ICANN launches 1-800 number for WHOIS verification
ICANN is launching a hotline that everyone who owns a domain name will soon be calling, in order to verify ownership of their domain names. The new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) requires that a certain amount of personal information is disclosed to the domain Registrar, and ICANN can store aggregate and detailed data for up […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Flare Watch: One name, two brands, a lot of embarrassment!
When companies come up with creative names for their products and services, they’d better do some research first. Not just any type of superficial research, but rather, deep digging about the past and present status of the proposed brand. Apparently, Cox Communications did none of that when they announced the launch of Flare Watch. For […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Gold overlays work best: Wikipedia *begs* for donations
There’s nothing wrong with asking for contributions, when you serve almost half a billion users – for free! Wikipedia – the online, open encyclopaedia – is once again seeking donations from its readers. This time around, instead of using a subtle gray overlay and short copy, the message is presented in bold black letters against […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainistan grants political asylum to Edward Snowden
Former NSA analyst, Edward Snowden has applied for political asylum in Russia and 14 other countries. According to Reuters, the sovereign state of Domainistan has granted political asylum to the formerly well-paid government employee, on the agreement that he will refrain from making any more anti-Obama statements. “The Domainistan community is welcoming Mr. Snowden to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Panini Sisters introduce adult domaining to XXX crowds
Marina and Louisa Panini are sisters; the 22 and 23 year olds from Calabria in South Italy, are adult performers that have appeared in more than 75 adult entertainment films produced by XXXCoredump Productions. Although often confused as being twins when sitting down, the Panini Sisters are about to take the domain world by storm. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The untold Flippa story and a trademark predating the commercial Internet!
Flippa has become the top destination portal for buyers and sellers looking to trade domains and web sites. Having passed the $100,000,000 mark in sales back in April, Flippa.com has attracted a large number of domain investors and it’s continuing its upwards trajectory, month after month. The current “Flippa” trademark was granted in April 2010, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Fun Estibot glitch fails to valuate expensive domain name!
A DNForum member from Greece has uncovered a glitch with popular domain evaluation tool, Estibot. The glitch affects other tools that use the Estibot API, such as Valuate.com by Francois Carrillo. Clearly an issue with how domains are parsed, Estibot does not recognize that the domain name www.com is valid, as apparently it strips any […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dot .com was a really bad idea, says ICANN official
With 909 new gTLDs getting the passing grade so far, ICANN is once again evaluating its support of the original TLDs. “We need to go through the documentation and examine how .com made the cut in 1985, it’s shocking really,” says Milosh Fritcz of ICANN-Hungary. “Dot .com was from the very beginning a very, very […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RIP AltaVista
Yahoo is restructuring its digital assets and pulling the plug on a number of online products, including AltaVista. Once the search engine of choice, AltaVista launched in 1995, the early days of commercial Internet. Here is the earliest archived page from 1996 at Archive.org. AltaVista is being retired on July 8th, 2013, barely 18 years […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Name Wire: Closer to Network Solutions with brand new logo
A little over five weeks ago, Andrew Allemann of Domain Name Wire announced that he had been running a logo design contest at 99Designs. Having narrowed down the potential candidates to 13 logos, Andrew asked for opinions on which logo looks better. As always, when a lot of chefs are invited in the kitchen, the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Registrars: How fast do they answer their Tech Support phones?
If you’re old school like we are, you probably want to talk to a human on the phone instead of chit-chatting in a pop-up window. Domain registrars that value their services provide fast and efficient phone support. Today, we took 9 US-based domain registrars to the ultimate phone test. 🙂 The testing process: after locating […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ji Bai: Chinese replica fashion entrepreneur uses 8,422 domains for eCommerce
Anyone who has ventured behind the great wall of China will be able to confirm that this ancient nation has two faces. If you’re staring at your iPhone or iPad, you’re looking at China’s #1 face: productive, affordable, innovative. The other face of China is preoccupied with cheap knock-offs of American and European fashion brands, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.
