobs.bg made...
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April 27, 2016, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
MMX releases 2015 report, discusses go-forward strategy
Company continues to restructure its business under new leadership. Top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines) released its audited annual results report (pdf) today, providing color on what’s going on in its business. In a nutshell, ...
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MMX releases 2015 report, discusses go-forward strategy
Company continues to restructure its business under new leadership. Top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines) released its audited annual results report (pdf) today, providing color on what’s going on in its business. In a nutshell, ...
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April 27, 2016, 2:47 pm
