Apple Acquires Apple.guru, iPad.guru, iPhone.guu and Mac.guru
Donuts entered general availability for seven of its new gTLDs,marking the begining of a new era for the Internet. The seven new gTLDs are .BIKE, .CLOTHING, .GURU, .HOLDINGS, .PLUMBING, .SINGLES, and .VENTURES.
According to MacRumors, Apple acquired Apple.guru, iPhone,guru, iPad.guru and Mac.guru.Other domain names such as iPod.guru, Apple.clothing, Apple.holdings ,MacBook.guru and AppleTV.guru are currently blocked from registrations.
The newly registered domain names are not yet active. It’s possible Apple will choose to redirect them to its general home page.
Shorter .UK Domain Names To Become Available on June 10th 2014
Nominet announced today that the short .UK domain names are going to become available on June 10th 2013.
You can read the announcement after the jump:
“.uk registry Nominet has announced a launch date of 10th June 2014 for new ‘example.uk’ domain names.
From this date, people will be able to register the shorter ‘example.uk’ domain names through their registrar, alongside existing domains such as ‘example.co.uk’ or ‘example.org.uk’.
The new domain is an opportunity for those wanting a short, snappy web address combined with the recognition and trust of the .uk namespace.
Over ten million existing .uk domain holders will be offered the shorter equivalent of their current address, with five years to decide whether they want to use it in addition to, or instead of the domain they already have. Nominet will be contacting these customers following launch to ensure they’re aware of their opportunity to exercise this right.
Nominet’s WHOIS tool has also been updated to allow people to look up who (if anyone) holds the right of registration for an ‘example.uk’ domain.
People can find out more about the new domain by visiting www.dotuklaunch.co.uk.
For domain registrars, Nominet’s Registrar Resources site has been updated with further information about the launch including technical specifications and processes.
Detailed rules about the release process, including excluded domains and the rules applicable from launch date, are also now available on our website here.”
January 2014 Great Domains Auction Results
Sedo’s Great Domains auction for January 2014 ended a few days ago. The largest domain name sale was BTB.com, which changed hands for $38,350.
The auction netted over $100,000 in domain name sales.
Here are the results :
btb.com $8,350
terminus.com $10,099
afq.com 9,999 EUR
mvl.com $9,101
snapsale.com $6,410
xhi.com $6,101
arm.net 4,100 EUR
amber.nl 2,349 EUR
0.asia $1,950
simulation.net $1,500
livesport.net $1,161
lgg.de 1,000 EUR
ohhh.com 799 EUR
agf.net $755
mpl.net $705
ksi.net $655
ajm.net $605
spx.net $600
wew.net $570
pin-up.de 450 EUR
ospf.com $320
toolspace.com $310
deviled.com 250 EUR
xomv.com $130
ooju.com $109
dichte.de 109 EUR
bookhajj.com $109
xfzg.com 99 EUR
ykup.com $99
aufz.com $99
dataserver.net 99 EUR
scaleminiatures.com $99
Wan.com Wins Weekly Sales List at $800,000
Wan.com,sold for $800,000,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the last week,ending January 26,2014.
There were no three six figure sales : Wan.com ,sold for $800,000, True.com ,sold for $350,000 and Wan.cn ,sold for $257,830.
Sedo had a great week in the sales chart,taking 9 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,GoDaddy/Afternic took 5 of the top 20 positions .
.COM dominated once again the list,with 15 of the top 20 positions.
Here are the top 20 positions for the two weeks ending January 26,2014 :
1. Wan.com $800,000
2. True.com $350,000
3. Wan.cn $247,830
4. TeamShirts.com $89,000
5. Offer.net $50,000
6. Heard.com $40,000
7. Kingdom.co.uk $31,534
8. FYI.tv $30,000
9. HelloMoney.com $24,000
10. Lotterie.at $20,550
11.tie BVAA.com $15,000
11.tie BWM.com $15,000
13. Abakus.com $13,700
14. UsinesCenter.com $13,699
15. GILF.com $12,500
16. IrishGold.com $11,950
17. Foret.com $11,645
18. WifeSex.com $10,350
19.tie OneFoot.com $10,000
19.tie RUTI.com $10,000
See here the Domain Name Journal list of top reported sales .
Neustar Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013
Neustar announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31,2013. Compared to 2012, revenue increased 8% to $902 million.
You can read the press release after the jump:
“Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services and analytics, today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013 and provided guidance for 2014.
