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WTF? New “domain king” using Rick’s royal insignia for #domains

Posted by on October 28, 2019, at 10:54 am 

Can’t believe it: someone is using Rick Schwartz’s “Domain King” brand, complete with royal crown insignia. The domain is DomainKing123.com, registered in 2018. Rick Schwartz’s brand is not only famous among the domain name community, but it’s also a registered trademark for DOMAIN KING since 2003. The clueless guy who operates this domain describes the […]

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Twitter gave the #Domain King his handle back!

Posted by on February 17, 2019, at 5:45 pm 

Rick Schwartz, the de facto Domain King, reclaimed his Twitter handle after someone else registered it in February. Rick’s return to social media wasn’t motivated by any willingness to start posting on Twitter – far from that. In his own words, the Domain King attributed his repossession of @DomainKing to brand protection: “Getting my @DomainKing […]

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#Domainers : The Twitter account #DomainKing isn’t who you think it is

Posted by on February 13, 2019, at 9:37 am 

In December 2017, Rick Schwartz made a decision to withdraw from social media, and Twitter was the first one he left behind. The Domain King closed his Twitter protesting about its slow response to recover TheDomains, Mike Berkens’s account that had been hijacked for a week. During 2018, Rick Schwartz announced how much better he […]

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#Twitter protest : Rick Schwartz cancelled business account, waves farewell in 2018

Posted by on December 27, 2017, at 3:10 pm 

Rick Schwartz announced that he’s cancelled his business account at Twitter, removed his billing info, and did so in protest. Calling Twitter a time-consuming habit that will take 30 to 60 days to break, the Domain King is walking away from the online medium next year, protesting Twitter’s lack of support in returning Mike Berkens’s […]

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Domainer Poll: Should Rick Schwartz return to active blogging on DomainKing.com?

Posted by on March 7, 2017, at 1:31 pm 

Rick Schwartz is on a roll; the veteran domain investor recently sold 977.com to a Chinese buyer, and has been super active on Twitter. The Domain King® retired from active blogging via RicksBlog.com in 2014; in late 2015 he made a series of posts about his 20th anniversary as a domain investor. Twitter is an […]

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Bad domain karma : NiRA pulls the plug on Nigerian registrar, DomainKing.NG

Posted by on February 26, 2017, at 12:49 pm 

Nigeria’s Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has pulled the plug on DomainKing.NG, suspending its services. The Nigerian registrar with direct ties to India, has been the focus of an Indian police investigation, after its founders were arrested earlier this month. On top of fraud allegations, potential ties to support of terrorist activities are under investigation. After […]

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Domainking.NG : Police report asserts “terrorist angle” to Indian registrar’s activities

Posted by on February 15, 2017, at 5:27 pm 

Domainking.NG, a self-styled domain registrar asserting to be Nigeria’s top choice, is in trouble; its founders were arrested by the Pune city police early in February, accused of a variety of charges. The company’s founders operated Domainking.NG from Punjab, in India, and the local police is now taking a “terrorist angle” to the charges. According […]

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DomainKing : Nigerian ccTLD domain has stolen Rick Schwartz’s thunder!

Posted by on February 24, 2016, at 12:08 am 

The Domain King, Rick Schwartz, is being missed among the domain community; as a blogger, he last posted in December. Rick announced his retirement after 10 years of successful TRAFFIC shows, but it seems that some folks are after his crown! It’s rather shocking seeing how a Nigerian domain registration and web hosting web site […]

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