Tucows.com reported earnings after the market closed today Net revenue for the second quarter of 2010 increased 4.1% to $20.8 million from $20.0 million for the second quarter of 2009. However Tucows swung to a loss for the Quarter compared to a year ago: "Net loss for the second quarter of 2010 was $0.8 million, or $0.01 per share, compared with net income of $4.4 million, or $0.06 per … [Read more...]
Demand Media: We Were Founded In 2006 & We Have Had A Net Loss In Every Year: Total Loss To Date $52 Million
From the S-1 application Demand Media filed today is this little gem, that none of us would be too proud of saying if it was our own business: ""We were founded in 2006 and have a limited operating history." "We have had a net loss in every year since inception." "As of June 30, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $52 million and we may incur net operating losses in the … [Read more...]
.Co Is Now #2 On GoDaddy.com Drop Down Registration Menu Right Behind .Com: Who Is The Big Loser?
If you ever registered a domain name over at Godaddy.com you know that they have a drop down menu for extensions. So if you wanted to register a domain, you type the domain without the extension into the first box and then select the extension that you want in the second drop down box. Since Godaddy.com at last report was the registrar of choice for 50% of all new domain registrations, where … [Read more...]
Network Solutions Raising Prices By $.50 “Blaming Registry Increases”
I got the following notice from NetworkSolutions.com over the weekend stating that they are raising the price of their registrations on August 6th by $.50 for several extensions. Of course all registrars are entitled to charge whatever they want to an end user for a domain, but I'm bothered by the statement in the notice blaming the price increase, on increases by the respective … [Read more...]
NY Post Rips Godaddy On Its Drop Auction & Its Backorder Program
The New York post today has a story ripping Godaddy.com process of charging customers $18.99 to "backorder" an expired domain and then placing the domain into auction once it "drops". First we have to note that absolutely nothing new is going on that the NY Post is complaining about. Godaddy for years has had a program were you can backorder any domain, for which is now $18.99 per domain. … [Read more...]
GoDaddy.com Passes 40 Million Domain Mark & Has 50% Market Share Of All New Domain Registrations
Go Daddy announced today that it has just surpassed 40 million, registered domain names. Godaddy said it typically registers a million domain names per month. Godaddy also says they have a 50% market share of all active new domains registered in the world and is more than three times the size of its closest competitor. Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons is quoted as saying: ""The Go … [Read more...]
Move Over Danica; Pamela Anderson Is Newest Domain Name Spokesperson In Commercial For CrazyDomains & (Yes You can Watch It Here)
Following in Godaddy.com footsteps, the domain registrar CrazyDomains.com.au (also the owner of CrazyDomains.com) has hired Pamela Anderson to appear in commercials for its domain registrar services. According to the blog, NextRound.com, the Australian based ICANN accredited domain registrar's commercial featuring Pamela Anderson starting airing last week on Australian TV. "The commercial … [Read more...]