Uniregistry and gTLDs : Domain registrations surpass the 2 million mark
Uniregistry, and its domain registrar, Uniregistrar, have more reasons to celebrate. Frank Schilling’s company has officially surpassed 2 million domain names under management, as far as new gTLDs go. The milestone was crossed last week, according to ntldstats that keeps track of such domain data. More than 1.5 million registrations are for .XYZ domains, which […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer attitude : “You can’t afford it!”
Many direct inquiries about domains ignore the fact that the domain is already listed in a domain marketplace, such as Sedo, Afternic or GoDaddy. Instead of making an offer, these emails ask how much it’s for sale. As savvy domain investors know, the first one to quote a price, loses. 😀 We received the following […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain lawsuit holding other parties’ domains “hostage”
A lawsuit that was filed to reverse a court-mandated domain portfolio auction, has somehow taken over the domains of 3rd parties, who are unrelated to the original dispute. In an article at Domain Name Wire, the unfolding story mentions some well-known domainers, “including Adam Strong, Nat Cohen, Merlin Kauffman and Andrew Rosener, who either bought […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : China is silencing the Internet media
China‘s current conflicting image to the world, is the byproduct of more than a decade of “Communist Capitalism.” The world’s 2nd largest economy embraces innovation, investment and technology, all while it often stifles free speech and individualism. It comes as no surprise that by an “executive decision,” the China’s top internet regulator ordered major online […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN : Almost 100 new delegated gTLDs during the past 60 days!
These days, almost any word, string or phrase even, has gTLD potential, at a starting price of $185,000 dollars paid to ICANN. Applications go through the approval process, that includes a lot of lobbying before a gTLD is accepted. Sometimes, different parties compete for the same gTLD with multiple applications, which might lead to an […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MoonJuice.com : UDRP deflected by Satoshi Shimoshita with RDNH finding!
Satoshi Shimoshita is a hard-working domain investor from Japan; many domainers who have been around for the past 15 years have probably done business with him at some point. Satoshi invests in generic, dictionary domains and compound word domains, and one of them, MoonJuice.com, was hit with a UDRP claim at the WIPO. The Complainant […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UDRP against domain Candi.com has been denied
Amazing. Despite not responding to the UDRP against the domain, Candi.com, its registrant managed to retain control of it. The Complainant is Candi Controls, Inc. of Oakland, California, United States of America (“U.S.”), represented by Paradigm Counsel LLP, U.S. Note: Candi.com is parked with a zero click lander that often displays fake malware warnings. We […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry Market : Inquiries email has changed
The integration of the Uniregistry Market with the registrar itself, combines both domain-related services under one roof. Domain portfolio owners can now seamlessly list their domains on the Uniregistry Market platform, and park them or sell them. These domains don’t have to be registered at Uniregistry, but if they are, the benefits are obvious: instant […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain sales report : Hacker sentenced to 4 years in US prison
Cybercrime originating from China often accounts for the majority of current attacks against the US military cyberspace. According to an announcement by the US Justice Department: “A Chinese national who admitted to participating in a years-long conspiracy that involved Chinese military officers hacking into the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors in order to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Designers.com hits almost six figures at NameJet
The ultra-premium domain, Designers.com, hit almost six figures at NameJet earlier today. Registered in 1995, Designers.com was auctioned on NameJet with a reserve price, between $75,000 and $100,000 dollars. After 100 bids from 93 bidders took a stab at the auction, the domain’s closing price didn’t meet reserve, despite finishing with a $93,500 bid. The […]
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