Cybercrime and gTLDs : Europe invests in .Bank domains
Cybercrime, in the form of financial institution domain spoofing, has cost banks and consumers billions of dollars in 2015 alone. Dot .Bank, the managed, authorized gTLD to be used by Banks, is changing that fast. Hundreds of European banks are registering with dot .Bank, to ensure that their customers receive protection from unauthorized account transactions. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Eli Lilly & Co : Massive UDRP wins 368 ‘cialis’ domain names in one go!
This has to be one of the biggest – make that, massive – UDRP cases ever, with the ownership of 368 domains being decided in one go. The case, filed by pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company, addresses the ongoing phenomenon of trademark violation. All of the domains contain the word “cialis“, the brand name […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domains NOT to register : WalmartPickup.com
The following message should be mandatory at every domain Registrar, prior to one’s registration of a domain: “AVOID REGISTERING POPULAR BRAND NAMES, OR RISK LOSING YOUR DOMAIN.” It’s that simple. And yet, silly domainers and ignorant opportunists alike, go for domains that contain famous brands and their assorted trademarks. In this latest case of “Domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese CHIP domains : Make a web site to entrepreneurship!
If you have LLLL .com domains, you’re probably being flooded on a daily basis with domain inquiries from China. Mike Berkens has said that he’d spend 2 hours daily answering those emails. After selling these to GoDaddy, he has 2.5 extra free days every month! 😀 With the base price being around $2200 dollars according […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Most Wanted Domains .com goes dark – Adult.Domains launches
Within 48 hours of the tremendous domain portfolio sale of 70,000 domains by Worldwide Media, Inc. to GoDaddy, the changes are already rolling. First and foremost, a list of 106 valuable LLL .com domains is now listed on Afternic; each individual domain seems to carry a minimum offer of $10,000 dollars. Expect these domains to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Toyota, Honda, BMW, Lexus, Bentley register dot .Car, .Cars, .Auto domains
Ladies and gents, start your domain engines! The sunrise period started today for the holy triad of automobile gTLDs: dot .Car, dot .Cars and dot .Auto. The joint venture of XYZ with Uniregistry already lined up several major automotive manufacturers, that grabbed their respective brands in all 3 gTLDs available. Toyota was first, followed by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Saint West : Video production company reaps celebrity domain traffic!
When you are a celebrity couple, announcing your baby’s name can mean big business; media, paparazzi and domain speculators alike, might jump in and grab related domain names. Not in the case of Kanye West and wife Kim Kardashian‘s baby. The newborn was named “Saint West”. No middle name either. Unfortunately, the domain name SaintWest.com […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Build an Igloo : Domain brokerage powerhouse switching to dot .Igloo
In a surprising move that will appease or shock many, Igloo, the domain brokerage powerhouse, is switching – once again – its primary web site. “Going from Igloo.com to the new gTLD dot .Igloo was a conscious decision, mandated by the domain industry’s direction in branding and marketing,” said Igloo managing director, Alf Ake. “Nothing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy acquisition : Huge LLL .com portfolio of Worldwide Media Inc domains
Worldwide Media, Inc., the managing entity founded by domain investor, Michael Berkens, dominated the news yesterday. GoDaddy acquired a 70,000-strong portion of the Worldwide Media, Inc. domain portfolio, opting to leave out adult domain names and new gTLDs. It is obvious that GoDaddy, wishing to maintain a squeaky clean public image popular with small businesses […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Conspiracy : Small domain portfolio holder upset with GoDaddy!
A small domain portfolio holder is upset with GoDaddy, and quite understandably so. Matt Gherkins of Ontario, Canada, cannot fathom the news of GoDaddy acquiring the Worldwide Media portfolio; in fact, he’s quite livid. “So that goes to show how big fish domainers cut the line and get ahead of us other domain investors, selling […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WorldWide Media sells 70,000 domain names to GoDaddy, including 373.com, Faculty.com
What a grand exodus for Worldwide Media, Inc., the domain portfolio holding company of domain investor, Michael Berkens. According to a press release, GoDaddy has acquired 70,000 domains of the Worldwide Media portfolio. Domains include 373.com, Faculty.com, iBill.com; also sold in this package are small businesses such as BikeRentals.com, EventPlanning.co and KitchenChef.com. GoDaddy senior VP […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ChaoMi : Is the “fried rice” reporting site accurate on Chinese domain sales?
If you’re interested in daily tracking of the Chinese domain market sales, you probably need ChaoMi. The online domain tool tracks daily stats in a variety of domain genres, popular with the Chinese domain investors. ChaoMi includes the following domain categories it reports on: Three and four letter .com, .net, .org and .CC domains Three […]
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