Looks like Corporate.net had a deadbeat buyer at #DropCatch

Posted by DomainGang on February 29, 2020, at 11:15 pm

The auction for Corporate.net ended at $4,494 dollars on February 18th, but that result was not paid for. Apparently a deadbeat high bidder caused the domain to be re-auctioned at DropCatch, where the numbers are now lower. Corporate.net is being bid on by a bunch of people but the high bid is at $1,050 dollars […]

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#DomainTools on scheduled maintenance

Posted by DomainGang on February 29, 2020, at 10:57 am

DomainTools, the quintessential domain research tool, has scheduled maintenance for the first week in March. During this event, various DomainTools resources, including www.domaintools.com, research.domaintools.com, and api.domaintools.com may be unavailable or occasionally slow to respond, multiple times throughout the window. The anticipated downtime schedule is as follows: Start Time: 03/05/2020 22:00 PST End Time: 03/06/2020 02:00 […]

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Neustar : #Cybersecurity service provider of the year at industry awards ceremony

Posted by DomainGang on February 28, 2020, at 3:30 pm

Neustar, our kind sponsor, has won an award as the Cybersecurity service provider of the year. Hosted by Cybersecurity Insiders, the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honors individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. Neustar won in the 1,000-4,999 employees category. Here is the full press release: Neustar Named Cybersecurity Service Provider […]

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#Domain crime : Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran lost $380k thanks to a typo-domain scam

Posted by DomainGang on February 28, 2020, at 12:33 pm

Sharks took Barbara Corcoran‘s money, to the tune of $388,000 dollars, using a typo-domain registered that same day. The domain BarbaraCorcran.com was registered on February 21 at Wild West Domains, via the Microsoft Office 365 platform and never had a web site resolving, as its primary use was email. The scammers impersonated an assistant to […]

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Crikey! Mike Robertson is moving back to #Australia

Posted by DomainGang on February 27, 2020, at 3:53 pm

Popular domain industry professional, Mike Robertson, is leaving America for the Land of the Oz. The Aussie domainer is heading back to Australia, the continent-sized country that spawned so many of our Crocodile Dundee moments. Said Mike: It’s time for me to follow the Yellow Brick Road and return to Oz. In August I’m moving […]

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Ultimate #Konami code #domain name: #UpUpDownDownLeftRightLeftRightBAStart .com

Posted by DomainGang on February 27, 2020, at 2:20 pm

Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the iconic Konami code, has died. Hashimoto worked on several Konami classics such as Gradius, but his most memorable accomplishment was the creation of the key-press sequence used in Konami’s games and by others, for years to come. The Konami code enables a variety of built in weapons, serving as […]

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#SleepOrganic .com : #Afternic escrow still in the #WHOIS years after #domain was sold

Posted by DomainGang on February 27, 2020, at 12:12 pm

SleepOrganic.com was hit with UDRP, and Afternic was served with it. In a “whoops!” moment for the popular domain aftermarket, the domain’s true registrant wasn’t changed in the WHOIS, after a sale occurred in 2015. Here’s what happened, as far as we know. According to DomainTools, SleepOrganic.com was sold by New Ventures Services, a subsidiary […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Afternic, Domainers, Domains, NAF, SleepOrganic.com, UDRP

#GDDY stock now back to pre-Uniregistry deal levels

Posted by DomainGang on February 27, 2020, at 10:41 am

The stock market, and NASDQ in particular, is taking a beating currently, and GDDY – the GoDaddy stock – is feeling the burn as well. Following the announcement that parts of Uniregistry were acquired by GoDaddy, the GDDY stock started to climb. A few days later GoDaddy announced its quarterly report, and on the following […]

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No #Coronavirus ads allowed on Facebook, while Amazon battles mask price gouging

Posted by DomainGang on February 26, 2020, at 4:13 pm

Welcome to the domain of fear, and the coronavirus epidemic is triggering a lot of it. Officially the Covid-19 virus, it’s causing anxiety among domain investors as well; Rick Schwartz has postponed the expected domainers’ meetup in Asheville, North Carolina. Facebook is now taking bold steps banning ads that are misleading on purpose. Specifically, the […]

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#Domain sightings : The #LLL .com is taken? Add a dash and 3 more letters!

Posted by DomainGang on February 26, 2020, at 12:43 pm

What would you do if your brand or company consists of a 3 letter acronym, and – surprise! – it needs a 3 letter .com domain, also known as an LLL .com? Let’s make a parenthesis right here. Domain sightings are random encounters with such company domain names “in the wild,” as they appear on […]

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Pipe.com just got passed to new owners, #Pipe Financial

Posted by DomainGang on February 26, 2020, at 11:24 am

The short generic domain name Pipe.com has new owners, and it’s not about smokeless tobacco products, like Juul or IQOS. 😀 Registered in 1997, the domain Pipe.com was in the past in the possession of a German software tech company, that operates from the domain “hack” Pi.pe. It appears that the most recent registrant and […]

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Fat Tuesday? This King Cake might be the reason for this year’s #DirectnicMardiGras

Posted by DomainGang on February 25, 2020, at 7:33 pm

It’s Fat Tuesday, and Directnic wants to make sure we lose all of last week’s hard-earned gainz from the gym overnight. A package with a Mardi Gras King Cake was delivered to us, and we are supposed to eat the whole thing? Burp. Impossible. Thanks Directnic for the Mardi Gras King Cake, and for telling […]

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