Do a 380 : James Booth performs a pair of major #domain transactions

Posted by DomainGang on November 30, 2017, at 8:51 pm

Domain broker, James Booth, lives currently Down Under; the British expat and founder of BDQN.com likes to work hard and party hard. Skydiving is risky, especially when there are two major domain transactions to be completed. Still, James Booth pulled everything off nicely, including the tandem jump. So what are the two major transactions James […]

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#CPU .com : Ultimate tech #domain being auctioned at #NameJet

Posted by DomainGang on November 30, 2017, at 12:28 pm

Your computer, laptop, tablet and other electronic device contains a CPU. The Central Processing Unit, is the brain of the device, and without it there is no function. The first commercially available CPU was the Intel 4004, way back in 1971. Since then, Intel has been joined by a variety of CPU designers and manufacturers […]

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#ESQwire : Esty.com owner beats #Etsy, Inc. in #domain #UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on November 30, 2017, at 2:35 am

Etsy, Inc. filed a UDRP against the owner of the aged domain, Esty.com. Registered in 2001, Esty.com is at least four years older than the online arts and crafts marketplace, and registered more than five years before Etsy, Inc. trademarked ETSY. Regardless of this timeline of events, Etsy, Inc. filed a UDRP at the National […]

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Amazon’s #GuardDuty launched with no matching .com; #Sedo to claim #domain sale

Posted by DomainGang on November 29, 2017, at 1:03 pm

When you’re as huge as Amazon is, it’s all about your brand; GuardDuty is one of the latest products in the highly profitable AWS range. It’s no secret that Amazon is making the bulk of its money from AWS, its successful galaxy of cloud services. The market place is competing against mega-retailer Wal-Mart, driving prices […]

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#DropCatch auctions : Updates on allegations of fraudulent domain bidding activities

Posted by DomainGang on November 29, 2017, at 12:31 pm

DropCatch, a popular domain drop-catching and auction marketplace, has been “cleaning house,” after reports of shill bidding surfaced. Last month, reports of auctions being restarted due to non-paying bidders, led frustrated domain investors to a lengthy exchange over at NamePros. “DropCatch.com is very much like a game of hot potato, where fraudulent bidders bid up […]

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#Bitcoin users: Ten thousand dollars per BTC? This guy was right!

Posted by DomainGang on November 28, 2017, at 5:07 pm

Bitcoin crossed the $10,000 dollar threshold today. The most popular cryptocurrency in the world, has appreciated more than 1,000% in 2017. Whether you buy Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, or invest in domain names that are related to crypto, you probably fall into one of several categories of Bitcoin users. In a hilarious video, created by […]

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Independent Internet: Russia wants to break the chain

Posted by DomainGang on November 28, 2017, at 4:37 pm

In Russia, the Internet is about to break off the chain; President Putin’s government is hard at work towards an “independent Internet.” The Russian Security Council instructed the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to begin creating a system of DNS servers in the BRICS countries. BRICS is the acronym for an […]

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Domain flippers? Chinese domainers upset over Rick Schwartz’s statement

Posted by DomainGang on November 28, 2017, at 10:25 am

A group of Chinese domainers from the Guangzhou province in China are upset with Rick Schwartz. The reason: The Domain King’s recent statement about exclusive traders of numeric, or letter domains not really being “domainers.” Said Rick via Twitter earlier today: Not all #Domainers are really Domainers. Those that focus ONLY on number #Domains or […]

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NamesCon 2018 : Tropicana Las Vegas offers a Cyber Monday $39 special rate!

Posted by DomainGang on November 27, 2017, at 11:17 am

NamesCon 2018 is coming up in January, and the Cyber Monday deals are getting bigger. Not only is NamesCon offering 50% off its regular ticket price today only, Tropicana Las Vegas – the conference’s venue – is dropping room prices to as low as $39 dollars per night. According to an email we received from […]

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Drew Rosener : “The biggest domain we have ever owned”

Posted by DomainGang on November 27, 2017, at 10:30 am

Drew Rosener, founder of Media Options, broke some big domain news on Sunday. The cryptocurrency boffin said: “Just bought possibly the biggest domain we have ever owned. Huge!” Media Options manages a solid domain portfolio, and over the years we have seen Drew Rosener broker some large domain deals. The new owner of the Domain […]

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Cyber Monday : Your last chance to get 50% off the NamesCon 2018 ticket!

Posted by DomainGang on November 26, 2017, at 4:02 pm

Tomorrow it’s Cyber Monday, and whether you shop for electronics or domains, it’s the final day for NamesCon 2018 discounts. Get a hefty 50% off the ticket for the biggest domain industry event of the year! With the savings, you can upgrade your flight to Las Vegas to business class, or at least, buy an […]

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Instant pots : Here’s who owns the ultimate .com domain

Posted by DomainGang on November 26, 2017, at 2:10 pm

‘Tis the season for an instant pot – a gift for the cooking-challenged, and those without much willingness to cook. An instant pot is essentially a pressure cooker with a brain. You don’t have to remember how to regulate pressure or when to end the pressurized cooking, it’s all done via streamlined cooking programs. If […]

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