On.ly: Record-breaking million dollar sale cut short by political concerns
The super short domain name On.ly forms what is known as a “domain hack” – the formation of a keyword from the two parts on the left and on the right of the dot. On.ly was sent to Escrow.com, ready to be sold for a cool $1,000,000 dollars. The buyer was Leo Radvinsky, owner of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nes.cafe domain hack: Seven years of renewals down the sink
The registrant of the domain name Nes.cafe believed he scored a nice “domain hack” that matches NESCAFE, the popular coffee brand. The domain was registered seven years ago and the current renewal price is around $40 dollars. All these renewal fees were flushed down the sink drain, however, as Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, operators […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domainer Poll : Should Rick Schwartz buy the matching .com to the .TV ?
On Saturday we broke the news about Rick Schwartz moving his video streams to the domain Rick.TV. It seems that the combination of first name and dot .TV made sense, as Rick’s video stream is a personal outreach to the domain industry. Unlike DomainKing.com, which the Domain King uses for business, Rick.TV is essentially a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Judicial .Watch : New gTLD #domain lost via the #UDRP process
The domain name Judicial.Watch, a new gTLD that uses the dot .watch TLD, has been transferred to the Complainant via the UDRP process. Registered in 2014, this “domain hack” uses the keyword and the gTLD to form a meaningful pair. When read from left to right, it matches JUDICIAL WATCH, a registered trademark. The panelist […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Lime Scooters : A $2 billion valuation company running on a #domain hack!
Lime is a two year old scooter company that has secured $400 million dollars in investments, on a $2 billion valuation that excludes the fresh cash. Electric scooters have been getting a lot of global adoption, as they are more compact than electric bikes and portable. Many domain investors go gaga about generic dictionary words […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.B.MW : Domain hack leads to UDRP by German automaker
BMW cars are among the world’s most reliable; the German automaker formed in Munich in 1916, almost 100 years ago. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG filed a UDRP against the owner of the domain name, B.MW – a ccTLD from the African nation of Malawi. The Respondent is a Japanese company, Living By Blue CO, Ltd. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Did Apple sue the .JOBS Registry over world famous domain?
Trouble appears to be never-ending for embattled .JOBS Registry that is currently fighting for its survival. Having taken ICANN to arbitration at the European ICC in Paris over the continuation of its contract, it’s now about to be hit by a lawsuit from Apple. Actually, it’s not a corporate lawsuit but rather, a personal one […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Miss Universe Jimena Navarrete acquires Mexi.co domain
They say beauty and brains don’t go together – in the case of Jimena Navarrete, newly crowned Miss Universe for 2010 this has proven to be wrong. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1988, Jimena Navarrete captured the audience and the pageant committee with her natural assets and her personality. Although she started modeling at the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.King Mohammed VI of Morocco sues to secure Domain Hack
In a little over three months, the .co registry will open its gates to the general public. Touted as the dyslexic man’s alternative to .com, the Colombian registry plans to introduce this ccTLD to the world. But do you really have to wait if you’re royalty? Not so, according to a lawsuit filed at the […]
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