Father Domainicus: Intellectual onanism and Brother Frank’s vision
Greetings and salutations, my brothers and sisters in domaining – this is Father Domainicus, with a special message on this fine, sunny Sunday. Many a moon ago, I was granted access to Brother Frank’s personal vision about the future of our beloved Domain Church. I was astounded, shocked, perplexed. Brother Frank, I asked, what are […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain data: Updated gTLD totals for March 1, 2014
We haven’t published an updated leaderboard for the gTLD numbers for a while; the zone files don’t always provide timely updates, and as more gTLDs go live, the task will become a bit more complex. Regardless, here’s some gTLD registration data that contain today’s zone file counts, mixed with yesterday’s for some not yet updated […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Reverse domain name hijacking? Nope, UDRP slamdunk for the Complainant
This is an unfortunate decision for the owner of AceCapital.com, a domain name registered in 1997. Its owner appears to have owned it since around 2012, perhaps after acquiring it in the secondary domain market. Despite the generic characteristics of the domain, and the lack of a registered trademark by the Complainant, the decision was […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Name .com video: Dot .Sexy can make *anything* sexy
It’s finally the weekend! There’s a new video from the creative team of Name.com, a registrar known for its unconventional and humorous approach to the very serious business of domaining. Titled, “Sexy new domains: Pug“, the 36 second long clip explores the possibilities of what can be sexy, with a new .Sexy domain. Enjoy! […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IPO domain sold for – Well, not as much as if it were an IPO!
The domain name IPO.us didn’t fare too well over at NameJet, in a no reserve auction, despite its 12 years of age and strong letter appeal. The IPO acronym stands for Initial Public Offering; the initial availability of a company’s stock to the stock market. After receiving 43 bids by 29 bidders, the results of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy: Rare decision to close offices for the rest of February
In an apparent attempt to mimic the perks enjoyed by employees of Name.com, GoDaddy has announced the closure of its offices for the rest of the month – giving employees paid time off. The big news was well-received, when middle management disclosed it to all GoDaddy associates during the company meeting: “After careful examination of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain investing fever: World War III domains flying off the ‘shelves’
“Hello Kremlin, we have a situation in Ukraine.” The ongoing tension in parts of Ukraine bordering Russia, is causing plenty of anxiety among the locals, just days after the Sochi Olympics ended. Facing the unfortunate prospect of another regional war with the potential to become a global crisis, domain investors reacted proactively. “I registered several […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain resurrection: Registerfly becomes ICANN-accredited .CN and .Asia registrar
The domain registrar associated with a mini scandal in the late 2000’s is back, having cleansed itself from its sinful past. Registerfly was once a popular – and affordable – domain registrar, that attracted thousands of domainers; at the time of its untimely demise, there were several million domains under management. After the domain expired, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain data: Updated gTLD totals for February 27, 2014
This is not your Father’s Internet anymore. In the weeks and months ahead, dozens of new gTLDs will be allocated. People who expect those specialized new extensions to reach astronomical numbers, matching existing TLDs, have no idea how this “keyword + gTLD” brand generation works. While there are a lot of generic words that make […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Whisky.com valuation: How much is it worth?
The sale of Whisky.com for $3.1 million dollars sent the Castello Brothers to new stratospheric highs. It’s one of the biggest domain sales ever, with an entry at #19 at the Top Domain Sales of all time. But how much do domain valuation engines say that Whisky.com is worth? That’s the fun part of artificial […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry fixes WHOIS status ‘glitch’
Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry has apparently fixed a glitch that partially affected the launch of both .Sexy and .Tattoo. As of today, any domains that have been reserved by the Registry return the following status: >>> This name is not available for registration: >>> Registry reserved name for .tattoo During the launch, the status returned for […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CDC .com sells for $70,000
There is no doubt that LLL .com domains have retained their inherent value for a decade; no wonder why there are so many attempts to steal them. Despite the argument over “good letters” and “bad letters”, the ability to own a short .com domain of three letters, can generate more business leads for a company […]
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