Niche web sites: Adam Dicker selling former business domains
Canadian domain investor Adam Dicker has led a colorful domainer career, from GoDaddy executive and DNForum owner, to disgraced web site developer. Dicker’s Niche Web Sites business was utilized to reportedly under-deliver projects. The epic thread at NamePros presented Dicker’s methodology of promising to deliver finished web sites; many clients who paid money in advance […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pope Robert: Another domain dropped by the Domain King got re-registered!
The Domain King, Rick Schwartz, has been around long enough to know what types of newsworthy domains are best to speculate on. Popes, for example, arrive every few years—decades even. Pope domains that are hit spot-on can become traffic magnets, as in the case of PopeFrancis.com, a domain that was accidentally dropped by its registrant, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Esprit bankruptcy led to EDC.com getting dropped—What happened?
Esprit, an once-iconic fashion brand, exited the US market after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last November. Just two years after announcing a comeback, the retailer has closed its US stores. Filings by Esprit US Distributions Limited and Esprit US Retail Inc. confirm the full shutdown of the Esprit brand’s American operations. The company operated […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Armal.com UDRP: Sole panelist hands domainer unfavorable decision
The domain name Armal.com was registered in 2014; more than a decade later, Italian company Sebach – Servizio Bagni Chimici – S.p.A claimed prior rights to the ARMAL mark in Italy and other locales by filing a UDRP. The Korean Respondent is a domain investor (“beats”) with more than two decades of presence in the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pope Thomas: Rick’s old dropping feeds new domain registration!
In 2013, Rick Schwartz speculated on Pope domains, registering PopeThomas.com among them. Following the selection of Pope Francis at the time, he let that domain drop upon renewal time—a decision that makes sense. Eleven years after its drop, the domain PopeThomas.com was re-registered one day before yesterday’s selection of Pope Leo XIV. It’s evident that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Clio.ai: Greek keyword dragged into a UDRP—Who won?
Themis Solutions Inc. filed a UDRP to get the domain Clio.ai from its registrant, a domain investor. The 3 member Forum panel found that while the domain name was confusingly similar to the Complainant’s CLIO trademark, the Respondent, a domain investor, demonstrated legitimate interests in the name and no evidence showed it was registered or […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Abuse report: Dot .top is a top TLD, says Spamhaus
With 4.4 million domains, dot .top is the second most populous new TLD, according to ntldstats. The majority of registrars providing registrations to .top domains are in Asia, particularly in China, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Quite often, these registrars, along with their non-Asian counterparts, provide cheap domain registration specials, costing up to $2 dollars […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pope domains: Out with PopeFrancis.com — In with PopeLeoXIV.com
Pope Francis‘ demise was met with sorrow by millions of Catholic faithful around the world. He was widely known for his efforts to reform the Catholic Church and to embrace all people, especially those who were suffering. The election of a new Pope in Rome followed centuries-old rites, culminating today in the selection of Pope […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sedo & InterNetX: Eco webinar broke down key domain metrics
Today’s webinar held by Sedo and InterNetX was a great opportunity to break down key metrics about the domain industry with live analysis and commentary from listeners. Hosted by Lars Steffen of Eco.de, the webinar featured Simone Catania of InterNetX and Semra Körner of Sedo—two experienced executives of their respective companies who shared hands-on, expert […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Thunderbolt.com: App by Spaceship promises secure calls using your domain
Spaceship has announced a new app for encrypted communications called Thunderbolt, operating from the domain Thunderbolt.com. Thunderbolt allows for the connection of one’s domain name to communicate with others securely, thus eliminating the need for remembering user names and passwords. Setting up DNS records properly can be done via the Spaceship platform. The Thunderbolt app is […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alcatraz domains: Alcatraz.com appears to be under Canadian control
News of Alcatraz being considered for a grand reopening as a prison for hardened criminals was shared by president Donald Trump on Sunday. Made popular by movies such as “Escape from Alcatraz“, “Point Blank“, and “The Rock“, Alcatraz has been a museum since 1973—a decade after it shut down as a prison. It had been […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SlateAuto.com: Domain auction ended after domainers snitch
The DropCatch auction for the domain SlateAuto.com ended earlier today, closing at $9,751 dollars. The auction began with the first two days being lukewarm in bids but that changed when at least two domain investors shared news of the domain’s match to Slate Auto, an electric truck manufacturer, operating from Slate.auto. Tagging the company’s accounts […]
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