DNSeattle : Today’s gathering of domainers and domain liquidity

Posted by DomainGang on May 12, 2016, at 6:11 pm

DNSeattle, the domain name entrepreneur and investor meetup in Seattle, is scheduled for today, May 12th. Organized by Mike Cyger and his Domain Sherpa outfit, DNSeattle invites domain professionals to have great discussions on domain investing, accompanied by great food and drinks. Today’s DNSeattle event will cover “Domain name liquidity” matters, featuring Jeffrey Emerick, domain […]

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Doom 2016 : ‘.Game’ versus ‘.Games’ – Who will win the domainer game?

Posted by DomainGang on May 12, 2016, at 1:11 pm

The much-anticipated launch of the “Doom” game remake is scheduled for tomorrow Friday, May 13th. Expected to hit more than a billion dollars in sales, the gruesome first person shooter packs insane graphics that will put most graphics cards to the ultimate test. The online gaming industry is getting stronger by the billions every year; […]

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Frank Schilling : Hard-working man, gets Hall of Fame award

Posted by DomainGang on May 12, 2016, at 11:23 am

There is no doubt that anyone who puts in 60 to 80 hour work-weeks is a hard-working person, and Mr. Frank Schilling has just received an award for that. Driven by his passion for development and strong sales, Frank Schilling’s dedication to his work, as much as to his family, had him inducted to The […]

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Chinese domain market sales : Elequa sells more LLLL .com domains

Posted by DomainGang on May 12, 2016, at 10:37 am

Yesterday we posted no report on Chinese domain market sales, and you can thank the epic NameJet auction for 27.com for that. NameJet user “first” bid up from $1 million to just below $1.5 million all by himself, chasing the reserve. Believe it or not, “First” bid in $3,000 increments, placing dozens of bids. The […]

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NameJet : Bidder ‘first’ wins $1.5 million dollar auction of domain 27.com

Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2016, at 5:26 pm

Can’t beat this guy! The NameJet bidder alias “first” won the bidding war for the domain 27.com. Long associated with an unbeatable bidding record, user “first” on NameJet is in fact a Chinese group of bidders, pooling their cash. The NameJet auction for the domain 27.com attracted 189 bidders, and while some entered the auction […]

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Instagram rebrands : Simple is better!

Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2016, at 3:17 pm

Instagram, the photo sharing meta-filter service and app, has updated its brand today. Dropping the realistic-looking camera image that used to be its logo, Instagram switched to a simple, abstract representation of a camera and lens. We definitely love it. 😀 “The Instagram community has evolved over the past five years from a place to […]

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‘Prolific cybersquatter’ : Complainant loses UDRP for Percipient.com

Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2016, at 12:28 pm

These days, an aggressive representation against UDRP cases is required, as the Complainants often engage in equally aggressive activity. In the case of the domain Percipient.com, a dictionary word, the Complainant is Percipient LLC of Chicago, Illinois. Percipient.com was registered in 2011; the Complainant owns a trademark for PERCIPIENT since its registration in January 2016. […]

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Have loan domains? Your premium PPC revenue might plummet

Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2016, at 11:54 am

Parked domain names related to loans garner some of the highest pay per clicks (PPC) for a variety of keywords. Additionally, searches for “loans” and “lending” are performed by individuals actively looking to establish new lines of credit. Such clicks, therefore, establish higher conversion rates for those service providers buying ads on the Google ad […]

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Michael Ward, Rebecca Junck no longer with Uniregistry

Posted by DomainGang on May 11, 2016, at 11:03 am

As we’re heading into the hot summer months, DomainGang has learned that two Uniregistry veteran executives are no longer with the company. Michael Ward, formerly Director of Registrar Operations at Uniregistry, has moved onto a new company The SSL Store, as Executive VP. Michael worked for Uniregistry for a year and four months, according to […]

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Verisign needs to provide more data regarding its “top 10 domain keyword” trends

Posted by DomainGang on May 10, 2016, at 7:44 pm

Every month, like clockwork, Verisign blogs about the “Top 10 Trending Keywords” in .com and .net registrations. As the managers of .com and .net domains, Verisign has direct access to valuable data that it uses to extract the most common words in domain registrations. Also like clockwork, Verisign sends out the same email notices, replicated […]

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Chinese domain market : Don’t be seen sucking on a banana in China

Posted by DomainGang on May 10, 2016, at 7:20 pm

China is the world’s most populous nation, with an estimated 1.375 billion people. That’s 18.58% of the world’s population. In recent years, the Chinese government has implemented what we call “Communist Capitalism,” a combination of opening the market and controlling it at the same time. This type of madness can lead to some bizarre intervention […]

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ETH.org : UDRP Complainant loses second UDRP over ETH domain

Posted by DomainGang on May 10, 2016, at 1:45 pm

It’s two down for ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) of Zurich, Switzerland – a company that alleges use of an “ETH” trademark since 2004. In April, the Complainant’s UDRP against the owners of ETH.com was denied; the Swiss company had previously managed to win another UDRP for ETHZ.com. Apparently, that loss did not stop […]

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