Volkswagen.XYZ : Domain lost in UDRP despite emissions scandal
Despite an ongoing emissions scandal involving German automaker Volkswagen, a trademark is still a trademark. In a UDRP filed against the owner of the domain name Volkswagen.XYZ, the Respondent was a Minnesota car dealer. Still, such relationships do not justify going after a domain that clearly constitutes a trademark infringement – unless there is an […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Most ridiculous domain auction ever on Flippa ?
One of the reasons Flippa is successful as a domain auction venue, is the wide range of domains, web sites and apps being auctioned. Still, there have been questionable auctions in the past. Anyone remember the DicksByMail.com auction? 😀 At least, there was a humorous aspect in that one, along with proof of established revenue. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Non-COM sightings : Dot .Vegas makes the list!
It’s been a while since our last – official – non-com sighting, although there was a recent snafu with Wendys.jobs. 😀 Still, an eagle-eyed DomainGang reader, Bruce Marler, took the following image while riding in a cab in Las Vegas. The first dot .Vegas non-com sighting is a reality, with Teach.Vegas, a web site dedicated […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LLLL .com : Liquid domains by the pound
Brewski & Brewski, the dynamic duo of domain brokers, is once again taking the domain world by storm. Bruce and Bobby Brewski have been quiet in recent months, and now they are striking gold with their latest project: LLLL .com domains, sold by the pound. “More domain investors in China are asking for insane quantities […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain madness : Six years ago, this week!
Time flies when one is having fun, and we’ve been having lots of it. DomainGang celebrates its 6th anniversary at the end of this week, and it’s a truly incredible feeling. Our birthday coincides with the first day of this year’s premiere of THE Domain Conference, in South Florida. Domain investing changes through the years, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Free Kim Davis : Domain pointed to Marriage Equality USA web site!
Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, is out of jail. Davis was jailed last week for contempt of court, after she refused to comply with a federal order to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. In an obviously effective trolling of Kim Davis supporters, the registrant of FreeKimDavis.com pointed it to the web site of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ESQwire : Reverse Domain Name Hijacking ruling for client and iPayments.com
The domain name iPayments.com was challenged in a UDRP filed on June 15, 2015. The Korean Respondent was represented by ESQwire.com, a domainer-friendly lawfirm. For a domain registered in 1997, the Complainant, iPayment, Inc. of Westlake Village, California, claimed exclusive rights to the “IPAYMENT” mark it asserted to hold since 2001. In an interesting twist […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Non-COM sightings : Rare dot .BIZ domain seen in the wild!
It’s been a while since we added a new TLD to our roster of non-COM sightings, a collection of TLD and gTLD domains that don’t end in .com. The latest addition, is an underutilized TLD, dot .biz. Launched in 2001, the Neustar asset counts 2,193,503 .biz domains, according to stats provided by DomainTools. Our non-COM […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DomainSherpa : And the winning Sherpa replacing Adam Dicker is …
Adam Dicker’s departure from the DomainSherpa show marks the end of an era, and the beginning of another. While Sherpas come and go, Adam’s contribution to Michael Cyger’s show through domain knowledge and Canadian sense of humor has been paramount. We ran a poll to take the domainer community’s pulse regarding who could be a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alphabet madness : Domain listings multiplied after ABC.XYZ launch
A lot of domainers seem to somehow believe that Google’s creation of a mother company called ‘Alphabet, Inc.’ will magically increase the demand for related domains. From zero to hero, the Greek word denoting the first two letters of a written language set – alpha and beta – became an overnight sensation. Australian domain and […]
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Domain Name Sales has been upgrading its features and tools, ever since opening the domain selling venue to the public in 2012. The DNS team is eager to listen to suggestions, recommendations, and always strives to improve the platform. The latest upgrade that was rolled out involves the Search feature for your own domain portfolio, […]
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