A Forbes contributor, Johan Moreno published an article on Google, new gtld domains and .com. Some of the stats are not correct, the author ends the article with the following: .COM still holds about 22% of all TLD registrations, according to data from Domain Name Stat. A leading gTLD, .xyz, has about 1.36%. Namepros member eCalc had the right numbers, Domain Name Stat may want to get … [Read more...]
The best paying Adsense niches for 2020
Elizaveta Shutova wrote a piece on SEMRush.com about the best AdSense niches for 2020. It's a very long and thorough article that breaks down by different regions as well as niches. For those still parking names the article might help with some keyword tweaks and for those acquiring names in these niches the data will prove handy. From the article: The Best AdSense Niches in the … [Read more...]
Google parent company Alphabet reports strong second quarter
The most famous company in the world that's using a .xyz reported earnings today. Alphabet reports Q2 revenue of $38.9B, up 19% YoY, net income of $9.9B, up from $3.2B YoY, and a stock buyback of $25B; stock up 7%+ after hours One interesting stat Paid clicks on Google properties up 28% YOY and up 6% from Q1 2019. … [Read more...]
A look at how domain stocks did in 2016, if you owned Tucows you were very happy
2016 was a great year for shareholders of Tucows and Neustar, for shareholders of Verisign, Marchex and Sedo parent United Internet ? Not so much. Tucows was the star for 2016 up 67% on the year. Neustar got acquired and the stock finished up close to 40%. Verisign saw their fortunes take a down turn in 2016, all the speculative hand regs based on Chinese whims did not materialize in 2016 … [Read more...]
New gTLD .Tube Goes Live Thursday: Less Than 50 Sunrise Domain Registrations By TM Holders
The new gTLD .Tube goes live where domain names can be registered on a first come, first serve basis at a handful of domain name registrars starting at 14:00 UTC. However some of the largest registrars are not listed on the .Tube website including Godaddy.com; Chinese registrars West.cn, HiChina (www.net.cn) and ename.net. Actually out of the top 10 domain name registrars for new gTLD's … [Read more...]
Google Misses On Revenue & Earnings; Shares Sink As Much As $50 After Hours
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and missed earnings and revenue forecasts sending shares down in after hours trading by $50. Shares are currently down over 6% and have been bouncing down between $40 and $50 a share Q1 2016 financial highlights The following summarizes our consolidated financial results for the quarters … [Read more...]
Google Launches Unfiltered.News
Google's parent company, Alphabet’s tech incubator, Jigsaw just launched another website on a new gTLD. Unfiltered.News which is described as a "new experiment at Google which many of you may enjoy, a site which analyzes news feeds from around the world, and tells you which news stories are most missed by the media where you live. From there, you can see how these stories are being covered … [Read more...]