Verisign reports Q2/2023 results

Posted by DomainGang on July 27, 2023, at 7:09 pm

VeriSign, Inc. recorded a notable financial performance in the second quarter of 2023. The company reported a total revenue of $372 million, showcasing an increase of 5.7% compared to the same quarter in 2022. Verisign’s operating income for the second quarter of 2023 reached $249 million, surpassing the figure from the same quarter in 2022, […]

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Pens.com registrant applied for the mark’s registration with the USPTO

Posted by DomainGang on July 7, 2023, at 8:49 am

National Pen Co. LLC, operators of the ultra-premium domain name Pens.com, have filed for the mark’s registration with the USPTO. The mark consists of the literal element “PENS.COM” with a stylized plus sign forming part of the “P” in “PENS.” The “.COM” element is displayed vertically following “PENS”. The following classes are referenced for the […]

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Evita.com dropped; female name unlike any other

Posted by DomainGang on May 17, 2023, at 1:49 pm

Evita.com, the domain name matching the female name “Evita” expired, dropped, and it’s in a DropCatch auction ending today. Evita is ranked as the 8,066th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,161. That means the name is quite rare, according to stats provided by MyNameStats.com. We personally know […]

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Bed Bath & Beyond.com: The #domains of a bankrupt retailer

Posted by DomainGang on April 25, 2023, at 8:49 am

Bed Bath & Beyond is a bankrupt company, having filed for Chapter 11 to liquidate assets and pay off creditors. Formed in 1971, the once thriving store blew through hundreds of millions of dollars annually since 2018, when its revenue turned negative. The company was also known for its $20 dollar off coupons that could […]

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WIPO to host advanced workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution

Posted by DomainGang on April 13, 2023, at 9:57 am

WIPO, the global leader in domain name dispute resolution, is holding its advanced workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution on November 7 and 8, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop will cover key developments in decision precedent and procedure related to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), which provides a cost-effective and rapid […]

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Seven with Sedo: Economics.com, Tomboy.com, and more in a GreatDomains auction!

Posted by DomainGang on February 17, 2023, at 2:47 pm

Welcome to Seven with Sedo, another edition of quality domains included in a seven day auction at our kind sponsors, Sedo. The GreatDomains auction is a bi-monthly event featuring premium domains, sometimes with a specific theme. This time, GreatDomains takes place from February 16th – 23rd, featuring more than 125 domain names that met certain […]

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Bisht.com: Messi victory brings domain to limelight

Posted by DomainGang on December 19, 2022, at 3:15 pm

Lionel Messi received Argentina’s 3rd World Cup yesterday, fulfilling a childhood dream. The biggest football (soccer) player in the world was crowned the event’s MVP, cloaked in a Qatari bisht. While some would have liked to see Messi’s iconic “10” appear free of any cover, wearing the bisht during the award ceremony was an honor. […]

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Domain report: Escrow.com completes $519 million dollars in sales (June 2021 – June 2022)

Posted by DomainGang on October 4, 2022, at 10:27 am

Escrow.com, the world’s largest online escrow company, reports domain name sales volume passed $256m in the first half of 2022, up 81% in two years. As shown in the Escrow Q2 2022 Domain Investment Index, the company facilitated $125m in domain name transactions between April through June. In the trailing twelve months to the end […]

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Domain sightings: Why Kalyvas in Koukaki doesn’t need a domain name

Posted by DomainGang on September 18, 2022, at 1:45 pm

Athens is rich in traditional Greek food grilling, one of the mainland’s main attractions. Whether you need a (real) pork gyro, a Greek (horiatiki) salad with no traces of lettuce, or a pork souvlaki wrapped in freshly grilled pita, there’s always more to add to the menu: Fried zucchini or eggplant, crispy and delicious Tzatziki […]

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TulipBulbs.com: Stolen, dropped & auctioned—a cautionary domain tale

Posted by DomainGang on June 30, 2022, at 7:29 pm

Since 1998, the domain name TulipBulbs.com was used by the Messelaar Bulb Company in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The specialty flower grower of the “finest quality topsize flower bulbs, imported from Holland” was founded in 1969 and operated its business from a great domain name for 20 years—until one day the domain was stolen. In the words […]

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Rick Schwartz grabs PiggyBanks.com for a fistful of cash

Posted by DomainGang on June 25, 2022, at 1:09 pm

The Domain King, Rick Schwartz, has acquired a premium two-word .com domain, PiggyBanks.com. The acquisition took place via the popular drop-catching and auctioning platform, DropCatch. Rick’s acquisition of PiggyBanks.com cost a whopping $7,456 dollars. PiggyBanks.com was a 1997 registration prior to the drop and was used by a Japanese company. It’s not clear why they […]

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Domain rebranding: Summary of the past 10 days

Posted by DomainGang on April 19, 2022, at 9:59 am

Domain rebranding involves the domain changes to facilitate an improved or new brand, product, or corporate name. Dozens of companies change their domain name every week, most likely. Some changes are more noticeable than others and there is no organized list of such domain rebranding that takes place. Thanks to Dommunity we’ve seen quite a […]

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