Uniregistry : Market app for Android will be launched at NamesCon 2017

Posted by DomainGang on October 31, 2016, at 10:32 pm

A note with mixed news arrived from Uniregistry today, hidden inside the PPC fund transfers. Uniregistry will soon(ish) be launching the dedicated Uniregistry Market app, just like they did with the Uniregistry app for domain management. The app will handle the management of domains in the ever-so-popular Uniregistry Market, just like it did for Domain […]

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Numbers.ae : Forget about numeric domains, get a short license plate!

Posted by DomainGang on October 31, 2016, at 3:00 pm

The ultra-rich residents of Dubai and other Emirates, can now peruse a web site for finding a license plate that matches their needs. Costing from a “few” hundred thousand dollars, to millions, having a short numeric car plate is a must, in oil-rich Middle East. The web site Numbers.ae is offering a feature to customize […]

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Poll : Why some domainers hate gTLD domains?

Posted by DomainGang on October 31, 2016, at 12:27 pm

Hate is a strong word, but some domain investors really hate gTLD domains. Already pushing 25 million registrations, gTLD domains were introduced by ICANN in early 2014, to expand the Internet namespace. After years of extensive lobbying by ICANN, the roll-out of gTLD domains has allowed individuals, businesses, brands and even investors to find the […]

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Domain transfers : ICANN about to crack domain crime with a sledgehammer

Posted by DomainGang on October 31, 2016, at 9:15 am

ICANN is getting ready to deliver a resounding blow to domain crime, by changing the domain transfer process, once again. Nine years after the latest rules of domain transfers changed, the new procedure complicates things for domain investors. No longer will a simple change, such as editing a letter in the name or address or […]

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MannQuotes – Chapter X : Mann against the machine

Posted by DomainGang on October 30, 2016, at 10:30 am

Mike Mann’s conventional and professional wisdom has been immortalized in a series of MannQuotes; we started the series in 2013 for that very purpose. Sharing Mike Mann’s entrepreneurial and often, very personal statements, is an educating and entertaining anthology worth reading. After all, it’s not just Mike’s business acumen that stands out, or his trademark […]

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Domainer Halloween video with Angela and Richard

Posted by DomainGang on October 29, 2016, at 5:14 pm

Halloween is two days away, and domain investors are already dressing up! ‘Tis the season to be scary, and to have a little bit of domainer fun. 😀 With that in mind, Brand.Bar celebrated its 2nd anniversary this week, and Angela St. Julien decided to celebrate accordingly. Richard Lau, NamesCon founder, joined Angela in a […]

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Surface Studio : Microsoft using Rightside gTLD domain for brand new computer

Posted by DomainGang on October 28, 2016, at 12:23 pm

Microsoft revealed Surface Studio, a revolutionary, slim desktop computer aimed at creative individuals. The product will be rolled out in early 2017 and Microsoft is already taking preorders, although not via the matching .com domain! As SurfaceStudio.com belongs to a company creating backdrops for photographers, Microsoft went with Surface.Studio, a gTLD managed by Rightside. The […]

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Autodisk.com : 16 year old domain lost in UDRP filed by Autodesk

Posted by DomainGang on October 28, 2016, at 9:43 am

Autodesk Software somehow managed to grab the domain Autodisk.com in a UDRP at the WIPO. Registered in 2000, the domain Autodisk.com was parked with a zero click lander, thus producing ad results related to the software maker giant. This was most likely the issue, as the trademark is AUTODESK and not AUTODISK: “Complainant has produced […]

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PREDATOR : Princeton students develop malicious domain detection tool

Posted by DomainGang on October 28, 2016, at 8:43 am

A team of Princeton students has developed PREDATOR, a tool that detects malicious domain names as soon as they get registered. Princeton University computer science professor Nick Feamster and Ph.D. student Shuang Hao have developed PREDATOR to identify and detect domain names used for nefarious purposes. PREDATOR is an acronym that stands for Proactive Recognition […]

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Twitter closes “video loop” service Vine down

Posted by DomainGang on October 27, 2016, at 3:34 pm

Twitter is closing down its Vine video loop service, which it acquired in 2012 for $30 million dollars. The sudden announcement shares the sad news of how one of the top 10 social media sites will be closing down – but not today: “Since 2013, millions of people have turned to Vine to laugh at […]

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