#SmartSearch .com : UDRP results in a Reverse #Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on May 29, 2018, at 12:42 pm

The domain name SmartSearch.com was registered in 1998; twenty years later, a UDRP was filed. According to the Respondent, the Complainant attempted to acquire the domain, and when that failed, they apparently resorted to “Plan B” – filing a UDRP. It’s noteworthy that the Respondent acquired the domain in the aftermarket 13 years ago. Since […]

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#Jewpon .com : Trademark holder reached out to #domain owner – what happened next?

Posted by DomainGang on May 23, 2018, at 9:18 am

The trademark owner of JEWPON reached out to the matching .com domain owner, offering $3,000 dollars for Jewpon.com. The domain was registered in 2010, according to DomainTools, while the trademark was registered in 2017. That’s a seven year difference, and the domain owner was working on a business plan all these years, apparently, intending to […]

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Editorial: A message from beyond the #domain blogging grave

Posted by DomainGang on May 20, 2018, at 11:55 am

Is domain blogging “a dying art?” Rick Schwartz seems to think so, and in a post written at 7:00am today, he points out the quantity of posts appearing on the Domaining.com timeline, since Friday night. A quick backgrounder on Domaining.com and its free services, for those that are not initiated. As a domain news aggregator, […]

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#Domains with #Directnic : Think it, love it, name it!

Posted by DomainGang on May 5, 2018, at 7:01 pm

Sponsored by Directnic * Finding your perfect domain name just got easier, with Directnic. A new domain campaign by the popular domain registrar, that also operates Fabulous.com, was launched at this year’s Collision Conference in Louisiana. Directnic offered a free .com domain to the visitors of its booth, along with Verisign. The new campaign “Think it, […]

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The Turakhia Bros bought the #domain #Flock .com – Was it for big bucks?

Posted by DomainGang on April 12, 2018, at 2:57 pm

The Turakhia brothers launched Flock, a messaging and collaboration tool in 2014. As a personal project of Bhavin Turakhia, Flock was rolled out on the domain name Flock.co. At the time, Flock was referred to as “better than Slack,” a competing software app. Today, the same message is presented to its customers: Currently, Flock.co forwards […]

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#DomainGang recap : #Domain news on March 28

Posted by DomainGang on March 28, 2018, at 11:46 pm

Ever since our September 2009 launch, we’ve been covering the domain industry’s news, using a unique approach. Whether it’s breaking news, or caustic parody news about domain names, we rarely missed a day. In 2018, we’re celebrating 9 years since DomainGang.com launched. New readers have more than 8,200 posts to peruse, and we’re making things […]

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#DomainGang recap : #Domain news on March 23

Posted by DomainGang on March 23, 2018, at 10:08 pm

Since September 2009, almost every day, we’ve been covering the domain industry’s news, using a unique approach. Whether it’s breaking news, or caustic parody news about domain names, we rarely missed a day. In 2018, we’re celebrating 9 years since DomainGang.com launched. New readers have more than 8,200 posts to peruse, and we’re making things […]

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#DomainGang recap : #Domain news on March 22

Posted by DomainGang on March 22, 2018, at 6:26 pm

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#DomainGang recap : #Domain news on March 17

Posted by DomainGang on March 17, 2018, at 7:12 pm

Every day, since 2009, we’ve been covering the domain industry’s news, using a unique approach. Whether it’s breaking news, or caustic parody news about domain names, we rarely missed a day. New readers have more than 8,200 posts to peruse, and we’re about to make things easier for everyone to review older articles. Beginning today, […]

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#Nudelive : #WIPO panelist quotes #Namebio as the source of sales info in #UDRP with #RDNH finding

Posted by DomainGang on March 5, 2018, at 12:28 pm

A UDRP filed against the domain name Nudelive.net references sales data from “Nambio” in support of the Respodent’s case; the Complainant owns the .com. The panelist most likely meant to quote Namebio, that keeps track of domain sales across multiple venues. In the case of Nudelive.net, the Complainant asserted they have previous rights to the […]

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Fabulous.com sends out final reminder before migrating to new #domain platform tomorrow

Posted by DomainGang on February 27, 2018, at 10:53 am

Fabulous.com sent out its final reminder today, with a notice that on Wednesday, February 28th, the popular platform will undergo changes and a short downtime. Having announced the addition of Sedo MLS as a domain aftermarket, and that of Parking Crew for domain monetization, the Fabulous.com folks are eager to roll out the redesigned web […]

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Dmitry Volkov : Prolific #domainer lists 7k-strong #domain portfolio on #DNForum

Posted by DomainGang on February 26, 2018, at 4:50 pm

Dmitry Volkov, a prolific domain investor from Russia, is liquidating a large portion of his portfolio. The ginormous domain list of more than 7,000 domains is being offered for sale on DNForum.com. User “Castion” who is co-owner of DNForum, is brokering the sale of this massive domain list. “This portfolio is owned by a client […]

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