RoomKey.com: Former hotel search engine domain sold for peanuts
RoomKey, operating from the domain RoomKey.com, was a hotel search engine founded in 2012 by a consortium of major hotel chains, including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Choice Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and Wyndham. It aimed to provide a direct booking alternative to online travel agencies like Expedia and Booking.com, allowing hotels to avoid paying high […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TrueCrypt.org: Former encryption software domain sold for $82,500 dollars
TrueCrypt was an open-source disk encryption software that allowed users to create encrypted volumes on their storage devices. It provided on-the-fly encryption, meaning data was automatically encrypted and decrypted as it was read or written. TrueCrypt supported full-disk encryption, hidden volumes, and plausibly deniable encryption. In May 2014, the project was abruptly discontinued, with its […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Spend.com: Defunct company domain now on the chopping block
Spend.com was a digital wallet and online payment system, founded in 2017 with its headquarters in Toronto, Canada. Until it went insolvent in 2021, it allowed its customers to spend and manage their funds at over 60 million global merchants with the Spend App™ & Spend Visa® Card. Support ended in October 2021, as these […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Expired or dropped domains feed Google’s OAuth flaw
Google’s OAuth login doesn’t prevent someone from buying a failed startup’s domain name and recreating email accounts used by former employees. Although old email data isn’t accessible, those accounts can be used to log into various SaaS products the organization used. This security flaw highlights the importance of two things: Domain management, and Google’s own […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aveus.com: UDRP reverses expired GoDaddy domain auction result
A UDRP reversed the expired GoDaddy auction result for Aveus.com. In May, the domain was auctioned off for the sum of $2,275 dollars. Its Korean registrant became the Respondent in a UDRP filed by the previous registrant, Medecision, Inc. The Complainant proved it holds an active mark for AVEUS and that they were the registrant […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Robert Scoble gets domain back after expired Scobleizer.com sells for $27,000
The domain name Scobleizer.com is run by Robert Scoble, a well-known American blogger, technical evangelist, and author. Scoble is recognized for his insights on technology, startups, and the tech industry’s trends. He gained significant attention during his tenure at Microsoft as a technical evangelist and later through his work at various tech companies and ventures. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dog.ai: Transaction void after $47,150 dollar sale
Bad boy! The sale of Dog.ai for $47,150 dollars earlier this month is null and void, after the auction’s winner failed to pay, apparently. The domain name is now in auction with several days left; a total of 17 bids have been placed with the current highest bid standing at $510 dollars. It is expected […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CNNExpansion.com: Dropped domain sold for $41k—Is the sale legit?
Expansión, a Spanish-language news magazine catering to the business markets in Mexico and Latin America, made its debut in 1969. What sets Expansión apart from most other business media outlets in Mexico is its unique focus on the individuals and innovative ideas that power the private sector within Mexico. Taking a step forward in 2007, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dynadot drops domain RGP to 30 days
Popular domain registrar, Dynadot, has announced changes to its domain Renewal Grace Period (RGP) effective September 18, 2023. Regarding expired domains and according to a notification sent out by Dynadot, RGP changes from 40 days to 30 days. After day 30, the domains can only be restored at the TLD’s restore price. Dynadot is also […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Expired GoDaddy auctions the focus of investigation
Expired auctions at GoDaddy attract hundreds of active bids daily. The system generates plenty of revenue for GoDaddy and it’s part of the “core services” that GoDaddy reports in its financial reports quarterly, an important gauge of profitability. The system is not foolproof, as far as bidding legitimacy is concerned, and it has been the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.StarSpangled200: Maryland pays up to get expired #domain back
Maryland has stopped promoting gambling in the Philippines, which is a positive development. State officials announced on Friday that they have successfully reclaimed the domain name StarSpangled200.org, which is printed on 798,000 commemorative license plates, putting an end to an embarrassing situation. The domain was initially intended to honor the bicentennial of the War of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bruschetta.com: French company folded losing generic domain name!
French company Tradi-Qual was founded around 2002 trading a variety of products, including cookware and other related supplies. At its peak in 2014, it had a turnover of over 3.1 million euro. Operating from the domain name Tradi-Qual.com, the company folded and was dissolved in 2022, letting its domain name drop. Unfortunately, along with it, […]
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