‘Bad economy’ continues as BlackBerry announces $1 Billion dollar Q2 loss!
BlackBerry, makers of that funny phone with real buttons to type onto, have announced a shocking loss of almost $1 billion dollars for the second quarter. Instead of sticking to making a phone with real buttons, BlackBerry introduced the Z10 that attempted to mimic other smart phones, such as the Apple iPhone. Sales plummeted and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stevie Wonder: I just called, to say, I sue you!
Stevie Wonder might not be having any recent #1 hits, but the former child prodigy has had a remarkable music career, since the 1960’s. Being blind at birth did not stop Stevie Wonder – formerly Stevland Hardaway Morris – from succeeding as a song writer and musician, gaining international fame and fortune, particularly in the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.New Google logo: a mockery of Marissa Mayer’s “creative skills”
A few days ago, the Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer, announced that she “rolled up her sleeves and dove into the trenches” during a weekend redesign of the Yahoo! logo. The former Google executive appeared to take the blows in stride, after the new Yahoo! logo was found to deliver only a smidgen of its former […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ALERT: Phishing attack email pretends to arrive from Joe Uddeme of DomainHoldings
A phishing email is currently being sent to domain owners, pretending to arrive from Joe Uddeme of DomainHoldings. The email is not being sent by Joe and it links to a page that asks for a user’s log in to various email accounts: Yahoo, Gmail, Windows Live, AOL and others. It’s a password stealer, so […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Really long domains: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
While really long domains can exist on the Internet, most of us would never actually type them in; the best use for a really long domain is via clickable, promotional teasers. Coca-Cola did just that, as we mentioned last month. What if the really long domain name is a popular phrase? The wedding tradition in […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BREAKING: Name.com acquires Sedo in an 1.5 trillion euro cash and perks transaction
BREAKING (bad): Palo Alto, California – Sept. 18, 2013: Name.com the top tier domain registrar with an “A Rating” from the DG Registrar review, has acquired Sedo, the Germany based domain auction market and close ally of the TDNAM “$60 buck offers” marketplace. Vic Dixon, Vice President of Stuff at Name.com announced the acquisition earlier […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.gTLD program: ICANN(t) have those reserved words as 2nd level domains!
With the gTLD program at full steam by ICANN, there is a small detail that needs to be mentioned, for gTLD applicants to take notice. Once given the right to roll out a particular new gTLD, even after spending $185,000 as application fees alone, new registries must abide to a set of rules – including, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Female portfolio owners swoon at overly handsome domainer!
After perusing the lists of recent domain sales by Sedo and Afternic, a strange pattern emerged. Premium domain names, worth thousands of dollars, are being sold at sub-prime prices. In all of these transactions, the buyer was Danish model and entrepreneur, Martjin Rasmuunssen. “He is a very attractive man, and a smooth talker, he completely […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Let’s be adult about it: Fap.xxx gets sold by the ICM Registry
The ICM Registry, operators of the .XXX domain namespace, have announced the sale of the domain name Fap.xxx to Pimproll, who also operate Porn.xxx. The sales price will be kept confidential. If you’re not familiar with the term “fap”, here’s a link about its definition. According to the press release by the ICM Registry: PimpRoll […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele.com still won’t fit on a driver’s license
A Hawaiian woman’s unusually long last name is giving her some grief, after being unable to register it with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Just like a nightmare tech scenario reminiscent of the Y2K era, the DMV only provides space for 32 letters. Janice Lokelani Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele wasn’t phased by this limitation, and promptly caused some […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AaronAlexis.com – The unfortunate matching of a killer’s name
Yesterday’s mindless killing of a dozen people in Washington DC, by former military contractor Aaron Alexis, is yet another big tragedy. The killer died as well; and the process of healing for the families of those lost during the attack has yet to begin. As unlikely as it may seem, the domain name AaronAlexis.com was […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rick Schwartz reveals version 5.5.1b of Hall of Shame
Mondays are the best times to release a new joint venture or a project, as most domainers need a diversion from the long week ahead. Rick Schwartz’s announcement of Hall of Shame 5.0 last week, became obsolete rather quickly, as a new and improved version has just been launched. “Good Monday afternoon, folks!” exclaimed Rick. […]
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