A couple of weeks ago we told you we were hearing that Verisign had filed objections to new gTLD strings that they believe are confusing to .com or .net for which Verisign is the registry including .Cam, .Bom, .Vet, .Company, .Network. Last night we published Verisign's objection to .Cam as being too close to .Com In support of their objection, Verisign provided the Centere with two … [Read more...]
Here Is Verisign’s Objection To .Cam & Why They Think Its Too Close To .Com
A couple of weeks ago we told you we were hearing that Verisign filed objections to new gTLD strings that they believe are confusing to .com or .net for which Verisign is the registry including .Cam, .Bom, .Vet, .Company, .Network. As of today the objections are still not showing up on the on the site of the provider where the objection was filed but TheDomains.com got some detailed … [Read more...]
Breaking: More Verisign Objections: .Network, .Company & .Vet
Although none of Verisign's objections have been posted officially, TheDomains.com has learned that Verisign, the company that runs the .com and .net registry has filed additional objections based on "confusion to" .com and .net". According to our sources, Verisign which we reported the other day objected to .Cam & .Bom, now has also objected to .Network, .Company and .Vet. As we wrote … [Read more...]
Breaking:Verisign Files Objections To New gTLD Apps .Cam & .Bom: Confusing To .Com
TheDomains.com has learned that Verisign (VRSN) the company that operates the .Com registry has filed objections to the new gTLD application of .Cam and .Bom, claiming that they are confusingly similar to .Com. None of the objections are posted on the websites of the providers who will be administering the objections but the applicants have been notified of the objections. In the case of … [Read more...]
Verisign Over 1,300 .Com & .Net Pope Domains Registered
A few days ago Godaddy.com the world's largest domain registrar reported that 479 Pope related domain names were registered within the first hour after the announcement. Today the .com/.net Registry Verisign reported that "between the time Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation and the choosing of Pope Francis I, there were more than 1,300 new domains registered across the .com and .net … [Read more...]
Warren Buffet Invests In $165 Million Dollars into Domain Industry
According to TheStreet.com, the most famous stock investor on earth, Warren Buffet's company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) has purchased 3,685,700 shares of Verisign (VRSN). At the closing price of Verisign yesterday he investment represents around $165 Million dollars or about the size of the investment Marchex made in the purchase of Yung Ye's domain name portfolio some 8 years ago. We told … [Read more...]
We Think .TK Domains Are Screwing With Verisign’s Quarterly Domain Report
Last week when Verisign released its 3rd Quarter Domain Name Industry Brief everyone focused in on the raw numbers 246 million domain names. However what if I was to tell you that one change made by Verisign has made a huge impact on the overall domain registration numbers. That change was including the .TK registry in the Domain Name Industry Brief. Two quick points. The .TK … [Read more...]