eBooks scam used dot .GOV #domains from Virginia state’s government
An elaborate eBooks scam utilized two subdomains of a dot .GOV domain belonging to the Virginia state government. The scammers infiltrated the subdomains vwn.virginia.gov and crc.virginia.gov, populating them with a list of eBook titles with links to download PDFs from other sites. The subdomains provided Virginia’s Workforce Network and Virginia’s Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) program […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kata.com sold for $25,000 dollars – Did it sell for cheap?
Domain investor Andy Booth announced the sale of Kata.com, a premium CVCV .com with matching vowels. The sale completed on the DAN.com platform, and it was for $25,000 dollars. Andy wondered whether he left money on the table, apparently having “seller’s remorse.” 🙂 The truth is, it depends on how much money he spent to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Crazy claim that #Uniregistrar and #GoDaddy conspire on domain auctions
Happy Mother’s day to all domainers and their mothers! Heard a lot of wild claims before, but this one takes the prize – at least for this week. A GoDaddy customer asserts that domains registered through the “Uniregistrar” division are in fact being front-run. The anonymous individual claims that GoDaddy then “fraudulently sells backordering.” Of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Want to Google #China? Cool, but can’t use the #domain name GoogleChina.com
Google is a famous trademark, despite the mark’s (ab)use as a verb – to “Google” something. More important, you can’t incorporate the Google mark into domain names, if you are not Google. The registrant of GoogleChina.com found out recently, as Google filed a UDRP to recover the domain. While many “Google China” to find more […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Database crunch : Cockroach.com registrant might have hit the jackpot
Making money from a cockroach makes no sense – unless you own the matching domain, Cockroach.com. Not a very popular bug, this creepy night crawler is a disgusting yet elusive insect that has triggered many a scream in the middle of the night. But back to the domain name Cockroach.com, which is available to acquire […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GoDaddy shut down neo-Nazi site promoting a “Miss Hitler” pageant in Australia
GoDaddy has shut down hosting for World of Truth, a fringe forum of “Historical Revisionism” that promoted a “Miss Hitler 2020” pageant. The site was shut down by GoDaddy, at the urging of an anti-defamation group in Australia, for violation of hate speech rules. The pageant encouraged women to enter by posting sexy Nazi-themed photos, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot .CLUB : Six years old!
Dot .CLUB is officially six years old, and my, how does time fly! We have made some super memories, visiting with partners, registrants, and friends around the world. We have seen so many super websites and businesses created using a .CLUB domain. Seeing the passion, creativity, and innovation behind so many .CLUB communities is the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The #Lincoln Project is doing just great on a dot .US #domain name
The Lincoln Project is a sociopolitical movement by Republicans, united against Donald Trump’s attempt to secure a second presidential term. Operating from the domain name LincolnProject.US, it’s “an effort to highlight our country’s story and values, and its people’s sacrifices and obligations. This effort transcends partisanship and is dedicated to nothing less than preservation of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Escrow.com announces Q1/2020 #Domain Investment Index Report
Escrow.com, our premium sponsor, has announced its Domain Investment Index for Q1/2020. The report provides insight into the domain name market for the March 2020 quarter, as compared to previous quarters. The latest data shows price growth from last quarter with rocket growth for 4 character domain names. It includes other metrics as well. For […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Jeanine Amapola : Social media influencer gets her #domain via the #UDRP process
Jeanine Amapola is “a prolific and internationally recognized American YouTube lifestyle and fitness star, social media influencer and actor.” Despite being in the biz for a full decade, she never registered her domain name, jeanineamapola.com. This is often a characteristic of social media celebs that rely on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and other platforms to reach […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Mr. Lowballer : I don’t care what #domain comps say, take it or leave it!
Hey domainers, what’s up? Been a while but I can assure you I’ve none of this Corona crap, just busy making lowball offers as usual – they don’t call me Mr. Lowballer for nothing. So I read this “blog” that talks about how domains are supposed to be valued: by referencing past domain sales, a.k.a. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain sightings : #Hunter dot .Direct makes its first appearance alongside a .com
Domain sightings are random encounters with domains in the non-digital realm. These are domains we see emblazoned on cars, business signs, or products. For ease, we separate them in dot .com sightings, and everything else. This time around we came across a dot .Direct domain in its virginal appearance! The Donuts, Inc. gTLD has 11,763 […]
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