WWDC22: Domain squatters’ paradise event about to begin
Apple’s event, WWDC22, is about to begin today at 1:00 PM Pacific Time. The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this week will occupy headlines in tech, geek, and rumor publications, as Apple prepares to unveil its latest software and hardware. Millions of remote participants from around the world will include domain squatters opportunistic domain investors eager […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain squatters target Best Buy, Walmart with new registrations
The first rule of the domain club: If it contains a trademark, don’t register it. Not playing by this fundamental rule, domain squatters have targeted two large US retailers, Best Buy and Walmart. Best Buy shared news of a new subscription service mimicking Amazon Prime, called Best Buy Beta. The electronics retailer is rolling out […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.“Domain squatters” have taken control of Kim DotCom’s expired #domain
The illustrious Kim Dotcom is still pondering his future after years of litigation, stemming from his MegaUpload project. It seems that one of Kim Dotcom’s precious domain assets, K.im, has changed hands. The domain is on the Island of Man ccTLD and it apparently expired and dropped; it’s what is commonly known as a “domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Discovery : Death to Domain Squatters!
Every day we discover something new, and at the end of a very busy Monday, this little domain discovery pays off. Domain squatting is bad, but is it bad enough for someone to proclaim “Death To Domain Squatters“? We aren’t sold on that notion, but the domain name DeathToDomainSquatters.com appears to be a dispenser of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sailor Gutzler: Amazing 7 year old’s domain name gets squatted
Sailor Gutzler, a 7 year old girl that made headlines by surviving a plane crash that killed her parents, sister and cousin, was described in the news as a “true miracle.” The wounded girl walked out of the crashed plane and more than three quarters of a mile on rough terrain, in the cold winter […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Going viral: Ebola.com strikes back with web site upgrades
For the best part of last week, Ebola.com and its owner received plenty of unwarranted negative coverage by mainstream media, that blasted its “for sale” status. Jon Schultz, owner of the domain he lawfully acquired for $13,500 in 2008, was verbally assaulted in a series of sensationalist posts that reeked of anti-entrepreneurial bias: The Washington […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Parasitic Capitalism? Ebola.com domain owner called a ‘Squatter’
Parasitic capitalism. This is the latest and greatest reference to the availability of the domain, Ebola.com, for $150,000, by the Foreign Policy – a publication that describes itself as “A Trusted Advisor for Global Leaders When the Stakes are Highest.” Describing Jon Schultz, owner of the domain name Ebola.com as a “squatter“, the article attempts […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Don’t buy a $10 domain: Negotiate with ‘domain squatters’ !
If you’re in charge of making branding decisions for a company, your best bet is to acquire a pre-owned domain. Instead of paying $10 to invent a brand, approach the owners of a generic domain that matches your intended brand closely, and buy it. Dharmesh Shah, founder and CEO of Hubspot, gives some interesting advice […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Finding Dory .com: Disney’s next UDRP
It took a damn decade for Disney and Pixar to come to their senses; after milking the ‘Finding Nemo‘ franchise for all that it’s worth – and it’s worth billions – they finally announced the sequel: Finding Dory. The Pixar movie will be released to theaters in November 2015, just enough time away for Disney […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Windows 8 logo revealed – Who squatted on the .com ?
Windows 8 has a new logo – and it’s back to the roots, if you may. The Windows 8 logo steps away from the rolling “flag” logo that we’re used to seeing for several years from Microsoft OS launches. It’s basic, classic and clean. Some say, because it looks like the alternate Greek flag 😀 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WIPO to implement Precrime Management in Domain registration
WIPO is about to roll out its staunchest process of the past 20 years; the introduction of a Precrime Management unit that will tackle all infringing domain registrations – before they occur! Just like the “Minority Report” movie with Tom Cruise, the WIPO Precrime Management Unit (WPMU) will be granted authority to predict, locate and […]
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