One million .XYZ domains are about to drop
One million .XYZ domains are missing from the zone files, and are about to drop. Current registration numbers show that while there are 5.6 million registered .XYZ domains, a total of 4.6 million exist in the zone files. The difference, one million .XYZ domains, is the imminent drop size during the 35 day window. The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : Can’t blog about celebrities in China!
The Chinese Internet consumers are like everywhere else; they love reading juicy news about celebrities. In yet another act of censorship, China’s government will be closing down social media accounts that share gossip about celebrities, asking Internet providers for a “crackdown.” The Beijing Cyberspace Administration states that “web sites need to adopt effective measures to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cars.com confirmed to be the largest domain sale in history
Cars.com has been confirmed to have been the largest domain sale in history, with a staggering $872,320,000 dollar valuation. Domain investor, George Kirikos, provided this number two years ago, and is once again quoting the numbers from the latest Cars.com financial statement: In connection with our acquisition by Parent, we have an intangible asset with […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UDRP loss : Virgin Enterprises continues to assert it has sole rights to the VIRGIN mark
Virgin Enterprises Limited of London, United Kingdom, continues to go after domains that incorporate the keyword “virgin.” Despite VIRGIN being a famous mark, the company has been targeting domains that are unrelated to the services that the mark represents. In some cases, there is marginal connection but the domain gets lost regardless. A UDRP against […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Obaji.com owner wanted $231,500 dollars but got hit with UDRP
The domain Obaji.com was listed on eBay with a massive $231,000 dollar price tag. Instead of achieving a sale, however, the domain was slapped with a UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum. The Complainant is Obagi Medical Products, Inc., that produces a series of cosmetics; they own the OBAGI mark since 1998. They operate from […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainers.org : Veritable domain about domainers sold at CAX
Domainers.org, the veritable domain for all domainers, was sold at CAX.com today. French domain investor, Francois Carrillo, put it up for sale; the domain was promoted via basic advertising through his domain news aggregator, Domaining.com. The domain Domainers.org received a total of 36 bids from 12 bidders, and the closing price was $1,292 dollars. It […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy restores gTLD domain partnership with Uniregistry
GoDaddy has restored domain registrations of Uniregistry gTLDs, a few weeks after they were suspended citing company policy. Uniregistry founder, Frank Schilling, stated: “We’re delighted to see Godaddy offering Uniregistry domain extensions to its customers. New name endings present a huge opportunity for future website owners. As a registry we are sometimes forced make difficult […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Is Trump At Mar-a-Lago, Florida? This domain name will tell you
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain loss : Your domain account does not update your WHOIS info
There is very little education of end-users about how important up-to-date WHOIS information is. In a case involving an end-user’s domain that was lost via the UDRP process, updating the Account Settings at GoDaddy was not enough. The GoDaddy customer, who is not an investor, assumed that by keeping that part of the contact information […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.THE Domain Conference : Moving to Orlando for 2017 ?
Update: Visit DNJournal for the news. — THE Domain Conference is most likely moving to Orlando, Florida for 2017, and the event will be held in mid-October. An announcement made today on social media by Barbara Dillman Neu, event organizer, leaves very little to the imagination: Big announcement ~ COMING SOON More details next week […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.OneChampionship.com UDRP lands RDNH finding for Respondent
The domain OneChampionship.com was challenged at the WIPO, and the Complainant got slapped with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding. Registered in 2006, the domain was among 161 domains that the Respondent “came up with,” hand-registering them after he found no active marks. The Complainant is a Singapore company that owns and manages the “ONE […]
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