Chinese domain market report : Pinterest blocked, so much for freedom
The Chinese government added Pinterest to its list of major blocked web sites from the West. Often referred to as the “Great Firewall of China,” the filtration includes Twitter, Facebook and Google; protecting the Chinese citizens from exposure to Western ideals and “corruption.” China’s society is at the lowest dissent point in more than a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rick Schwartz’s 977.com domain went straight to China
Details about the recent sale of 977.com by Rick Schwartz emerged today, and the destination country for this short, numeric domain is none other than China. The domain had been in transfer for a few days, and the WHOIS has just now updated. Chinese bidding powerhouse, Golden Name, is shown as the new registrant; in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : is the Great Firewall of China going down soon?
Luo Fuhe, a Chinese official, said that the “Great Firewall” of China blocking western web sites, is too restrictive and hinders economic progress, discouraging foreign investments. It’s a rare demonstration of opposing the Chinese government policy, and one of two things might happen: Mr. Luo Fuhe might be reprimanded for disrespecting the party’s position, or […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : Stability or plateau?
The Chinese domain market witnessed a rebound from last year’s doldrums, during the first quarter of 2017. Ending 2016 on a whimper, instead of a bang as it did in 2015, the falling prices of Chinese “premium letters” of the “Chip” variety raised fears of a crashing market. Chinese domain investors playing the dangerous flipping […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : Chips, and how a billionaire in China lost his money
A Chinese man had to return 1.2 billion yuan to the bank that wired him the money. The incident involved a sum of almost $175 million dollars, that reached his account by mistake, making him an instant billionaire. According to China Daily, a new bank employee mistook the man’s 10-digit account number for a transfer […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market : Fingerprinting foreigners, while hundreds of “Chips” are changing hands in China
China is rolling out a new security measure that affects travelers to the largest nation in the world. According to Chinese government sources, foreigners entering the country from Friday, will be finger-printed, as announced by the Ministry of Public Security. All foreigners, aged 14-70, are required to submit their fingerprints when entering China, and the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : It’s the year of the Rooster
The Chinese year of the Rooster is on, and a long weekend of celebrations is underway in China. Millions of dollars is given away as monetary presents, in a tradition that intends to bring good luck and prosperity to the recipients. Just like at the beginning of last year, the Chinese domain market is witnessing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain investors : 1 billion accounts leaked on the Dark Web
Domain investors from China should perform a thorough change of passwords across their social media accounts without delay. Details of more than 1 billion accounts from large Chinese service providers have been packaged and are being resold on the so-called “Dark Web,” an underground group of sites operating on the Tor network. According to a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : Credit card worthiness system to slow down investors
Domain investors in China, take notice: a new credit card worthiness system is taking effect soon, and it has the potential to affect the Chinese domain market. Initially rolled out for 16 occupations such as public servants, real estate agents, tour guides, lawyers, teachers and pharmacists, the credit rating for trustworthiness will eventually expand to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Weekly Chinese domain market report : Grab the Rooster by its eggs
The Chinese domain market faced plenty of challenges in 2016 and this year, the Year of the Rooster, is hopefully going to be different. Since the beginning of 2017, Yuan, China’s national currency, has been on a depreciation roller-coaster. In China, the world’s 2nd largest economy, personal and national debt has skyrocketed, and the beginning […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : Better “Chips” sales this year?
Welcome to the first edition of the Chinese domain market report for 2017. We analyze trends and sales of short domains, between 1 to 4 characters, in the .CN, .COM and .NET TLDs. Sometimes we bend the rules a little bit, to include other notable domain sales outside this range. Last year delivered a disastrous […]
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