Drew Rosener hints that LA.com has been sold

Posted by DomainGang on March 28, 2022, at 9:26 am

Domain investor, George Kirikos, took a break from the analysis of the Oscars last night to share the big news: LA.com has been sold, apparently. Noting WHOIS changes pointing in that direction—a change of registrar—Kirikos identified Drew Rosener of Media Options as the domain’s recent broker: It looks like the elite 2-letter dot-com domain LA(.)com, […]

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#LimeWire is back as #NFT market after Limewire.com #domain sale

Posted by DomainGang on March 26, 2022, at 12:11 pm

LimeWire was a popular destination for peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing that shut down over a decade ago. It operated from the domain Limewire.com that was registered in 2000, when the service was launched. Apparently, LimeWire is back as an NFT marketplace. In other words, the new company has nothing to do with the old one, […]

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Web3 #domain squatting a real problem

Posted by DomainGang on March 26, 2022, at 10:23 am

Riding on the NFT craze arrives the so-called Web3 domain name squatting. Numerous non-official TLDs that exist on the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) blockchain are being registered and that’s a good thing. What’s not so good is the high number of trademark and brand infringements that take place in that namespace. Popular companies, their products […]

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Domain rebranding: Tungsten.com the default home for Midwest #Tungsten Service

Posted by DomainGang on March 25, 2022, at 11:50 am

Midwest Tungsten Service was founded in 1958, offering raw materials such as tungsten and tungsten heavy metal alloys, molybdenum, and tantalum. The company has been operating from the domain name midwesttungsten.com but its best-kept secret is that it also owns Tungsten.com for more than 20 years. In fact, per this Archive.org record, the domain Tungsten.com […]

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Hi.com applies for the registration of the mark HI.COM with the USPTO

Posted by DomainGang on March 25, 2022, at 9:40 am

The operators of the ultra-short, ultra-premium domain Hi.com have applied for the registration of the matching trademark, HI.COM, with the USPTO. Filed with an “intent to use” clause, the mark was applied for services related to cryptocurrency. Here it is in part: IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Downloadable computer […]

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Cxone.com, a #domain registered in 1999, lost via the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on March 24, 2022, at 3:00 pm

The domain name Cxone.com was registered in 1999 and its registrant just experienced a fundamental flaw of the UDRP process. Cxone.com was first sold in late 2020 for $376 dollars via a NameJet auction (source: NameBio) but in 2021 it was sold again via the DAN platform, and was quickly built up to host services […]

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Sell your #domains on the upcoming GreatDomains auction by Sedo

Posted by DomainGang on March 24, 2022, at 1:30 pm

GreatDomains is a bi-monthly domain auction, successfully operated by Sedo. Our premium sponsor is now seeking domain submissions for the week-long auction, that lasts from April 21st-28th, 2022. What are the criteria for domains submitted for inclusion to the GreatDomains auction? Here are some guidelines from Sedo: The domain extension (TLD) of the domain is […]

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Mountain.io just sold for $90,000 dollars!

Posted by DomainGang on March 24, 2022, at 9:51 am

The dictionary domain Mountain.io just sold for a mountain of money on Afternic. Sharing details about the sale, its registrant mentioned the price: $90,000 dollars. Said “Barman” on Twitter: This is a crazy email to open in your inbox from Afternic. It’s insane to me that someone hits the BIN button on an almost 6-figure […]

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Russian regime has blocked Google news

Posted by DomainGang on March 24, 2022, at 9:27 am

The Russian regime has blocked Google news, the particular feed that Google provides sourcing information related to keyword searches. Google news is a source of up-to-date information to many, via summaries that appear in Google; the full articles are presented by the web sites that Google has identified as sources of news. Russia’s media minions […]

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GoDaddy Academy swallows DNAcademy in fresh acquisition

Posted by DomainGang on March 23, 2022, at 1:33 pm

GoDaddy rolled out its GoDaddy Academy exactly two years ago. At the time, it was touted as an “one-of-a-kind online training and certification program for website designing and development, co-created with industry experts, crafted to build technical & commercial proficiency, to shape your career as a certified web professional.” While GoDaddy Academy is actively targeting […]

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Phishing attempt targets domain investors using law firm as the bait

Posted by DomainGang on March 23, 2022, at 9:25 am

A phishing attempt targeting domain investors used the name of a law firm as the main bait. As reported by domain investor, George Kirikos, the phishing email consisted of a link to open an “encrypted file” using the Evernote platform. At the destination, the HTML file prompted users to run it in the web browser […]

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Daniel Negari shares his vision regarding a fresh bunch of gTLDs

Posted by DomainGang on March 22, 2022, at 2:58 pm

Daniel Negari, founder of XYZ, the multi-generational gTLD, is well known for his affinity to big, bright projects. The .Monster CEO has managed to strike a deal with UNR, the poster child of Uniregistry-exiting founder, Frank Schilling. UNR auctioned off its gTLDs (but not itself) and Negari grabbed a select few to build more fun […]

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