Google ranking no longer cares about being mobile-friendly

Posted by DomainGang on April 24, 2023, at 9:40 am

In 2015, Google pushed hard for establishing mobile-friendly content as a means of gauging ranking with its search engine. That feature, whether it was actively enforced or not, is now obsolete. No longer does mobile-friendly content become a requirement for Google ranking, although having mobile-friendly content can be a plus for some. New guidelines released […]

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TrekAmerica: Covid-19 pandemic led to loss of Footloose.com

Posted by DomainGang on April 23, 2023, at 8:39 pm

In 2020 and after 48 years of fun-filled group trips across the USA, Canada, Alaska and Central America, TrekAmerica ceased all travel operations. The company’s announcement was quite depressing at the time: We’re incredibly sad to say that due to ongoing uncertainties from COVID, TrekAmerica won’t be continuing to run trips. This has been an […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, DropCatch, Footloose, Footloose.com, Paramount Pictures, latedomainer, trademarks, trekadventures.com

Operation Royal Flush: Feds seize cache of malicious domains

Posted by DomainGang on April 22, 2023, at 2:39 pm

US authorities have seized a group of domain names linked to illegal and malicious activities. Operation Royal Flush is the name of the latest domain seizure operated by the department of Homeland Security Investigations, in accordance with a seizure warrant issued by the US Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judging from the domains […]

Filed under Domain Crime · Tagged with Domains, Homeland Security Investigations, Operation Royal Flush, Seized domains, domain crime

Stryde company upgrades to Stryde.io after quick negotiations

Posted by DomainGang on April 21, 2023, at 9:10 am

The domain Stryde.io was reportedly sold for the sum of $8,900 dollars via Afternic, after swift negotiations. Stryde performed a domain upgrade from StrydeFurther.com, a domain it uses still. According to the domain’s seller, prolific domainer Tony Names, Stryde.io was listed with a BIN of $10,000 dollars and it ended up being sold “slightly above […]

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Seven with Sedo: H2.com, Peace.com, Tale.com, and more at GreatDomains

Posted by DomainGang on April 20, 2023, at 3:00 pm

Welcome to Seven with Sedo, another edition of quality domains included in a seven day auction at our kind sponsors, Sedo. The GreatDomains auction is a bi-monthly event featuring premium domains, sometimes with a specific theme. This time, GreatDomains takes place from April 20th-27th and it features 138 domain names that met certain criteria regarding […]

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The Afternic Diaries: Mundane tasks of a domain name broker

Posted by DomainGang on April 20, 2023, at 11:10 am

My name is – wait, better leave that out, on second thought. I’m a junior domain broker at Afternic, the biggest domain brokerage platform owned by GoDaddy. We are giants. At least, that’s what the middle management tells us on casual Fridays. We have pineapple pizza and soda and we talk about kicking the competition’s […]

Filed under Stories & Manuals · Tagged with Afternic, Domain Diary, Domain brokers, Domainers, Domains, GoDaddy, Parody, diary, domain broker, parody post

FacebookUserPrivacySettlement.com: Fair use of a trademark and domain

Posted by DomainGang on April 20, 2023, at 7:49 am

If you wonder what constitutes fair use of a registered, famous mark such as Facebook, the answer is at FacebookUserPrivacySettlement.com. The domain was registered by the lawyers representing a class action lawsuit that involves Facebook; at least, that was the company’s name in 2018 when the legal papers were filed. Now called Meta, the company […]

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Domain investor won UDRP filed against Ebet.com.au

Posted by DomainGang on April 19, 2023, at 5:29 pm

An Australian domain investor that registered the domain Ebet.com.au in 2021, was hit with a UDRP filed at the WIPO by Intecq Limited, Australia. The Complainant asserted that their right to the EBET mark in 2016 and another fancy mark with EBET in 2009 establish rights in the disputed domain. However, the panelist pointed out […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Australia, Domains, Ebet.com.au, Intecq Limited, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, ebet

Dan.com puts a pause to Domain API

Posted by DomainGang on April 19, 2023, at 2:40 pm

Dan.com has paused its Domain API, according to verified sources. The service provided registrars, domain marketplaces & other services in the domain industry with a feature-rich API to “build your own domain marketplace or enhance your current service by offering secondary market features at your registrar, for example, with limited development & resources required.” There […]

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List of GPT and AI #domains sold at Sedo in recent weeks

Posted by DomainGang on April 19, 2023, at 8:59 am

Sedo released two weeks’ worth of sales data yesterday. The two reports involve the week that ended on April 11, and the week that ended on April 18. From these lists, we present the domain sales that involve an exciting trend currently, that of GPT and AI keywords or domains. Although GPT is a term […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with .AI domains, ChatGPT, Domains, GPT, Sedo, domain sales, new trends

TicketSMS.com: Complainant found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Posted by DomainGang on April 18, 2023, at 3:29 pm

The registrant of the domain name pair TicketSMS.com and TicketSMS.net registered them in 2009. TicketSms s.r.l. attempted to get the pair by filing a UDRP, despite only having used the TICKET SMS brand since 2015. After failing to negotiate a price with the Respondent, they resorted to a “Plan B” approach; the UDRP filing claims […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Highjacking, TicketSMS.com, TicketSMS.net, UDRP, WIPO

Sycomore.com: UDRP involved two French entities—What happened

Posted by DomainGang on April 17, 2023, at 12:39 pm

Sycomore Vox France Société is a French company claiming registered marks of the SYCOMORE mark across various domains, dating back to 2019. The domain name Sycomore.com was registered in 2004 and became the focus of a UDRP. The Complainant alleges that the SYCOMORE mark’s first use dates back to the Complainant’s corporate formation in 1986. […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Sycomore, Sycomore.com, UDRP, WIPO

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