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'''ZookNic''' is a domain name aggregation and analysis service. It was started by [[Matthew Zook]] in 2001, in an effort to understand how communications technologies change the economic and geographic spaces in which businesses operate. From January 2001, the site began to collect domain name counts, geography, and market data on a weekly basis. That data is then parsed in numerous ways to track trends and tendencies in the industry. Much of ZookNic's research, including information about .com domains per U.S. state, total number of domains, top countries, and research papers and articles are available to the public for free. Other information is available for sale, with requests taken.<ref>[http://www.zooknic.com/faq.html FAQ]. ZookNic.</ref> | '''ZookNic''' is a domain name aggregation and analysis service. It was started by [[Matthew Zook]] in 2001, in an effort to understand how communications technologies change the economic and geographic spaces in which businesses operate. From January 2001, the site began to collect domain name counts, geography, and market data on a weekly basis. That data is then parsed in numerous ways to track trends and tendencies in the industry. Much of ZookNic's research, including information about .com domains per U.S. state, total number of domains, top countries, and research papers and articles are available to the public for free. Other information is available for sale, with requests taken.<ref>[http://www.zooknic.com/faq.html FAQ]. ZookNic.</ref> | ||
The prominent [[registry]] for [[.com]] and other influential TLDs, [[Verisign]], frequently uses ZookNic produced registration statistics for its quarterly and annual reports.<ref>[http://www.verisigninc.com/assets/domain-name-report-august2011.pdf Domain Name Report August 2011, VerisignInc.com] Published August 2011, Retrieved 6 Dec 2012</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Companies]] | [[Category: Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 21:51, 6 December 2012
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| Type: | Privately Held |
| Industry: | Statistics Data |
| Country: | USA |
| Employees: | 1-10 |
| Website: | zooknic.com |
| Key People | |
| Matthew Zook, Founder & Principal | |
ZookNic is a domain name aggregation and analysis service. It was started by Matthew Zook in 2001, in an effort to understand how communications technologies change the economic and geographic spaces in which businesses operate. From January 2001, the site began to collect domain name counts, geography, and market data on a weekly basis. That data is then parsed in numerous ways to track trends and tendencies in the industry. Much of ZookNic's research, including information about .com domains per U.S. state, total number of domains, top countries, and research papers and articles are available to the public for free. Other information is available for sale, with requests taken.[1]
The prominent registry for .com and other influential TLDs, Verisign, frequently uses ZookNic produced registration statistics for its quarterly and annual reports.[2]
References
- ↑ FAQ. ZookNic.
- ↑ Domain Name Report August 2011, VerisignInc.com Published August 2011, Retrieved 6 Dec 2012