Glassagram.org: Instagram won this UDRP and here’s why
Instagram LLC filed a UDRP against the domain name GlassaGram.org that appears to be providing behind the scenes access to Instagram profiles’ photos. Although the domain name does not contain the word INSTAGRAM, a registered trademark, the WIPO panelist ordered the domain to be transferred to the Complainant. Here’s why: Instagram also owns rights to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bluesky app updates its domain-friendly process
Bluesky has been gaining popularity as a free social media app that presents a Twitter-like (now X) environment, free of bots and musky toxicity. For a while now, Bluesky users could switch away from the .bsky.social suffix to using their domain names as their Bluesky handle. The process is explained here and a more technical […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Florida county implements domain monitoring after large scam
Volusia county officials in Florida implemented domain monitoring, after a scam involved the creation of emails on a similar domain name. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced the arrest of 26 year old Keith Merard, following a complex fraud scheme involving stolen Starlink satellites worth $48,000 dollars and other equipment. Merard created email addresses on […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Oppenheimer moment: Atom.com splits its domain landers
The days of big, bulky “for sale” landers are over at Atom.com, formerly known as Squadhelp. In a true Oppenheimer moment, the company announced that it has changed its focus for 2025 and beyond, by creating small, “particle” landing pages. Darpan Munjal, founder & CEO of Atom.com noted about the changes: “It was a moment […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DomainTools: Possible deprecation of WHOIS services in 2025
DomainTools, the quintessential tool that queries, stores, and analyzes WHOIS data, and more, shared news that is of importance to all domain investors. The company is warning of a “Possible deprecation of WHOIS services for ICANN TLDs” after January 28, 2025. In detail: ICANN is in the process of transitioning registries and registrars from using […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afternic keywords for December: Have you boosted yet?
Afternic‘s top keywords for December 2024 are finally here, as the company prepares for an early holiday season shutdown. Tracked through GoDaddy‘s proprietary Cairo AI™, this amazing series tracks the most popular keywords in domain sales achieved through Afternic. “Our system analyzes millions of search terms on the so-called ‘registrar path’ that GoDaddy has several […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Swetha scores sweet Spectral.xyz sale!
It’s the end of the year and prolific Indian domain investor Swetha Yenugula shared news of her latest domain sale via the Afternic platform. Spectral.xyz, a 2020 registration, was sold by Swetha for $20,933 dollars. The meaning of “spectral” is of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly. There are several potential buyers for […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rentalend.com UDRP: Respondent won after spelling out the domain name!
Talend S.A.S is a French company that owns a portfolio of trademark registrations for TALEND including European Trademark No. 014226989 registered on September 25, 2015. They filed a UDRP against the domain RenTALEND.com, registered in 2024. At first glance, the domain appears to incorporate the TALEND brand in in its entirety. At least, that’s what […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Citigroup.ai UDRP: Inventing a purpose for a domain leads to loss
Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company based in New York City. The company was formed in 1998 and in 2023 had revenue in excess of $78 billion dollars. They filed a UDRP to get the domain name Citigroup.ai for obvious reasons: The domain infringes on their famous […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Thy.co domain shalt not be transferred in UDRP decision at the WIPO
Thy means “your” and Thy.co could mean “your .co” domain. The archaic reference did not sit well with Turk Hava Yollar, a Turkish company that operates Turkish Airlines since 1933 and THY.com since 1997. Turk Hava Yollar filed a UDRP to get the domain Thy.co but THY is not their primary trademark and it’s not […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Web2 to Web3: Kathy Nielsen is new BizDev VP at WebUnited
After four years with the GoDaddy Registry as Director of Premium Domains, Kathy Nielsen moved out of the company in October. The experienced domain industry professional with a long career at Sedo and Neustar is now the VP of Business Development at WebUnited, a Web3 company that aspires to bridge the gap between Web2 and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Raymond won a UDRP against Ray—Here’s why
A billionaire hedge fund manager, author, public speaker and philanthropist who was ranked in 2020 as the world’s 79th wealthiest person was targeted in a domain squatting case. Raymond Dalio has been called the “Steve Jobs of Investing” by aiCIO Magazine and Wired Magazine and named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME […]
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