Embracing internet decentralization with Freename Web3 DNS

Posted by DomainGang on March 19, 2024, at 5:47 pm

(Sponsored) Exciting news from Freename AG! The Swiss-based team has just launched the world’s first Web3 DNS, marking a groundbreaking moment in internet history. For the first time ever, it’s as easy to browse Web3 domains as it is to browse .com domains. This new approach to domain management uses decentralization and blockchain technology, which […]

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DomainNameSales.com: Frank Schilling’s ingenious project RIP

Posted by DomainGang on August 5, 2023, at 3:28 pm

Domain Name Sales, operating from DomainNameSales.com, was Frank Schilling‘s in-house platform for monetizing & selling his extensive domain portfolio. Manned by a team of brokers that were given full reign on negotiating with potential buyers, the platform grew fast. By 2012, it was open to the general public, setting the foundation for the launch of […]

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How to export all your domain sales leads from the Uni Market

Posted by DomainGang on March 6, 2023, at 6:47 pm

There is nothing worse than not having access to years of your own data, such as detailed leads about your domain names. The Uniregistry Market became the Uni Market upon its acquisition by GoDaddy three years ago. With the upcoming shutdown of the platform on April 18th, you might have to act fast to save […]

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Analysis: Developed .XYZ domains are of lower keyword quality

Posted by DomainGang on December 16, 2022, at 3:55 pm

Data analysis of popular domain destinations in the .XYZ TLD delivered some surprising findings. Domain investor, Jamie Zoch, punched through DNS data of a list of most visited domains, extracting .XYZ domains from the list. Of the top 100 .XYZ domains, only 27% resolved to developed web sites; the rest produced DNS traffic by providing […]

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DNS abuse: What is it and who does it

Posted by DomainGang on May 12, 2022, at 2:59 pm

DNS abuse is defined as any malicious activity aimed at disrupting the DNS infrastructure or causing the DNS to operate in an unintended manner. The functionality of domain names depends on addressing such DNS abuse issues. Mitigating DNS abuse is important as it’s an increasingly thorny issue for registries and registrars worldwide. Solving it or […]

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NIS2 Directive: European #DNS operators to register with #ENISA

Posted by DomainGang on February 1, 2021, at 4:59 pm

Changes are coming in the good ole European Union, and by that we mean the continent states that exclude the United Kingdom. The NIS2 Directive is the first EU-wide law on Cybersecurity, defining the protection of critical infrastructure in all EU member states. The directive includes internet exchanges, national CSIRTs, cloud computing services and Domain […]

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Sedo.com now actively behind #Cloudflare proxy DNS

Posted by DomainGang on November 9, 2020, at 1:01 pm

Sedo.com is the busy web site of a major domain industry corporation, with millions of unique visitors annually. Sedo, a DomainGang sponsor, boasts the biggest domain name inventory on the Internet, as a marketplace with millions of domains. Such traffic requires server stability and availability. For example, today users of TD Ameritrade witnessed slow authentication, […]

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Two iconic videos : Frank Schilling and Jeff Gabriel talk about #domain names

Posted by DomainGang on April 27, 2020, at 12:45 pm

Frank Schilling, CEO, and Jeff Gabriel, director of sales, talked about their company – Domain Name Sales – in 2013. The two iconic videos were shared by DNS exactly 7 years ago, April 2013 – before it became Uniregistry. In these videos, Frank Schilling shares the first domain he ever registered: Accomodation.com, a typo. What […]

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Shut for fraud : List of domains at Tucows that got on the black list

Posted by DomainGang on November 18, 2017, at 1:23 pm

Engaging in unlawful activities, such as spamming, phishing and other crime, can get your domains banned and blocked. Despite what some people seem to think, one cannot register a domain name and break the law with it. Per ICANN regulations, Domain registrars are obligated to handle such unlawful activity reports, and respond by freezing the […]

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Really Huge Domains suffers downtime due to “leap second” DNS glitch

Posted by DomainGang on January 3, 2017, at 1:27 pm

Really Huge Domains suffered downtime on the change of the year, thanks to a “leap second” insertion glitch. The domain registrar acknowledged the issue, which took 90 hours to fix. “At Really Huge Domains we take pride in our corporate ethics and extensive effort to address technological challenges,” said the company’s CEO, Margaret Patroulias. “After […]

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DNS Shield Network : Free Internet white paper from Neustar

Posted by DomainGang on November 18, 2016, at 10:02 am

Neustar is trusted by the world’s biggest brands to make critical decisions 20 billion times a day. DDoS attacks seek to infiltrate the DNS infrastructure and cripple the functionality of businesses, big and small, costing them billions of dollars in lost revenue and valuation. Neustar has published a concise white paper addressing the subject, called […]

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Is this the most expensive DNS change ever?

Posted by DomainGang on June 20, 2016, at 1:09 pm

Government contracts can be quite rewarding, and in the case of the Samos municipality in Greece, the task involved appears to be minimal. As reported on the Greek government portal Diavgeia.gov.gr that publishes such contractual agreements, the project involved implementing the necessary DNS changes, in order to redirect three domain names: Vathi.org Vathi.gr Samos.gov.gr Per […]

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