Court order : Germans can use a “fake name” on Facebook
Facebook attracts more than a billion people from around the world, and it demands everyone uses their real name. There are times when using an alias, a pseudonym, or a “fake name” makes more sense. After all, you never know when your ex will come stalking you on Facebook. A court order in Germany, is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Marksmen : How brand and domain investigation is conducted
Marksmen is a company offering brand protection services to major corporations around the world. Their motto is “Discreet, Confidential, Relentless.” One of the Marksmen clients is Microsoft. Marksmen acquired the domain HoloLens.com on behalf of Microsoft, acting as a “middleman” in the transaction. This approach ensured that HoloLens.com was sold for just $6,750 dollars, instead […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.118500 : Numeric domain lost in UDRP
Who says numbers are always a safe and sound investment as domain names? For the most part they are – unless they are trademarked. Take for example the number 118500, it represents a mark of British Telecom, and a search engine making money to the telco. Not only they own BT118500.com but 118500.com as well; […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yassou! Anthos Chrysanthou launches enterprise translation tools on Translate.com
Chicago entrepreneur and domain investor, Anthos Chrysanthou, is quiet and diminutive. But don’t confuse his silence and stature with any lack of focus; the CEO of Emerge Media launched Translate.com four years ago, and the company’s web platform boasts 3 million members. The company is headquartered in the Greektown neighborhood of Chicago. Translate.com has produced […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Crazy Greek Bitch : Smitten foreigner shares his love via domain name!
Greece has been in the news for the wrong reasons lately, but the truth is that its people are full of passion and zest for life; it must be due to the unique Greek light shining down on the endless shores. To anyone who has had the privilege to know a Greek woman, they are […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.10 reasons why gTLDs truly suck bad!
Most savvy domain investors stay away from those fancy-schmancy new gTLDs, and it’s common knowledge in the domain community that only pansies register them. After 18 months of operation, there are probably only a handful of active gTLD domains and most likely no more than 10 thousand gTLD domains altogether. That’s a sign of suckiness […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Photos from the 2015 Southern California Domainers Meetup at Uniregistry HQ
The July 2015 Southern California Domainers Meetup was a complete blast on Friday, attracting several dozen domainers from the west coast, and beyond. Hosted and sponsored by Uniregistry, the evening gala took place at the California HQ of the Caymans company in Los Angeles. The event was organized by Jason Thompson, and everyone had nothing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Unidonuts(tm) : Domain Registry to give away hundreds of short letter domains
With gTLD domains expanding the lanes of Information Superhighway, one’s dream of owning a really short domain (RSD) can become a reality. Everything comes at a price, however; in particular, single letter domains are retained by domain registries like gold nuggets. “People realize that there is a value in short domain names, and especially single […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ZFBot App : A must-have domain app for the iPhone and iPad!
Are you a domainer? Do you have an iPhone or an iPad? If you answered “YES” to both of these questions, you need to get the ZFBot App from the Apple store. It’s the quintessential domain search app that takes the power of the old ZFBot.com web site straight to your smart phone. Search 150 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ Registry suspended serial spammer’s domain names
Our article yesterday about a serial spammer using dozens of XYZ domains, coincided with action by the XYZ Registry to shut them down. Despite the considerable amount of spam dispatched by the spammer, the XYZ Registry maintains an abuse mitigation system for such cases. Shayan Rostam, Global Director of Registry Operations for the XYZ Registry […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Reddit : “Website domains and stolen ideas”
Remember that old workplace cliche, “there’s no I in teamwork” ? When you come up with an idea at work, and register domains to support its course before it gets officially approved, don’t expect to get all the glory. In fact, what happens most of the time is watching your idea becoming a free for […]
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