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 …
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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 …
Read More »Donald Trump dominates trending keywords in .COM & .NET domain names
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of November 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry.. There are a lot of common keywords in …
Read More »Afilias will continue providing back-end registry services to .ORG domains
Public Interest Registry – the non-profit operator of the .org, .ngo, and .ong domains as well as four Internationalized Domain Names (.орг, .संगठन, .机构 and .组织机 构) – today announced that it will enter into …
Read More »Trending Keywords In .COM & .NET Domain Names (pokemon go, lives matter)
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of July 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry.. The common keywords in the .com and .net …
Read More »Trending Keywords In .COM & .NET Domain Names (worlds, brexit, vietnam, aids)
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of June 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry.. “Trump” is out after being on both lists …
Read More »Trending Keywords In .COM & .NET Domain Names (net, research, Trump)
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of May 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry.. “Trump” is back on both lists after one …
Read More »Trending Keywords In .COM & .NET Domain Names (Bot, Guru, Prince, Panama)
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of April 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry.. “Trump” is out of the list after 2 …
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