Lendscape.com: A 23 year old #domain lost via the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on April 11, 2022, at 3:22 pm

The domain Lendscape.com was registered in 1999 and changed hands a few times. One might consider “lendscape” to be a typo of landscape, or an invented word about lending for the acquisition of properties. That’s exactly what HPD Software Limited, United Kingdom thought of, apparently, securing the mark LENDSCAPE in the UK and European Union […]

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Safe-Banking.com: GoDaddy auction sale ends up in UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on April 11, 2022, at 2:03 pm

The domain Safe-Banking.com was registered in 1999 and in 2021 it was auctioned off on GoDaddy as an expired asset. The auction’s winner paid $625 dollars, according to NameBio. That money is now gone, as the domain ended up in the UDRP process in a case filed by Accuity, Inc., former holders of the domain. According […]

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Metawatch.com: Domain auction shadowed by “Meta” trademark

Posted by DomainGang on April 11, 2022, at 10:53 am

Meta domain names have become the focus of investors & opportunists, ever since Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced the formation of Meta Platforms as a new umbrella company. Meta has actively sought to acquire domains, such as Meta.com, social media handles, and has filed UDRP cases against domain squatters. Protecting its Meta brand, Facebook/Meta is […]

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Military gear: Google ads spread out thanks to war in #Ukraine

Posted by DomainGang on April 11, 2022, at 10:20 am

The ongoing war in Ukraine has created a massive interest in military gear and related supplies. While gun ads are more or less banned from Google, other tactical “defensive” gear is not. For example, when viewing an article on CNN with updates on the Ukrainian crisis, the following add appears: On the left, one can […]

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Sav.com doubles number of #domain names under management

Posted by DomainGang on April 10, 2022, at 2:39 pm

Sav.com announced reaching a 2 million domain registrations milestone, just six months after scoring their first million domains under management. Note: Sav.com is a premium sponsor of DomainGang. According to the Sav.com press release, fewer than 30 of the 3,000 accredited registrars worldwide are at this level. After reaching 1 million domains in October 2021, […]

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Mike Mann ready to roll out dot .Mann #domains!

Posted by DomainGang on April 9, 2022, at 5:24 pm

Domain investor and serial entrepreneur, Mike Mann, has been a staunch supporter of .com domains but exciting times are ahead. The Domain Market founder, CEO, and chief promoting officer announced the rollout of Mike Mann’s first gTLD, dot .Mann. “Some people think of me as the domain king, I prefer to refer to myself as […]

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Hey, Hey, Rise Up: Pink Floyd miss out on registering #domain

Posted by DomainGang on April 8, 2022, at 11:42 am

The Pink Floyd released their first music since 1994 today, in the form of the new song “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!” Supporting Ukraine in its defensive war against invader Russia, the legendary British group collaborated with Ukrainian artist Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox who is the leading vocalist in the song. All proceeds of the song […]

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Row.com: Priced at $10 million dollars, three letter #domain applies for trademark

Posted by DomainGang on April 8, 2022, at 9:22 am

The three letter, dictionary domain Row.com was registered in 1993 and according to NameBio it was sold for $30,000 dollars in 2007. Row.com is listed for sale on Afternic currently, with a BIN of $800,000 dollars but that’s not what we see when going to Row.com. A link to Escrow.com and its checkout system takes […]

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ProtonMail adds Proton.me to its usable #domains

Posted by DomainGang on April 7, 2022, at 3:57 pm

ProtonMail announced the addition of the short domain, Proton.me, as an alternate domain for its users. According to the announcement: If you have a ProtonMail account, you’ll be able to activate a free @proton.me address in the coming days. That means if your current email address is john@protonmail.com, you can activate john@proton.me. Until 30 April, […]

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Masterbucks vs. PayPal: Payment options updated at Epik

Posted by DomainGang on April 7, 2022, at 10:23 am

Nicole Lee, country manager of Epik in China, shared news of an update at Epik regarding payment options. According to Ms. Lee, PayPal was restored as a payment option at Epik.com, 18 months after PayPal disabled such an option for Epik customers. We can speculate on what led to that decision’s reversal. Epik customers can […]

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Verkaba.com UDRP: Respondent fat-fingers response in ALL CAPS

Posted by DomainGang on April 6, 2022, at 12:44 pm

The UDRP filed against the domain Verkaba.com is worth reading, as the respondent *could* claim fat-fingering the domain’s registration. After all, their unofficial response quickly jumped into an ALL CAPS tirade about “fraudulent” assignment of the domain by Microsoft. The domain is pointed on Microsoft Office DNS. The Complainant Verkada, Inc., operates from Verkada.com. Here’s […]

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Entity.ai: Plausible five figure sale secured via Escrow.com

Posted by DomainGang on April 6, 2022, at 9:37 am

The domain name Entity.ai has been sold, as WHOIS changes show; the domain is now in the possession of Escrow.com and its Domain Concierge service. Registered in 2017, Entity.ai was offered for sale by its registrant. The domain still resolves to its seller’s nameservers and landing page, as it’s still listed for sale. According to […]

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