Frank Schilling strikes back: A tale of Twin Cities dot net

Posted by DomainGang on August 30, 2010, at 4:54 pm

Energized after a long weekend snorkeling in the Caymans, uber-domainer Frank Schilling returned to the auction arena. This time around, Frank – famous for owning the .com of every dish known to man – scored against the notorious “Namejet Reserve“, which he tore to pieces. “I could not let NameJet Reserve win again, no sir”, […]

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Chatroulette.com: the miracle is lost

Posted by DomainGang on August 30, 2010, at 4:08 pm

This is what happens when one has no specific business plan in mind: direction is lost. Ultra popular Internet destination, Chatroulette.com was down for more than a week, with the cryptic message displayed on its page: The experiment #1 is over now. Thanks for participating. Renewed and updated version of the website will be launched […]

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Moon Orbit: Chef Patrick breaks new ground for Domainers

Posted by DomainGang on August 30, 2010, at 1:12 pm

Not content with the upcoming DNCruise – the first and only domainer conference on a ship – Chef Patrick is breaking new ground with his new project. Dubbed “Moon Orbit for the Domainer Millennium” the conference will utilize a powerful new service sponsored by Virgin Galactic – the pioneer in space trips for individuals. “A […]

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The New Manhattan Skyline – Revealed renderings

Posted by DomainGang on August 30, 2010, at 12:00 am

A new rendering of the future Manhattan skyline has been revealed, which includes the upcoming completion of the structures that will replace the befallen Twin Towers. Further down, the newly planned Mosque of International Muslim faith will give Manhattan a majestic, multi-cultural new look. “We’re looking forward to giving Manhattan a more sophisticated look, worthy […]

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Did the Retweet.com buyer blow $250,000 ?

Posted by DomainGang on August 29, 2010, at 5:35 pm

The news of Retweet.com selling for a quarter of a million dollars on Flippa, six months ago, came as an indication that start-ups are willing to invest serious money in domaining and social media. As we mentioned back then, the existing trademark applications at the USPTO complicated things about which company – other than Twitter […]

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Miss Universe Jimena Navarrete acquires Mexi.co domain

Posted by DomainGang on August 28, 2010, at 4:48 pm

They say beauty and brains don’t go together – in the case of Jimena Navarrete, newly crowned Miss Universe for 2010 this has proven to be wrong. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1988, Jimena Navarrete captured the audience and the pageant committee with her natural assets and her personality. Although she started modeling at the […]

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Pigeonshit Auctions promises a lot of opportunities for domainers

Posted by DomainGang on August 27, 2010, at 7:49 pm

Francois Carrillo of Domaining.com has launched a new domain service that promises to keep you on your toes as far as new, quality domain auctions are concerned. And that is all good. But what about the pigeonshit domains that you might be wanting to sell – or even buy? If you haven’t heard of PigeonDomains.com […]

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NameJet Reserve wins all the auctions

Posted by DomainGang on August 27, 2010, at 4:08 pm

A lot of domainers are currently very upset – there is a new player in town with regards to NameJet auctions. Going by the cryptic username “NameJet Reserve” this apparently well-off domain bidder won every major auction recently, leaving only breadcrumbs to the rest of the seasoned domainers. “I can’t believe this $@!^!er is winning […]

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Aboriginal Domainer owner of Australia’s top domain portfolio

Posted by DomainGang on August 27, 2010, at 12:00 am

Having spent the best part of the past decade hidden in the bushland of the Australian Outback, Aboriginal domainer Birdari Umakulong owns a surprising portfolio of domain names. Birdari Umakulong – or Birdman, as his friends call him – owns a domain portfolio consisting of roughly 10,000 quality .co.au domains, something that not even the […]

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Blast from the past: Bill & Bob’s domainer conference

Posted by DomainGang on August 26, 2010, at 6:56 pm

It appears that a lot of domainers are showing interest in affordable, one-day conferences. While we fondly remember the days when every TRAFFIC conference was 4 days long, it’s good to know that a lot of business can be achieved in a single day; for example, DomainFest New York was an absolute success. Here’s a […]

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Prince.com an apparent Wedding Gift to Prince Nikolaos of Greece

Posted by DomainGang on August 25, 2010, at 9:02 pm

Earlier today, DNJournal announced the sale of Prince.com – a brokered deal by Media Options, the same folks that brokered the sale of Pizza.net for a price between $1 dollar and $1 billion dollars. Prince.com was owned by a Prince Andrew before the WHOIS for the domain went “dark” and was just sold for $235,000 […]

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For the love of God, Mike – Make your Facebook private!

Posted by DomainGang on August 25, 2010, at 5:30 am

As an entrepreneur, Mike Mann has been active since before the icebergs formed – but in this brave new world of social media something is not going too well for him. Often praised as a pioneer investor in ccTLDs, Mike has invested in premium .co domains – some of his top registrations include Oil.co, Gas.co […]

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