Domain investor’s portfolio of numeric domains stolen by Chinese thief
Veteran domain investor Satoshi Shimoshita, known as “toho” on DNForum, announced the theft of a large portfolio of mostly numeric domains. The following 34 domains were stolen from his account at eNom, on July 27th and six more domains on August 3rd, after he had opened an emergency support ticket! First batch of stolen domains, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Poll : Who should replace Adam Dicker in the DomainSherpa show?
With domain investor, Adam Dicker, announcing his retirement from the DomainSherpa show to better manage his personal ventures, many agonize about who will be filling the spot. There are many capable people willing to donate their time and experience in the field of domain analysis, naturally. The problem with such spots is that one needs […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.XYZ sponsored : Southern California Domainers prepare for new meetup
The great folks of Southern California Domainers are preparing for an August 20th meetup, after their recent gathering was a complete success. This time around, the event is sponsored by the XYZ Registry, so it’s only natural that the CEO, Daniel Negari, will be delivering a fiery speech on the recent ABC.XYZ “shocker” achievement. The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Retired : Adam Dicker leaves the DomainSherpa show
After several years as a sherpa on Michael Cyger’s DomainSherpa show, domain investor Adam Dicker announced his retirement. Citing lack of time due to multiple ongoing projects, Adam Dicker thanked Michael Cyger for the opportunity: “Special thanks to Mike Cyger and DomainSherpa for having me on the show for many review and news panels over the last few years. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google : No more unofficial software downloads in paid searches
It was a simple recipe: Tens of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue were made, by using the simple formula of attaching a downloader or a toolbar to a piece of software, then distributing the lot to make money from ads. Such combo downloads that are not managed by the original source of the software […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ABC.XYZ domain applicant shares his distrust for the .XYZ gTLD
Last year, when dot .XYZ was taking pre-registration applications, domain investor Paul Smith applied for the domain ABC.XYZ. According to Smith, it was the only .XYZ he wanted, for the same reason Google bought it: it’s a domain hack, indicating the beginning and the end of the Latin alphabet. Despite getting an email that ABC.XYZ […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain transfer denied : 18 surveillance cameras and one UDRP later
The tenants of the rental property of 510 Pacific Ave, Venice, CA 90291 have found a novel way to bring awareness to various issues they have with their landlord. By registering the domain 510pacificave.com and posting about their daily life at the premises, they also invited the landlord’s wrath. In a UDRP for the domain, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Breaking: Donald Trump rolls out campaign on .XYZ domain
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, announced the immediate formation of a mother company to handle his nomination campaign. Launching from DonaldTrump.XYZ, the charismatic billionaire shared his campaign’s strategic plan during a fundraiser dinner in Santa Barbara, California. Daniel Negari, CEO and founder of dot .XYZ was also attending, when Donald Trump delivered his announcement: “As […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Who is the Chinese spammer that emails every LLLL .com owner?
If you own LLLL .com domains, this isn’t news to you: a Chinese spammer has been sending out email offers for every LLLL .com permutation there is. That’s thousands of spam emails, non stop. Hiding behind QQ number accounts and temporary domains, the spammer offers between 1600 to 1800 yuan for every domain. That’s the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Design.Vegas : Husband and wife team rocks Las Vegas with new domain venture
The husband and wife team of Bruce and Tiffany Marler is out to conquer the city of Las Vegas. We’re not talking about gambling at the casinos and raiding the elite restaurants – this is strictly business. The dynamic couple has formed Design.Vegas, a Vegas corporation that plans to take the local business by storm, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Never again : Canon campaign goes viral on a Frank Schilling domain
A new advertising campaign by Canon addresses the subject of printing out digital assets. The Canon PIXMA printer campaign is labeled “Never Again“, and it features a series of funny videos depicting disaster that came as a result of relying on digital versions of documents. The videos are becoming viral on social media, with the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Rising Star 2015 : DomainX award goes to Aishwin Vikhona
Indian domain entrepreneur and author, Aishwin Vikhona, won the “Rising Star” award at DomainX 2015 in Bangalore, India. The award was presented to Vikhona by the DomainX 2015 organizers, recognizing his status as a domain investor and developer. Vikhona’s domain investments amount to more than $100,000 in recent months, mostly LLL .com domains. Sell Domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.