Domain investors rushing back to Septik 2.0 after sale to Wisconsin corporation!

Posted by DomainGang on June 4, 2023, at 4:59 pm

Tens of thousands of domain investors rushed to create fresh accounts at Septik Corporation over the weekend, after news of its multi-billion dollar sale to a new entity spread like wildfire across the internet via TikTok. The Septik 2.0 buyers are from Wisconsin, the capital of American cheddar cheese. Several million domain names held in […]

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Epik: Domainers are not our core customer

Posted by DomainGang on December 19, 2022, at 4:57 pm

If you’re a domain investor, take notice: Epik does not consider you a “core customer.” Facing challenges and a blown up Masterbucks economy, Epik CEO Brian Royce made this statement on Twitter, in response to a comment that demonstrated the fall of Epik as a domainer-centric registrar: “Domainers are not our core customer. They represent […]

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Five important points that make a great domain name registrar

Posted by DomainGang on December 8, 2022, at 2:01 pm

A domain registrar is a company that manages the registration of domain names on the internet. For generic TLDs, ICANN oversees the accreditation of domain registrars, as they must meet certain criteria and observe operational rules and regulations. When selecting a domain registrar, there are several factors to consider; here are 5 important points to […]

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PayPal clears Sav.com

Posted by DomainGang on August 22, 2022, at 11:48 am

Sav.com announced that PayPal has re-instated the domain registrar’s use of their services. The use of PayPal as a payment option had been suspended without explanation last week. Earlier today, Sav.com made the following announcement: As of 10:30 AM CDT on August 22, PayPal has re-enabled our ability to accept payments via PayPal. We learned […]

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Sav.com is now the 4th top registrar in new registrations

Posted by DomainGang on July 23, 2022, at 12:28 pm

Sav.com, our premium sponsor, has been climbing up the ranks as a top tier domain registrar. Official statistics show that Sav.com moved to the 4th position among all ICANN-acccredited registrars, as far as monthly registrations of domain names are concerned. Both in June 2022 and so far in July, Sav.com holds onto the 4th spot […]

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NameCheap hints of Spaceship.com acquisition and brand expansion

Posted by DomainGang on April 14, 2022, at 12:24 pm

An ongoing discussion on Twitter unveiled some interesting news: NameCheap, the world’s second biggest domain registrar, might be rebranding as Spaceship. The matching domain name, Spaceship.com, has been secured. Interestingly, there are two existing trademark registrations and one pending application at the USPTO. Here’s what we found: Registration of the mark SPACESHIP, dated 2019: Domain […]

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Sav.com doubles number of #domain names under management

Posted by DomainGang on April 10, 2022, at 2:39 pm

Sav.com announced reaching a 2 million domain registrations milestone, just six months after scoring their first million domains under management. Note: Sav.com is a premium sponsor of DomainGang. According to the Sav.com press release, fewer than 30 of the 3,000 accredited registrars worldwide are at this level. After reaching 1 million domains in October 2021, […]

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DomainZoo.com has applied for the registration of the matching trademark

Posted by DomainGang on February 4, 2022, at 3:37 pm

We’ve always said it’s a domain zoo out there. The domain DomainZoo.com is a domain registrar and its operators, DomainZoo.com, Inc., have applied for the registration of the matching mark, DOMAINZOO.COM with the USPTO. The application cites May 10, 2000, as the date of first use of the mark in interstate commerce. The mark was […]

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Enartia: Mother company of the only ICANN-accredited registrar in #Greece

Posted by DomainGang on February 4, 2022, at 10:02 am

Papaki, the only ICANN-accredited domain registrar in Greece, has grown in leaps and bounds. There are many Greek domain registrars for registrations of .GR domains but Papaki—Greek for little duck—is the only Greek domain registrar with an ICANN accreditation; its users can register the full spectrum of TLDs and gTLDs. Yesterday, DomainIncite pointed out to […]

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#ICANN allocates Public Domain Registry to replace Net 4 India

Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2021, at 10:23 pm

ICANN has allocated PublicDomainRegistry (PDR) as the substitute registrar that replaces Net 4 India, taking over its domain inventory. Net 4 India lost its accreditation earlier this year, after a series of violations gave ICANN no other choice. ICANN will work with PDR to ensure registration data for previous Net 4 India customers is transferred […]

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#NameSilo scores big corporate sponsorship with #SpaceX promo!

Posted by DomainGang on December 8, 2020, at 11:48 am

NameSilo‘s financial issues are no more; the popular domain registrar has been crunching its numbers during a crappy 2020, but those days are over. In breaking news, SpaceX will become the corporate sponsor of NameSilo, promoting its Starship with every domain sold at NameSilo. SpaceX will pay a total of US $300 million for the […]

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MarkMonitor received #domain registrar accreditation in #China

Posted by DomainGang on November 24, 2020, at 2:58 pm

Clarivate Plc today announced that MarkMonitor Information Technology (Shanghai) Company Limited, a subsidiary under MarkMonitor™ is now a licensed domain name registrar in China. MarkMonitor, a leading corporate domain registrar, is now able to offer multiple top-level domains (TLDs) which include .com and .net to companies hosting website content locally in China. Jeff Roy, President, […]

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