No, #GoDaddy is not fit to become the dot #ORG Registry!
Domain Name Wire wrote a fantasy football article today, suggesting that GoDaddy should consider picking up the dot .ORG Registry, as a “white knight.” Setting that impossible scenario aside, as .ORG is not up for grabs in any kind of auction, here’s why this is a terrible idea. We already know the minimum cost of […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Sedo #domain sales for the week of Dec 8, 2019 topped by OneHome.com at $70000
Sedo weekly: Top sale is that of OneHome.com at $70,000 dollars. Welcome to the latest edition of reporting on the Sedo domain sales; this time we cover the week ending on December 8, 2019. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, sponsors of DomainGang. As a side note, Sedo has rolled out its separate Expiring […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epic thread about #NamePros being sold for zero dollars!
An epic thread over at NamePros, the domain name forum that never sleeps, is titled “Rob Monster bought Namepros without paying a dime.” In less than 24 hours, the ensuing discussion has ballooned into a dozen pages and thousands of pageviews, but why? Apparently, Epik founder Rob Monster, who has been controversial in the past, […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Uni Brokerage report: Top 20 #domains sold in the week ending Dec 8, 2019
Uniregistry, a DomainGang sponsor, announced its Top 20 sales for the week ending December 8, 2019. Top sale: ReceiptMaker.com at $22,000 dollars. The report includes only domain sales that can be shared publicly, and only domains that were sold using the services of the Uni Brokerage team — not self-brokered sales. Here’s the list of […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Ghostbusters Afterlife : Sony Pictures failed to secure #domain for 2020 sequel
Sony Pictures announced the movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife, sharing the first official trailer. The “Ghostbusters 3” movie is scheduled for the summer of 2020 and it follows the Stranger Things franchise atmosphere, thus attracting fans of the genre, and those of us who have been waiting for a sequel far too long. 😀 There’s a problem, […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DoItForState : “State Snaps” founder gets 14 years in the slammer for #domain hijacking attempt
A would-be domain hijacker who founded State Snaps, a social media influencing corp, was sentenced to 14 years in prison today. Rossi Lorathio Adams II, aged 27, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, also known as “Polo,” received the prison term after an April 18, 2019, jury verdict found him guilty of one count of conspiracy to […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Printer.com versus Ink.com : Which #domain name is more valuable?
If you own a printer, you probably figured out the hard way that in the long run the ink is going to cost you way more than the printer! You can buy an HP 2652 Inkjet for about $40 bucks on Amazon, but the ink will cost you $30 dollars per refill. That’s right, almost […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Gap.org : Respondent lost #UDRP against 22 year old #domain name
Gap.org, a 22-year old domain that allegedly sold for $3,850 on Flippa, has been lost via the UDRP process. The domain’s listing used a sales pitch as “gap insurance” but was not used in this manner, and The GAP, Inc. filed a UDRP which they won. Decision: Transfer the domain to the Complainant. Full details […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domnomics: The business of #domain names now as a new eBook
John McCormac, founder of HosterStats, has been providing valuable statistics for domain name metrics since 2004. John calls these numbers “domnomics” – a portmanteau of domain and economics. In domaining, what’s great about numbers is how they can be used to define trends, and to identify points on the timeline that spawn new realities. John’s […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Desktop.com sold via #Sedo – New #domain service to begin in 2020
Sedo has brokered the sale of the aged, premium domain Desktop.com. A former property of Idealab, a startup studio based in Pasadena, California, the domain was registered in 1999, although it existed before then and dropped. The transaction appears to have taken place “under wraps” in November, and the buyer is Rolf Larsen, chairman and […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Keep America Great : Donald #Trump’s 2020 motto #domain gone!
President Donald Trump’s motto for the 2020 campaign is “Keep America Great.” The slogan is official through the use in merchandise. But they didn’t get the domain, KeepAmericaGreat.com. Billionaire philanthropist and Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer, announced on Monday he acquired the domain, which now redirects visitors to a page calling Donald Trump a “fraud” […]
Copyright © 2019 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#DriveBigger .com : #Volkswagen trademark squattered on Dan.com
Volkswagen launched a “Drive Bigger” campaign and applied for the trademark DRIVE BIGGER early in 2019. Three days after the announcement, someone registered the domain DriveBigger.com, and parked it on Undeveloped. Eventually, the platform became Dan.com. The domain was priced at $10,000 dollars, and the Dan.com contact form forwarded emails from Volkswagen’s lawyers that were […]
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