25th Anniversary of .com Research Grants Program

Posted by Michaela B., Verisign

The past 25 years have seen a dramatic evolution in how we consume news and entertainment. From the growth of television cable and its never ending supply of channels to Pay-per-View to Video On Demand, the amount of content and how we watch it has been revolutionized by technology. And as we all have seen, … [Read more]

25th Anniversary of .com Gala

Posted by Tom C., Verisign

I was lucky enough to attend the 25th Anniversary of .com Gala last Wednesday night, where VeriSign honored some of the people responsible for the incredible success of the Internet. The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first domain name registration (symbolics.com) began in March with the Policy Impact Forum in D.C. I was … [Read more]

Happy Birthday .com

Posted by Michaela B., Verisign

I know this is a .tv blog, but I’d like to give a shout out Happy 25th Birthday to our big sibling of sorts — .com. Twenty-five years ago today a company that I understand no longer exists, registered the first .com name: symbolics.com. Five more .com names were registered that year, but we’ve certainly … [Read more]