Blast from the GoDaddy past : Bob Parsons and free domain ownership transfers
Believe it or not, in the early days of the domain market, domain ownership changes weren’t free. More than a dozen years ago, to transfer a domain from its owner to a new one, you had to pay money. This fee wasn’t just a small fee to renew the domain; GoDaddy would charge as much […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Vic Dixon: Domain registrar employee walks 20 miles to work every day!
An employee of the domain registrar Name.com is the prime example of dedication, when it comes down to a perfect attendance record. Vic Dixon, known for his humorous depictions of domain industry life, walks daily to the Name.com offices – a commute of 20 miles. “For as long as these legs can carry my body […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer angry: ‘I want to sue Moniker!’ after negative balance is issued
Moniker can’t seem to get a break from negative light these days; not out of spite, but simply because of bad customer service. As if the backlash from a mass breach and loss of domains to Egyptian domain thieves were not enough, here come the bills. Some domainers with domains at Moniker have started receiving […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Video: Name dot com employees strip down like it’s the 80’s
Ah, the 80’s! 😀 Music, clothes, hairstyles – everything was so different. Does anyone remember Jane Fonda and aerobics? Or break-dancing? These were the days of unisex skin tights, leg warmers and guys with hairy chests – think of the Bee Gees. Apparently, the Name.com employees want to relive the 80’s, encouraged by a recent […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry: All is well, so please verify your email address
Uniregistry sent out an email to its users yesterday, seeking confirmation of the recipient’s email address. While that email did not address the recipients by First+Last name as every valid email from Uniregistry does, the message’s validity was confirmed later. In a follow-up email, the necessity to verify email addresses was explained: You recently received […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Poll: Are you using Two-Factor Authentication at your domain registrar?
These days, the use of two-factor authentication – also known as “two step verification” – to access one’s domain registrar account, is a must. Considered one of several methods to lessen potential loss of domains to a cybercriminal, two-factor authentication is utilized currently by several domain registrars. Here are some: GoDaddy offers the ability to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry: Who’s running your back end?
Another creative – and hilarious – ad in the Uniregistry campaign was revealed today. The so-called “elevator pitch” ads are framed inside the elevators of the primary expo for ICANN50. The first one, titled “We run Santa’s namespace“, was equally fun to review. 😀 Simply brilliant! Clearly making a pun on “back end”, the ad […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry: We run Santa’s domain namespace
A very creative ad campaign from Uniregistry, the brand new domain registrar and back-end provider, was revealed at ICANN 50 in London. The campaign features two gTLD assets of Uniregistry, dot .Christmas and dot .Gift, with the motto “If we can run Santa’s namespace, we can run yours.” Needless to say, Santa is pointing that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Video: How not to be a domain Ninja !
Name.com is known for its sense of humor, even when someone gets hurt by a swift kick in the gonads. That’s the kind of humor we love, and it involves the multifaceted personality of Jared Ewy – a real life comedian. The latest video from Name.com involves the introduction of dot .Ninja domains, and how […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Fabulous: Back to normal, downtime did not affect parking revenue
Top domain registrar, Fabulous.com, was down for a prolonged period of time on Friday; some users were unable to connect to their domain management accounts for more than 4 hours. In the end, the Fabulous.com web site and account portal were restored and access appears to be normal, even faster than before. Fabulous support issued […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Registrars: End of year update on phone support rankings
Six months ago we ran a “phone support test” on US-based domain registrars, to help determine their responsiveness to customer phonecalls. It’s now time for an update to gauge the efficiency of domain registrars when it comes down to providing support over the good old phone line. The results might surprise some folks, as much […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Friends don’t let friends use GoDaddy!
A brand new commercial by Name.com – one of the top three domain registrars in phone support responsiveness – is taking a jab at GoDaddy’s acquisition of web hosting company, Media Temple. Titled “GoDaddy bought Media Temple: The More You Know”, the 19 second video ends with the punchline: “And remember: Friends don’t let friends […]
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