ICANN announced the publication of the report, “Statistical Analysis of DNS Abuse in gTLDs” [PDF, 2.23 MB]. The study aims to compare rates of these activities between new and legacy gTLDs, as well as employs …
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Verisign ended Q2 2017 with 144.3M .com & .net domains – .net price goes up
VeriSign, Inc.(NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2017. Verisign ended Q2 2017 with 144.3 million .com and .net domain name registrations. Verisign announced an increase in the annual fee for a …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: crypto, financing, leasing, lease, equipment
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of June 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. There are 2 common keyword in the .com and .net …
Read More »Thick domain name whois is getting closer
The transition from Thin to Thick WHOIS for the .com, .net and .jobs extensions is coming soon and quite a few progress has been done. The registry operator for .COM and .NET, Verisign, met the …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: bit coin, crypto, fidget spinner
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of May 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. There are 2 common keyword in the .com and .net …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: jumbo, solar, visit, spinner
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of April 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. There are no common keyword in the .com …
Read More »Verisign ends 1st quarter of 2017 with 143.6 million .com and .net domain names
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), reported financial and domain name registration results for the first quarter of 2017. The final .com and .net renewal rate for the fourth quarter of 2016 was 67.6 percent compared with …
Read More »5 Afilias extensions are now licensed for sale in China: .INFO, .MOBI, .PRO, .RED, and .KIM
Afilias, announced that the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued a formal statement that awards the .INFO, .MOBI, .RED, .PRO and .KIM Top Level Domains (TLDs) a license for sale in …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: year, near, drone, blockchain
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of February 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. There are no common keyword in the .com …
Read More »Trump dominates the top 10 trending keywords in .com and .net
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of January 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. There were 2 common keyword in the .com …
Read More »92% of global NGOs have a website and 68% use a .org domain name
The 2017 Global NGO Online Technology Report was published and it has some very interesting findings on how NGOs worldwide use domain names, web and email communications, online and mobile fundraising tools, and social and …
Read More ».NET domain name registrations and renewals will cost more than .COM on February 1st
The .NET domain name registration and renewal wholesale price goes up on February 1st, 2017. Verisign, the .net registry, announced the increase in the annual fee for a .net domain name registration from $7.46 to …
Read More »Amazon and “broken bones” dominate trending keywords in .COM & .NET domain names
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of December 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. Not a single common keyword in the .com …
Read More »Verisign running a new .NET campaign
Verisign is running a new .NET campaign called “Uncommonly Timeless” that is of course using a .net domain name: UncommonlyTimeless.net. Here is why Verisign thinks you should you choose a .net domain: Est. 1985 .net …
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