Godaddy killer? Exclusive first look at the Google Domains registrar
Our request to join Google Domains has been granted, and here is the first (exclusive) look at the new domain registrar operated by Google. After entering the access code, the control panel of Google Domains was made accessible. As you can see below, it’s quite basic, containing the options to view My Domains, Transfer In […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.What to do when your Internet goes down
When your Internet connection goes down, there’s only so much you can do. Let’s face it: today’s interconnected world is so reliant on Internet connectivity, that very little can be achieved without it. Some have asked that the Internet be considered a utility, much like power and water, that we depend on. When you lose […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Danish butter: Two for two loss in UDRP over Lurpak.email domain
The pattern that the Complainant pointed out in a trademark-infringing dot .email domain, carried onto another UDRP with the same Respondent. Yoyo.Email, Ltd. of UK lost the UDRP for the domain name, Statoil.email. It seems that going after the Statoil trademark was not the sole such instance for the Respondent, who was hit with a […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google tops “Offers” search with its own extinct service
This is truly interesting, to say the least. When searching for “Offers” in Google, the number one result is not the generic, trademarked, and otherwise content-rich web site, Offers.com, which occupies the second spot instead. For some odd reason, Google’s own Offers service is the #1 result for “Offers.” The only problem: that service is […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheDomains rolls out a ‘comment guidelines’ policy for trolls
The popular domain blog, TheDomains, attracts a large amount of commentary on its posts daily. Along with constructive responses and opinionated comments comes a small amount of troll-induced commentary, aimed at provoking the blog’s operator, Mike Berkens, and the readers of TheDomains. Mike’s one of the nicest people in the domain industry, and he puts […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Facebook’s Internet.org reveals free app
Internet.org, the initiative by Facebook for a better Internet – with more traffic to Facebook, naturally – has announced the launch of its own application. Initially available only in the African nation of Zambia, the app gives people free access to a set of basic Internet services, including health, employment and location information services. According […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DomainGang: Into the 5th year and a badge from Google
Last day of July today, and time for another editorial. DomainGang celebrates its 5th anniversary at the end of September, something that we could never fathom. What started as a collection of jokes and news about the domain industry, has become part of a full time business. The most rewarding part of this, isn’t the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Obamacare web site cost: $840 million so far!
If there is a Guinness record for the most expensive web site to build and maintain, the award should go to HealthCare.gov. After a problematic first launch, the so-called Obamacare web site is being maintained with more than $150 million dollars of taxpayers’ money. The Government Accountability Office stated that the total cost by the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Jonny Guru: On the Internet, nobody knows you are a dog
The beauty of gTLDs is that they provide endless possibilities to creators of content. One of the first gTLDs to launch, dot .Guru, is currently #3 on the roster with more than 66,000 domain names. And now for some fun with domains. A popular hardware review site is JonnyGuru.com which has been operating since 2000. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Elvis back in Graceland.com after years of domain non use
Elvis the King is back in Graceland, and by that we mean the dot .com. Just four months after reclaiming Graceland.com in a UDRP, the managers of the late Elvis Presley estate rolled out a new web site worthy of a legend. The new Graceland.com bears no resemblance to the antiquated listing of biblical quotes […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Frank Schilling turns 45 and Google knows it!
You know you are an important person, when you type your name in Google adding “birthday” and you get the correct date. Frank Schilling turned 45 yesterday, and here is the Google search screenshot below to prove just that. Tweeting on his own birthday, Frank posted a picture of himself aged 25, and a selfie […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.List of 6 cities where ICANN won’t be holding its conference any time soon
A long, long time ago we published a list of cities that ICANN should not be holding a meeting at. The list, published before the ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, made light of crime in various locations; some participants were eventually mugged or otherwise scammed at the time. Four years later, we’re now publishing an […]
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