#Domain sightings: A dot .mobi in the wild?!
We keep track of domain sightings, random encounters with domains “in the wild.” There are two main categories of such domain encounters in the physical realm: dot .com, and then everything else. This time around we have an ultra rare sighting of a dot .mobi domain! Courtesy of our friend Joseph Slabaugh, here comes TellUsNow.mobi. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.KalyanJewellers.com : #Domain UDRP reveals Bollywood worthy back story
The registrant of the domain KalyanJewellers.com was taken to the UDRP process, after the Indian jeweller (English spelling of jeweler) Kalyan Jewellers contested their rights. The UDRP quickly evolved into a case with a back story worthy of Bollywood. In a nutshell, the domain was allegedly registered in 2004 on behalf of a woman whose […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Legal Brand Domains : MicroGrid.com and other #domain acquisitions
Legal Brand Domains is operated by Braden Pollock, a seasoned domain investor who is often as hyper-active as Drew Rosener. The veteran domainer has been selective with his domain acquisitions, as we have often reported. Braden also dips into dot .VC. Which domains has Legal Brand Domains taken under their digital wing recently? Here are […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Labor Day & Labor Day Weekend : Holiday #domains used as URL forwarders
With Labor Day this coming Monday, Americans are about to take a break from their mostly home-based work. Canadians too! The Labor Day Weekend signifies the end of summer, and the beginning of the final part of the year, towards the holiday season. While the Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted social interactions, the economy, and time […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Vote twice : Illegal prompt by Donald Trump might result in #domain sale
President Donald Trump prompted supporters in North Carolina to verify their mail-in vote by attempting to vote twice: once again at the polling stations. According to Donald Trump’s logic, if their mail-in ballot was already counted, their attempt to vote again would be blocked. That, however, is not only stupid – it’s also illegal. To […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SUCKS.COM : Another day, another generic #domain applies for trademark at the #USPTO
Summary: SUCKS.COM aspires to be a registered trademark by filing an application at the USPTO. Ever since SCOTUS gave the green light for the registration of Booking.com as a trademark, we’ve been seeing an onslaught of new applications by registrants of generic domains. The mark applications include the TLD, which so far has been .COM […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.China wins 22678.COM : Sold for $15,755 dollars on #DropCatch
Five digit .com domain, 22678.com, was auctioned off on DropCatch, where it closed at $15,755 dollars. The NNNNN .com dropped unexpectedly in August, and DropCatch caught it. Numeric domains attract Chinese domain investors like bees to pollen, and this time around Alibackorders won it. There was some final crossing of swords with another of China’s […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.C.COM – Impossible single letter #domain heads to the #USPTO
Single letter dot .com domains are impossible to register or acquire; in fact, only X.com and Z.com are officially registered. The rest of the domains are with the IANA, in reserved status. But what about C.COM, you might ask, how is it possible that this single letter .com domain has been submitted in a trademark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HostMy.Cloud : #UDRP route failed to materialize for .CO.UK registrant
The registrant of HostMyCloud.co.uk went after the absolute matching domain, HostMy.Cloud via the UDRP process. In doing so, the Complainant asserted that they have established rights to the HOST MY CLOUD mark since 2014. Meanwhile, the domain HostMy.Cloud was registered in 2016. The sole panelist at the WIPO found no evidence of the Complainant’s fame […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese phisher lost Google Authenticator impostor #domain in #UDRP
Phishing is rampant, and when the targeted brand and service is Google Authenticator there’s a lot at stake. The registrant of Google-Authenticator.com actually set up a web site thus engaging in brand infringement. Google Inc. filed a UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum. According to the UDRP: The resolving web site displays Complainant’s mark and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WalmartPlus.com : #Domain to be used after 14 years
Walmart is rolling out Walmart+ as a direct competition to Amazon’s Prime. For an annual fee of $98 dollars, consumers get unlimited delivery from stores without an additional fee, including Walmart’s 2,700 stores that offer same day delivery. The service is launching on September 15th. Naturally, Walmart is using WalmartPlus.com, a domain name it forwards […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.You might be getting $25 dollars from eBay for being one of its first members!
Auction powerhouse, eBay, is celebrating 25 years on September 3rd, and is giving away $25 dollar coupons to some of its first members. The “HAPPY25” coupon can be redeemed towards any purchase on eBay.com worth $25.01 dollars – unfortunately, you can’t just pop that code in. The $25 dollar coupon arrives in your eBay message […]
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