Hurricane Milton: Stay safe, Florida domainers!
For the past 25+ years I’ve been a Florida resident; I grew used to the summer rain and the storm outlook that can turn into a hurricane. There are plenty of instances when hurricanes disrupted or affected Floridians’ lives but we learn to roll with the punches. As an Orlando resident, I’m more inland and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Political domains and a damning answer
Yesterday’s VP debate outlined the great divide, in political terms, between the two parties’ leadership. There’s the fact-checking, truth-telling party and the lying-through-your-nose, anything-for-a-vote party. If you watched the debate of Waltz vs. Vance you can probably tell who represented which. Politics as heated as presidential elections attract registrations of political domains. Some might outlive […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DomainGang.com turns 15
It was a dark and stormy night… As a matter of fact, I don’t recall what was the weather like on September 26, 2009; most probably a typical Florida autumn day with rain in the early afternoon. But I do remember the excitement of doing something fun and different, mixing instances of real news and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.No future for Dan.com
Dan.com is no longer going to be an independent, functioning entity, favored by numerous domain name investors. Owners GoDaddy dictate that within the next 30 days the platform will be shutting down. There is no future for Dan beyond that point. It’s a sad closure towards the untimely demise of a brand that quickly filled […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Opt in vs. opt out: GoDaddy vs. Google
GoDaddy opted in all Afternic accounts to its newly promoted “Afternic Boost” service. While free through August initially, it’s now September and the service will cost on average 5% more to utilize. In other words, if you haven’t opted out intentionally, you are still opted-in. GoDaddy decided that signing you up to a service that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afternic Boost: A half-baked solution that was well-planned
Afternic announced the delivery of a freshly half-baked solution, Afternic Boost. Unlike previous launches of GoDaddy products, the company ensured the registration of the matching .com domain, AfternicBoost.com. The domain is pointed to the GoDaddy blog post that describes what this service is all about. Not surprisingly, the product arrives with disclaimers about its performance. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain lowballers: It goes both ways
When domain lowballers complain about a domain’s asking price, or make an offer that is undeniably offensively low, it’s time to strike back. Under no circumstances should a domain investor succumb to the nuances that domain investing is an illegal, questionable activity. Commentary left by lowballers often questions an entire industry, which is nearing 30 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Squadhelp to Atom: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Domain rebranding isn’t easy but it happens to address a number of issues affecting an existing brand. The announcement that Squadhelp is rebranding to Atom, operating from the domain Atom.com, is both exciting and baffling. To push forward with a fresh domain and brand, one or more of the following reasons must be present: Market […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.A eulogy in memoriam of Howard Neu
Attorney Howard Neu passed away this past weekend, after a brave, multi-month long battle with an aggressive form of cancer. Our deepest condolences go out to his wife, Barbara, and son, Ray, who always stood by his side. Howard’s demise leaves those of us in the domain community with a mix of deep sadness and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Official update on the SnapNames auction refunds
SnapNames was on the receiving end of auction winner backlash, after it reversed the outcome of more than a dozen domain auctions and issued refunds. After communicating the issue with the SnapNames support team, its team lead supervisor got in touch with an explanation of what took place. We now have the official response that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapNames auction refunds: Rare glitch or protectionism towards private domain sellers?
SnapNames is the sister company of NameJet; both marketplaces share the same domain inventory and even use the same front-end interface. In recent weeks, a series of domain auctions ended up being reversed, after the winners paid for the domain names. To each individual auction winner, SnapNames support claimed that each reversal incident was rare […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bug squashed: Dan.com fixes glitch with PPC landers
Dan.com provides “hybrid landers” that offer PPC revenue share; the feature was introduced in 2020, prior to its acquisition by GoDaddy. At the time, Dan.com was using Bodis as the PPC provider. Things changed in the summer of 2022, after Dan.com was acquired by GoDaddy; Bodis was dropped and the PPC revenue share option switched […]
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