- Twitter NYSE: TWTR 8:00am EDT
- Verisign NASDAQ: VRSN 4:30pm EDT
- Amazon NASDAQ: AMZN 5:30pm EDT
Stock exchange: symbol | NYSE: TWTR
Principal domain: twitter.com
Twitter Q2 2017 results: Q2 total revenue was $574M; GAAP net loss $116M with -20% margin; adj. EBITDA was $178M, with adj. EBITDA margin of 31%; DAU grew 12% Y/Y, marking the third consecutive quarter of double-digit growth.Specifically, in Q2, we achieved the following results:
• Q2 revenue totaled $574 million, a decrease of 5% year-over-year.
- Advertising revenue totaled $489 million, a decrease of 8% year-over-year.
- Data licensing and other revenue totaled $85 million, an increase of 26% year-over-year.
- US revenue totaled $335 million, a decrease of 7% year-over-year.
- International revenue totaled $239 million, a decrease of 1% year-over-year.
- Total ad engagements increased 95% year-over-year.
- Cost per engagement (CPE) decreased 53% year-over-year.
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Verisign, Inc.
Stock exchange: symbol | NASDAQ:VRSN
Principal domain: verisign.com
Verisign FORM 10-Q excerpt:"On January 18, 2017, the Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) from the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) requesting certain material related to the Company becoming the registry operator for the . web gTLD. We are cooperating with the DOJ. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate a range of potential financial and non-financial outcomes in connection with this matter. Verisign is also involved in various investigations, claims and lawsuits arising in the normal conduct of its business, none of which, in its opinion, will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company cannot assure you that it will prevail in any litigation. Regardless of the outcome, any litigation may require the Company to incur significant litigation expense and may result in significant diversion of management attention."
The Q2 2017 earnings news release and slides embedded below, via the company's investor relations website:
Verisign provides top-level domain (TLD) registry operator services (including .COM and .NET), as well as providing internet security services, and serving as the internet's root zone maintainer and operator of two (a. and j.) of the world's 13 internet root servers for the internet's Domain Name System (DNS). Verisign's security services include Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection and Managed DNS.
New gTLD .WEB
Last year, Verisign revealed it had provided funding to Nu Dot Co LLC, winner of the ICANN "last resort auction" for new gTLD (new generic top-level domain) .WEB, and had an agreement for transfer of Nu Dot Co's rights re: .WEB to Verisign.
Amazon’s 2017 Prime Day Was Its Best Sales Day Ever
Video above published Jul 12, 2017: Amazon’s 2017 Prime Day broke a new record with a 60% increase in sales compared to last year.
Amazon.com, Inc.
Stock exchange: symbol | NASDAQ:VRSN
Principal domain: verisign.com
- LIVE Q2 2017 Earnings Webcast: July 27, 4:30 pm EDT.
Verisign FORM 10-Q excerpt:"On January 18, 2017, the Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) from the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) requesting certain material related to the Company becoming the registry operator for the . web gTLD. We are cooperating with the DOJ. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate a range of potential financial and non-financial outcomes in connection with this matter. Verisign is also involved in various investigations, claims and lawsuits arising in the normal conduct of its business, none of which, in its opinion, will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company cannot assure you that it will prevail in any litigation. Regardless of the outcome, any litigation may require the Company to incur significant litigation expense and may result in significant diversion of management attention."
The Q2 2017 earnings news release and slides embedded below, via the company's investor relations website:
Verisign provides top-level domain (TLD) registry operator services (including .COM and .NET), as well as providing internet security services, and serving as the internet's root zone maintainer and operator of two (a. and j.) of the world's 13 internet root servers for the internet's Domain Name System (DNS). Verisign's security services include Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection and Managed DNS.
New gTLD .WEB
New gTLD .WEB Auction Results | ICANN.org: An auction took place on 27 July 2016 to remove string contention among the .WEB .WEBS applicants. Nu Dot Co LLC was designated the winner of .WEB at the close of the auction. "Contention set on hold pending accountability mechanism."More information re: new gTLD .WEB on DomainMondo.com:
See also: Application ID: 1-1296-36138 and Ruby Glen, LLC v. ICANN | ICANN.org. and Active ICANN CEP 2-Aug-2016 Donuts Inc. and Ruby Glen, LLC re: .WEB
Video above published Jul 12, 2017: Amazon’s 2017 Prime Day broke a new record with a 60% increase in sales compared to last year.
Amazon.com, Inc.
Stock exchange: symbol | NASDAQ: AMZN
Principal domain: Amazon.com
Amazon.com Inc. Q2 2017 press release embed below--second quarter sales up 25% to $38.0 Billion:
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- LIVE Q2 2017 Earnings Webcast: July 27, 5:30 pm EDT.
Amazon.com Inc. Q2 2017 press release embed below--second quarter sales up 25% to $38.0 Billion:
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