Stolen domains update : QIR.com has been recovered
The three letter .com domain, QIR.com, that was reported stolen early in October, has now been recovered. QIR.com is now in the possession of its legitimate owner, according to an update we received. Dynadot and GoDaddy, the gaining and losing registrars respectively, coordinated the recovery effort for this LLL .com. Many thanks to Joe Styler […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain security : Lessons learned from yesterday’s phishing emails
Domain security is a priority process of an investor’s business, and yesterday’s phishing email barrage reinforced that. Cybercriminals took advantage of an actual domain status, that of suspension by the Registrar. By customizing the notices to make them appear to be from the respective Registrar of every domain they emailed, they obtained an element of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Update: Group of stolen domain names including 002.com are now reclaimed
In July, we shared an owner’s plea about the theft of a valuable domain portfolio that included 002.com; the domains were moved from eNom to GoDaddy. The domains are now back in their legitimate owner’s possession, according to an update that they relayed via a friend: “We caught the thief and pushed him returned the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot .Africa contenders to resolve gTLD feud in traditional way
The contenders in the long-standing feud over the allocation of the dot .Africa gTLD are planning to resolve the matter using traditional methods. South Africa’s ZA Central Registry NPC will be engaging in a series of ancient African rituals, to force Sophia Bekele and DotConnectAfrica into abandoning their application. “Some people believe voodoo and small […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BleachStains.com: UDRP fails to take generic domain owner to the cleaners
We thought we’ve seen it all with regards to the ingenuity of Complainants attempting to wrestle generic domain names away from their owners. In a case involving the domain names Bleachstains.com and CarpetBleachStains.com, an individual with an obscure claim to a patent and vague claims to a common law trademark, tried to take the owner of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Oh boy! Garlic adds spice to gTLD supremacy argument over dot .com domains!
Ian Garlic, an “Internet marketing expert”, wrote a blog post in mid-December, alleging that the end of the .com era has cometh. Garlic boldly asserts that the end of relevancy for dot .com domains is the expected onslaught of gTLDs, ending an era during “which .com and .org were a badge of ‘trust’ for companies […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Did the seller leave money on the table?
Yesterday, we unveiled the sale of Gamepedia.com to the online games giant, Curse Inc. Apparently, the sale was not as high as expected; instead of mid five figures, the transaction was completed on Sedo for just under $20,000 (15,000 euro). That means, assuming a standard fee of 15%, that the seller gets to keep less […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NameLayer: Seven day trial period when buying a domain
We ran across those friendly fellas over at NameLayer.com – a company ran by Julian Shapiro, CEO and Edward James, COO. The Los Angeles company appears to own a domain inventory that consists of several hundred two-word dot com domains. One can select a domain from the NameLayer inventory and initiate the acquisition process, paying […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Adult Domain Names are offered certificate of absolution – ICANN raises prices
There is some great news for holders of embarrassing, adult domain name portfolios. In a unanimous decision by ICANN, all registrants of adult domains can now apply for what ICANN calls a “certificate of absolution” – a clearance document that enables such domains to not be classified as adult any longer. “I think it’s a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN to reclaim all cussword domains – Party like it’s 1994
Pittsburgh, PA – The Unassociated Press It could not happen at a worse time; ICANN announced today that it’s amending its Letter of Authorization (LOA) to all Registries, including Verisign and PIR. The amendment revokes article BC1922/C/1995 that allows for the registration of domains which fall in the “cussword” category. In particular, article 7B of […]
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