Domain sightings: Rare instance of a .fish domain!

Posted by DomainGang on March 28, 2024, at 8:59 pm

A decade ago, the introduction of new gTLDs opened the floodgates to some really odd extensions, one of which is dot .fish. As part of a balanced diet, fish is great to eat on a regular basis and decided to try this barramundi sea bass from Vietnam. Unlike Drew Rosener, I didn’t fly there for […]

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Identity Digital to increase pricing across 203 gTLDs

Posted by DomainGang on September 27, 2023, at 1:30 pm

On October 4, 2023, Identity Digital, the domain registry for .live, .life, .world, and 200 other gTLDs will initiate universal price increases. These upwards changes will affect renewal, registration, and transfer costs on select gTLDs. Up-and-coming domain registrar, Spaceship, shared news of the upcoming price increases as they apply to gTLDs operated by Identity Digital. Here […]

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Domain sightings: Bulloch Solutions is using a gTLD

Posted by DomainGang on July 7, 2023, at 5:16 pm

Bulloch Solutions is a fiber, phone, and cable TV solutions provider. The company is based in Bulloch, Georgia, making their web site pretty obvious: Bulloch.Solutions. Using a gTLD that spans both sides of the dot to produce the brand is a smart method that gets indexed by Google easily. Indeed, the top result for “Bulloch […]

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Google Registry: .dad and .phd are harmless but .zip and .mov are dangerous!

Posted by DomainGang on May 20, 2023, at 12:36 pm

Two weeks ago, the Google Registry opened the domain floodgates with no less than 8 new gTLDs: .dad, .phd, .prof, .esq, .foo, .zip, .mov, and .nexus. You can read about who is being targeted with each new gTLD from Google and the news isn’t how these gTLDs should be used, but rather how they shouldn’t […]

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Ebay fires UDRP salvo against Trademark Clearinghouse!

Posted by DomainGang on March 15, 2023, at 11:09 am

Fresh from the “it can’t be really this stupid” department comes the UDRP filed by eBay for a number of gTLD domains, and here’s why. The domains are: ebay.fashion, ebay.yoga, ebay.wedding, ebay.horse, ebay.work, ebay.vodka, ebay.surf, ebay.garden, ebay.rodeo, ebay.fishing, ebay.fit, ebay.casa, ebay.cooking, and ebay.beer – all of which are registered with Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu. […]

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Culinary domains: Four new European gTLDs will make you drool

Posted by DomainGang on December 8, 2022, at 9:59 am

Americans, get ready for a European food smorgasbord at a minimal cost. The European Union (EU) has announced a new set of top-level domain names (gTLDs) to rival the likes of .com, .net, and .org. The new domain names, set to roll out in the coming months, include some unexpected choices. First on the list […]

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Alexey Navalny rolls out ACF.international

Posted by DomainGang on July 11, 2022, at 5:40 pm

Alexei Navalny is a Russian opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist. He has organized anti-government demonstrations and run for office to advocate reforms against corruption, in the era of Russia’s despot, Vladimir Putin. In 2020, Alexei Navalny was poisoned in an operation orchestrated by Putin’s regime and remained in Germany to recover. In January 2021, […]

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Sedo: New gTLD #domain auction coming in July

Posted by DomainGang on July 2, 2022, at 11:01 am

Sedo, our premium sponsor, has scheduled a new gTLD auction for the coming weeks. During this opening phase, Sedo is inviting the submission of domain names for the following gTLDs exclusively: XYZ ONLINE APP SHOP PRO These, according to Sedo, have been the best-selling new gTLDs during 2021 among their other domain sales. The auction […]

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Last chance to register a .sexy #domain before they get super expensive!

Posted by DomainGang on April 29, 2022, at 2:39 pm

Do you have any .sexy domains? If not, today is your last opportunity to afford one. Beginning on April 30th, all .sexy domains increase in price and it won’t be just a couple of bucks. Right now, domain registrars such as Namecheap offer .sexy registrations for $29.98 dollars, with renewals locked at $43.98 dollars. From […]

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What is your favorite domain name that doesn’t exist?

Posted by DomainGang on April 4, 2022, at 6:14 pm

These days, you can register domains such as Deep.space, Wild.horse, Stupid.pics, and even Cheese.pizza, but there was a time you could not. On December 6, 2011, the ICM Registry began offering .XXX registrations to the general public, the first new TLD to break the mold. In October 2013, the first new gTLDs were delegated, for […]

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Montorious B.I.G. rolling out dot .hiphop in tha house

Posted by DomainGang on January 13, 2022, at 1:44 pm

Legendary Miami rapper & producer, Montorious B.I.G., is back with a new hip-hop label, Dot .hiphop. Montorious B.I.G. aka “Monte Cahn” hit it big in the Miami club scene during the early and mid 2000s, with popular tracks such as “Funk dat sheet,” “De Moniker,” and “Drop .com like it’s hot,” before taking a break. […]

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InterNetX: Learn about the 13 new TLDs that were added in 2021

Posted by DomainGang on January 4, 2022, at 11:29 am

In hindsight, 2021 was another critical year, marked mainly by the pandemic and our collective ability to adapt to it. Nevertheless, the domain industry proved to be resilient and ready to meet the challenges of the digital age. In recent months, thirteen (13) new top-level domains were added to the root zone, creating new possibilities […]

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