Dot .CN domain names : Less control by the Chinese government
Apparently, the Chinese government has once again eliminated the need for special paperwork in order to register dot .CN domain names. Confused? So are we. Here’s a timeline of events: Several years ago, when the dot .CN ccTLD opened up for business, only Chinese registrants could register .CN domains. Later on, these restrictions were lifted, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DomainTools planned downtime causes stress, anxiety to domainers
The planned downtime of the popular destination for domain investors, DomainTools, is causing unnecessary duress on a Sunday. Thousands of visitors to DomainTools.com receive a message citing the planned downtime, and clearly this notice isn’t enough to calm down the spirits. “It’s suffocating me, I cannot breathe, the DomainTools.com homepage isn’t the relaxing, reassuring destination […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.4chan crashed as Domainfest keynote speaker’s nude pics were leaked
The scandal-hounding web site 4chan has been down for the past couple of hours, following the alleged release of stolen pictures, depicting Kim Kardashian in the nude. A former Domainfest keynote speaker, Kim Kardashian appears to be the target of the same hacking incident that took advantage of an iCloud vulnerability to expose other celebrities. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Obituary: Christo Georg or “Georgiev” is a dead(beat) domainer
This is a Domain Obituary for Christo Georg, or “Georgiev” with an email address of christo.georg@icloud.com and a phone number from Bulgaria +359888613795, logging in from the IP 84.127.249.117 in Alicante, Spain. On April 23rd, 2014, after placing an offer of $2,000 which was accepted on Domain Name Sales, Christo Georg agreed to the Escrow.com […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NamesCon: Domainer lost 45 lbs with the “gTLD diet”
If you’re a domain investor and a fan of the Adkins diet, there’s a new king in town: the gTLD diet. Most domainers struggling with weight issues can attribute their extreme gain to the food served during domain conferences. Jacob Spudowski, a domainer from Seattle witnessed his weight yoyo between 180 to 325 lbs. “Every […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Why get an .XYZ or a .Website when you can get a great .Link ?
The recent launch of dot .Website domains left us unimpressed; the longer version of .Web has an appeal to content creators with an obsession for this archaic term. But web sites aren’t the only destinations on the Internet, which is utilizing mobiles to tap the potential of apps and other interactive content. With pricing starting […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Invest in Greece: Ron Jackson’s retirement .Link goes through Uniregistry
Domain reporter and investor, Ron Jackson, is very fond of Greece. A couple of years ago, we wished Ron a happy birthday, overlaying his jovial image onto popular Greek destinations. That photo album of Ron Jackson became the trigger apparently, for some recent domain investments, on the dot .Link gTLD managed by Uniregistry. Indeed, we […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WIPO panelist scolds Yoyo Email Ltd: Cannot build a business on the back of another’s rights!
The executive summary: A British company, Yoyo Email Ltd., has attempted to launch a business venture by registering almost 4,000 dot .Email domain names, matching brands, products and corporate names of famous companies. By doing so, Yoyo Email Ltd. exclaims that it has legitimate rights, to provide certification of delivery and receipt of emails. They […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Fifth anniversary domain retro news: Party like it’s 2009
DomainGang will be celebrating its 5th anniversary next Friday; with that in mind, we’ll be taking a stroll down memory lane, to revisit some of the domain news and incredible stories of that time. We begin with 2009 and select articles that stood out for their initial, raw content. 😀 Keep in mind, that although […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Country ccTLD furor: Seychelles won’t be losing .SC to Scotland
Officials from the tiny nation and island cluster of the Seychelles breathed with relief today, after the Scottish independence poll yielded a resounding “NO”. Facing a forceful change from the dot .SC ccTLD, the Seychelles will now be able to keep it – at least, until the next referendum for Scotland takes place. “Thanks to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.How to downgrade your brand: From Adhesive to Hivewyre
We never heard of Adhesive before, but apparently they collect and analyze data related to the “stickiness” of online shoppers. The company operated from Adhesive.co, and somewhere along the road they decided the name was too “soft.” Maybe they were told that the .com company, that produces real adhesive glue, was supposedly stealing their thunder. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Marketing genius: We have the GoDaddy rubber chicken!
Our parody review of the GoDaddy rubber chicken – an item used in a recent GoDaddy campaign on Facebook – was well-received by the fine folks of the #1 domain registrar in the world. Receiving an oversized package in the mail wasn’t a first; this time around it wasn’t a gorilla costume but rather, a […]
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