California: First divorce filed due to “new gTLD investments”
Only in California: a divorce was filed in Orange county, California, by a woman whose domainer husband engaged aggressively in gTLD domain registrations and other activity that damaged their joint finances. This incredible case sets a new standard to the reasons someone raises, when divorcing their spouse. Milly R., of Escondido is divorcing Enrique – […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rick Schwartz owns the definitive Domain Name Association domain
Don’t worry, this post about a “Domain Name Association” does not come in multiple chapters. In fact, a domain name association is of little interest to domainers, because the activity of domaining has no official set of rules, regulations or ethics. Domaining is the Wild West in digital form, where anything goes. An association of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Divyank Turakhia: How to remember the hardest names in Domaining
Some domainers have nearly unpronounceable names, and when you first meet them at a domain conference you might take a second look at their business cards. Memorizing these difficult names can be made easier though, if one utilizes a series of tricks that involve visualization. Let’s take, for example, domain investor and entrepreneur, Divyank Turakhia. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yoyo Email Ltd: Six UDRP cases in 2 months for the same Respondent!
It’s turning into an epic disaster of sorts: Yoyo Email Ltd is setting new negative records, by losing no fewer than 6 UDRP cases that we’ve covered, in two months’ time no less. After making the mistake of registering major brands in the dot .email gTLD, Yoyo Email Ltd was hit by one UDRP after […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.India: The new Domain Standard is here with “triple dot” and .OOO
Start packing your gTLD bags, .XYZ – there’s a new king in town, or should we say, Raja. With dot .XYZ making all sorts of silly claims about becoming the “new standard” alongside dot .com – maybe standard of freebies – so can anyone else. Indian entrepreneur, Rajiv Sabnis, announced the creative pitch for dot […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kiwi justice: Hosting domain of 24/7 Hosting repossessed after services declined
24/7 Hosting, a New Zealand company offering web hosting services had its domain name repossessed after months of completely unsatisfactory service. According to the Domain Name Commission in New Zealand, almost 6000 customers of the befallen web host are now up in the air, as their contact information was related to the repossessed domain name. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hyperlapse: Instagram joins the “We don’t care about the .com” department
Hyperlapse, a new app to capture high-quality time lapse videos even while in motion, was launched earlier today by Instagram. The new video app, currently available only for iOS users, establishes a cinematic motion effect that once required expensive camera equipment to achieve. There’s only one snag: the domain name Hyperlapse.com is registered to Dan […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Oh no, you didn’t! Fifth UDRP for Yoyo Email LTD breaks all records!
Yoyo Email Ltd., registrant of dozens of dot .email domains had his path paved, after focusing on trademarks such as NVIDIA, Statoil, Lurpak and even Sheraton. The quartet of UDRPs became a quintet today, after GEICO – Government Employees Insurance Company of Chevy Chase, Maryland – filed a UDRP for the domain GEICO.email. Instead of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pyrex wins UDRP for Pyrex .Glass domain
Among the famous marks in this consumer-driven world, is Pyrex – a brand of tampered glass that can sustain high temperatures and force. The UDRP against the domain Pyrex.Glass was filed by the trademark holders, Corning Incorporated, at the National Arbitration Forum. It is noted that “Pyrex” was registered with the USPTO in 1917 and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Twitch .com owner hits jackpot as Amazon buys Twitch for $970 million dollars
The owner of the domain name Twitch.com hit the proverbial jackpot yesterday, as Amazon announced the acquisition of Twitch Interactive for $970 million dollars in an all-cash deal. There is one minute detail: Twitch operates from Twitch.tv. Evolving from Justin.tv, a personal broadcast medium from 2007 to Twitch.tv in February of 2014 was the result […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Upslope: Frank Schilling’s beer connection in Colorado
If you want to taste some great micro brew beer, you might want to steer away from bottles and onto the cans by Upslope Brewing Co. That’s right, canned beer that tastes rich and empowering, with a kick-ass packaging, reminiscent of energy drinks. The brewery boldly states, “We package our beer in aluminum cans because […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Moniker resolved all customer complaints with the BBB
Two months ago, we were concerned about the effect that complaints against Moniker might have to its BBB ranking. The Better Business Bureau accepts complaints from consumers, that must be presented eponymously and with supporting evidence. Subsequently, the BBB acts as a mediator, contacting the company in question and seeking their resolution of the complaints. […]
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