Ghost domain “sells” for $111,300 on Sedo’s GreatDomains!

Posted by DomainGang on September 30, 2011, at 1:46 pm

It’s incredible: the domain name NumericPortfolio2.com is listed on the GreatDomains.com home page, under the “Recently Sold” section. Wow! Only problem is, the domain is currently unregistered. Not only that, but NumericPortfolio.com is also unregistered as well. Doh! Clearly a mistake by the Sedo outfit of GreatDomains 😀 Edit: Sedo confirmed that it’s an error, […]

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Bodis girls give GoDaddy’s Danica Patrick a real challenge

Posted by DomainGang on September 30, 2011, at 1:22 pm

It seems that the use of sexy female imagery by mainstream domain companies works out well. Over the years, several named and anonymous females were featured on the GoDaddy homepage, including Danica Patrick. Now Bodis, the parking company, is introducing a trio of female beauties that seem to check out something of extreme interest on […]

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Verisign: Brand gTLDs will change the way Companies engage with Customers on the Internet

Posted by DomainGang on September 30, 2011, at 12:51 pm

It’s Friday – and what a better time to gather the insight of Pat Kane, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Verisign’s Naming Services. In this exclusive write-up, Pat Kane discusses the key considerations for business/brands looking to apply for new gTLDs, along with important milestones and implications resulting from the program. New gTLDs: […]

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NameJet getting busier

Posted by DomainGang on September 29, 2011, at 4:13 pm

NameJet, the premier domain auction house, is apparently getting busier these days. When trying to visit NameJet.com we’re getting a “Server is too busy” message. Let’s hope that this won’t last long as there are several hundred domain auctions on a given day!

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DNForum.ca opens its gates to all Canadians eh!

Posted by DomainGang on September 28, 2011, at 5:30 pm

Adam Dicker, owner of DNForum.com announced today the opening of DNForum.ca – a separate but familiar-looking domain community about Canadian domains: “It is a free forum to post and read and users can upgrade to gold for added benefits. All current dnforum members will be set to gold right away without cost, please email me […]

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Happy 2nd Anniversary DomainGang!

Posted by DomainGang on September 28, 2011, at 2:57 pm

DomainGang.com is now officially 2 years old. 😀 A big Thank You goes out to all of our regular readers and also to our past and present sponsors that supported DomainGang through these two years of exciting growth. There are now more than 5,000 comments and most importantly, more than 1,250 articles making our article […]

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What’s in the TRAFFIC bag of goodies?

Posted by DomainGang on September 28, 2011, at 10:57 am

With TRAFFIC in Ft. Lauderdale approaching fast, there’s been more pressure to reveal what’s in the bag of goodies typically given to every attendee of the popular domain conference. According to some information we gathered, the TRAFFIC bag of goodies will be extra special this year, possibly containing the following items: The first chapter of […]

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Rick Schwartz: Press release on the TRAFFIC domain auction

Posted by DomainGang on September 28, 2011, at 3:47 am

These days a press release on an upcoming event is an important part of promotion, particularly if there are some hot chestnuts in the bag! Rick Schwartz has issued a press release about what’s coming up at TRAFFIC in Ft. Lauderdale in mid-October: Movies.xxx, Power.com, Optical.com, Sex.co, Campaigning.com and 95 other Domain Names up for […]

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To be auctioned at Domainfest: Powa.com plus Ebonics press release

Posted by DomainGang on September 27, 2011, at 2:41 pm

Rick Schwartz broke the news yesterday that the domain name Power.com will be on the auction block during TRAFFIC in Ft. Lauderdale. West Coast based Oversee, organizers of the Domainfest domain event would not sit with crossed arms, obviously. Earlier today, there was an announcement that a similar domain will be auctioned during the upcoming […]

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A true miracle: Daryl’s Diary has been found!

Posted by DomainGang on September 25, 2011, at 10:39 pm

Good evening, my children in domaining. This is Father Domainicus, and I am thrilled to announce this fine Sunday evening that a true miracle has occurred. Many of you recall the untimely demise of our brother, Daryl back in May in an automobile accident. Daryl Dean Dickberry – or Daryl the Drunk Domainer as his […]

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Will you text my refrigerator?

Posted by DomainGang on September 25, 2011, at 9:54 pm

Some interesting news released by Neustar; apparently, in the near future using patented technology one will be able to text any digital device – not just a cellphone. While our recent parody about Sedo texting was deemed “revolutionary”, this one is real and apparently we are one step away from texting anything with a power […]

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5,000 comments later

Posted by DomainGang on September 24, 2011, at 7:43 pm

Congratulations to kandyjet from Sri Lanka who posted comment number 5,000! This comes just two days before the 2nd anniversary of DomainGang! 😀 Meanwhile, the Akismet plugin for WordPress has blocked 28,892 spam comments so far!

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