Head to India for DomainX 2016 – Get a free lunch pass

DomainX 2016 is getting closer; the domain networking event for professionals will be hosted in New Delhi, India, between August 5th and 7th. Hundreds of domain investors are expected to arrive for educating sessions full of networking opportunities. Among the speakers are popular domain investors, such as Frank Schilling, Ron Jackson, Samiran Gupta and Bill […]

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Domainer Comics : ICANN56 in Helsinki, Finland

Welcome to another edition of Domainer Comics, the open-ended, fun coverage of current domain industry events. If you missed prior installments of the DomainGang comic series, you can catch up here. Today’s DomainGang comic about domains, covers ICANN56 in Helsinki, Finland. We received some leaked pictures from the event. Enjoy! 😀

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Chinese domain sales report : China’s stock market rebounds

The Chinese stock market crashed a year ago, burning a massive $5 trillion dollars in stock valuation. A year later, the same market in China is about to display its astounding rebound, as the world’s 2nd largest economy moves back to stocks, and potentially away from Bitcoin and domains. The game of billions in corporate […]

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Brexit domains : Valuable, or a waste of money?

A British referendum led to a surprising 52% of Britons casting vote in favor of a “Brexit” from the European Union. Whether this was a smart move, or a grave mistake remains to be seen. For now, the interest has spread into the domain name sphere, with the owner of Brexit.com seeking to sell his […]

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The word “Home” plus your gTLD is not a sane branding strategy

Many holders of closed gTLDs – those reserved for corporate use – don’t seem to be aware of the potential presented by their digital asset investment. At a cost of $185,000 dollars for the ICANN application alone, such gTLDs present a unique opportunity to create numerous meaningful domain combinations and to deliver keyword-driven content, to […]

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Brexit : Donuts offers to buy Britain’s domain assets for $70 million dollars!

Following the devastating domino effect of Brexit, all British assets are currently valued at millennium-old lows. Seizing this opportunity, Donuts, Inc. has apparently placed a sizable offer to buy Britain’s ccTLD for the sum of $70 million USD. Donuts, Inc. CEO, Paul Stahura, sent a letter to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, this morning, […]

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Domain dime : Dot .CLUB will never sink to a penny!

Colin Campbell, CEO and co-founder of dot .CLUB, made a jabbing statement earlier today, in reference to the value of gTLDs. In response to a question over Twitter, the .CLUB officer stated: “.CLUB will never sink to a penny!” The penny reference was most likely with regards to the recent promotional give-away by .XYZ, which […]

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Chinese domain market report : Is China going back to Bitcoin?

After the massive stock market crash that occurred in China last summer, Chinese investors rushed to stash their money in different investment vessels. Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency designed to establish secure, signed transactions, became very popular in China. Chinese investors proceeded to tackle domain names next, moving into the numeric and short domain namespace in droves. […]

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UDRP fails as Complainant could not “Back it”

Domain owners take notice: always involve an IP attorney should you face a UDRP challenge. The owner of BackIt.com, a domain registered in 2000 according to DomainTools, failed to respond even; and yet, somehow, the outcome was positive. Why would an attorney be important to involve in this UDRP? For starters, the Complainant, Tinynova LLC […]

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Domain crime : Omed.com is a stolen domain name

For years, cybercriminals have been targeting domain owners to take over valuable domains. The number of domain theft incidents has skyrocketed since 2014, after an ICANN-mandated account verification led to the creation of spoofed, “phishing” email campaigns mimicking legitimate registrar requests. In the case of Omed.com, a domain registered in 2000 with development in mind, […]

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Domainer Comics : Network Solutions getting the job done!

Domainer Comics is an open series designed to poke fun at facts, figures and other aspects of domain investing. If you missed the previous installments of the DomainGang Domainer Comics, check out “A penny saved is a penny earned“, or head over to the central repository. Faithful to our promise to create a new domain-related […]

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Chinese domain market sales : Baili sued Apple over iPhone copycat

China is a mass producer of electronics, and as the 2nd largest economy in the world it supplies more than 80% of American holiday gifts. That number excludes toys, by the way, that is another dominant manufacturing sector for the Chinese. While the Apple iPhone is assembled in China, the iPhone 6 is facing its […]

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