It’s captcha time : Uniregistry adds math challenge to contact forms
Looks like Uniregistry is tired of spam offers from spambots, and they are responding in kind. Domains parked at Domain Name Sales with a Contact Form instead of the usual PPC ad page, will now get an improved contact form that contains a captcha. The challenge is mathematical: a pair of additions or subtractions of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Who needs .SUCKS? I love ALDI .com taken via UDRP
Imagine this: you can register a dot .SUCKS domain to vent off your sentiments as a consumer, but god forbid if you register “I Love …” alongside that brand! ALDI is an international discount supermarket chain, with headquarters in Germany. It is very popular in Europe and lately in the US. Their products are generic, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Golf.com.br domain : Brazilian generic ccTLD lost in UDRP
Gotta love words with secondary meaning. The domain Golf.com.br, a Brazilian ccTLD, was lost in UDRP, after its owner tried to sell it for $100,000 dollars. It’d be great to do so if the content at Golf.com.br were related to golf – the sport. Unfortunately, the Complainant in this UDRP is the German automotive corporation […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Startup names : Spend $11 bucks for a .LINK instead of $85,000 dollars for a .COM
The new Internet namespace has proven to be valuable for startup companies; limited budgets save a lot of money for development, versus domain names. Before the launch of several hundred new gTLDs tailored to many different specific uses, companies would be stuck with secondary tier domain names. In the past, once these companies raised more […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Father.com : Quiet launch of apparel brand for Father’s Day
The premium generic domain Father.com has changed its content and mission statement, in the days before Father’s Day. Once parked with affiliate content, the mega-keyword domain is now a joint venture between two established entrepreneurs. Their new representation and use is as “Father Brands” : A boutique brand group specializing in direct sales to Target […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dylann Storm Roof : Domains of the “Last Rhodesian” Charleston killer
The evil insanity behind the mindless murders of innocent Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, is still unfolding; suspect Dylann Storm Roof will have a lot of questions to answer in the coming weeks. Calling himself the “Last Rhodesian“, after the former apartheid-led name of Zimbabwe, Dylann Roof registered the domain name LastRhodesian.com on February 9, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Party like it’s 2007 : Fischer, Goldberger and the Moniker domain auction
NBC News covered a domain auction organized by Moniker in 2007, presenting “dramatic” coverage of live activity by bidders Ari Goldberger and Larry Fischer. The blast from the past article describes the action and aspirations of domain investors 8 years ago: Someone else makes a bid for $120,000. Fischer and Goldberger up the ante, and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Worldwide Media lands ultimate ‘joint ventures’ gTLD domain!
Worldwide Media, Inc. is a large domain portfolio holder, operated by domain investor and attorney Michael “Mike” Berkens, who operates the popular domain blog The Domains. Mike is actively involved in the research and business development of new gTLDs, as the co-founder and Managing Director of Right of The Dot, along with Monte Cahn. The release […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Gmail and domains : Phishers using SMS to hijack your account!
In the past year and a half, a lot of domain names were stolen from their lawful owners by phishing emails. By sending emails posing as legitimate communication from a domain registrar, cybercriminals manage to obtain a domain owner’s user name and password. Without two way authentication enabled at the registrar level, one is at […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ketchup porn ? Expired German domain leads Heinz users to nude images
Ketchup is a popular condiment around the world, and Heinz makes probably the best tomato ketchup there is. A year ago, Heinz launched a campaign in Germany and placed a domain link with assorted QR code on the label of ketchup bottles. The web site was about allowing visitors to design their own creative labels; […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheNew10 : Plans for a redesigned $10 dollar bill failed at domain registration level
Someone should give the US Treasury some marketing and branding tips as they apply to domain names. The upcoming redesigned $10 dollar bill isn’t due for circulation until 2020; in the meantime, there is a twitter campaign using the hashtag #TheNew10. The plan of the US Treasury is to select a prominent American woman for […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.More than 700 domain applications : Dot .BANK enters General Availability next week
The General Availability period of Dot .BANK is five days away; the June 24th launch is highly anticipated by a number of large financial institutions, that have applied for their brands and names in the dot .BANK gTLD. Dot .BANK is the result of two years of proactive action by the fTLD Registry’s coalition to […]
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