Domainer ‘sherpa’ Ian Clark plants dot .XYZ flag atop Mt. Kilimanjaro!
Canadian domain investor Ian Clark might have two metal knees, but his psyche is made out of steel as well. If climbing a flight of stairs is a task to some, Ian ascended Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. And he has the photos to prove […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NamesCon 2016 pre-registrations surpass 200 already!
The discounted offer by NamesCon founder, Richard Lau produced some great results over the weekend. More than 200 people took advantage of the hefty discount, registering for NamesCon 2016 for only $199 dollars; a savings of $800 as compared to pricing at the door. For a domain conference that is scheduled for January 10th, 2016 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NamesCon 2016 : You have until Monday to save $800 dollars
On Monday at 1PM Pacific, the price of tickets for NamesCon 2016 – the quintessential domain conference of the year – is going to $399. The price hike won’t stop there; as time passes by, it will increase to $999 at the door! Nobody wants to pay more, right? Not only you’ll save up to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ShadesDaddy founder offers advice on Domain Name Hijacking recovery
Our exclusive coverage of the brazen theft and subsequent recovery of ShadesDaddy.com has a pleasant follow-up. Pablo Palatnik, founder of ShadesDaddy, promised to return and has published an article that was picked up by Forbes. In this three-pager, Palatnik offers advice on how to proceed, if your domain has been hijacked. The key points that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Cybercrime: Who is trying to hack DomainGang ?
With more than 2.8 million pageviews and 1.8 million unique visitors in the five years since our launch, DomainGang serves domain news and related content to almost every nation around the world. Having installed Google Analytics from the very beginning, we obtain dependable data about our traffic and content reach. And yet, despite all this […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain shocker: Google pulls out of the dot .APP auction citing honest mistake
The much-advertised auction for the new gTLD dot .APP is apparently back in limbo; in a shocking statement, Google retracts its bid of $25 million dollars as an ‘unfortunate error.’ “We are pulling out of that auction, good luck to the 2nd bidder, it was an honest mistake,” said Mark Gabinski, VP of gTLD infrastructure […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sedo updates its Terms & Conditions for 2015
Sedo has issued a lengthy list of revisions and updates to its Terms & Conditions. The popular domain marketplace seems to have updated several of its agreements and documents, to which clients must agree to, if they want to continue the venue’s services. In particular, there are new versions of: The Sedo User Agreement The […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FBI and Domain Crime : You want to be part of our Cyber Team?
During NamesCon 2015, an FBI Cyber Agent joined us on the panel discussing Security and Domain Theft Prevention. It was an interesting and educating discussion for all of us involved in the documentation and reversal of domain theft. The FBI operates a team of Cyber Agents that tackle matters of computer threats, Internet attacks, digital […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MarkMonitor: Predatory pricing by the gTLD Registries has to stop
The VP of domain product marketing for MarkMonitor, a company that assists companies with brand protection, raised an interesting subject: predatory pricing by the gTLD Registries. Elisa Cooper is urging brand owners to appeal to ICANN, so that the hefty bill paid during Sunrise registrations is lowered substantially. According to the current modus operandi, gTLD […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Did Hasbro sell the domain Game.com for $3.4 million dollars ?
Games maker Hasbro sold one of its digital assets last year, the premium domain name Game.com. While this isn’t exactly a secret, Game.com was acquired by Hangzhou Duomai E-Commerce Co., mother company of the Chinese domain auction market, 4.CN. The selling price for Game.com was uncovered today, once again by domain investor George Kirikos, who located the sale […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Mohammed Emwazi : ‘Jihadi John’ domain name got snagged in minutes
Minutes after the unveiling of the infamous “Jihadi John’s” identity, the dot com domain of Mohammed Emwazi got registered. Its registrant is now offering MohammedEmwazi.com for sale, as witnessed by the landing page for the domain. The registration of such domain names is questionable, and their attempt for immediate sale rarely generates any profit, as […]
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