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In this week's Top Topics, we look at the reported $104,000 sale of the DogGroomers.com domain name. There's also reaction to the $1.25 million Meme.com sale, and will you change your strategy after Verisign implements its .COM price increase? DogGroomers.com Sells for $104,000 Expert domain...

With dotcom prices starting to head up, are you operating a large portfolio? What steps will you take? Personally I paid a bill to renew my top domains until 2031 today. This will lock in good pricing and peace of mind for me. I'll consider how to handle the middle section of the portfolio I...

With dotcom prices starting to head up, are you operating a large portfolio? What steps will you take? Personally I paid a bill to renew my top domains until 2031 today. This will lock in good pricing and peace of mind for me. I'll consider how to handle the middle section of the portfolio I...

Recent Developments As previously disclosed, a subsidiary of Afilias plc (“Afilias”), a competitor and losing bidder in the .web auction, raised objections to the .web auction by filing a form of arbitration proceeding against ICANN, called an Independent Review Process (“IRP”) under ICANN's...

Recent Developments As previously disclosed, a subsidiary of Afilias plc (“Afilias”), a competitor and losing bidder in the .web auction, raised objections to the .web auction by filing a form of arbitration proceeding against ICANN, called an Independent Review Process (“IRP”) under ICANN's...

Verisign has provided a letter dated March 30, 2021, from Nuria Martinez, Grants Officer at the U.S. government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. She consulted with NTIA and the Department of Commerce’s Office of the General Counsel. They found that selling the domain does not...

Verisign has provided a letter dated March 30, 2021, from Nuria Martinez, Grants Officer at the U.S. government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. She consulted with NTIA and the Department of Commerce’s Office of the General Counsel. They found that selling the domain does not...

In legal documents released by ICANN yesterday, Verisign’s lawyers say: “The undisputed evidence is that Verisign needs a TLD like .WEB for growth given the decreased name availability in .COM”. The admission/claim/lie (delete according to preference) came in a joint post-hearing filing by...

In legal documents released by ICANN yesterday, Verisign’s lawyers say: “The undisputed evidence is that Verisign needs a TLD like .WEB for growth given the decreased name availability in .COM”. The admission/claim/lie (delete according to preference) came in a joint post-hearing filing by...

Understanding Cloud Growth Using Domain Names March 24, 2021 - Cloudfest Agenda 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM (CET) By Andy Simpson / Verisign Principal Data Scientist, Senior Director Corporate Strategy and Analytics As more end users come online each year, Web Pros can help them establish their own...

Understanding Cloud Growth Using Domain Names March 24, 2021 - Cloudfest Agenda 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM (CET) By Andy Simpson / Verisign Principal Data Scientist, Senior Director Corporate Strategy and Analytics As more end users come online each year, Web Pros can help them establish their own...

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q4 2020. The fourth quarter of 2020 closed with 366.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 4.4 million domain name registrations, or 1.2 percent, compared to the third quarter of...

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q4 2020. The fourth quarter of 2020 closed with 366.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 4.4 million domain name registrations, or 1.2 percent, compared to the third quarter of...

The past year has been a strong one for country code domain extensions in general, with the generic extensions .io and .co particularly active. This has prompted discussion around what might be the next generic country code to become popular. While extensions such as .ai, .tv, .me, .ly, .vc, .gg...

The past year has been a strong one for country code domain extensions in general, with the generic extensions .io and .co particularly active. This has prompted discussion around what might be the next generic country code to become popular. While extensions such as .ai, .tv, .me, .ly, .vc, .gg...

.Com domain name registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today that it will increase the wholesale price it charges registrars for .com registrations and renewals from $7.85 to $8.39. The price hike will go into effect on September 1, 2021...

.Com domain name registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced today that it will increase the wholesale price it charges registrars for .com registrations and renewals from $7.85 to $8.39. The price hike will go into effect on September 1, 2021...

Verisign ( NASDAQ: VRSN) announced earnings today, they exceeded expectations and the stock is up over 5% in after hours trading. For domain investors the news most interesting is that the price of .coms are going up. The company ended the fourth quarter with 165.2 million .com and .net domain...

Verisign ( NASDAQ: VRSN) announced earnings today, they exceeded expectations and the stock is up over 5% in after hours trading. For domain investors the news most interesting is that the price of .coms are going up. The company ended the fourth quarter with 165.2 million .com and .net domain...

Verisign released their Q3 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief. .Coms increased, new gtld’s were down 1.5 million vs Q2. From the report: The third quarter of 2020 closed with 370.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.6 million domain name...