> Not to start a massive "let's speculate on who's who" thread, but note that
> Register.com claims 2 million registrations on their main page and has been
> advertising like crazy over at least the last few months.
Sufficeth to say that the bigger a retailer gets, the more they have to
spend on advertising. We can all be AOL for ~$40m a month in ad
spends...not to mention that prior to their accreditation, they were
claiming 1 million registrations in that exact same spot...
>
> Ross: Are you allowed to tell us where you got this data? If so, where?
>
We generate the data internally. Based on several external sources, we are
confident to sub one percent levels on the accuracy.
> -Russ
>
>
>
> At 06:32 PM 8/31/00, Ross Wm. Rader wrote:
>
>
> >Without going into too much detail (cuz they'd probably fire me if I did),
> >I can say that things are definitely not as they appear in this space...
> >
> >The following is a listing of the marketshare for August 1, 2000 with the
> >relevant names blanked out....top twenty performers only....
> >
> >Registrar 1: (39.23%)
> >Registrar 2: (13.00%)
> >Registrar 3: (10.44%)
> >Registrar 4: (9.06%)
> >Registrar 5: (4.51%)
> >Registrar 6: (4.11%)
> >Registrar 7: (4.05%)
> >Registrar 8: (2.30%)
> >Registrar 9: (1.44%)
> >Registrar 10: (1.34%)
> >Registrar 11: (1.13%)
> >Registrar 12: (1.09%)
> >Registrar 13: (0.94%)
> >Registrar 14: (0.81%)
> >Registrar 15: (0.74%)
> >Registrar 16: (0.67%)
> >Registrar 17: (0.65%)
> >Registrar 18: (0.63%)
> >Registrar 19: (0.44%)
> >Registrar 20: (0.40%)
> >
> >The interesting thing is that #3 and below are faced with falling daily
> >volumes in most cases and #2 is growing (it was only roughly 7% per day
> >thirty days prior).
> >
> >I refuse to comment on the who's who, but the data is very interesting
> >nonetheless...
> >
> >As far as bankruptcy goes, nothing would surprise me at this point - being
> >a registrar is not cheap and I can't see how some of these firms can get
> >by with the prices they charge and the volumes they see...being a reseller
> >is a much different proposition simply based on the sunk costs....
> >
> >Anyways...have fun with the numbers...
> >
> >On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Abhishek Rungta wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Chuck, Scott,
> > >
> > > Great work indeed. Congrats.
> > > Currently I understand the market share in domain industry is highest for
> > > NSI followed by Register ?
> > > Do we come third !
> > >
> > > Anyways does anyone know where can we get such stats. It would be
> > > interesting to follow these registrars and their market share :). It looks
> > > like Pepsi/Coke stuff now :). Everyone wanna have one ! Anyways is
> > their any
> > > prediction about bankrupcy in this field ? For example what I have heard is
> > > as follows :
> > >
> > > 80% NSI
> > > 10% Register/Bulkregister/OpenSRS
> > > 10% Rest 50 or so !
> > > (my stats might be wrong)
> > >
> > > So what will happen to the rest 10% ? I have seen a company as ICANN
> > > accredited registrar with the Top 5 of the company not knowing how does a
> > > domain name system works :) and niether interested in knowing. They lie in
> > > the last 10% for sure. That is what makes me wonder as what general people
> > > think about how many company might just run out of cash and enthusiasm
> > ? And
> > > the biggest of all - What happens to their POOR customers ?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Abhishek Rungta
> > > Indus Net Technologies
> > > http://www.talash.net
> > > **********************************
> > > Complete website for $525 :)
> > > **********************************
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: WebWiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:05 PM
> > > Subject: 1,000,000 is coming soon!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Just got a reg request for order #9969XX...won't be too long before
> > > OpenSRS
> > > > rolls over to 1,000,000 orders! (The first one I processed was Order
> > > > #26739)
> > > >
> > > > Out of curiousity, how many have actually been completed and registered?
> > > > Surely we're well north of half a million at this point.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Eric Longman
> > > > Atl-Connect Internet Services
> > > >
> > > > +-------------------------------------------------------+
> > > > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net |
> > > > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 |
> > > > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> > > > +-------------------------------------------------------+
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >-rwr
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Ross Wm. Rader
> >Director Product Management,
> >Channel Platform Group
> >Tucows Inc.
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >t. 416.535.0123 x335
> >f. 416.531.5584
> >
> >"Embrace the cow, love the cow.
> >And remember, Winsock means love."
>
>
Thanks,
-rwr
Ross Wm. Rader
Director Product Management,
Channel Platform Group
Tucows Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
t. 416.535.0123 x335
f. 416.531.5584
"Embrace the cow, love the cow.
And remember, Winsock means love."
