Frank and the ‘domain gang’ prepare for Friday meetup in Los Angeles
The 2015 Southern California Domainers Meetup this year is days away; the event is taking place this Friday, July 24th in Los Angeles. Sponsored by Uniregistry, the gathering has so far attracted 71 domain industry professionals, some of which are coming from outside of California. There will be drinks and appetizers on the Uniregistry HQ […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bloomberg Business files UDRP against impostor domain name, Bloomberg.Market
Bloomberg, the financial publication headquartered in New York City, witnessed its brand being dragged into a mini-scandal recently. An impostor web site, operating from the domain name Bloomberg.Market, created a rudimentary copycat homepage, and then launched a fake press release. The news about a supposed sale of Twitter for billions spread quickly, temporarily pushing up […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Name Jargon : Liquid domain names
Time to update one of the greatest educational series about domaining: The magnificent Domain Name Jargon series – a never-ending thesaurus of terms and trivia related to domaining. The purpose of Name Jargon is to help (re)define domaining and to clarify misconceptions and eliminate abuse and vague definitions of domain industry terms. Name Jargon helps […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain UDRP : One Kardashian domain down; more to go
A few days ago we pointed out that the Kardashians and Jenners are seeking to take control of their names via the domain UDRP process. Out of the four cases filed, one has been decided upon: KardashianBeauty.com. Some people don’t seem to realize that KARDASHIAN is a trademark, particularly when combined with beauty or fashion […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PayPal free again : Nasdaq symbol is PYPL with matching .com domain
PayPal is officially an independent company once again, almost 13 years since eBay acquired it for $1.5 billion dollars. The transaction facilitator company enters the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol PYPL. Dan Schulman, PayPal CEO stated: “It’s been a privilege for everyone here at PayPal to have worked so closely with you and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ domains : Large drop in the zone files as ‘robo-registration’ anniversary continues
We’ve been providing a weekly report on the status and growth trend of dot .XYZ domains, a year after Network Solutions ran a massive robo-registration campaign. Last week we witnessed an increase in the number of registered domains that exist in the zone files. Such numbers are provided by statistic-gathering web sites like ntldstats. This […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Neustar : Dot .CO celebrates 5th Birthday with facts, figures and fun infographics!
Five years ago, Dot .CO opened its gates to the world, welcoming a galaxy of entrepreneurs, start-ups and companies. Today, 1.8 million domain registrations later, dot .CO is becoming the #1 choice for innovators, corporate founders and creative individuals seeking to innovate and empower their global online identity. Among the high growth start-ups that have […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google USA : Indian web site beats Google in SERPs!
If you’re using Google as your default search engine, chances are that you’re either typing your searches in the Chrome URL field, or go to Google.com. Millions of Google users are “addicted” to using the top search engine for anything, from “how to make a Greek salad” to what is a domain name authorization code. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dumbass domain flops at Flippa
Funny domain names can become traffic magnets, when populated with viral content, such as videos of unfortunate incidents or pranks. With that in mind, the seller of Dumbass.TV set forth to conquer the Flippa fans, announcing its sale: “JACKASS ESC! Perfect for VINES and DAFT videos! 30,000 monthly searches!” Unfortunately, such “great” opportunity was passed […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hacked : CVSphoto.com announces loss of customer credit card information
CVS has joined the pantheon of compromised retailers; after Target and Home Depot, CVS has apparently succumbed to a hacking attack. The online photo department of CVS is operated independently, and it’s now temporarily closed down. Currently, at CVSPhoto.com the following announcement is displayed: “We have been made aware that customer credit card information collected […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WordPress penetrates 48% of the CMS market’s domains
WordPress, the content management system (CMS) used by many web sites around the world, broke new records recently. According to statistics released by BuiltWith, WordPress installations gained 7% among all CMS installations, increasing the market share of WordPress to 48%. This translates to an additional 1,149,956 domains running web sites on WordPress, in the first […]
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