Results for 2013 Compared to 2012
Revenue increased 8% to $902.0 million
Non-NPAC revenue increased 10% to $464.6 million
Net income increased 4% to $162.8 million, or $2.46 per share, an increase of 7%
Adjusted net income increased 13% to $233.5 million, or $3.53 per share, an increase of 16%
Results for Fourth Quarter 2013 Compared to Fourth Quarter 2012
Revenue increased 11% to $237.6 million
Non-NPAC revenue increased 15% to $128.3 million
Net income increased 1% to $38.1 million, or $0.59 per share, an increase of 5%
Adjusted net income increased 19% to $60.2 million, or $0.94 per share, an increase of 25%
“We made significant progress on our 2013 priorities. We delivered strong financial results, made investments to further our strategic objectives and aligned our organization to be client focused,” said Lisa Hook, Neustar’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We will continue to build on this progress, and remain confident in our prospects for growth and profitability in 2014 as we execute our strategy.”
Paul Lalljie, Neustar’s Chief Financial Officer added, “Our full-year and fourth quarter results continue to demonstrate our strong business fundamentals. We generated double-digit revenue and adjusted net income growth in the fourth quarter, and we continued to generate strong free cash flow. In addition, we reduced our annual interest expense by $10 million through refinancing our outstanding debt and we bought back $285 million of our stock. In 2014, we will continue to focus on revenue growth, profits, and share repurchases.”
Business Outlook for 2014
Neustar’s Business Outlook excludes the impact of contemplated share repurchases.
Revenue to range from $945 million to $970 million or growth of 5% to 8%
Adjusted net income to range from $233 million to $243 million or flat to growth of 4%
Adjusted net income per share is expected to range from $3.64 to $3.80, representing growth of 3% to 8%
Discussion of Full-Year 2013 Results
Revenue for the year totaled $902.0 million, an 8% increase from $831.4 million in 2012. This increase was due to stronger demand for our Marketing Services and Data Services and an increase in NPAC fixed-fee revenue in Data Registries.
Operating expense for 2013 totaled $612.7 million, a 10% increase from $554.7 million in 2012. This increase was driven by investments to support business growth. In particular, personnel and personnel- related expense increased $24.5 million driven by stock-based compensation expense and increased headcount. In addition, professional fees increased to pursue new business opportunities and advertising and marketing costs increased to promote awareness of the company’s services.
Discussion of Fourth Quarter Results
Revenue for the fourth quarter totaled $237.6 million, an 11% increase from $214.2 million in 2012. This increase was due to stronger demand for our Marketing Services and Data Services and an increase in NPAC fixed-fee revenue in Data Registries.
Operating expense for the fourth quarter totaled $174.3 million, a 20% increase from $144.9 million in 2012. The increase was primarily driven by the addition of $12.0 million in operating expenses associated with inorganic opportunities in 2013. Excluding these expenses, operating expense for the fourth quarter would have increased 12%. In particular, personnel and personnel-related expense increased as a result of higher headcount to support the expansion of the company’s operations and an increase in stock-based compensation. In addition, professional fees increased to pursue new business opportunities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2013, cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $223.3 million, a decrease of $120.6 million from $343.9 million as of December 31, 2012. This decrease primarily reflects share repurchases of $285.3 million and $105.4 million for acquired platforms, offset by the generation of $287.9 million from operations. As of December 31, 2013, the company’s outstanding debt under its term facility and 4.5% senior notes was $616.3 million.
Conference Call
As announced on January 23, 2014, Neustar will conduct an investor conference call to discuss the company’s results today at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Prior to the call, investors may access the conference call over the Internet via the Investor Relations tab of the company’s website (www.neustar.biz). Those listening via the Internet should go to the website 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
The conference call is also accessible via telephone by dialing 888-811-5408 (international callers dial 913- 312-0374) and entering PIN 6903877. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available through 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) Wednesday, February 5, 2014 by dialing 877-870-5176 (international callers dial 858-384-5517) and entering replay PIN 6903877, or by going to the Investor Relations tab of the company’s website (www.neustar.biz).
Neustar will take questions from securities analysts and institutional portfolio managers; the complete call is open to all other interested parties on a listen-only basis.
This press release, the financial tables and other supplemental information are available on the company’s website under the Investor Relations tab. This includes reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures that may be used periodically by management when discussing the company’s financial results with investors and analysts.
