You’ve got merger! AOL to be bought by Verizon for $4.4 billion dollars
Can you hear me now? Oh wait, wrong slogan. America Online, the sweetheart of the 1990s and early 2000s, is being sold to Verizon. The acquisition cost: $4.4 billion dollars, or about $50 dollars a share. That’s a fraction of the company’s valuation from a few years back, when it was swallowing up companies. AOL […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WIPO Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution
An advanced workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution will be held on Thursday, May 14th. The location will be at the offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York City. This WIPO-organized event is targeting trademark practitioners and potential filing parties, namely trademark owners and domain name registrants. Participants should have a basic understanding of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NamesCon opens new offices in Vancouver; Jodi Chamberlain departs
It’s Richard Lau‘s birthday today, and the NamesCon co-founder sent out an announcement that contains lots of important news about the future of the biggest domain conference. The event is now expanding by adding offices in Vancouver, Canada, while event manager Jodi Chamberlain leaves the company to focus entirely on her own event management business, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Tross Creative video : Already bought the domain!
Did I tell you about my new start up? I am serious this time! Dude! I already bought the domain! Talk to the band, tell them it’s gonna rain, Take out the ice and pop the champagne, I’m gonna be rich, have my own plane, Cause I already bought the domain! I don’t need seed […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ melee : George Zimmerman’s latest altercation involved domain names
After being acquitted for Trayvon Martin’s untimely death, George Zimmerman tried hard to avoid the public’s eye. Somehow, this has been impossible to behold. Personal family arguments, eBay art auctions and an overall attitude have led to several instances that bring George Zimmerman to news focus. A new incident that happened on Monday resulted in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Have $80 Grand? This domain is for sale!
There’s no rhyme or reason about domain pricing. Despite the generally unwritten agreement that ‘coinage’ domains – such as LLL .com’s – can be priced accurately in the domain aftermarket, most other domains follow very loose rules. Domain owners thus price their domains arbitrarily, and Drew Rosener’s ThisDomainIsForSale.com is a great example. To get this […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ammar Abd Rabbo : I did not sell the domain Ammar.com
In a shocking twist of events, Ammar Abd Rabbo, the French journalist and photographer that appeared to have been the seller of the domain Ammar.com to Ammar Kubba, disclaimed any such sale occurred. Ammar Abd Rabbo left a comment, stating: “Just to make things clear : I am Ammar Abd Rabbo, and I did not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain sales tool : PayPal updates policy terms ahead of split from eBay
PayPal will soon be a separate entity from eBay; the corporate decision to spinoff the financial transaction giant was taken a while back. Often used in transactions involving domain names, PayPal operates in a territory that manages billions of dollars annually. With that in mind, PayPal sent a notice email, to notify its users about […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Mother of all Chinese Domain Market reports : 31, MKM, 5500, EVC and more short domains
The Chinese Domain Market report demonstrates activity in short domains in China, namely two and three letter .com and two and three letter/character .CN. We also add two, three and four number .com and .CN domains to the mix. Such activity indicates either a sale, or a change in ownership, or availability to acquire the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Which is better: Sedo $59 auctions or Flippa with its custom portfolio landers?
Gotta love the recent growth in domain services! What drives progress is healthy competition, and we’re beginning to see more of that recently. Both Sedo and Flippa announced new services recently, expanding their domain sales options. First, Sedo rolled out the ability to start “direct auctions” at any time, at a cost of $59 dollars. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WHOIS info might confuse the public, says WIPO panelist in Yoyo Email UDRP
A WIPO panelist made a clear statement about the WHOIS info of domain names: it might confuse the public into believing a domain is endorsed by a trademark holder, when they are held by an unlicensed party. It’s yet another case involving the illustrious Yoyo Email Ltd., quite possibly the record holders of all time […]
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