Is Trump At Mar-a-Lago, Florida? This domain name will tell you

Posted by DomainGang on April 15, 2017, at 9:36 am

Donald Trump has been going back and forth between Washington and Mar-a-Lago in Florida, where his exclusive club is. The presidential trip costs approximately $3.6 million dollars every time, according to a Governmental Accountability Office report. Is Donald Trump At Mar-a-Lago currently? A new web site, IsTrumpAtMaraLago.org will tell you, and it seems that so […]

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Domain history : Thirty years ago, there were less than 200 .COM domains

Posted by DomainGang on April 9, 2017, at 3:13 pm

Symbolics.com, the first .com domain, was registered on March 15, 1985. By December 15, 1987, there were a total of 167 .com domain names registered. In other words, the lack of interest, and the manual approval and registration process, added just 166 .com domains in 33 months. Which were these domains? Here’s an alphabetical list, […]

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Chinese domain market : May 31st is doomsday for domainers in China

Posted by DomainGang on March 19, 2017, at 10:09 pm

Welcome to the Sunday edition of the Chinese domain market report. May 31st is “doomsday” in China, and domain investors in particular. Major cloud providers, such as Alibaba, have provided a government-issued warning, that user verification must complete before then. The process entails providing credentials to match domains with the real names of their owners. […]

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Editorial : ICANN and the future of the new gTLDs

Posted by DomainGang on March 10, 2017, at 4:52 pm

Welcome to the March Editorial. Uniregistry’s announcement of a price increase plan, affecting 16 of its 25 commercial gTLDs, created a wave of discussions on a variety of media. The key question was the price increase, and whether it’s ethical, or merely a demonstration of corporate greed. The affected gTLDs are, for the most part, […]

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Defunct casino domain, TrumpPlaza.com, to be deleted after 21 years

Posted by DomainGang on February 27, 2017, at 3:52 pm

TrumpPlaza.com is coming of age; the 21+ year old domain is about to be deleted at GoDaddy. Registered in December of 1995, Trump Plaza’s official web site was no longer of any use, as the casino was owned by Donald Trump’s “Trump Entertainment Resorts.” According to Wikipedia: On July 12, 2014, the Trump Plaza Hotel […]

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Make Trump Tweets Eight Again .com : Have some fun with the President’s twitter account

Posted by DomainGang on February 16, 2017, at 4:53 pm

Donald Trump’s presidency provides plenty of opportunity to the media and content creators to stage opinions and explore creative ways of protest. While the Donald Trump organization safeguards negative terms about Donald Trump, there is a vast range of opportunistic domain registrations available. One such domain is MakeTrumpTweetsEightAgain.com that provides a web browser plugin that […]

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ICANN CEO Göran Marby to speak at WHD.Global next month

Posted by DomainGang on February 7, 2017, at 9:59 am

ICANN CEO, Göran Marby, will be a speaker during Web Hosting Days Global – the hosting and cloud mega-conference that takes place in Germany. Mr. Marby will be addressing the community at WHD.global on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 with his presentation, “Shape the future of the Internet: Your business depends on it.” If you plan […]

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Rick Schwartz in 2017 : Won’t stop investing in domain names!

Posted by DomainGang on January 30, 2017, at 5:34 pm

Rick Schwartz, the Domain King®, might be retired from active blogging but he’s never been busier registering domain names. The TRAFFIC conference founder created a “20 year plan” and successfully completed his goals, having sold millions of dollars worth of domain names. Is Rick retired from domain investing? Heck, no! 😀 We often look into […]

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Wines.com : Eight figures domain discounted to seven figures for a quick sale

Posted by DomainGang on January 19, 2017, at 11:29 am

Wines have been produced throughout the world since ancient times, and it’s a popular, adult drink to our days. The Romans believed that “in vino veritas” – in wine, there is truth – and the ancient Greeks consumed their wines mixed with water (3 parts wine, 1 part water) and reserved the unadulterated wines to […]

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January 1st and the “birthday paradox” : Why so many domainers celebrate today?

Posted by DomainGang on January 1, 2017, at 9:29 pm

January 1st is not just the beginning of the year, it’s also the date most shared among domain investors as a day of celebration. If one takes a look on their social media friends, for example on Facebook, they will notice that January 1st is an unusually busy day for birthdays. We found no fewer […]

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SocialEdge.com : Last UDRP for 2016 delivers a shocking decision

Posted by DomainGang on December 31, 2016, at 3:02 pm

This is our last UDRP coverage for 2016, and it’s about SocialEdge.com, a domain registered in 2001. The aged, generic two word composite was challenged at the National Arbitration Forum by Igor Vaks. Mr. Vaks is the CEO/Founder of Social Edge, operating from the domain getsocialedge.com. For some reason, the NAF panelist made the following […]

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Editorial : China’s domain over-speculation is hurting the domain industry

Posted by DomainGang on December 19, 2016, at 10:44 am

‘Tis the season for December’s editorial here at DomainGang, and this time it’s about China and domains. China’s grappling with an astounding growth in construction and technology, while suffering from social pitfalls as the world’s largest nation. With a population of almost 1.4 billion people, China’s economy is fueled by a massive inventory of consumers; […]

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